Next Shift with Gabriel Winant
The Dig
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The Steel Industry, the Management of the Steel Industry
In the 19 forties and 19 fifties, steel makers accepted massive subsidies from the federal government to expand capacity. The firms pursued through extensive, not intensive, growth, more and bigger plants rather than more technically advanced and efficient ones. But ultimately, squeezing workers in this way couldn't solve the industries lumns. In a place like pittsburg again, they 'll all go to the same churches,' says Andrew Keen.
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