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Rust Belt

The Rust Belt, formerly the Steel Belt or Factory Belt, is an area of the United States that underwent substantial industrial decline in the late 20th century. The region is centered in the Great Lakes and Mid Atlantic regions of the United States. Common definitions of the Rust Belt include Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New…

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Deindustrialization and free trade

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Rust Belt

Nodes179
Edges178
Triples60
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011173
Components1

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Rust Belt

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related to Geography · 15
Rust Belt → At, Great Lakes, Indiana, Louis, Michigan, Midwest, Midwestern United States, Mississippi River, News, Northern New York, Since, St, The, This, Upstate New York
related to Outcomes · 15
Rust Belt → Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Factory Belt, Francis Fukuyama, From, Great Disruption, Great Lakes, In, Internet, People, Pittsburgh, Problems, The, United States
related to External links · 8
Rust Belt → Art, Ball State University LibrariesCollection, Belt, Digital Media Repository, Gears Documentary Film Collection, Industrial Heartland, Michigan Museum, University
related to Transformation · 6
Rust Belt → Brookings Institution, Delving, Different, Factory Belt, Great Lakes, This

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manufacturing belt rust states industrial cities also economic decline great new trade region china chinese including steel united imports american

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just-in-time manufacturing which allowed factories to maintain production with fewer workersinstance ofnew organizational methods0.80text
the internationalization of American businessinstance ofnew organizational methods0.80text
and the liberalization of foreign trade policies due to globalizationinstance ofnew organizational methods0.80text
steel cost much less to produce in Third World countries with cheap foreign laborinstance ofImported goods0.80text
the granting of permanent normal trade relationsinstance ofChinese imports did not cause statistically significant declines in U.S. manufacturing employment.Other studies questioned the role of U.S. policy decisions0.80text
automationinstance ofhave emphasized that long-term factors0.80text
technological changeinstance ofhave emphasized that long-term factors0.80text
and global supply chains played a larger role in U.S. manufacturing decline than Chinese importsinstance ofhave emphasized that long-term factors0.80text
the National Robotics Engineering Centerinstance ofrobotics research centers and companies0.80text
Robotics Instituteinstance ofrobotics research centers and companies0.80text
Aethon Inc.instance ofrobotics research centers and companies0.80text
American Robot Corporationinstance ofrobotics research centers and companies0.80text

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