Guest editorial: The myths of manufacturing
Guest editorial: The myths of manufacturing
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客座社论：制造业的神话
DOI：
10.1007/s12063-009-0023-5
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发表时间：
2009
影响因子：
9
通讯作者：
Benedettini O
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作者：
Benedettini O
人们普遍认为制造业正在走下坡路.这种看法似乎在发达经济体中尤其占主导地位，近年来，这些经济体的制造业就业水平大幅下降。然而，制造业的衰落往往被夸大，在许多情况下只是误解。我们应该谈论的不是衰退，而是制造业的成功。以英国为例。2006年，制造业为英国经济增加了1500亿英镑，占该国出口的50%，占其研发支出的75%。虽然制造业的就业水平确实有所下降，但英国的制造业产出在2007年达到了历史最高水平。就业率下降，但产出增加，这表明生产率显著提高。既然我们有如此明确的证据表明制造业取得了成功，为什么还有这么多人认为许多发达经济体的制造业正处于末期衰退？一个重要的问题是，有一些根深蒂固的神话制造业-一些普遍持有的误解有关制造业的过去，现在，以及它的未来。我们讨论了一些最常见的制造业神话，并研究了制造业在更广泛的社会和全球背景下所扮演的角色。
There’sa commonly held view that manufacturing is in terminal decline. This perception seems to be particularly dominant in developed economies, where employment levels in manufacturing have fallen significantly in recent years. Yet the decline of manufacturing is often over stated and in many cases simply misconceived. Instead of decline, we should be talking about manufacturing’s success. Take the UK, for example. Manufacturing added over£ 150bn to the UK’s economy in 2006, generating 50% of the country’s exports and accounting for 75% of its R&D expenditure. While it is true that employment levels in manufacturing have fallen, the UK’s manufacturing output reached its highest ever level in 2007. Falling employment, but increasing output indicates significant growth in productivity.Why is it, when we have such clear evidence of manufacturing’s success that so many people believe manufacturing in many developed economies is in terminal decline? A significant issue is that there are some deeprooted myths of manufacturing—some commonly held misconceptions concerning manufacturing’s past, present, as well as its future. We discuss some of the most common myths of manufacturing, and examine the role that manufacturing plays in a broader societal and global context.