Textiles in Transition: Technology, Wages, and Industry Relocation in the U.S. Textile Industry, 1880-1930 [Hardcover]

Textiles in Transitioncontributes a valuable new approach to the study of relocation and wage differentials in the U.S. textile industry during the period 1880-1930. The discussion centers on two major themes: the reasons for the timing of the relocation of American textile production from the Northeast to the South and the simultaneous pattern of wage convergence between the two regions. Kane pays particular attention to the role of technological change in textile production and the striking parallels between the 1880-1930 experience and current industry trends.NANCY FRANCES KANE is an Industry Economist at First Interstate Bancorp, Los Angeles.

Introduction
Theories About the Relocation of the Textile Industry
Description of Textile Production by Region
Spindle Choice
Mill Survival
Probability of Mill Survival
Evaluation of the Theories About Relocation
Textile Wage Differentials and Equalization
The Modern Textile Industry
Conclusion
Appendix A: Data Collection and Special Problems
Appendix B: Overview of Textile Production Since 1800
Bibliography
Index