{"product_id":"from-nothing-to-nissan-casey-shin-9781496862556","title":"From Nothing to Nissan: Industrial Policy in Mississippi","description":"In Canton, Mississippi, a large factory operated by Nissan churns out thousands of vehicles every year. How did Mississippi, a state known for agriculture, lure the auto giant? \u003ci\u003eFrom Nothing to Nissan: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndustrial Policy in Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e provides an account of the strategies used by Mississippi's political actors to attract manufacturers to the Magnolia State. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe foundation of the industrial policy playbook that prepared Mississippi to serve as a home to Nissan began years ago. While the policymakers in the antebellum era cared little for industry, the Republicans and Bourbon Democrats who took control after the Civil War believed that the state government should play a role in diversifying the state's economy. The Progressives of the early twentieth century continued diversification efforts because they saw industry as a way to improve the welfare of Mississippians. Governor Hugh White increased the scale and scope of government intervention following the Great Depression, and the industrially minded governors who followed, facing global competition, prioritized industrialization to improve the state's economy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExtremely thorough yet readable, \u003ci\u003eFrom Nothing to Nissan\u003c\/i\u003e gives readers an overarching history of industrial policymaking and development from the state's foundation through the year 2000. The book also examines the multiyear process to acquire Nissan and build the factory in Canton as well as the human and community costs in building an automobile plant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Casey Shin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496862554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496862556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Casey Shin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47760696705279,"sku":"9781496862556","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a379f149-a8c6-4035-a535-ce0509df5283.jpg?v=1765514114","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-nothing-to-nissan-casey-shin-9781496862556","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}