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Title should be changed to the actual title of the article instead of the inflammatory subtitle chosen. The article opens up with an example of Germany facing
by the_lonely_road 5y ago
Title should be changed to the actual title of the article instead of the inflammatory subtitle chosen. The article opens up with an example of Germany facing the same issue.
Actual article title:
Efficiency eludes the construction industry
- dmix 5y ago+ (2017)
- dzdt 5y ago@dang
- smichel17 5y agoThis does nothing. Send an email if you want to get his attention.
- yashap 5y agoThe article does state that it’s especially bad in America, far worse than in Germany: > Construction holds the dubious honour of having the lowest productivity gains of any industry, according to McKinsey, a consultancy. In the past 20 years the global average for the value-added per hour has inched up by 1% a year, about one-quarter the rate of growth in manufacturing. Trends in rich countries are especially bad. Over the same period Germany and Japan, paragons of industrial efficiency, have seen nearly no growth in construction productivity. In France and Italy productivity has fallen by one-sixth. In America, astonishingly, it has plunged by half since the late 1960s.
- baybal2 5y agoI chose the subtitle, over the title because it is stinging, and is straight to the point.
- wrycoder 5y agoDisagree, it’s a worldwide problem. Part of it is due to increased regulation and extra cost and detailing due to regulations.
- dang 5y agoOK, we've changed the title to that from "American builders’ productivity has plunged by half since the late 1960s".
- baybal2 5y agoPlease change it back. I believe the title was more appropriate. - While it was a subtitle, it was way more to the point - Specifically pointing to America was also appropriate The Economist is a magazine publication. Their headlines are a concession to the content.