obviously re-industrializing a de-industrialized economy is not something that has ever been tried before, it's not clear it would even be desirable, and indust

obviously re-industrializing a de-industrialized economy is not something that has ever been tried before, it's not clear it would even be desirable, and industrializing in the first place was a traumatic process. that said, machine tools and similar specialized equipment are exactly the kind of high-margin low-volume goods that you want to be manufacturing in a developed country. well, that and microchips.