"Intel Inside" documents the growth of the electronics industry in New Mexico & focuses on the growth of computer chip giant Intel Corporation & its largest & most profitable chip factory near Albuquerque. Attracted to this southwestern desert state by low wages, weak regulatory enforcement, generous public subsidy, & -- amazingly -- cheap water, "high-tech" companies have left sick workers & contaminated air & water in their wake. "Intel Inside" tells the story of the siting of Intel's FAB 11 Pentium chip plant in New ...
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"Intel Inside" documents the growth of the electronics industry in New Mexico & focuses on the growth of computer chip giant Intel Corporation & its largest & most profitable chip factory near Albuquerque. Attracted to this southwestern desert state by low wages, weak regulatory enforcement, generous public subsidy, & -- amazingly -- cheap water, "high-tech" companies have left sick workers & contaminated air & water in their wake. "Intel Inside" tells the story of the siting of Intel's FAB 11 Pentium chip plant in New Mexico & the company's instigation of a bidding war for the new facility between New Mexico & the other states. The book is highly critical of economic development decision making in this era of "free trade"--including the inability of local & state governments to look at long term environmental & economic implications of their decisions. A final section of "Intel Inside" speaks to the need for communities to define for ourselves what development is sustainable, & lists recommendations for governments, communities & the industry.
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