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The article offers a response to the articles within the issue that reviewed the book "Empty Mills," by this article's author. Particular focus is given to the textile industry in the U.S. from the 1950s through the early 21st century, including in regard to deindustrialization and the textile industry in Lowell, Massachusetts.

This study looks at some specific questions involved in the discussion surrounding deindustrialization in Brazil and delves into aspects of the theoretical-historical debate on deindustrialization found in literature on economic development. The first part emphasizes some elements of this debate in specialized literature, discussing theoretical aspects of the Kaldorian formulation and stressing the role of industrial growth and structural changes in the growth of capitalist economies. The second organizes and analyzes some recent performance indicators for the Brazilian industrial sector. Finally, this study offers some brief conclusions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]