From Nothing to Nissan

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Industrial Policy in Mississippi

Casey Shin

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University Press of Mississippi
13 February 2026

Central government policies; Manufacturing industries; Regional & area planning

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? From Nothing to Nissan: Industrial Policy in Mississippi provides an account of the strategies used by Mississippi’s political actors to attract manufacturers to the Magnolia State.

The 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.

Extremely thorough yet readable, From Nothing to Nissan 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.

By: Casey Shin
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781496862549
ISBN 10: 1496862546
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 13 February 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Casey Shin is assistant professor of politics and law at Rhodes College.

Reviews for From Nothing to Nissan: Industrial Policy in Mississippi

""From Nothing to Nissan is an excellent case study of Mississippi’s acquisition of the Nissan factory with broader implications. With extensive research, Shin has helped us expand our understanding of the process of industrial recruitment and the historical development of state-level industrial policy"". - Randall L. Patton, author of Lockheed, Atlanta, and the Struggle for Racial Integration