Losing Time: The Industrial Policy DebateThe United States already has an Industrial Policy, says Otis Graham in this timely, well-written book. It is composed of many sector-specific policies of the federal government (such as airline deregulation and tariffs on Asian textiles), along with similar policies adopted in numerous states. These amount to a national Industrial Policy, but one which is uncoordinated and often harmful. |
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Introduction | 1 |
The New Economic Order | 7 |
Emergence of the Industrial Policy Idea | 26 |
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