Industrial Strategy and Planning in Mexico and the United States

The role of industrial planning in trade is one of the most important areas of dispute between Mexico and the United States. The official U.S. stance stresses the dominance of the marketplace, while official Mexican industrial policy demands a large and active government role. Although the United States espouses free trade in theory, in practice it

Industrial policy in the United States / William Diebold -- The new industrialization strategy in Mexico for the eighties / René Villarreal Arrambide -- Industrial strategy in the United States and the impact on Mexico / Sidney Weintraub -- The petrochemical industry in Mexico / Francisco Barnés de Castro, Lars Christianson -- The Mexican iron and steel industry / Gerardo M. Bueno, Gustavo S. Cortés, Rafael R. Rubio -- Steel in transition / Robert Crandall -- The U.S. motor vehicle industry / Neil D. Schuster -- Industry on the northern border of Mexico / José Luis Fernández, Jesús Tamayo -- Industry on the southern border of the United States / Jerry R. Ladman -- A United States view / Clark Reynolds -- A Mexican view / Francisco Javier Alejo