INDUSTRIAL POLICY

In: Dissent: a journal devoted to radical ideas and the values of socialism and democracy, Band 40, Heft 4, S. 467-474

Abstract

IN THIS ARTICLE BILL CLINTON'S CHARGE THAT WE ARE WORKING HARDER FOR LESS WAS REPEATED AT CAMPAIGN BUS STOPS ALL THE WAY TO THE WHITE HOUSE. ECHOING A DECADE OF POLICY DEBATE AMONG DEMOCRATS, HE TALKED OF THE NEED FOR AMERICA TO SEEK A HIGH WAGE PATH THROUGH THE NEW COMPETITIVE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE. WITH HIS ELECTION, INDUSTRIAL POLICY HAS CREPT BACK ON THE NATIONAL AGENDA: THE QUESTION NOW IS NOT WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD GUIDE THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE, BUT HOW?