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American Industrial Policy
William R. Nester
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Description for American Industrial Policy
Hardback. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 526.
What is the government's proper role in the economy? Do free or managed markets best promote economic development? Who can best pick industrial winners and losers, the government or private sector? This book attempts to answer those and related questions by exploring the evolution and results of federal policies towards half a dozen economic sectors. Those policies are largely determined by the representatives of the targeted industry, bureaucrats from agencies and departments that administer that industry, and politicians with firms from that industry in their districts. These 'iron triangles' capture a 'virtuous' political economic cycle in which they use their ... Read more
What is the government's proper role in the economy? Do free or managed markets best promote economic development? Who can best pick industrial winners and losers, the government or private sector? This book attempts to answer those and related questions by exploring the evolution and results of federal policies towards half a dozen economic sectors. Those policies are largely determined by the representatives of the targeted industry, bureaucrats from agencies and departments that administer that industry, and politicians with firms from that industry in their districts. These 'iron triangles' capture a 'virtuous' political economic cycle in which they use their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312165925
SKU
V9780312165925
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About William R. Nester
William Nester is the author of more than thirty books on international relations, military history, and the nature of power. He is a Professor in the Department of Government and Politics at St. John s University in New York, USA.
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