Dimensions: 9.5'' x 6.5'' AEI Press  (Washington) Publication Date: April 1986 Hardcover ISBN: 0844722626

What are the roles of the public and private sectors in fostering economic growth? Technological advance? Sectoral and regional development? In Part I of The Politics of Industrial Policy, Aaron Wildavsky, Thomas K. McCraw, and Ellis W. Hawley present cultural and historical perspectives on industrial policy proposals in the United States. In Part II, Stephen S. Cohen, Serge Halimi, John Zysman, Jeffrey A. Hart, Chalmers Johnson, and Mari Schimberni discuss the industrial policies of other nations. Jack F. Kemp and Gary Hart give their views of industrial policy in Part III. In Part IV, Mancur Olson analyzes how special interest groups affect the debate, and in Part V, Hugh Heclo and Robert W. Russell present the role of U.S. government institutions in implementing policy proposals.

Claude E. Barfield is a resident fellow in science and technology policy at AEI.