A Distinctly American Industrial Policy Series
October 26, 2021
The government is always practicing industrial policy, whether it acknowledges it or not. In a moment of anxiety around supply chains, this series explains how the government can directly shape markets to better serve Americans. Exploring what an expanded industrial policy toolkit might look like, this series spotlights some of the specific instruments the US has successfully deployed in the past but which are not well-known outside of academia. These tools include:
- price and profit controls,
- government management of the production process,
- international pooling and decommodification of natural and industrial resources, and more.
A Distinctly American Industrial Policy: An Introduction
By Todd N. Tucker Opens in new windowPrice Controls: How the US Has Used Them and How They Can Help Shape Industries
By Todd N. Tucker Opens in new windowLatest Inflation Headlines an Opportunity to Revisit History of Price Controls as an Industrial Policy Tool
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