Dubnick, Mel, and Lynne W. Holt. “Intergovernmental Strategies for National Industrial Policy.” Working Paper WP-85-4. Prepared for delivery at the 1985 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, The New Orleans Hilton, August 29–September 1, 1985.
Abstract: In a recently published critique of major industrial policy proposals, the authors pointed to a blatant disregard for the role of state and subnational governments in national industrial policy discussions. Prior to 1984, proposals for a U.S. national industrial policy seemed destined to be a central issue in the upcoming presidential election. However, because of a strong economic recovery in 1983–84 and Walter Mondale’s reluctance to emphasize the issue, industrial policy was pushed to the political agenda’s periphery. This paper examines intergovernmental strategies for national industrial policy and the critical but undervalued role of states in any viable national industrial policy framework.
Author’s Note: This conference paper preceded and informed the published article: Dubnick, Mel, and Lynne Holt. “Industrial Policy and the States.” Publius 15 (1), 1985: 113–29.