Competitiveness Matters: Industry and Economic Performance in the U.S.

Contents

Contents 1. Introduction: Competitiveness Matters Candace Howes and Ajit Singh Part 1. Trade, Macro Policy, and Competitiveness 2. The Trade Deficit and u.s. Competitiveness 31 Robert A. Blecker 3. Improving U.S. International Competitiveness: Macro Policy 68 Management vs. Managed Trade Policy Catherine L. Mann Part 2. Competitiveness and Financial Markets 4. The Anglo-Saxon Market for Corporate Control: The Financial 89 System and International Competitiveness Ajit Singh 5. American Corporate Finance: From Organizational to 106 Market Control William Lazonick and Mary O'Sullivan Part 3. Competitiveness and Technology Policy 6. Can Technology Policy Serve as Industrial Policy? 127 Ann Markusen 7. Does the United States Need a Technology Policy? 145 W Edward Steinmueller Part 4. Competitiveness and Industrial Policy 8. A High-Road Policy for U.S. Manufacturing 165 Daniel Luria 9. U.S. Competitiveness and Economic Growth 180 Candace Howes Contributors 207 ...