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Industrial policy: don't ask why, ask how

Dani Rodrik
- 01 Jan 2009 - 
- Vol. 1, Iss: 1, pp 1-29
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The theoretical case for industrial policy is a strong one as discussed by the authors, and the market failures which industrial policies target, in markets for credit, labor, products, and knowledge, have long been at the core of industrial policy.
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The theoretical case for industrial policy is a strong one. The market failures which industrial policies target — in markets for credit, labor, products, and knowledge — have long been at the core...

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Does Foreign Direct Investment Increase the Productivity of Domestic Firms? In Search of Spillovers Through Backward Linkages

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