Howes, Candace. <br/><br/>
Competitiveness Matters :  Industry and Economic Performance in the U. S. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (216 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- 1. Introduction: Competitiveness Matters / Candace Howes and Ajit Singh -- I. Trade, Macro Policy, and Competitiveness -- 2. The Trade Deficit and U.S. Competitiveness / Robert A. Blecker -- 3. Improving U.S. International Competitiveness: Macro Policy Management vs. Managed Trade Policy / Catherine L. Mann -- II. Competitiveness and Financial Markets -- 4. The Anglo-Saxon Market for Corporate Control: The Financial System and International Competitiveness / Ajit Singh -- 5. American Corporate Finance: From Organizational to Market Control / William Lazonick and Mary O'Sullivan -- III. Competitiveness and Technology Policy -- 6. Can Technology Policy Serve as Industrial Policy? / Ann Markusen -- 7. Does the United States Need a Technology Policy? / W. Edward Steinmueller -- IV. Competitiveness and Industrial Policy -- 8. A High-Road Policy for U.S. Manufacturing / Daniel Luria -- 9. U.S. Competitiveness and Economic Growth / Candace Howes -- Contributors. 
<br/><br/> Argues that competitiveness is essential to the health of the U.S. economy and standard of living. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780472027408 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Balance of trade - United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HF1455 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.973