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The Industrial Policy Debate

Edited by Chalmers Johnson
Reviewed by William Diebold, Jr.
Winter 1984/85
The Industrial Policy Debate
Edited by Chalmers Johnson
Institute for Contemporary Studies
1984
275 pp.
$21.95
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A dozen good clear essays reflecting divergent but relevant views. The two most interesting are Aaron Wildavsky's consideration of the politics of various proposals and Paul Seabury's posing of somewhat neglected questions about national defense and industrial structure.

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The Dollar and the Deficits
C. Fred Bergsten

The global economic crisis has revealed the folly of large U.S. budget and trade deficits, as well as of the strong dollar that makes them possible. If it is serious about recovery, the United States must balance the budget, stimulate private saving, and embrace a declining dollar.
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