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Plain English with Derek Thompson cover image

"Industrial Policy" Is the Hottest Idea in Economics. What Could Go Wrong?

Plain English with Derek Thompson

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Is There a Weird Argument for a Co-Ordinated Industrial Policy?

Industrial policy is about ensuring that America has the capacity to make really important stuff right here in the US. But at the same time, it seems like it's a little bit intention with the concept of friend shoring. "It doesn't so much matter what country certain key materials are being manufactured in," he says. 'So long as they're being manufactured within a network of friends who can trade freely'

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