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Industrial policy: what it is, how Biden's doing it, and how it could be done better

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Debating Biden's Industrial Policy

This chapter delves into the critiques and challenges of Biden's industrial policy, exploring perspectives on government inefficiency, industry capture, information processing, public choice economics, and historical skepticism towards government involvement in business. The discussion emphasizes the necessity of government intervention in cases of market failures and negative externalities, despite arguments about perfect information and the limitations of relying solely on the market.

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