Is There a Case for Industrial Policy? A Critical Survey

What are the underlying rationales for industrial policy? Does empirical evidence support the use of industrial policy for correcting market failures that plague the process of industrialization? This article addresses these questions through a cri...

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Main Authors: Pack, Howard, Saggi, Kamal
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
en_US
Published: Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2013
Subjects:
RAM
SAN
TAX
WTO
Y2K
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/07/17591410/case-industrial-policy-critical-survey
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language English
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topic ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE EFFECT
AGRICULTURE
ANALOG
ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
AUTOMOBILE
AUTOMOTIVE
BANKING SECTOR
BARRIER TO ENTRY
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BASIC
BUSINESS CLIMATE
BUSINESSES
BUYER
CAPABILITIES
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKETS
CATALYTIC ROLE
CELLULAR PHONES
CITIES
CODES
COLLABORATION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITION POLICY
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVE MARKET
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPONENTS
COMPUTER HARDWARE
COMPUTER SCIENCE
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
COMPUTER SOFTWARE INDUSTRY
COMPUTER SYSTEMS
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
CONSUMERS
COORDINATION FAILURE
COORDINATION FAILURES
CORPORATE TAX RATES
CREDIBILITY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DIMINISHING RETURNS
DIRECTED CREDIT
DOMESTIC MARKET
DYNAMIC ANALYSIS
E-MAIL
E-MAIL ADDRESS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIC THEORY
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ECONOMIES OF SCOPE
ELECTRONICS
ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
ENTRY BARRIER
ENTRY BARRIERS
EQUILIBRIUM
EXPORTER
EXPORTS
EXTERNALITIES
EXTERNALITY
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN COMPETITION
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN MARKETS
FORMAL ANALYSIS
FREE TRADE
GLOBAL CAPITAL
GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBALIZATION
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH
GROWTH MODELS
GROWTH RATE
HIGH TECHNOLOGY
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HOST ECONOMY
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPLICIT TAX
INCREASING RETURNS
INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
INFANT INDUSTRY ARGUMENT
INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
INFORMATION EXCHANGE
INFORMATION INDUSTRY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRIES
INNOVATION
INPUT­OUTPUT
INSTITUTION
INSTRUMENT
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTENSIVE GROWTH
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVENTIONS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
LDCS
LEARNING
LOCAL MARKET
MANUFACTURING
MARGINAL COSTS
MARKET DISTORTIONS
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET FAILURE
MARKET FAILURES
MARKETING
MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
MONOPOLY
NATIONAL INCOME
NETWORKING
NETWORKS
NEW MARKETS
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
NEW TECHNOLOGY
OLIGOPOLY
OPEN ECONOMY
OPPORTUNITY COST
OUTSOURCING
PERFECT COMPETITION
PHONES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PORTFOLIO
POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
POSITIVE FEEDBACK
POTENTIAL INVESTORS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCT CATEGORIES
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROFIT MARGIN
PROGRAMMING
PROPERTY RIGHTS
R&D
RAM
RATE OF RETURN
REAL TIME
RENT SEEKING
RESULT
RESULTS
SAN
SATELLITE
SATELLITES
SEARCH
SETTLEMENT
SETTLEMENT PROCEDURE
SILICON
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
SOFTWARE EXPORTS
SOFTWARE INDUSTRY
SOFTWARE PROGRAMMERS
STOCK MARKETS
SUPPLY CHAINS
SUPPLY NETWORKS
TARGETS
TAX
TAX INCENTIVES
TAX SUBSIDIES
TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TECHNICIANS
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING
TECHNOLOGY SPILLOVERS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS
TELECOMMUNICATION
TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE LINES
TELEVISIONS
TIME PERIOD
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
TRADE POLICY
TRADE PROTECTION
TRADE REGIMES
TRADING
TRADING SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION
UNDERLYING PROBLEM
USER INTERFACE
USES
VERTICAL INTEGRATION
WAGES
WELFARE ECONOMICS
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Y2K
Y2K PROBLEM
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE EFFECT
AGRICULTURE
ANALOG
ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
AUTOMOBILE
AUTOMOTIVE
BANKING SECTOR
BARRIER TO ENTRY
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BASIC
BUSINESS CLIMATE
BUSINESSES
BUYER
CAPABILITIES
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKETS
CATALYTIC ROLE
CELLULAR PHONES
CITIES
CODES
COLLABORATION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITION POLICY
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVE MARKET
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPONENTS
COMPUTER HARDWARE
COMPUTER SCIENCE
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
COMPUTER SOFTWARE INDUSTRY
COMPUTER SYSTEMS
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
CONSUMERS
COORDINATION FAILURE
COORDINATION FAILURES
CORPORATE TAX RATES
CREDIBILITY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DIMINISHING RETURNS
DIRECTED CREDIT
DOMESTIC MARKET
DYNAMIC ANALYSIS
E-MAIL
E-MAIL ADDRESS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIC THEORY
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ECONOMIES OF SCOPE
ELECTRONICS
ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
ENTRY BARRIER
ENTRY BARRIERS
EQUILIBRIUM
EXPORTER
EXPORTS
EXTERNALITIES
EXTERNALITY
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN COMPETITION
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN MARKETS
FORMAL ANALYSIS
FREE TRADE
GLOBAL CAPITAL
GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBALIZATION
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH
GROWTH MODELS
GROWTH RATE
HIGH TECHNOLOGY
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HOST ECONOMY
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPLICIT TAX
INCREASING RETURNS
INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
INFANT INDUSTRY ARGUMENT
INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
INFORMATION EXCHANGE
INFORMATION INDUSTRY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRIES
INNOVATION
INPUT­OUTPUT
INSTITUTION
INSTRUMENT
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTENSIVE GROWTH
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVENTIONS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
LDCS
LEARNING
LOCAL MARKET
MANUFACTURING
MARGINAL COSTS
MARKET DISTORTIONS
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET FAILURE
MARKET FAILURES
MARKETING
MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
MONOPOLY
NATIONAL INCOME
NETWORKING
NETWORKS
NEW MARKETS
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
NEW TECHNOLOGY
OLIGOPOLY
OPEN ECONOMY
OPPORTUNITY COST
OUTSOURCING
PERFECT COMPETITION
PHONES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PORTFOLIO
POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
POSITIVE FEEDBACK
POTENTIAL INVESTORS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCT CATEGORIES
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROFIT MARGIN
PROGRAMMING
PROPERTY RIGHTS
R&D
RAM
RATE OF RETURN
REAL TIME
RENT SEEKING
RESULT
RESULTS
SAN
SATELLITE
SATELLITES
SEARCH
SETTLEMENT
SETTLEMENT PROCEDURE
SILICON
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
SOFTWARE EXPORTS
SOFTWARE INDUSTRY
SOFTWARE PROGRAMMERS
STOCK MARKETS
SUPPLY CHAINS
SUPPLY NETWORKS
TARGETS
TAX
TAX INCENTIVES
TAX SUBSIDIES
TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TECHNICIANS
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING
TECHNOLOGY SPILLOVERS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS
TELECOMMUNICATION
TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE LINES
TELEVISIONS
TIME PERIOD
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
TRADE POLICY
TRADE PROTECTION
TRADE REGIMES
TRADING
TRADING SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION
UNDERLYING PROBLEM
USER INTERFACE
USES
VERTICAL INTEGRATION
WAGES
WELFARE ECONOMICS
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Y2K
Y2K PROBLEM
Pack, Howard
Saggi, Kamal
Is There a Case for Industrial Policy? A Critical Survey
description What are the underlying rationales for industrial policy? Does empirical evidence support the use of industrial policy for correcting market failures that plague the process of industrialization? This article addresses these questions through a critical survey of the analytical literature on industrial policy. It also reviews some recent industry successes and argues that public interventions have played only a limited role. Moreover, the recent ascendance and dominance of international production networks in the sectors in which developing countries once had considerable success implies a further limitation on the potential role of industrial policies as traditionally understood. Overall, there appears to be little empirical support for an activist government policy even though market failures exist that can, in principle, justify the use of industrial policy.
format Journal Article
author Pack, Howard
Saggi, Kamal
author_facet Pack, Howard
Saggi, Kamal
author_sort Pack, Howard
title Is There a Case for Industrial Policy? A Critical Survey
title_short Is There a Case for Industrial Policy? A Critical Survey
title_full Is There a Case for Industrial Policy? A Critical Survey
title_fullStr Is There a Case for Industrial Policy? A Critical Survey
title_full_unstemmed Is There a Case for Industrial Policy? A Critical Survey
title_sort is there a case for industrial policy? a critical survey
publisher Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/07/17591410/case-industrial-policy-critical-survey
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16393
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spelling okr-10986-163932021-04-23T14:03:30Z Is There a Case for Industrial Policy? A Critical Survey Pack, Howard Saggi, Kamal ACCOUNTING ADVERSE EFFECT AGRICULTURE ANALOG ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION AUTOMOBILE AUTOMOTIVE BANKING SECTOR BARRIER TO ENTRY BARRIERS TO ENTRY BASIC BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESSES BUYER CAPABILITIES CAPITAL FORMATION CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKETS CATALYTIC ROLE CELLULAR PHONES CITIES CODES COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE MARKET COMPETITIVENESS COMPONENTS COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPUTER SCIENCE COMPUTER SOFTWARE COMPUTER SOFTWARE INDUSTRY COMPUTER SYSTEMS COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE CONSUMERS COORDINATION FAILURE COORDINATION FAILURES CORPORATE TAX RATES CREDIBILITY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DIMINISHING RETURNS DIRECTED CREDIT DOMESTIC MARKET DYNAMIC ANALYSIS E-MAIL E-MAIL ADDRESS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMIES OF SCALE ECONOMIES OF SCOPE ELECTRONICS ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY ENTRY BARRIER ENTRY BARRIERS EQUILIBRIUM EXPORTER EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES EXTERNALITY FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL SECTOR FIXED COSTS FOREIGN COMPETITION FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN MARKETS FORMAL ANALYSIS FREE TRADE GLOBAL CAPITAL GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS GLOBAL TRADE GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH GROWTH MODELS GROWTH RATE HIGH TECHNOLOGY HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOST ECONOMY HUMAN CAPITAL IMPLICIT TAX INCREASING RETURNS INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIALIZATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION INFANT INDUSTRY ARGUMENT INFORMATION ASYMMETRY INFORMATION EXCHANGE INFORMATION INDUSTRY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRIES INNOVATION INPUT­OUTPUT INSTITUTION INSTRUMENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTENSIVE GROWTH INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTIONS INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT DECISIONS LDCS LEARNING LOCAL MARKET MANUFACTURING MARGINAL COSTS MARKET DISTORTIONS MARKET ECONOMY MARKET FAILURE MARKET FAILURES MARKETING MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION MONOPOLY NATIONAL INCOME NETWORKING NETWORKS NEW MARKETS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY OLIGOPOLY OPEN ECONOMY OPPORTUNITY COST OUTSOURCING PERFECT COMPETITION PHONES POLITICAL ECONOMY PORTFOLIO POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES POSITIVE FEEDBACK POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCT CATEGORIES PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROFIT MARGIN PROGRAMMING PROPERTY RIGHTS R&D RAM RATE OF RETURN REAL TIME RENT SEEKING RESULT RESULTS SAN SATELLITE SATELLITES SEARCH SETTLEMENT SETTLEMENT PROCEDURE SILICON SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SOFTWARE EXPORTS SOFTWARE INDUSTRY SOFTWARE PROGRAMMERS STOCK MARKETS SUPPLY CHAINS SUPPLY NETWORKS TARGETS TAX TAX INCENTIVES TAX SUBSIDIES TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNICIANS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING TECHNOLOGY SPILLOVERS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELEPHONE TELEPHONE LINES TELEVISIONS TIME PERIOD TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TRADE POLICY TRADE PROTECTION TRADE REGIMES TRADING TRADING SYSTEM TRANSMISSION UNDERLYING PROBLEM USER INTERFACE USES VERTICAL INTEGRATION WAGES WELFARE ECONOMICS WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO Y2K Y2K PROBLEM What are the underlying rationales for industrial policy? Does empirical evidence support the use of industrial policy for correcting market failures that plague the process of industrialization? This article addresses these questions through a critical survey of the analytical literature on industrial policy. It also reviews some recent industry successes and argues that public interventions have played only a limited role. Moreover, the recent ascendance and dominance of international production networks in the sectors in which developing countries once had considerable success implies a further limitation on the potential role of industrial policies as traditionally understood. Overall, there appears to be little empirical support for an activist government policy even though market failures exist that can, in principle, justify the use of industrial policy. 2013-12-19T17:01:06Z 2013-12-19T17:01:06Z 2006-07-22 Journal Article http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/07/17591410/case-industrial-policy-critical-survey World Bank Research Observer doi:10.1093/wbro/lkl001 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16393 English en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research :: Journal Article