Industrial Strategy and Planning in Mexico and the United States

by Sidney Weintraub (Editor)

Overview

The role of industrial planning in trade is one of the most important areas of dispute between Mexico and the United States. The official U.S. stance stresses the dominance of the marketplace, while official Mexican industrial policy demands a large and active government role. Although the United States espouses free trade in theory, in practice it responds to pressures from industry and labor by imposing uncoordinated restrictions on imports and often by providing government support. Mexico, usually more thorough and coordinated in its policy, has been forced by fiscal austerity and the noncompetitive posture of its industry to reconsider past programs. The contradictions faced by these two countries often result in policies that are indistinguishable in their effect on specific industries. Analyzing overall as well as industry-specific strategies in both countries, the authors explore ways to foster cooperation in the industrial arena and to reduce the damaging effects of existing policy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367011260
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/23/2019
Pages:	294
Product dimensions:	5.88(w) x 8.75(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Dedication: To Stanley R. Ross — Industrial Strategy — Introduction — Industrial Policy in the United States — The New Industrialization Strategy in Mexico for the Eighties — Industrial Strategy in the United States and the Impact on Mexico — Industry Studies — The Petrochemical Industry in Mexico — The Mexican Iron and Steel Industry — Steel in Transition: Prospects for the U.S. and Mexican Industries — The U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry: Emerging Trends and Impacts on Mexico — The Border Region — Industry on the Northern Border of Mexico — Industry on the Southern Border of the United States — Complementation and Conflict — A United States View — A Mexican View