ABSTRACT OF THE PROPOSAL FOR PROFESSIONAL
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                                Supporting American Industry: National
                                Industrial Policy in the United States








                      The proposed research will examine and evaluate, national industrial@l)oli      e'r: th@ e
                      Re,aga-n/Bush/Clinton administrations.       National industrial poli                h
                      administration is placed within two dominant paradigms concerning 'ihe@.@tOI6'6f
                      government in society: individualistic and communitarian     Eight major components
                      of industrial policy are developed: functional problem solving @lobal @teering,@@
                      defense spending, foreign trade, downtown development,              human@   resource::
                      development,   technology-based developi-nent, and the "entrepreneurial" state..:"The
                      research is hypothesized to show changes in emphasis on these strategies based
                      upon the dominant paradigm underlying administration policy.