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Industry Policy under Economic Liberalism: Policy Development in the Prime Minister's Manufacturing Task Force

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The sudden decline in Australian manufacturing associated with the current resources boom necessitates a renewed examination of the foundations of industry policy. Since the reforms of the 1980s, industry policy has been characterised by an economic liberal approach, the purity of which has been compromised by political pragmatism — particularly evident in the continued support for the auto industry. This article examines the issues raised by industry policy, and the history of industry policy in Australia, as a context for a review of a Report recently released by the Non-Governmental Members of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Manufacturing. This review finds useful proposals within the document, as well as a strong statement of the need for interventionist policy, albeit buried in the main text and an appendix. That this discussion is not front and centre in the Report's presentation indicates ongoing sensitivity about the main choice in industry policy — whether the government should selectively intervene, or leave the organisation of industry to the market.

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  • Ian Hampson, 2012. "Industry Policy under Economic Liberalism: Policy Development in the Prime Minister's Manufacturing Task Force," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 23(4), pages 39-56, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecolab:v:23:y:2012:i:4:p:39-56
    DOI: 10.1177/103530461202300404
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