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A Survey of Manufacturing Industry Policy: From the Tariff Board to the Productivity Commission
Author(s) -
FREEDMAN CRAIG,
STONECASH ROBIN
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
economic record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1475-4932
pISSN - 0013-0249
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4932.1997.tb00990.x
Subject(s) - tariff , commission , productivity , manufacturing sector , business , manufacturing , international trade , commercial policy , industrial organization , international economics , economics , finance , marketing , economic growth
Since World War II Australian industry policy has shifted from providing extensive assistance such as tariff protection to the manufacturing sector to creating an environment for the efficient operation of markets. This paper surveys the evolution of the goals and instruments of industry policy in Australia and elsewhere.