Re-Air: Building a Competitive Edge: The Role of Industrial Policy in America's Economic Revival with Ian Fletcher and Marc Fasteau

About this episode

The episode discusses the role of industrial policy in America's economic revival with insights from Ian Fletcher and Marc Fasteau.

From time to time, we’ll re-air a previous episode of the show that our newer audience may have missed. During this episode, Santosh is joined by Ian Fletcher and Marc Fasteau, Co-Authors of “Industrial Policy for the United States: Winning the Competition for Good Jobs and High-Value Industries." In this conversation, Marc and Ian emphasize the need for a strategic approach to support key industries, highlighting the importance of government-sponsored research, trade protection, and a competitively valued currency. The conversation also covers the role of tariffs, workforce development, and the necessity of a unified economic strategy. The group advocates for intentional policies to foster economic growth, innovation, competitiveness in the global market, and more.

People in this episode

Host: Santosh

Guests: Ian Fletcher, Marc Fasteau

Topics covered

• industrial policy
• economic revival
• government research
• trade protection
• workforce development
• economic strategy

Keywords

• industrial policy
• economic growth
• tariffs
• innovation
• global competitiveness

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Industrial Policy for the United States: Winning the Competition for Good Jobs and High-Value Industries

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