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

Hosted by Santosh Sankar on April 9, 2025

Show Notes

Highlights from their conversation include:

  • Introducing Marc and Ian and the New Book (0:41)
  • Defining Modern Industrial Policy (4:33)
  • Industry-Based Economic View (5:35)
  • Importance of Industry Selection (7:23)
  • Global Perspectives on Industrial Policy (11:25)
  • Three Pillars of Industrial Policy (17:26)
  • List of Industrial Policy Tools (19:16)
  • Granularity of Industrial Policy (25:27)
  • Role of Tariffs in Industrial Policy (26:49)
  • Workforce Development and Automation (29:00)
  • Future of U.S. Industrial Policy (30:58)
  • Challenges of Policy Silos (31:36)
  • Hope for Unified Discipline in Industrial Policy (32:24)

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