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U.S. Economic Yolicies Affecting Lndustrial Tmde: A Qualitative As- sessment. Peter Morici ancl Laura L. Megna. Assisted by Sara N. Krulwich. Washington, D.C.: The National Planning Association, 1983. 130 pp. ($12.00 ISBN 0-89068-068-X paperbound).
This book covers trade-distorting practices and U.S. trade pol- icy, practices affecting producer and consumer prices, domestic pro- duction subsidies, export promotion, protection by sector, and the outlook for 1985.
Why Are the British Bud at Manufacturing? Karel Williams, John Williams, and Dennis Thomas. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1983. 288 pp. ($14.95 ISBN o-7100-9561-9 paperbound).
The authors emphasize the combined impact of four national institutional conditions: enterprise control over the labor market; market structure and the composition of demand; the relation of manufacturing enterprise to financial institutions like the banks and stock exchange; and the relation of manufacturing enterprise to gov- ernment.
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