Industrial-Policy

Dynamic Comparative Advantage: Modeling the ‘Bad Samaritan’ Critique of Free Trade

20 October 2020·856 words·5 mins

History and Critical Analysis Infant Industry Protection Development Economics Trade Protectionism Industrial-Policy Comparative Advantage Political Economy Policy and Critique Trade and Supply Chains Development and Inequality

Mount Erebus Disaster: A Litany of Lies

10 October 2020·1795 words·9 mins

History and Critical Analysis Infant Industry Protection Development Economics Trade Protectionism Industrial-Policy Comparative Advantage Free Trade Economic-History South Korea United-States England Finland Nokia Political Economy Policy and Critique Trade and Supply Chains Development and Inequality

Free Trade: Fact or Fiction?: Part 5 – Man Exploits Man

5 October 2020·1463 words·7 mins

History and Critical Analysis Economic-History State-Owned Enterprises Privatization Industrial-Policy Policy Analysis Political Economy Policy and Critique Development and Inequality Systems Thinking Historical Case Studies Political Economy

This post examines the institutional economics of state-owned enterprises, interrogating both the theoretical case against public ownership and the empirical record of actual SOE performance across Asia, Latin America, and Europe. It asks whether the dominant policy prescription — privatize — reflects the evidence or the ideology.

Beyond the Flat World - Part 6: The Next Battleground: How 5G, Robots, and Digital Consumers Are Deepening Regional Economic Advantage

2 March 2020·1086 words·6 mins

History and Critical Analysis Smart-Manufacturing Industrial-Policy 5G-Network Middle-Class-Asia Regional-Advantage Trade and Supply Chains

Analyzing the structural shifts—automation, demographics, and geopolitics—that are making regional economic hubs even more dominant in the future of commerce.

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