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Corporatism Without Labor? Industrial Policymaking in the American States1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Virginia Gray  and
David Lowery
Virginia Gray
Affiliation:
Political Science, University of Minnesota
David Lowery
Affiliation:
Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Abstract

This paper extends previous analyses of industrial policy from a corporatist perspective. We advocate a mid-level measure of group influence; the measure is based upon analysis of newspaper stories. A preliminary exploration of NewsBank data is reported, and several interesting trends in economic development policy are isolated. Business and education are heavily involved in policymaking whereas labor and political parties are not at all involved. On the whole, a meso-corporatist model in which business, state government, and education are partners seems to fit better than a business capture model. Some speculations are offered about this new American form of corporatism and its resemblance to the Japanese case.

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Journal of Public Policy , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , July 1991 , pp. 315 - 329
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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