Forging Industrial Policy: The United States, Britain, and France in the Railway Age (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521629904)

The United States, France, and Britain use markedly different kinds of industrial policies to foster economic growth. To understand the origins of these different policies, this book examines the evolution of public policies governing one of the first modern industries, the railroads. The author challenges conventional thinking in economics, political science, and sociology by arguing that cultural meaning plays an important role in the development of purportedly rational policies designed to promote industrial growth. This book has implications for the study of rational institutions of all sorts, including science, management, and economics, as well as for the study of culture.

Author: Frank Dobbin
ISBN-10: 052162990X
ISBN-13: 9780521629904
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/13/1997
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d