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A Survey of Manufacturing Industry Policy: From the Tariff Board to the Productivity Commission
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A Survey of Manufacturing Industry Policy: From the Tariff Board to the Productivity Commission

Craig Freedman and Robin Stonecash
Economic Record, Vol.73(221), pp.169-183
1997
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4932.1997.tb00990.xView
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UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:

#1 No Poverty
#8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
#9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
#10 Reduced Inequalities

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Abstract

Since World War II Australian industry policy has shifted from providing extensive assistance such as tariff protection to the manufacturing sector to creating an environment for the efficient operation of markets. This paper surveys the evolution of the goals and instruments of industry policy in Australia and elsewhere.

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