Article
Devolution, Disinvestment and Uneven Development: US Industrial Policy and Evolution of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation
Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society
(2019)
Abstract
In the absence of a formal industrial policy, the US supports manufacturing industries indirectly, and with minimal coordination. The resulting system constitutes a de facto industrial policy, whose contours and mechanisms are infrequently scrutinized. In this article we analyze a rare, recent federal effort to consciously design and implement the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI). We analyze to what extent regional Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs), seeded through the NNMI program, build new industrial specializations in the communities where they operate, and, alternately, to what extent MIIs enhance and extend existing specializations by providing access to emerging and enabling technologies.
Keywords
- industrial policy,
- manufacturing,
- regional development,
- innovation policy
Disciplines
Publication Date
Spring June 25, 2019
DOI
10.1093/cjres/rsz009
Citation Information
Jennifer Clark and Marc Doussard. "Devolution, Disinvestment and Uneven Development: US Industrial Policy and Evolution of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation" Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society Vol. 12 Iss. 2 (2019) p. 251 - 270 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jennifer_j_clark/61/