Is new technology enough? : making and remaking U.S. basic industries /

Sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute as part of its ongoing research project--Competing in a Changing World Economy. The studies are organized around the theme that reliance on advanced technology as a panacea for the competitive difficulties faced by US firms understates the significance of equally if not more important factors in the dynamic adjustment process. The purpose of this collection, then, is to understand the limits of the role of new technology in the development of the US economy. The authors of the various studies (all recognized authorities) grapple in varying degrees with this theme. The studies are uniformly well written, and all provide excellent assessments of the nature and significance of technological change in the industries they cover. The industries discussed are machine tool, automotive, steel, and textiles and apparel. In addition, two studies regarding potential applications of advanced ceramics and fiber optics are included. The various authors make international comparisons of technological change and industrial development particularly with Japan and West Germany. Recommended for upper-division and graduate collections. R. C. Singleton University of Puget Sound