Why Is Industrial Policy So Unpopular?: Interview with Joel Rogers

Industrial policy has become an idea with no advocates--or so it seems, judging by the absence of reasonable discussion about such ideas in the public arena. In fact, there are intriguing plans for public investment being proposed by a variety of groups. We discuss one of the most ambitious with the political scientist in charge. He provides both the economic theory and the practical considerations for a federal government role in stimulating growth through investment in the private sector.