This article addresses three interrelated questions, namely: back to the basics, what are industrial policies? Granted that, is a new return of industrial policies actually in the making? And finally, what is there to be done? I argue that current “industrial policies” fall well short of any public intervention which (a) defines the boundaries between...Read More
This special issue examines the coexistence of industrial and competition policy in a period of geopolitical rivalry and rapid technological change. The contributions analyze these tensions through three lenses: innovation economics, legal doctrine, and digital markets. Each paper offers a distinct perspective on how government intervention can both strengthen and weaken competitiveness. Together, the authors...Read More
