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 CIS NO: 91-J952-91
 TITLE: Competing Economies: America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim.
 SOURCE: Office of Technology Assessment
 DOC TYPE: Print                     COLLATION: viii+375 p. il. Index.
                                                Oversized.
 DATE: Oct. 1991
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 102-1             SUDOC: Y3.T22/2:2Ec7
 ITEM NO: 1070-M
 LC CARD NO: 91-602088               MC ENTRY NO: 92-5746

 Publication No. OTA-ITE-498. Continuation of a series of reports analyzing
 the relationship between deficiencies in U.S. manufacturing technology and
 the declining competitiveness of domestic manufacturing industries.
   Examines economic environment impact on the ability of U.S. manufacturing
 to compete in international markets, including Japan, Taiwan, South Korea,
 and the European Community; and reviews the role of Government trade,
 financial, and technology policies in enhancing industry international
 competitiveness.
 Includes:
 a. Summary and Findings (p. 1-37).
 b. Policy Issues and Options (p. 39-81).
 c. American Firms, Foreign Firms: Contributions to the Nation (p. 83-114).
 d. U.S. Trade Policy (p. 115-187).
 e. EC-92: Trade and Industry Policy (p. 189-236).
 f. Japanese Industrial Policy: The Postwar Record and the Case of
     Supercomputers (p. 237-291).
 g. New Competitors: Industrial Strategies of Korea and Taiwan (p.
     293-337).
 h. Government Support of the Large Commercial Aircraft Industries of
     Japan, Europe, and the U.S. (p. 339-362).
 Includes a subject index (p. 363-375) and graphs and tables throughout.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Mfg technologies impact on US industry intl
     competitiveness, economic and Govt policy issues
 DESCRIPTORS: MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS;
     COMPETITION; FOREIGN.TRADE; KOREA, SOUTH; FOREIGN.TRADE.PROMOTION;
     FOREIGN.CORPORATIONS; COMPUTERS; AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY; EUROPE;
     STATISTICAL DATA: INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE; STATISTICAL DATA: FOREIGN
     TRADE; JAPAN; TAIWAN; EUROPEAN COMMUNITY