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14. SUMMARY OF PANEL DISCUSSION
Pages 139-142

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... Just as trade policy cannot be a substitute for technology policy, an exclusive focus on technology policy obscures some large, international challenges that must be addressed. To develop an effective national technology policy, it is important to take into account the growing importance of technology from foreign sources, the need for expanded access to foreign markets by U.S.-based companies, the comparative openness of the U.S.
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From page 140...
... Laura Tyson called attention to the fundamental differences in thinking between the American and Japanese speakers. Japanese spokesmen are not afraid to say that some industries are important those that employ highly skilled people, involve mass production, and have developed strategies for using technology to compete globally.
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From page 141...
... policymakers in government and industry to bring more coherence between the domestic and international dimensions of economic policy. This will be a difficult task, in view of the ad hoc approach that the United States has taken to technology policy and uncertainties about the future of the multinational trading system under the GATT.
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