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State Government Efforts in Industrial Modernization: Using Theory to Guide Practice

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  • Ross Gittell
  • Allen Kaufman

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GITTELL R. J. and KAUFMAN A. (1996) State government efforts in industrial modernization: using theory to guide practice, Reg. Studies 30, 477-492. This paper presents a theoretical framework that incorporates economic and political considerations to gain insight into state government industrial modernization efforts. The discussion highlights how information asymmetries and 'traditional' business norms may justify the organization of a public manufacturing extension service. We suggest, however, that if left solely to private or to public means, one might expect either the provision of too few or too many manufacturing extension services. Difficulties in calculating benefits and in sharing information can inhibit spontaneous private collective action. On the other hand we suggest that public officials have incentives to institute manufacturing services independent of private demand. To balance private and public incentives we suggest the need for a public-private partnership, along with specific recommendations for manufacturing extension service programme design. GITTELL R. J. et KAUFMAN A. (1996) Les efforts de l'administration au niveau national dans le domaine de la modernisation industrielle: la theorie au service de la pratique, Reg. Studies 30, 477-492. Cet article presente une base theorique qui comporte des considerations economiques et politiques afin d'arriver a mieux connaitre les efforts de l'administration au niveau national dans le domaine de la modernisation industrielle. La discussion souligne comment les asymetries d'information et les normes commerciales “traditionnelles” peuvent justifier l'etablissement d'un service public industriel elargi. Cependant, on suggere qu'on pourrait s'attendre a l'offre soit de trop peu de soit de trop de services industriels elargis dans le cas ou on la laisserait entierement aux moyens ou prives ou publics. Les difficultes du calcul des avantages et du partage de l'information peuvent empecher l'action collective privee spontanee. De l'autre cote, on suggere que les fonctionnaires ont tout interet a etablir des services industriels independamment de la demande privee. Dans le but d'equilibrer les interets prives et publics, on propose un partenariat a la fois public et prive, conjointement avec des recommendations specifiques a la conception d'un programme de services industriels elargis. GITTELL R. A. und KAUFMAN A. (1996) Bemuhungen der Landesregierung um Modernisierung der Industrie: Ratgeber fur die Praxis, Reg. Studies 30, 477-492. Dieser Aufsatz legt einen theoretischen Rahmen vor, der wirtschaftliche und politische Erwagungen einbezieht, um Einsicht in die Anstrengungen der Landesregierung bezuglich Modernisierung der Industrie zu gewinnen. Die Diskussion erhellt die Art und Weise, in der Informationssymmetrien und “traditionelle” Geschaftsnormen eine Berechtigung fur die Einrichtung eines offentlichen Herstellerberatungsdienstes darstellen konnten. Es konnte jedoch sein, dass sich entweder zu wenige oder zu viele Herstellerberatungsdienste auftun, wenn dies privaten oder offentlichen Mitteln allein uberlassen bleibt. Schwierigkeiten bei der Berechnung des Nutzens und beim zur Verfugungstellen von Information konnen spontanes, nicht-offentliches Gemeinschaftshandeln hemmen. Andrerseits wird vorgeschlagen, offentlichen Angestellten unabhangig von privater Nachfrage Anreize zu geben, Herstellerdienstleistungen einzurichten, und daruberhinaus private und offentlich Anreize durch Partnerschaft des offentlichen mit dem privaten Sektor sowie spezifische Empfehlungen fur den Entwurf eines Programms fur Herstellerberatungsdienste auszugleichen.

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  • Ross Gittell & Allen Kaufman, 1996. "State Government Efforts in Industrial Modernization: Using Theory to Guide Practice," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(5), pages 477-492.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:30:y:1996:i:5:p:477-492
    DOI: 10.1080/00343409612331349798
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