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Industrial Policy Example—Japan’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry The United States does not have a comprehensive industrial policy. The most extensive industrial policy among developed countries is carried out by Japan’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) http://www.miti.go.jp/index-e.html. What is the structure of MITI and how does MITI carry out its industrial policy? What are the Current Topics which relate to an industrial policy? MITI’s current emphasis is "economic structural reform." What does this mean? What industries have been chosen as "new and growth fields"?

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Enforcement of Antitrust Laws—Who Is Responsible? The antitrust laws http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/ch1.html are enforced by both the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/anti- trust.htm and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/index.html. How do these agencies prevent duplication of effort? What are their current antitrust activities? Are any of the activities of major significance? Do other antitrust organizations http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/otheratr.htm view antitrust activities differently?

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