RE: Re: Systems of innovation

["Devine, James" <jdevine@xxxxxxx>]

>I think there is a perception in Washington that US-based firms have a
durable technological advantage in both financial and nonfinancial services,
and that any measure that increases their scope and market access is good
national economic policy. <

to what extent do our fearless leaders care about "good national economic
policy"? I get the impression that everything is in terms of what's good for
the most influential businesses, what fits with the ideology du jour
(neoliberalism), and what won't cause a big public relations stink.
Jim Devine