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The Pescadero Perspective
news Project Syndicate 2026-06-02

British Steel Requires Transformation, Not Government Bailout

The revival of industrial policy presents an opportunity to reform how economic risks and rewards are handled. Governments must ensure meaningful conditions are attached to public support and invest in state capacity.


<p>The recent revival of industrial policy offers an opportunity to break the old pattern whereby economic risks are socialized while rewards remain privatized. In addition to attaching meaningful conditionalities to public support, governments must invest in the state capacity required to govern strategic sectors well.</p>

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