Business is becoming more global, more competitive, and more knowledge-intensive. Consequently, business executives are being required to reexamine and redefine fundamental relationships - both intra- and inter-company. The Dynamic American Firm explores the pivotal factors motivating the...

1. Shifting to Consumption as a Federal Tax Base: An Overview -- 2. If, When You Say “Value-Added Tax,” You Mean... -- 3. Who Bears the Burden of Consumption Taxes? -- 4. Implications of the Form of VAT on Incidence and Other Factors -- 5. Preferential Treatment: The Implications for...

I: Effects of Public Policy on Manufacturing’s Future -- 1. Government and Manufacturing: “Don’t Just Stand There, Undo Something” -- 2. Public Policy and Manufacturing: Back to Basics -- 3. What Do Economic Statistics Tell Us About Manufacturing’s Future? -- 4. What Should Be Done for...