Publications
Publications
- November 1987 (Revised March 1988)
- HBS Case Collection
Searching for Trade Remedies: The U.S. Machine Tool Industry--1983
By: David B. Yoffie
Abstract
In 1983 the National Machine Tools Builder Association was predicting a declining market for the United States and rising imports. Machine tool manufacturers had to decide if they should ask the U.S. government for help, and if they did, which administrative channels offered the most promise. This case examines the competitive position of the U.S. industry in 1983 compared to Japan, Germany, and the newly industrialized countries; and, in conjunction with United States Trade Law, explores some of the governmental options that were available.
Keywords
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Machinery and Machining; Government and Politics; Law; Production; Business and Government Relations; Competition; Manufacturing Industry; Japan; Germany; United States
Citation
Yoffie, David B. "Searching for Trade Remedies: The U.S. Machine Tool Industry--1983." Harvard Business School Case 388-071, November 1987. (Revised March 1988.)