The Global Economic Outlook: Threats and Opportunities for the U.S. Mining Industry

Authors

Murray L. Weidenbaum, Washington University in St Louis

Files

Publication Date

10-1-1999

Series Information

Policy Brief 199

Publisher

Center for the Study of American Business (CSAB), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130

Description

The United States has built a unique service sector which is based on a unique industrial sector which is based on a unique mining sector. Harm any one of these three vital parts of our nation and you jeopardize the standard of living and future prospects of all our citizens. Now, the world economy is in the midst of a substantial and widespread upswing. In light of this positive outlook, the U.S. mining industry faces two primary threats: increased competition with international, overseas counterparts and the U.S. government's tendency to handicap American business via taxation, regulation, and intervention.

Keywords

U.S. Mining Industry, Global Economic Outlook, Globalization, Business Regulation

Disciplines

Economics | Public Policy

Comments

The Center for the Study of American Business (CSAB), 1975-2001, is the predecessor of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis. Permanent URL: http://dx.doi/org/10.7936/K7R20ZJH

DOI

doi:10.7936/K7R20ZJH

Recommended Citation

Weidenbaum, Murray L., "The Global Economic Outlook: Threats and Opportunities for the U.S. Mining Industry", Policy Brief 199, 1999, doi:10.7936/K7R20ZJH.
Murray Weidenbaum Publications, https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mlw_papers/154.