Mullin, John RArmstrong, Jeanne H2024-04-262024-04-261987-04-01https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/31853This article is reprinted with permission from Sage Publications.This article analyzes the debate concerning the problems, approaches, and intent of industrial policy as it relates to the working planner. It begins with a search for a definition. From there the authors set forth a rationale for such a policy and lay out the key characteristics typically proposed by its advocates. The critical dimensions in the debate are then reviewed. Finally, the potential impacts of various policy options upon local planners are discussed.IndustrializationUrban Studies and Planningarticle