"Second, when politicians try to back national champions in areas where technology is rapidly evolving, they are likely to waste several electric lorryloads of taxpayers' money. That is especially true if the champion in question is far behind the market leaders. Governments often base their industrial policies on the "infant-industry" argument, which says that domestic firms in new industries need protection until they are viable. The trouble is, if they are too far behind, they may never catch up with their foreign rivals-and support may simply allow them to grow flabby."
Trecho retirado de "Lessons from Northvolt's failure" publicado na revista The Economist do passado dia 30 de Novembro.
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