Contents: Industrial policy in the United States / William Diebold -- The new industrialization strategy in Mexico for the eighties / René Villarreal Arrambide -- Industrial strategy in the United States and the impact on Mexico / Sidney Weintraub -- The petrochemical industry in Mexico / Francisco Barnés de Castro, Lars Christianson -- The Mexican iron and steel industry / Gerardo M. Bueno, Gustavo S. Cortés, Rafael R. Rubio -- Steel in transition / Robert Crandall -- The U.S. motor vehicle industry / Neil D. Schuster -- Industry on the northern border of Mexico / José Luis Fernández, Jesús Tamayo -- Industry on the southern border of the United States / Jerry R. Ladman -- A United States view / Clark Reynolds -- A Mexican view / Francisco Javier Alejo.