Yet another paper tjger for business?

摘要

When Michael Heseltine was trade and industry secretary, competitiveness white papers were surrounded by razzmatazz — partly because they were a Heseltine invention. For the 1996 one he dragooned in practically the whole cabinet for the launch, including the prime minister. Under Labour they've been more low-key, and there have been only two. The first, in December 1998, saw industry secretary Peter Mandelson first use the phrase 'the knowledge-driven economy' just days before his first cabinet resignation. Last Tuesday Stephen Byers and David Blunkett unveiled the second, a joint effort by the DTI and the Department for Education and Employment.