Overview

At the end of the 20th century with stagnating industrial output, unemployment in many European countries has climbed to levels not seen since the 1930s. Interventionist industrial policies thus find new popularity after the gentle flirtation with liberalization in the early 1990s. Under the Maastricht Treaty, the European Union was granted industrial policy powers for the first time. The present study aims to contribute to an understanding of European industrial policy by introducing an historical perspective. National policy continuities and the considerable time over which industrial performance responds to changed environments emerge with greater clarity in the long run. The chapters in this book take a broad view of industrial policy, including those policies that establish the `framework', such as competition law, as well as sector for firm specific policies. The overall conclusion is that improved framework policies, such as liberalization and re-regulation, are still essential. Monetary union in the `core' will increase tensions arising from economic inflexibility. Although there are often strong political barriers blocking implementation of appropriate industrial policies, they will be even more necessary under monetary union.

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Author:   James Foreman-Peck (University Lecturer in Economic History, and Fellow, University Lecturer in Economic History, and Fellow, St Antony's College, Oxford) ,  Giovanni Federico (Department of Modern History, Department of Modern History, University of Pisa)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.837kg
ISBN:  

9780198289982

ISBN 10:   0198289987
Pages:   482
Publication Date:   19 August 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Giovanni Federico and James Foreman-Peck: Industrial Policies in Europe: Introduction 2: James Foreman-Peck and Leslie Hannah: Britian: From Economic Liberalism to Socialism - And Back? 3: Jean-Pierre Dormois, University of Montpellier: France: The Idiosyncrasies of Volontarisme 4: Wilfried Feldenkirchen: Germany:The Invention of Interventionism 5: Giovanni Federico and Renato Giannetti: Italy: Stalling and Surpassing 6: J. Bohlin: Sweden: The Rise and Fall of the Swedish Model? 7: Jan L. van Utrecht: The Netherlands: The History of the Empty Box? 8: Luc Hens and Peter Solar: Belgium: Liberalism by Default 9: Eoin O'Malley: Ireland: From Inward to Outward Policies 10: Pedro Bablín: Spain: Industrial Policy under Authoritarian Politics 11: Joao Confraria: Industrialization and Backwardness 12: Ioanna Peplasis Minoglou: Greece: From Rent-Seeking Protectionism to Direct Intervention 13: Christopher Mark Davis: Russia: A Comparative Economic Systems Interpretation 14: Mark Casson: A Cultural Theory of Industrial Policy 15: James Foreman-Peck and Giovanni Federico: European Industrial Policy: An Overview

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`well edited and thoughtfully designed volume ... this is a book that could and should be usefully consulted not only by students and teachers, but by politicans and their customers, the general public.' Alan S.Milward, Journal of Economic History `this volume has two great merits: it provides a collection of case studies constructed along the same line of discussion themes, thus facilitating comparative analysis, and it offers a synthesis of a great deal of literature unavailable in English. Undoubtedly, the book has fulfilled its ask of rendering the future writing on the history of European industrial policy more manageable.' Francesca Fauri, EH.Net, April 2000.

well edited and thoughtfully designed volume ... this is a book that could and should be usefully consulted not only by students and teachers, but by politicans and their customers, the general public. Alan S.Milward, Journal of Economic History this volume has two great merits: it provides a collection of case studies constructed along the same line of discussion themes, thus facilitating comparative analysis, and it offers a synthesis of a great deal of literature unavailable in English. Undoubtedly, the book has fulfilled its ask of rendering the future writing on the history of European industrial policy more manageable. Francesca Fauri, EH.Net, April 2000.

this volume has two great merits: it provides a collection of case studies constructed along the same line of discussion themes, thus facilitating comparative analysis, and it offers a synthesis of a great deal of literature unavailable in English. Undoubtedly, the book has fulfilled its ask of rendering the future writing on the history of European industrial policy more manageable. * Francesca Fauri, EH.Net, April 2000. * well edited and thoughtfully designed volume ... this is a book that could and should be usefully consulted not only by students and teachers, but by politicans and their customers, the general public. * Alan S.Milward, Journal of Economic History *

Author Information

Dr James Foreman-Peck teaches economics and economic history at the University of Oxford and is Fellow of St Antony's College. He has previously been a practising economist in the electricity supply industry, has taught economics and economic history at the University of California, Davis, and has been a Professor of Economic History at the University of Hull. Professor Giovanni Federico teaches in the Department of Modern History, University of Pisa. He has previously been a Visiting Fellow of the European University Institute in Florence, and a Research Fellow of the Institute for Historical Research, University of London.

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