Industrial Organization in the European Union: Structure, Strategy, and the Competitive Mechanism

Author:   Stephen Davies (Professor of Industrial Economics, Professor of Industrial Economics, University of East Anglia) ,  Bruce Lyons (Professor of Economics, Professor of Economics, University of East Anglia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
ISBN:  

9780198289739


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   29 August 1996
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Our Price $320.00 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

Industrial Organization in the European Union: Structure, Strategy, and the Competitive Mechanism


Add your own review!

Overview

This book fills an important gap in our knowledge of the organization of EU manufacturing industry. At the empirical level, it draws on a newly constructed micro-level database (the European market share matrix) to present the first ever comprehensive picture of the concentration, integration, multinationality, and diversification of EU industry and firms. However, its purpose is not primarily descriptive. At the theoretical level, it develops a new way of integrating the insights of international trade, industrial organization, international business, and corporate strategy. A central thesis is that by understanding the reasons for the industrial structure we observe, much can be understood about the underlying competitive process that generated this structure in the context of current European integration. In this, R&D, advertising, and government intervention each play important and pervasive roles. The insights from an econometric analysis of the various dimensions of industrial structure are applied to address policy-relevant questions such as: is the industrial organization of the member states integrated at the EU level? Are diversification and multinationality random, or do they follow an industrial logic? Which industries and firms pose the most serious potential problems for competition policy? How do the largest EU firms achieve their size? Do certain member states dominate the ownership or location of production?

Full Product Details

Author:   Stephen Davies (Professor of Industrial Economics, Professor of Industrial Economics, University of East Anglia) ,  Bruce Lyons (Professor of Economics, Professor of Economics, University of East Anglia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.634kg
ISBN:  

9780198289739


ISBN 10:   0198289731
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   29 August 1996
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

Reviews

It is difficult to find fault with Bruce's well-written summary...[He] has made a valuable contribution to the study of Northern Ireland. --H-Net Book Reviews


A valuable contribution to the contemporary debate on European industrial and competition policy. * Kyklos *


It is difficult to find fault with Bruce's well-written summary...[He] has made a valuable contribution to the study of Northern Ireland. --H-Net Book Reviews<br>


Author Information

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

Aorrng

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List