Description
Book SynopsisThis volume examines what industrial policies are, and what role they play in the context of European integration. It provides a clear analysis of the process of integration from the Treaty of Rome to the Maastricht Treaty and beyond. Key issues covered include:
* the theory of economic integration
* policies to create a single market
* the role of European Community institutions
* policies to guarantee and promote market competition
* policies of industrial development and innovation
Industrial Policies of Economic Integration develops a new range of policies, aimed at allowing a new common market to enter the global marketplace effectively.
This volume will be essential reading for students of European economics and policy makers interested in economic integration.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: economic integration and industrial policy; Chapter 2 The political economy of economic integration; Chapter 3 Public policies in an opening economy; Chapter 4 Rules and institutions: from the Community to the Union; Chapter 5 Policies to create the single market; Chapter 6 Policies to guarantee and promote market competition; Chapter 7 Policies to foster industrial development; Chapter 8 Structural policies and cohesion; Chapter 9 Policies for industrial and corporate innovation; Chapter 10 Conclusions;
