1st Edition

Industrial Policies and Economic Integration Learning From European Experiences

By Patrizio Bianchi Copyright 1998

    This 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.

    Chapter 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;

    Biography

    Patrizio Bianchi is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Ferrara, Italy, and President of the International Institute of Industrial Development Policy at Ferrara and Birmingham.