Competitiveness, Subsidiarity and Industrial Policy / Edition 1

by Pat J. Devine, Yannis S. Katsoulacos, Roger Sugden

Overview

What does competitiveness mean? In recent years, discussion of economic policy has become dominated by the notion of competitiveness. In this volume a group of leading economists explore the issue through cross-country comparisons and by means of single country case studies. They also examine:
* the relationship between competitiveness and community objectives
* the co-existence of diversity, subsidiarity and EU industrial policy
* the impact of European enlargement and further integration

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415139854
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/16/1996
Series:	Industrial Economic Strategies for Europe Series
Pages:	266
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Pat J. Devine, Yannis S. Katsoulacos, Roger Sugden

Table of Contents

List of figures, List of tables, List of contributors, Introduction, Chapter abstracts, Acknowledgements, 1 COMPETITIVENESS AND THE OBJECTIVES OF COMMUNITIES, 2 SOCIAL OBJECTIVES, MARKET RULE AND PUBLIC POLICY: The case of ownership, 3 SUBSIDIARITY AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE, 4 COMPETITIVENESS, EU INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY AND SUBSIDIARITY, 5 THE PRICE OF DIVERSITY: Rival concepts of control as a barrier to an EU industrial strategy, 6 EUROPEAN ENLARGEMENT, COMPETITIVENESS AND INTEGRATION, 7 CREATING A DYNAMICALLY COMPETITIVE ECONOMY: Defining the competitiveness of a nation and a case study of the post-war economic policy which made Austria competitive, 8 COMPETITIVENESS AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN PORTUGAL, 9 GREEK OUTWARD INVESTMENT, COMPETITIVENESS AND DEVELOPMENT, 10 THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME SUPPORT: Impact on Greek organizations, 11 EU STRUCTURAL POLICIES AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT: Application of the subsidiarity principle in the Italian case, 12 ECONOMIC CONVERGENCE OR CRISIS MANAGEMENT?, Subsidiarity and local economic strategies in the UK, Index

Editorial Reviews

The third collection of papers to emerge from an ongoing research project partly funded by the European Community, addresses such questions as the meaning of competitiveness; how it relates to objectives and activities not only of firms but also of communities, regions, nations, and trading blocs; the relationship between the competitiveness of transnational firms and that of nations; whether industrial policy should be adopted to increase the competitiveness of firms that do not increase employment or otherwise contribute to the welfare of the communities in which they operate; and how the policies of the members of the European Community relate to each other. Offers deliberation rather than definite answers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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