Keith Cowling (ed.) - Industrial Policy in Europe: Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Proposals

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Industrial Policy in Europe

What is the future for Europes industries? What policies will be effective in promoting industrial growth?

After a decade or more of deregulation and the retreat of the state there is a growing consensus that government can make a positive contribution to industrial growth. This volume explores both the theoretical basis for industrial policy in Europe and practical proposals for making industrial development happen.

The volume is divided into five parts:

The contributors include some of Europes leading industrial economists, and they approach the subject on a micro, macro and meso level.

Keith Cowling is Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick. He is the editor, author or joint author of thirteen earlier books, and has published extensively on industrial economics in leading economics journals.

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Series editors: Patrizio Bianchi, Keith Cowling and Roger Sugden

Europe is currently at a crucial stage in its economic, social and political development. This series addresses the challenges to European economic policy. It will explore the design of industrial economic strategies enabling European industries and regions to flourish and prosper as we begin the twenty-first century.

Competitiveness, Subsidiarity and Industrial Policy

Edited by Pat Devine, Yannis Katsoulacos and Roger Sugden

Europes Economic Challenge

Analyses of Industrial Strategy and Agenda for the 1990s

Edited by Patrizio Bianchi, Keith Cowling and Roger Sugden

The Impact of Privatisation

Ownership and corporate performance in the UK

Stephen Martin and David Parker

Economics of Structural and Technological Change

Edited by Gilberto Antonelli and Nicola De Liso

Industrial Policies and Economic Integration

Learning from European Experiences

Patrizio Bianchi

Latecomers in the Global Economy

Edited by Michael Storper, Stavros B.Thomadakis and Lena J.Tsipouri

Privatisation in the European Union

Theory and Policy Perspectives

Edited by David Parker

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Theoretical perspectives and practical proposals

Edited by Keith Cowling

London and New York

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First published 1999 by Routledge
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Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
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1999 Editorial matter and selection Keith Cowling; individual
chapters their authors

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Industrial policy in Europe: theoretical perspectives and practical
proposals/edited by Keith Cowling.
p. c.(Routledge series on industrial development policy)
This book was fashioned out of papers presented at the Warwick
Conference of the European Network on Industrial Policy (EUNIP) in
December 1997Introd.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Industrial policyEuropeCongresses. 2. Small business
Government policyEuropeCongresses. 3. International business
enterprisesGovernment policyEuropeCongresses. 4. Europe
Economic conditions1945Regional disparitiesCongresses.
I. Cowling, Keith. II. Warwick Conference of the European Network
on Industrial Policy (1997: University of Warwick) III. European
Network on Industrial Policy. IV. Series.
HD3616.E823I53 19990220 338.94dc21
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