European Industrial Policy: The Twentieth-Century Experience / Edition 1

by James Foreman-Peck, Giovanni Federico

Overview

The present study aims to contribute to an understanding of European industrial policy by introducing an historical perspective. National policy continuities and the considerable time over which industrial performance responds to changed environments emerge with greater clarity in the long run. The chapters in this book take a broad view of industrial policy, including those policies that establish the ‘framework', such as competition law, as well as sector for firm specific policies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198289982
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	10/28/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	482
Product dimensions:	9.21(w) x 6.14(h) x 1.06(d)
Lexile:	1430L (what's this?)

About the Author

Dr James Foreman-Peck teaches economics and economic history at the University of Oxford and is Fellow of St Antony's College. He has previously been a practicing economist in the electricity supply industry, has taught economics and economic history at the University of California, Davis, and has been a Professor of Economic History at the University of Hull.

Professor Giovanni Federico teaches in the Department of Modern History, University of Pisa. He has previously been a Visiting Fellow of the European University Institute in Florence, and a Research Fellow of the Institute for Historical Research, University of London.

Table of Contents

1. Industrial Policies in Europe: The Twentieth Century Experience2. British Industrial Policy: From Economic Liberalism to Socialism — And Back?, James Foreman-Peck and Leslie Hannah3. France: The Idiosyncrasies of Volontarisme, Jean-Pierre Dormois, University of Montpellier4. Industrial Policy in Germany: The Invention of Interventionism, Wilfried Feldenkirchen5. A Century of Industrial Policy in Italy: Stalling and Surpassing, Giovanni Federico and Renato Giannetti6. A Century of Swedish Industrial Policy: The Rise and Fall of the Swedish Model?, J. Bohlin7. The History of an Empty Box? Industrial Policies in the Netherlands, Jan L. van Utrecht8. Industrial Policy in Belgium: Liberalism in Two Communities, Luc Hens and Peter Solar9. Industrial Policy in Ireland since the 1920s, Eoin O'Malley10. Industrial Policy Under Authoritarian Politics: The Spanish Case, Pedro Bablín11. A Century of Industrial Policy in Portugal: Paternalism and Poverty, Joao Confraria12. A Century of Industrial Policy in Greece: From Revenue-Seeking Protectionism to Direct Intervention, Ioanna Peplasis13. Russian Industrial Policy and Performance, 1890-2000: A Comparative Economic Systems Interpretation, Christopher Mark Davis14. A Cultural Theory of Industrial Policy, Mark Casson15. European Industrial Policy: An Overview, James Foreman-Peck