Industrial policy in Europe : theoretical perspectives and practical proposals / / edited by Keith Cowling

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910815203203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999
• ISBN: 1-134-62849-8; 0-415-20494-1; 1-134-62850-1; 1-280-10447-3; 0-203-10309-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (396 p.)
• Collana: Industrial development policy
• Altri autori (Persone): CowlingKeith
• Disciplina: 338.94
• Soggetti: Industrial policy - Europe; Small business - Government policy - Europe; International business enterprises - Government policy - Europe; Europe Economic conditions 1945- Regional disparities Congresses
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: This book was fashioned out of papers presented at the Warwick Conference of the European Network on Industrial Policy (EUNIP) in December 1997--Introduction.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Industrial Policy in Europe: Theoretical perspectives and practical proposals; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part I Overview and redirection; 1 Introduction; 2 A reorientation of industrial policy?: Horizontal policies and targeting; Part II Creating meaningful local and regional economies; 3 Sustainable regional development: New dimensions in policy formulation; 4 The territorial challenge of innovation and endogenous regional development; 5 Europe's advantage?: Work organisation, innovation and employment; 6 The competitive disadvantage of England 7 The activation of bottom-up methodologies in a newly opened regional economy: An experience in the Oeste region of Santa Catarina, Brazil; Part III Nurturing small firm economies; 8 The entrepreneurial society in practice; 9 Practicla issues of networking and co-operation; 10 Making small firms work: ; Policy dimensions and the Scottish context; 11 Industrial policy implications of competition policy failure in mergers; Part IV Venture capital; 12 Public policy and the development of the informal venture capital market: UK experience and lessons for Europ13 The liability of small-scale investment: A simulation model of the performance of an early-stage, technology-focused, venture capital fund; Part V Creating the infrastructure and economic environment for a dynamic, diffuse economy; 14 Universal service, universal access and the Internet; 15 Market structure, corporate objectives and cost efficiency; 16 Regulating transnationals: Free markets and monitoring in Europe; 17 Industrial strategy in the era of transnationals: Analysis and policy issues 18 Multinatinal enterpries investment and industrial policy; 19 The macroeconomics of industrial strategy; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: After a decade or more of privatisation and deregulation there is a growing consensus that government can have a positive role in promoting industrial development. This book explores a variety of ways in which this might be made to happen. A common theme is the need for participation at the appropriate level: too often industrial policy has been hampered by overcentralised decision-making. Containing contributions by some of Europe's leading industrial economists, Industrial Policy for Europe covers subjects from small business to macroeconomics.