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  • Edward Elgar Publishing  (39)
  • Andersen, Hans Christian
  • Dombroski, Kelly
  • Nickel, Johanna (1916-1984)
  • Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing  (35)
  • Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub  (4)
  • Europäische Union  (28)
  • Industrial policy
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  • 1
    ISBN: 9781789906981
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XXVI, 413 pages)
    Series Statement: Elgar handbooks in energy, the environment and climate change
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Environmental policy ; Environmental law ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Europäische Union ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Klimaänderung ; Umweltrecht ; Umweltpolitik
    Abstract: "The Handbook on European Union Climate Change Policy and Politics provides a wide-ranging and in-depth assessment of current and emerging challenges facing the EU in committing to and delivering increasingly ambitious climate policy objectives. It traces the development of climate and energy policies since the early 1990s and examines their continued evolution in the context of the 2019 European Green Deal. With contributions from leading international scholars, it describes the key dynamics driving policy developments and the role of key actors in climate and energy-related policy processes. Covering topics that have previously been relatively neglected, or have recently gained greater significance, such as finance and investment, 'hard to abate' sectors and negative emissions, this timely Handbook offers an up-to-date and unrivalled exploration of the complexities of climate policymaking. It will be of primary interest to academics researching EU politics, and environmental politics, policy, regulation and governance more widely. It will be especially pertinent to students and researchers who require more specialized knowledge of EU climate policy and politics"--
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- 1. The global importance of EU climate policy: An Introduction / Tim Rayner, Kacper Szulecki, Andrew J. Jordan and Sebastian Oberthür -- Part I. Main actors and institutions -- 2. The European commission: A climate policy entrepreneur / Alexander Bürgin -- 3. The European council, council and member states: Jostling for influence / Rüdiger K. W. Wurzel, Maurizio Di Lullo and Duncan Liefferink -- 4. The European parliament: A strong internal actor with external ambitions / Franziska Petri, Veronika Zapletalová and Katja Biedenkopf -- 5. The European investment bank: The EU's climate bank? / Daniel Mertens and Matthias Thiemann -- 6. Business and private finance: Their role in the EU's climate transition / Sandra Eckert -- 7. Environmental and climate activism and advocacy in the eu / Louisa Parks, Donatella della Porta and Martín Portos -- 8. Cities in EU multilevel climate policy: Governance capacities, spatial approaches and upscaling of local experiments / Kristine Kern -- 9. The role of the courts in EU climate policy / Marcin Stoczkiewicz -- Part II. Core dynamics shaping EU policy -- 10. Global dimensions of EU climate, energy and transport policies / John Vogle -- 11. Climate, ecological and energy security challenges facing the eu: New and old dynamics / Richard Youngs and Olivia Lazard -- 12. Green growth and competitiveness in EU climate policy: Paradigm shift or 'plus de la même chose'? / Oscar Fitch-Roy and Ian Bailey -- 13. EU climate leadership: Domestic and global dimensions / Paul Tobin, Diarmuid Torney and Katja Biedenkopf -- Part III. Policy instruments and modes of governance -- 14. Instruments and modes of governance in EU climate and energy policy: From energy union to the European green deal / Michèle Knodt -- 15. Targets, timetables and effort sharing as governance tools: Emergence, scope and ambition / Seita Romppanen -- 16. Proactive prevention of carbon leakage? The EU carbon border adjustment mechanism / Jørgen Wettestad -- 17. Climate policy integration and climate mainstreaming in the EU budget / Katharina Rietig and Claire Dupont -- 18. Governing EU low-carbon innovation: From strategic energy technology plan to European green deal / Jon Birger Skjærseth and Per Ove Eikeland -- Part IV. Barriers to more ambitious action in particular sectors -- 19. Agricultural emissions: A case of limited potential or limited ambition? / Alan Matthews -- 20. Energy-intensive industries in the eu: Overcoming barriers to transition? / Tomas Wyns and Gauri Khandekar -- 21. Transport: Evolving EU policy towards a 'hard-to-abate' sector / Helene Dyrhauge and Tim Rayner -- Part V. New and ongoing challenges -- 22. Carbon dioxide removal: Climbing up the EU climate policy agenda / Felix Schenuit and Oliver Geden -- 23. Brexit: Weighing its implications for EU and uk climate governance / Brendan Moore -- 24. Green recovery: Catalyst for an enhanced EU role in climate and energy policy? / Rainer Quitzow, Germán Bersalli, Johan Lilliestam and Andrea Prontera -- 25. Climate protection versus trade: Dilemmas for the eu / Natalie Dobson -- Part VI. Conclusion -- 26. The eu: Towards adequate, coherent and coordinated climate action? / Tim Rayner, Kacper Szulecki, Andrew J. Jordan and Sebastian Oberthür -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 2
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    Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub
    ISBN: 9781785365577
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (264 p)
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Available in another form
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Trust in regulatory regimes
    DDC: 352.8#23
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    Keywords: Vertrauen ; Regulierung ; Selbstverpflichtung ; Welt ; Political participation ; Trust Political aspects ; Economic policy ; Industrial policy ; Electronic books ; Handel ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Regulierung
    Abstract: Contents: 1. Trust in regulatory regimes: scoping the field / Frédérique Six and Koen Verhoest -- 2. The role of trust in the regulation of complex and high-risk industries: the case of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's voluntary disclosure programs / Russell W. Mills and Dorit Reiss -- 3. When the going gets tough: exploring processes of trust building and repair in regulatory relations / Frédérique Six and Hans Van Ees -- 4. Interorganizational trust in Flemish public administration: comparing trusted and distrusted interactions between public regulatees and public regulators / Peter Oomsels and Geert Bouckaert -- 5. In vino veritas? the development of producer trust and its market effects in regulated French and Italian quality wine markets / Betsy Carter -- 6. Being everybody's accomplice: trust and control in eco-labelling / Lovisa Näslund and Kristina Tamm Hallström -- 7. Trust and cooperation over the public-private divide, an empirical study on trust evolving in co-regulation / Haiko Van der Voort -- 8. Deliberate trust-building by autonomous government agencies: evidence from responses to the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic / Erik Baekkeskov -- 9. An agenda for further research into the role of trust in regulatory regimes / Frédérique Six and Koen Verhoest -- Index.
    Abstract: Within political and administrative sciences generally, trust as a concept is contested, especially in the field of regulatory governance. This groundbreaking book is the first to systematically explore the role and dynamics of trust within regulatory regimes. Conceptualizing, mapping and analyzing trust between regulators, regulatees and citizens, expert contributors systematically review the existing empirical research on the role of trust within these relations. Further chapters offer new empirical material, with in-depth case studies covering different regulatory relations, regulatory issues and geographical areas. After scoping the field of inquiry and significantly adding to it, the book concludes with a proposal for a challenging and encompassing agenda for future research on trust in regulatory governance. Comprehensive and forward thinking, this book will be of interest to academics working in the fields of regulation, sociology, law, political science, public administration and trust. It will also offer a compelling read for practitioners working in the field of regulation
    Note: Contributors include: E. Baekkesko, G. Bouckaert, B. Carter, R.W. Mills, L. Näslund, P. Oomsels, D. Reiss, F. Six, K. Tamm Hallström, H. van der Voort, H. van Ees, K. Verhoest , Includes index
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  • 3
    ISBN: 9781786432544
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (224 p) , cm
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Series Statement: Frontiers in European entrepreneurship
    Parallel Title: Available in another form
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Conference (28. : 2014 : Luxemburg (Stadt)) Entrepreneurship, universities & resources
    DDC: 338/.04
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    Keywords: Sozialwirtschaft ; Gründungsausbildung ; Ressourcenorientierter Ansatz ; Theorie-Praxis-Verhältnis ; Finnland ; Russland ; Welt ; Entrepreneurship ; Electronic books ; Konferenzschrift ; Europäische Union ; Hochschule ; Entrepreneurship
    Abstract: 1. Introduction: Focusing on the Role of Resources and Universities in Entrepreneurship / Ulla Hytti, Robert Blackburn, Denise Fletcher and Friederike Welter -- 2. Exploring Processes and Structures in Social Entrepreneuring: A Practice-Theory Approach / Bengt Johannisson, Jan Alpenberg and Pär Strandberg -- 3. Entrepreneurship and Equity Crowdfunding: A Research Agenda / Thanh Huynh -- 4. How Business Angels Found a Way to Contribute Non-financially: A Processual Approach / Olli-Matti Nevalainen and Päivi Eriksson -- 5. Resource Flexibility, Early Internationalization and Performance / R. Işıl Yavuz, Harry Sapienza and Youngeun Chu -- 6. Overcoming the 'Smallness Challenge' in Asymmetrical Alliances / Krister Salamonsen -- 7. Evolution of the Scientrepreneur? Role Identity Construction of Science-based Entrepreneurs in Finland and in Russia / Päivi Karhunen and Irina Olimpieva -- 8. The Intention-behavior Link of Higher Education Graduates / Elina Varamäki, Sanna Joensuu-Salo and Anmari Viljamaa -- 9. Made in Liverpool : Exploring the Contribution of a University-industry Research Partnership to Innovation and Entrepreneurship / Sam Horner and Benito Giordano.
    Abstract: The role of resources is pivotal in entrepreneurship for the success of new and small ventures, though most face resource constraints. The book offers multiple perspectives on analysing and understanding the importance of resources in entrepreneurship development. Approaching the subject with both a practice-theory and research-based approach, the contributors analyse topics such as processes and structures in social entrepreneuring; entrepreneurship and equity in crowdfunding; and forming alliances with large firms to overcome resource constraints. The contributors provide evidence, for example, on how business angels can contribute more than finance to small ventures and how the flexibility of resources is important in internationalisation. Students and scholars of entrepreneurship, business and management, and other related subjects will find this book to be of interest. It will also be of use to practitioners in the field looking for practical advice
    Note: Contributors: J. Alpenberg, R. Blackburn, Y. Chu, P. Eriksson, D. Fletcher, B. Giordano, S. Horner, T. Huynh, U. Hytti, S. Joensuu-Salo, B. Johannisson, P. Karhunen, O.-M. Nevalainen, I. Olimpieva, K. Salamonsen, H. Sapienza, P. Strandberg, E. Varamäki, A. Viljamaa, F. Welter, R.I. Yavuz , Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 4
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    Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub
    ISBN: 9781785368325
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (944 p) , cm
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Series Statement: Elgar mini series
    Keywords: Industrial policy ; Business and politics ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Recommended readings (Machine generated): E. E. Schattschneider (1948), 'Pressure Groups Versus Political Parties', Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 259, September, 17-23 -- Theodore J. Lowi (1964), 'American Business, Public Policy, Case-Studies, and Political Theory', World Politics, 16 (4), July, 677-93, 695, 697, 699, 701, 703, 705, 707, 709, 711, 713, 715 -- George J. Stigler (1971), 'The Theory of Economic Regulation', Bell Journal of Economics and Management Science, 2 (1), Spring, 3-21 -- Charles E. Lindblom (1977), 'The Priviledged Position of Business', in Politics and Markets: The World's Political-Economic Systems, Chapter 13, New York, NY, USA: Basic Books, 170-88 -- David Vogel (1978), 'Why Businessmen Distrust Their State: The Political Consciouness of American Corporate Executives', British Journal of Political Science, 8 (1), January, 45-78 -- Gary S. Becker (1985), 'Public Policies, Pressure Groups, and Dead Weight Costs', Journal of Public Economics, 28 (3), December, 329-47 -- Robert H. Salisbury (1984), 'Interest Representation: The Dominance of Institutions, ' American Political Science Review,78 (1), March, 64-76 -- Philippe C. Schmitter (1974), 'Still the Century of Corporatism?', Review of Politics, 36 (1), January, 85-131 -- Hugh Heclo (1978), 'Issue Networks and the Executive Establishment', in Anthony King (ed.) The New American Political System, Chapter 3, Washington, DC, USA: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 87-124 -- Mancur Olson (1971) [1965]), 'A Taxonomy of Groups' and 'Group Size and Group Behavior', in The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups, Chapter 1, Section F and Chapter 2, Cambridge, Massachusetts and London,UK: Harvard University Press, 43-52, 53-65 -- Terry M. Moe (1981), 'Toward a Broader View of Interest Groups', Journal of Politics, 43 (2), May, 531-43 -- David M. Hart (2004), '"Business" Is Not an Interest Group: On the Study of Companies in American National Politics', Annual Review of Political Science, 7, 47-69 -- Wendy L. Hansen, Neil J. Mitchell and Jeffrey M. Drope (2004), 'Collective Action, Pluralism, and the Legitimacy Tariff: Corporate Activity or Inactivity in Politics', Political Research Quarterly, 57 (3), September, 421-9 -- Kevin B. Grier, Michael C. Munger and Brian E. Roberts (1994), 'The Determinants of Industry Political Activity, 1978-1986', American Political Science Review, 88 (4), December, 911-26 -- Wendy L. Hansen and Neil J. Mitchell (2000), 'Disaggregating and Explaining Corporate Political Activity: Domestic and Foreign Corporations in National Politics', American Political Science Review, 94 (4), December, 891-903 -- Holly Brasher and David Lowery (2006), 'The Corporate Context of Lobbying Activity', Business and Politics, 8 (1), i, 1-2 -- Graham K. Wilson (1990), 'Corporate Political Strategies', British Journal of Political Science, 20 (2), April, 281-8 -- David B. Yoffie and Sigrid Bergenstein (1985), 'Creating Political Advantage: The Rise of the Corporate Political Entrepreneur', California Management Review, XXVIII (1), Fall, 124-39 -- Wyn Grant (1984), 'Large Firms and Public Policy in Britain', Journal of Public Policy, 4 (1), February, 1-17.
    Abstract: Kathleen A. Getz (2001), 'Public Affairs and Political Strategy: Theoretical Foundations', Journal of Public Affairs: Special Issue Papers, 1 (4), December, 305-29 394 -- David Austen-Smith and John R. Wright (1996), 'Theory and Evidence for Counteractive Lobbying', American Journal of Political Science, 40 (2), May, 543-64 -- Marie Hojnacki and David C. Kimball (1998), 'Organized Interests and the Decision of Whom to Lobby in Congress', American Political Science Review, 92 (4), December, 775-90 -- John M. De Figueiredo (2002), 'Lobbying and Information in Politics', Business and Politics, 4 (2), 125-29 -- Andreas Broscheid and David Coen (2003), 'Insider and Outsider Lobbying of the European Commission: An Informational Model of Forum Politics', European Union Politics, 4 (2), June, 165-89 -- Richard L. Hall and Alan V. Deardorff (2006), 'Lobbying as Legislative Subsidy', American Political Science Review, 100 (1), February, 69-84 -- Sam Peltzman (1976), 'Toward a More General Theory of Regulation', Journal of Law and Economics, 19 (2), August, 211-40 -- Pablo T. Spiller (1990), 'Politicians, Interest Groups, and Regulators: A Multiple-Principals Agency Theory of Regulation, or "Let Them be Bribed"', Journal of Law and Economics, 33 (1), April, 65-101 -- Michael Moran (2000), 'The Frank Stacey Memorial Lecture: From Command State to Regulatory State?', Public Policy and Administration, 15 (4), Winter, 1-13 -- David Coen (1998), 'The European Business Interest and The Nation State: Large-firm Lobbying in the European Union and Member States', Journal of Public Policy, 18 (1), January-April, 75-100 -- Jason Webb Yackee and Susan Webb Yackee (2006), 'A Bias Towards Business? Assessing Interest Group Influence on the U.S Bureaucracy', Journal of Politics, 68 (1), February, 128-39 -- Peter A. Hall and Daniel W. Gingerich (2009), 'Varieties of Capitalism and Institutional Complementarities in the Political Economy: An Empirical Analysis', British Journal of Political Science, 39 (3), July, 449-82 -- Beth L. Leech, Frank R. Baumgartner, Timothy M. La Pira and Nicholas A. Semanko (2005), 'Drawing Lobbyists to Washington: Government Activity and the Demand for Advocacy', Political Research Quarterly, 58 (1), March, 19-30 -- David Coen (1997), 'The Evolution of the Large Firm as a Political Actor in the European Union', Journal of European Public Policy, 4 (1), March, 91-108 -- Wyn Grant, Alberto Martinelli and William Paterson (1989), 'Large Firms as Political Actors: A Comparative Analysis of the Chemical Industry in Britain, Italy and West Germany', West European Politics, 12 (2), 72-90 -- Jean C. Oi (1992), 'Fiscal Reform and the Economic Foundations of Local State Corporatism in China', World Politics, 45 (1), October, 99-126 -- Kent E. Calder (1989), 'Elites in an Equalizing Role: Ex- Bureaucrats as Coordinators and Intermediaries in the Japanese Government-Business Relationship', Comparative Politics, 21 (4), July, 379-403 -- William A. Brock and Stephen P. Magee (1978) 'Decentralization, Bureaucracy, and Government: The Economics of Special Interest Politics: The Case of the Tariff', American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings of the Ninetieth Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association, 68 (2), May, 246-50 -- Helen Milner (1987), 'Resisting the Protectionist Temptation: Industry and the Making of Trade Policy in France and the United States during the 1970s', International Organization, 41 (4), Autumn, 639-65.
    Abstract: Gene M. Grossman and Elhanan Helpman (1994), 'Protection for Sale', American Economic Review, 84 (4), September, 833-50 -- A. Claire Cutler (1997), 'Artiface, Ideology and Paradox: The Public/Private Distinction in International Law', Review of International Political Economy, 4 (2), Summer, 261-85 -- John Gerard Ruggie (2004), 'Reconstituting the Global Public Domain - Issues, Actors, and Practices', European Journal of International Relations, 10 (4), 499-531 -- David Vogel (2008), 'Private Global Business Regulation', Annual Review of Political Science, 11, 261-82 -- Aseem Prakash and Matthew Potoski (2014), 'Global Private Regimes, Domestic Public Law: ISO 14001 and Pollution Reduction', Comparative Political Studies, 47 (3), 369-94.
    Abstract: This comprehensive research review identifies the key articles on relations between business and government from a variety of perspectives and disciplines. The editors have selected works that explore the themes of business and the state, organizing the firm for political action, managing government affairs, lobbying models, business governance and regulation, comparative business and political systems and internationaliastion and transanational business regulation. This research review is an essential resource for scholars, students and policymakers interested in political science, business studies and economics
    Note: The recommended readings are available in the print version, or may be available via the link to your library's holdings , Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 5
    ISBN: 9781785369322
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (224 p) , ill , cm
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Available in another form
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Boosting European competitiveness
    DDC: 338.6048094
    Keywords: Internationaler Wettbewerb ; EU-Staaten ; CESEE ; Competition ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Europäische Union ; Staat ; Wettbewerb ; Globalisierung ; Europäische Union ; Staat ; Wettbewerb ; Globalisierung
    Abstract: Part I framing the discussion on the competitiveness challenge -- 1. Boosting European competitiveness / Marek Belka, Ewald Nowotny, Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald and Pawel Samecki -- 2. Harnessing foreign direct investment to boost economic growth / Beata S. Jarvorcik -- 3. Correcting external imbalances in the European economy / Doris Hanzl-Weiss and Michael Landesmann -- Part II the various dimensions of competitiveness -- 4. New indicators of competitiveness - the Austrian perspective / Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald, Maria Silgoner and Klaus Vondra -- 5. Globalisation and growth: the case of China / Linda Yueh -- 6. Non-price components of market share gains - evidence for EU countries / Konstantins Benkovskis and Julia Wörz -- Part III EU structural policies -- 7. EU economic governance: euro area periphery lessons for Central and Eastern European countries / Zsolt Darvas -- 8. EU structural policies today: missing piece of the growth puzzle, or wishful thinking? / Brian Pinto -- 9. EU structural policies and euro adoption in CEE countries / Anna Kosior and Michał Rubaszek -- Part IV labour market and productivity developments -- 10. Labour market integration and associated issues: Kipling is wrong / Peter Sinclair -- 11. Do jobs created in CEE countries result in higher productivity? / Michał Gradzewicz -- 12. Productivity and competitiveness in CESEE countries: a look at the key structural drivers / Dan Andrews and Alain De Serres -- Part V CESEE's contribution to growth in the euro area and Europe -- 13. Convergence of 'new' EU member states: past, present and future / Bas B. Bakker and Krzysztof Krogulski -- 14. EU and CEE: productivity and convergence / Boris Vujčić -- 15. Peering into the crystal ball: can the CESEE countries be an engine of growth for the EU? / Iain Begg.
    Abstract: In the global financial crisis, competitiveness gaps between euro area countries caused additional strain. This book discusses the various dimensions of competitiveness, with a special focus on emerging Central, Eastern and Southeastern European countries. For Europe to proceed with convergence and to resist global competitive pressures, it argues that policies to boost productivity abelka, nd innovation are vital. With products becoming ever more technically sophisticated and global interconnectedness on a relentless rise, it also demonstrates that quality, customer orientation and participation in global production networks and global value chains are at least as important as relative costs and prices. This book delves into the literature and dissects the complexity of competitiveness, aiming to offer tangible policy advice focused on how well the European economy is performing and how it could improve. The key findings of the book, from a mix of academics and policymakers, constitute a state-of-the-art assessment of competitiveness that may challenge traditional perceptions of how economies can return to a path of sustainable growth. Comprehensive and forward-looking, this enlightening book will appeal to academics, researchers and policymakers with a particular interest in European economies and economic integration
    Note: Contributors include: D. Andrews, B.B. Bakker, I. Begg, M. Belka, K. Benkovskis, Z. Darvas, A. de Serres, M. Gradzewicz, D. Hanzl-Weiss, B.S. Javorcik, A. Kosior, K. Krogulski, M. Landesmann, E. Nowotny, B. Pinto, D. Ritzberger Grünwald, M. Rubaszek, P. Samecki, M. Silgoner, P. Sinclair, K. Vondra, B. Vujčić, J. Wörz, L. Yueh , Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 6
    ISBN: 9781035305414
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (400 pages)
    Series Statement: New horizons in regional science series
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Technological change and mature industrial regions
    DDC: 338.9
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    Keywords: 1950-2005 ; Technischer Fortschritt ; Regionalentwicklung ; Alte Industrieregion ; Regionalpolitik ; Welt ; Technological innovations Economic aspects ; Technological innovations Political aspects ; Technological innovations ; Industrial policy ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Regionalwirtschaft ; Regionalentwicklung ; Industriepolitik ; Technische Innovation
    Abstract: Technological Change and Mature Industrial Regions explicitly adopts an inter-disciplinary approach to analysing the structural transformation of mature regions. The major focus of the book is from an economics perspective, but it also employs sociological analyses, business history approaches and technological analyses. It critically considers the identification and development of regional capabilities and regional policy initiatives for mature industrial areas in the context of globalisation and technological change. Specific cases from a range of different countries help to distinguish which aspects of mature regions' technology, knowledge or structure are region-specific, and which are more generally applicable to mature industrial regions throughout the world. The book will prove to be invaluable for academic researchers as well as government and policy communities
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Part I: Mature regions: Technology, society and industrial structure -- 1. The problems of mature regions: An Introduction and overview / Mahtab Akhavan Farshchi, Odile E.M. Janne and Philip McCann -- 2. Regional capabilities and industrial regeneration / Nick von Tunzelmann -- 3. Multinational firms and technological innovation: The 'global versus local' challenge / Simona Iammarino, Odile E.M. Janne and Philip McCann -- 4. Interdependence among the Brazilian states: An input-output approach / Fernando Salgueiro Perobelli, Eduardo Amaral Haddad and Edson Paulo Domingues -- 5. The changing structure of trade and interdependence in a mature economy: The us midwest / Geoffrey J.D. Hewings and John B. Parr -- 6. Mature industries and declining regions: An analysis of the Spanish case / Josep-Maria Arauzo-Carod and Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal -- Part II: Mature region-industry case studies -- 7. Birmingham's marshallian knowledge: A constraining geo-historical context for domestic saloon manufacturers? / Peter Clark -- 8. Life after longbridge? Crisis and restructuring in the west midlands auto cluster / David Bailey and Seiji Kobayashi -- 9. Massachusetts medical devices: Leveraging the region's capabilities / Michael H. Best -- 10. Economic restructuring, regional 'visioning' and the role of universities: The outcomes of an automobile plant closure in southern adelaide, australia / Andrew Beer and Holli Thomas -- 11. Maturity or decline of Italian industrial districts / Ivana Paniccia -- 12. Knowledge spillovers and industrial transformation: The west midlands and saxony automotive clusters / Odile E.M. Janne and Mahtab Akhavan Farshchi -- Part III: Regional policy and mature industrial regions -- 13. A cost-benefit approach to the assessment of regional policy / J. Kim Swales -- 14. Regional policies in Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom: A shift in paradigm? / Ilaria Mariotti -- 15. Innovation policy after the 'celtic tiger' / Declan Jordan and Eoin O'Leary -- 16. Grants and the location of foreign direct investment: Evidence from the UK regions / Colin Wren and Jonathan Jones -- 17. Cluster policy implementation and evaluation in Slovenia: Lessons from a transition economy / Anja Cotič Svetina, Marko Jaklič and Hugo Zagorsek -- 18. Lagging regions and policy options: The case of greece in the European context / Yannis Psycharis and George Petrakos -- Index.
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  • 7
    ISBN: 9781035306190
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 262 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: INFER advances in economic research series
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Regional economic policy in Europe
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    Keywords: 1990-2007 ; Regionalökonomik ; Regionalpolitik ; Regionalplanung ; Regionalentwicklung ; EU-Staaten ; Regional planning ; Regional planning European Union countries ; European Union countries Economic policy ; Regional disparities ; European Union countries Economic conditions ; European Union countries Economic policy ; Regional disparities ; Europäische Union ; Regionalpolitik ; Wirtschaftspolitik
    Abstract: Regional Economic Policy in Europe presents a tightly focused selection of policy, empirical and theoretical perspectives on contemporary dimensions of regional economic policy in the EU. It concentrates on three areas; the dissimilarities and resulting convergence of disparate regions within the EU; the localisation of economic activities and how regions can understand and manage them and, finally, the experiences and lessons that can be drawn from European regional policy. While exploring EU cohesion and regional development more widely, the book also examines Spanish, Belgian and Eastern European experiences on growth, human capital, foreign investment and technological spillovers. This up-to-date and thoroughly researched study is one that will be appreciated by academics and researchers of European studies and regional economics in Europe. Policymakers will also find the conclusions reached within the pages of this book invaluable
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- Part I: Overview -- 1. New challenges in regional economics: An overview / Ulrike Stierle-von Schütz, Michael H. Stierle, Frederic B. Jennings, Jr. and Adrian T.H. Kuah -- Part II: The economic landscape in Europe: Regional disparities, catching-up and convergence -- 2. Human capital, growth and inequality in the Spanish regions / Angel de la Fuente and Rafael Doménech -- 3. What helps regions in eastern Europe catch up? The role of foreign investment, human capital and geography / Gabriele Tondl and Goran Vuksic -- Part III: Localisation of economic activities: The role of technology spillovers, clusters and fiscal policy -- 4. Asymmetric economic integration in a two-region model and the effects on unemployment and growth / Pascal Hetze -- 5. Intra-industry trade and technological spillovers: The case of belgian manufacturing / Filip Abraham and Jan van Hove -- 6. Industrial clusters and transaction cost / Hailin Sun and Luoping Sun -- 7. Fiscal design and the location of economic activity / Ulrike Stierle-von Schütz -- Part IV: European regional policy: experiences and lessons -- 8. Do economic models tell us anything useful about cohesion policy impacts? / John Bradley and Gerhard Untiedt -- 9. Conditions for a contribution by the structural funds to real convergence of the recently acceded member states / Michael H. Stierle and Anita Halasz -- 10. Convergence and public investment in Spain: Regional policies revisited / Santiago Lago-Peñas and Diego Martínez-López -- 11. European cohesion policy and the Spanish economy / Simón Sosvilla-Rivero and José A. Herce -- Index.
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  • 8
    ISBN: 9781035305285
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 238 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: New horizons in regional science
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Entrepreneurship, investment, and spatial dynamics
    DDC: 330.94
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    Keywords: Entrepreneurship ; Investitionspolitik ; Auslandsinvestition ; Räumliche Verteilung ; EU-Mitgliedschaft ; EU-Staaten ; Entrepreneurship ; Investments ; Entrepreneurship European Union countries ; Investments European Union countries ; European Union countries Economic conditions ; Regional disparities ; European Union countries Economic integration ; European Union countries Economic conditions ; Regional disparities ; Europäische Union ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Wirtschaft ; Regionale Disparität ; Unternehmen ; Investition ; Direktinvestition ; Wissen ; Spill-over-Effekt
    Abstract: Enlargement of the EU increases economic diversity and inequality between countries and regions, making cohesion difficult. This book attempts to provide a deeper understanding of the interaction between investment, knowledge spillovers and entrepreneurship; a crucial factor in reducing the economic disparity caused by the geographic expansion of the EU. The book offers new empirical evidence regarding the spatial dimension of investment, entrepreneurship and knowledge spillovers, and features both individual and cross-country analyses. FDI in accession countries is examined, as is the effect of EU integration on own-country investment. Innovative methodologies and unique new models are then used to provide lessons and policy implications for economic growth prospects in the recently enlarged EU. Researchers and policy makers working in the fields of entrepreneurship, innovation, economic growth, economic integration and regional development will find this book to be of great interest. It will also be warmly welcomed by students and academics with an interest in European studies, international economics and regional and urban economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- Part I: Overview -- 1. Spatial patterns of entrepreneurship and investment: Lessons and implications for the enlarged European Union / Peter Nijkamp, Ronald L. Moomaw and Iulia Traistaru-Siedschlag -- Part II: Investment -- 2. Foreign direct investments in EU accession countries: A case study on Hungary / Peter Nijkamp and Balint Toth -- 3. European integration and Japanese direct investment in the central and east european countries / Andrzej Cieslik and Michael Ryan -- 4. Foreign direct investment profitability: EU firms in Romania / Fazia Pusterla -- 5. Financial integration of investment performance in the European Union / Hasan Vergil -- Part III: Entrepreneurship -- 6. The determinants of regional differences in new firm formation in western Germany / Udo Brixy and Michael Niese -- 7. Rural entrepreneurship success determinants / Maira Lescevica -- 8. The role of socioeconomic factors in entrepreneurship development: A country level analysis / Eric A. Scorsone, Ronald A. Fleming, Margarita Somov and Victoria Burke -- Part IV: Regional spillovers -- 9. Smes and territorial networks: The emerging framework in Romania / Daniela Luminita Constantin -- 10. Research and development, knowledge spillovers and regional growth in Europe / Seyit Köse and Ronald L. Moomaw -- 11. Foreign direct investment and learning regions in central and eastern Europe / Marina van Geenhuizen and Peter Nijkamp -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781782542230
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 399 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: Advances in regulatory economics
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics (14 : 2006 : Bern) Liberalization of the postal and delivery sector
    DDC: 383
    Keywords: Postsektor ; Deregulierung ; EU-Staaten ; USA ; Postal service Congresses ; Delivery of goods Congresses ; Postal service Congresses ; Delivery of goods Congresses ; Konferenzschrift ; USA ; Europäische Union ; Post ; Deregulierung
    Abstract: Worldwide, postal and delivery economics has attracted considerable interest as the delivery sector undergoes rapid change and the debate on liberalization rages. This compendium of original essays has been selected from papers presented at the Rutgers University CRRI 14th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics, May 31-June 3 2006. It explores the important new trends and issues in this rapidly changing field. The European Union's plan to open postal markets completely in 2009 has raised questions about t he role of regulation, funding for the Universal Service Obligation, the future of national Postal Operators and the principles that should govern the introduction of competition. The contributors - researchers, practitioners, lawyers and senior managers from around the world - address these questions in chapters that cover postal markets, pricing, efficiency and cost analysis, labor relations, and demand drivers. Examples are drawn from around the world. This timely book will be illuminating to practitioners and managers in the postal, express and delivery industry, as well as economists, regulators, competition lawyers, and marketers
    Description / Table of Contents: Information revolutions and modern postal service / James I. Campbell Jr -- Approaches to the USO under entry / Michael A. Crew and Paul R. Kleindorfer -- Partitioning the mailstream : analysis of an innovative approach to USO / Leon A. Pintsov, Andrei Obrea and Theresa Biasi -- From the size of the box to the costs of universal service obligation : a cross country comparison / Franois Boldron, Denis Joram, Lise Martin and Bernard Roy -- A welfare analysis of price controls with end-to-end mail and access services / Philippe de Donder, Helmuth Cremer, Paul Dudley nad Frank Rodriquez -- Dynamics of downstream entry in postal markets / Axel Gautier -- Economies of scale, density and scope in Swiss Post's mail delivery / Mehdi Farsi, Massimo Filippini and Urs Trinkner -- Measuring scale and scope economies with a structural model of postal delivery / Michael D. Bradley, Jeff Colvin, and Mary K. Perkins -- Efficient work-sharing discounts with mail heterogeneity / John C. Panzar -- Nonlinear pricing and worksharing in the postal market / Etienne Billette de Villemeur, Helmuth Cremer, François Boldron and Bernard Roy -- Efficiency analysis of delivery offices in the postal sector using stochastic frontier and data envelopment analyses / Alan Horncastle, David Jevons, Paul Dudley and Emmanuel Thanassoulis -- Economic analysis of the efficiency of Royal Mail units and the implications for regulatory policy / Richard Moriarty, Sophie Yorke, Greg Harman, John Cubbin, Meloria Meschi and Paul Smith -- From theory to practice : vertical relations in the French postal market / Xavier Ambrosini and Olaf Klargaard -- Postal deregulation and its impact on postal workers : a Canadian union perspective / Geoff Bickerton -- First steps towards new postal economics models for developing countries : learning from the Latin American experience / José; Ansón, Rudy Cuadra, Altamir Linhares, Guillermo Ronderos and Joélle Toledano -- The postal technology market and effects on purchasing strategy / William J. Dowling, Rpbert J. Curry, Robert A. F. Reisner and Bill Worth -- Economics of the U.S. postal service alternate access retail channels / Janet L. Webster, Dennis E. Stoker, Saadia Bukhari, Stephen Deering and Andrea M. Otis -- USO public financing at the crossroad between the "Monti package" and the forthcoming reform of the postal directive / Alessandra Fratini and Fabio Filpo -- Scenarios of mail receipt patterns across generations / Luis Jimenez, Anna Owsiany and Chrystal Szeto -- Microanalyses of mail demand drivers for large business customers / Peter Koppe and Christian Bosch -- Measuring the impact of direct mail on the brand / Joanne McNeish -- Consumer preferences and last mile pricing in the postal sector / Beat Friedli, Christian Jaag, Daniel Kráshenbúhl, Ole Bach Nielsen, Sóren-Michael Pihl and Urs Trinkner -- Microeconomic demand modelling for price elasticities / Frédérique Féve, Jean-Pierre Florens and Sophie Richard -- U.S. postal services as composite goods with hedonic properties / Lawrence Fenster, Diane Monaco, Edward S. Pearsall, Charles Robinson and Spyros Xenakis.
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  • 10
    ISBN: 9781781956366
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xx, 250 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Growth and cohesion in the European Union
    DDC: 337.1/42
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    Keywords: European Union ; European Union ; 1955-2005 ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Geldpolitik ; Finanzpolitik ; Arbeitsmarktpolitik ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; EU-Staaten ; Europäischer Stabilitätsmechanismus ; Monetary policy ; Monetary policy European Union countries ; Macroeconomics ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Konferenzschrift ; Europäische Union Stabilitätspakt ; Fiskalpolitik ; Geldpolitik ; Europäische Union ; Arbeitsmarktpolitik ; Stabilität ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Finanzpolitik ; Wirtschaftswachstum
    Abstract: This book is a critical review of current fiscal and monetary policy in Europe and presents results of both empirical research and a discussion of the theoretical framework behind the policy of the European Central Bank and the Stability and Growth Pact. Macroeconomic policy is often hotly debated within the EU. However, the majority of policy discussions have started from a shared view of how the economy works. This shared neo-classical view is also known as the 'Brussels-Frankfurt consensus'. According to that consensus, European labour markets are too rigid in comparison to the US labour market. Hence, the prevalent view is that the European unemployment problem can be solved by increasing incentives; improving the returns on schooling and redefining the role and the necessity of labour market institutions. In this volume the authors argue that it is not at all clear which institutions cause labour market rigidities and to what extent. They note that the problem of unemployment requires a much broader set of solutions, including active labour market policies, policies concerning schooling and the development of skills. Growth and Cohesion in the European Union also highlights that these microeconomic policies will not in themselves provide the solution to what is essentially a macroeconomic problem. First and foremost the role of aggregate demand in the determination of unemployment has to be placed at the forefront of the debate. The extensive discussion of a broad variety of topics in the field of macroeconomic policy will ensure this book finds a welcome readership amongst researchers and academics of European studies and macroeconomics. Policy advisors will also find much to engage them as the book provides a critical view on the Brussels-Frankfurt consensus, currently so dominant amongst European policymakers
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Introduction -- Part I: Monetary policy, fiscal policy and the stability and growth pact -- 1. The brussels-frankfurt consensus: An answer to the wrong question / William Mitchell and Joan Muysken -- 2. Whither stability pact? An assessment of reform proposals / Paola Monperrus-Veroni and Francesco Saraceno -- 3. Alternatives for the policy framework of the euro / Philip Arestis and Malcolm Sawyer -- 4. What drives ecb monetary policy? / Clemens J.M. Kool -- 5. Interest rates, debt, counter-cyclical policy and monetary sovereignty / Jan Kregel -- Part II: Labour markets and labour market policies -- 6. Institutions and the labour market: Examining the benefits / Tom van Veen -- 7. Institutions and unemployment in oecd countries: A panel data analysis / Lucio Baccaro and Diego Rei -- 8. The institutional determinants of labour market performance: Comparing the anglo-saxon model and a European-style alternative / Henri de Groot, Richard Nahuis and Paul Tang -- 9. Enhancing productivity: Social protection as investment policy / Chris de Neubourg and Julie Castonguay -- 10. Labour market adjustments and macroeconomic performance / Anna Batyra and Henri Sneessens -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781781958339
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 236 pages)
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Hanson, David, 1939 - CE marking, product standards and world trade
    DDC: 363.19/02/184
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    Keywords: Warenkennzeichnung ; EU-Politik ; Nichttarifäre Handelshemmnisse ; Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ; EU-Staaten ; USA ; Produktsicherheit ; Standardization ; Technology International cooperation ; Europäische Union ; Gütezeichen ; Internationale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit ; Welthandel ; CE-Zeichen ; Produktgestaltung ; Standardisierung ; Warenkennzeichnung ; Nichttarifäres Handelshemmnis ; Außenhandel ; USA
    Abstract: CE Marking, the European system of mandatory product safety standards, has created major obstacles for US exporters to the European Union (EU). CE Marking, Product Standards and World Trade is one of the first books to analyze the nature and dynamics of this major non-tariff trade barrier. David Hanson looks at the patterns of EU decision-making through a functional comparative analysis with the US, and in the context of the institutional alliances and rivalries that shape outcomes. An increasingly important but little understood issue, CE Marking is also an example of a growing problem in international commerce - the impact of inconsistent domestic product requirements on international trade. The author examines the way in which the EU has implemented the CE Marking system, its impact on US exporters, the dynamic of US-EU trade and negotiations, and the political and administrative arrangements that support them. This comprehensive study will be of great interest to students and scholars of industrial economics and international business. Business people and policymakers will also find much of interest in this timely volume
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Background to ce marking -- 3. A new approach to product regulation -- 4. From directives to standards -- 5. From notified bodies to surveillance authorities -- 6. The American system -- 7. Dueling standards -- 8. Building bridges -- 9. New directions -- 10. What can we learn from ce marking? -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035305216
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxvi, 377 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Financial intermediation in the new Europe
    DDC: 332.1/78
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    Keywords: Finanzintermediation ; Bank ; Internationale Bank ; Bankenregulierung ; EU-Mitgliedschaft ; EU-Staaten ; Banks and banking ; Intermediation (Finance) ; Monetary policy ; Europe Economic integration ; Bibliografie ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Europäische Union ; Erweiterung ; Osteuropa ; Kapitalmarkt
    Abstract: What role will the current evolution of banking systems play in the newly adopted EU countries during the historic challenges following enlargement? This book, a blend of economics and political economy, offers a systematic analysis of the current trends in financial intermediation in the countries of the newly enlarged Europe, with particular focus on those policies taken by foreign banks on the one hand, and by regulatory and supervisory authorities on the other. The authors argue that their research has led to one conclusion; in order to enter the EU, the accession countries needed to increase the efficiency of their economic systems rapidly through liberalization and privatization. The book assesses whether the presence of foreign banks will contribute to long term economic growth and financial stability, and how the architecture of banking regulations and supervision should be designed. As a multidisciplinary work, though principally economics, the book will appeal to scholars and academics of politics and law. It also has particular relevance for regulators and supervisory institutions, as well as professionals including bankers, financial operators and also legal compliance officers
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I: Intermediation, firms and financial markets -- 1. Banking industry in central and eastern Europe: The unexpected leader in the transition and integration with the EU -- 2. Deepening financial intermediation in the new Europe: The role of banks -- 3. Financial structures and private sector development in the new Europe -- 4. Financial risk in accession countries -- Part II: Foreign banks -- 5. Who needs foreign banks? -- 6. New Europe banking: The role of international players -- 7. Financial intermediation in accession countries: The role of foreign banks -- 8. Foreign banks and financial stability in the new Europe -- 9. Eastern passages for Italy's banks and industrial districts: Are the two related or independent? -- Part III: Regulation, supervision and monetary policy -- 10. Financial regulation in the new Europe -- 11. Single authority in financial markets supervision: Lessons for EU enlargement -- 12. Deposit insurance in the new Europe -- 13. Interest rate pass-through in EU acceding countries: The case of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781781957578
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 218 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Gaisford, James D., 1955 - Economic analysis for EU accession negotiations
    DDC: 338.1/094
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    Keywords: European Union ; EU-Mitgliedschaft ; EU-Agrarpolitik ; Wirkungsanalyse ; Osteuropa ; EU-Staaten ; Agriculture and state ; Produce trade Government policy ; Food industry and trade Government policy ; Europe Economic integration ; Osteuropa ; Europäische Union ; Landwirtschaft ; Subvention ; Erweiterung ; Europäische Union ; Erweiterung ; Osteuropa ; Lebensmittelindustrie ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Landwirtschaft ; Agrarpolitik
    Abstract: The expanding membership of the EU means significant changes for accession countries' international trade relations, affecting imports, exports, tax revenues, government expenditures and domestic regulatory regimes. There are also significant ramifications for the EU budget. This book is a valuable comprehensive tool kit for analysing the economic effect of EU accession, using examples from the most complex sector for both candidate countries and the EU itself - agriculture. The authors provide a complete set of market configurations with which to analyse harmonisation with the Common Agriculture Policy in both the long and short run. It also provides insights into the questions of regulatory harmonisation in areas of food safety, animal and plant health, the environment, animal welfare, technical standards and the protection of intellectual property. Background is provided on the EU and its policies, economic developments in transition economies and the accession process. The book also provides a unique insight into how negotiating positions can be developed. A wide audience will find this book of great value and interest including policymakers and analysts in governments and related think tanks, businesses and consultancy firms trading in the EU. Scholars and researchers of European studies, international trade and agriculture will also find the book invaluable
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Economic assessment of the common agriculture policy -- 3. Harmonizing with the common agriculture policy -- 4. Technical capacity - problems with meeting EU standards -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Index.
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    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
    ISBN: 9781035304851
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 241 pages) , illustrations, maps
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von From industrial districts to local development
    DDC: 338.945/5
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    Keywords: Industrieregion ; Kommunale Entwicklung ; Toskana ; Industrial districts ; Industrial policy ; Industrial organization ; Economic development ; Industrial districts Italy ; Tuscany ; Industrial policy Italy ; Industrial organization Italy ; Economic development ; Italien ; Toskana ; Industrie ; Klein- und Mittelbetrieb ; Regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Industrieregion ; Regionalwirtschaft
    Abstract: From Industrial Districts to Local Development introduces a set of papers representing the main contribution of the 'Florence school' to the recent literature on industrial districts. The authors illustrate that the revitalisation of the concept of industrial districts, returning to Alfred Marshall's nineteenth-century writings, is rooted in an unconventional interpretation of the economic development of Tuscany after the Second World War. Models of industrial organisation and empirical investigation of industrial tendencies are featured, and Alfred Marshall's concepts of the advantages of the geographical agglomeration of specialised small firms in industrial districts are reintroduced. The authors extend the analysis of purely economic effects of agglomeration, including social, cultural and institutional foundations of local development, and current case studies are presented. This book will appeal to scholars, lecturers and researchers focusing on industrial economics, development economics and economic geography. Its references to Italian political experiences will also be of interest to policymakers in both developed and developing countries
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Foreword / by Werner Sengenberger -- Introduction: An itinerary -- Part I: The development of tuscany: Industrial districts -- 1. Industrial districts in the development of tuscany -- 2. The 'tuscan model' and recent trends -- 3. The past in the present: Prato's people -- Part II: Inside the district: Clues for theoreticians -- 4. The governance of transactions in the industrial district: The 'commodity market' -- 5. The incentives to decentralised creativity in local systems of small firms -- 6. Trust, interlinking transactions and credit in the industrial district -- 7. On entrepreneurship, region and the constitution of scale and scope economies -- Part III: Towards local development -- 8. Local development in the experience of Italian industrial districts -- 9. Local governance and industrial districts' competitive advantage -- 10. The multiple paths of local development -- 11. Towards a geographical redefinition of the form of the state -- Index.
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    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
    ISBN: 9781035304424
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 318 pages)
    Series Statement: The Locke Institute
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Martin-Das, Jennifer C. The European Monetary Union in a public choice perspective
    DDC: 332.4/566/094
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    Keywords: Economic and Monetary Union ; Economic and Monetary Union ; Eurozone ; Währungsunion ; Neue politische Ökonomie ; Theorie ; EU-Staaten ; Monetary unions ; Monetary unions European Union countries ; Europe Economic integration ; Europe Economic integration ; Europäische Union ; Währungsunion ; Europäische Integration ; Europäische Union ; Währungsunion
    Abstract: The future of European Monetary Union (EMU) stands as one of the most important economic issues of the era. The author argues that in the event of macroeconomic shocks, rather than acting as a cohesive force, EMU could give rise to disunity. As EMU is not an optimal currency area, asymmetric shocks affecting each country differently could be critical to its future. The success of EMU depends upon the ability of institutions in the EU to satisfy the monetary and fiscal policy demands of sufficient numbers of national constituents, interest groups, and multinational corporations. This book employs principles from public choice to analyze the EU institutions that participate in the monetary policy making process of EMU and assesses whether they have the mechanisms to cope with asymmetric macroeconomic shocks. In particular, it examines the European Council, Council of Ministers, European Commission, European Parliament and the European Central Bank. This book provides an invaluable critique of the EMU plan and will be of interest to scholars of European economics, macroeconomics and public choice
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. European economic and monetary integration, prior to the creation of the european communities -- 3. European economic and monetary integration: The creation and development of the european communities -- 4. The theory of currency unions -- 5. Economic background to the European monetary union -- 6. Monetary and fiscal policy and institutions in the European monetary union -- 7. A rational choice approach to the political marketplace of the European Union -- 8. Institutions and monetary policy -- 9. Macroeconomic shocks to the European monetary union -- 10. Political implications of macroeconomic shocks -- 11. Conclusion -- References -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035304813
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 238 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Convergence issues in the European Union
    DDC: 337.1/42
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    Keywords: Wirtschaftliche Konvergenz ; EU-Staaten ; Convergence (Economics) ; Finance ; Labor market Regional disparities ; European Union countries Economic integration ; European Union countries Economic conditions ; Regional disparities ; European Union countries Economic policy ; European Union countries Social policy ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Europäische Union ; Konvergenzkriterium
    Abstract: This book addresses a number of vital economic convergence issues in the European Union. These are both general and specific issues relating to financial and monetary matters as well as social and labour market concerns. The book opens with a discussion of problems of a general nature. Questions posed include: What is the convergence record in the EU so far? Is there a sign of Baumol and Quah's 'convergence clubs' and 'twin peaks'? Have the 'structural funds' of the European Commission made any difference? The authors then analyse questions of a fiscal and monetary nature: Can we expect the monetary policy of the ECB to have similar effects in the EMU member-states, or is it in itself a source of asymmetric shocks? Has EU membership made any difference, with respect to the initial differences in tax revenue structures? Finally the book focuses on questions regarding social and labour markets: Is global economic convergence compatible with sustainable differences in national social protection levels? Does European globalisation force labour markets to 'de-institutionalise' and do European labour markets converge to a 'Third Way' model? Academics and researchers of European studies and economic policy will find this up-to-date book of great interest, as will policymakers and business leaders both affected by and from within the EU
    Description / Table of Contents: Full Contents: 1. Introduction and outline -- Part I: Convergence between nations and regions in the eu: General issues -- 2. Regional adjustment and convergence in euro-land -- 3. A quarter of a century of real GDP and growth rate convergence and divergence in the EU -- 4. Convergence or 'twin peaks'? The Spanish case -- 5. The impact of European structural funds on economic convergence in european countries and regions -- 6. Optimum currency area theory and monetary integration as a gradual process -- Part II: Convergence in the eu: Fiscal and monetary issues -- 7. The impact of EU membership on tax revenue structures -- 8. The propagation of monetary policy in Europe -- Part III: Convergence in the eu: Social and labour market issues -- 9. Some theory on the sustainability of different levels of social protection in a monetary union -- 10. European labour markets under convergence pressure -- 11. Distorted labour markets and revealed comparative advantage: A note on the single market and the EU periphery -- 12. Social and employment policies in the eu: Convergence on a 'third way' model? -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781781959923
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 433 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: New thinking in political economy
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Ahrens, Joachim, 1963 - Governance and economic development
    DDC: 338.7
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    Keywords: Corporate Governance ; Neue Institutionenökonomik ; Industriepolitik ; Staatliche Einflussnahme ; Systemtransformation ; Entwicklungsländer ; Osteuropa ; Ostasien ; Corporate governance ; Corporate governance ; Corporate governance ; Industrial policy ; Industrial policy ; Industrial policy ; Post-communism ; Economic development ; Developing countries Economic conditions ; Europe, Eastern Economic conditions 1989- ; East Asia Economic conditions ; Entwicklungsländer ; Corporate Governance ; Osteuropa ; Governance ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Institutionenökonomie ; Entwicklungsländer ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Governance ; Politischer Wandel ; Institutionenökonomie ; Schwellenländer
    Abstract: The main theme of this study is the political economy of policy reform in less developed countries and post-socialist countries. Given the complexity of economic development and transition, Joachim Ahrens views failures in policy reform, poor public sector management, rent-seeking, corruption, and over-centralization as systematic, though not exclusive, instances of institutional failure. This interdisciplinary study looks for ways of constructing effective market-enhancing governance structures that provide appropriate incentive systems to cope with such failures. No blueprint is offered, but the book provides a conceptual governance framework that can be applied in a comparative way to analyze economic, political, and social obstacles to policy and institutional reform. The concept is not only used to analyze the politico-institutional foundation of policy reform in East Asia and Eastern Europe, but it also allows to elaborate country specific strategies to craft institutional safeguards that help overcome impediments to development and transition. This innovative book, which overcomes the conventional perspective of a government-market dichotomy, will be of interest to researchers, students, policymakers and all those concerned with the impact of the dialectic interaction between political and economic forces on economic development
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction: Market, state, and economic development -- Part I: Policy reform, institutions, and economic performance -- 2. The washington consensus and its limits -- 3. From new political economy to new institutional economics -- 4. Institutional change and economic performance -- Part II: Governance: Theory and practice -- 5. Governance and economic performance: Conceptual considerations -- 6. Governance in practice: Evidence from less developed countries and economies in transition -- 7. Rethinking effective governance: Politico-institutional structures and economic development in comparative perspective -- Appendix -- References -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781782543916
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 385 pages) , illustrations, maps
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Environmental co-operation and institutional change
    DDC: 333.76/094
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    Keywords: Landwirtschaft ; Umweltschutz ; Agrargenossenschaft ; Agrarpolitik ; Institutioneller Wandel ; EU-Agrarpolitik ; Europa ; Agriculture Congresses Environmental aspects ; Agricultural ecology Congresses ; Agriculture and state Congresses ; Sustainable development Congresses ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Umwelt ; Ökologie ; Internationaler Umweltschutz ; Internationale Kooperation ; Umweltschutz ; Maßnahme ; Ressourcenmanagement ; Völkerrechtlicher Vertrag ; Effektivität ; Beispiel ; Europäische Union EU-/EG-Länder ; Umwelt/Ökologie ; Landwirtschaft ; Internationaler Umweltschutz ; Internationale umweltpolitische Zusammenarbeit ; Umweltschutzmaßnahmen ; Ressourcenschutz ; Ressourcenmanagement ; Internationales Umweltschutzabkommen ; Effizienz/Effektivität ; Beispielhafte Fälle ; European Union EU-/EC countries ; Environment/ecology ; Agriculture ; International environmental protection ; International environment policy cooperation ; Environmental protection measures ; Resource protection ; Natural resources management ; International environmental agreements ; Efficiency/Efficacy ; Exemplary cases ; Landwirtschaftliche Nutzfläche Boden (Produktionsfaktor) ; Natur ; Wasser ; Wasserressourcen ; Pestizide ; Problemlösungskapazität internationaler Akteure ; Agricultural areas Land (factor of production) ; Nature ; Water ; Water resources ; Pesticides ; Problem solving capacity of international actors ; Konferenzschrift ; Europäische Union ; Landwirtschaft ; Umweltpolitik ; Nachhaltigkeit ; Kooperation
    Abstract: Although the history of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is dominated by a process of centralisation, growing pressures to integrate agri-environmental problems into the CAP have revealed the need to embrace decentralised approaches in an efficient federal structure. Indeed, in recent years it has become increasingly evident that the agricultural sector must undergo fundamental changes in order to enter an era of sustainable development. The authors do not believe that this will be an easy process, not only because agricultural policies in Europe are dominated by specific interest groups, but primarily because integrating environmental aspects into the CAP requires difficult institutional change at different levels. Centralised decision making at the EU level has characterised recent agricultural policy and the authors argue that centralised and hierarchical governance structures may fail to produce adequate solutions if they are not linked to regional and more diverse institutional arrangements. They demonstrate how these new institutional arrangements should be designed and how this change can be organised. In particular, they highlight the need for cooperation, and the participation of farmers, as a strategy to cope with agri-environmental issues and resource management problems. Addressing the value of co-operative strategies to achieve sustainable development and cope with agri-environmental problems, this book will be of great interest to agricultural economists and those with an interest in ecological reforms of agricultural policies. It will also be particularly relevant to policymakers within EU nations, as well as policymakers within the countries of Eastern and Central Europe who will be amongst the first to be admitted to the EU in the next wave of expansion
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- Part I: Theoretical approaches and institutional foundations of environmental co-operation -- Part II: Designing and managing environmental co-operatives: The dutch experience -- Part III: Governance structures and learning processes for changing agricultural practices -- Part IV: Implementation of agri-environmental policies as an issue of collective action -- Part V: The role of co-operative arrangements in implementing environmental policies -- Part VI: Knowledge systems, stakeholders' interests and conflict resolution in protected areas -- Part VII: Promoting environmental protection by co-operative marketing of food products -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781781959299
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 203 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Buyer power and competition in European food retailing
    DDC: 381/.456413/094
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    Keywords: Lebensmittelhandel ; Lebensmitteleinzelhandel ; Wettbewerb ; Konsumentenverhalten ; Unternehmenskonzentration ; EU-Staaten ; Food industry and trade ; Grocery trade ; Retail trade ; Food industry and trade European Union countries ; Grocery trade European Union countries ; Retail trade European Union countries ; Europäische Union ; Lebensmitteleinzelhandel ; Unternehmenskonzentration ; Wettbewerb ; Konsumentensouveränität
    Abstract: In this book, leading experts in the field examine the effects of the recent growth in concentration in the European food retailing sector. In particular, the book develops a number of buyer power propositions and builds on the previous work of several of the authors, to consider how the growth of large supermarket chains affects competition in food retailing. The authors outline the theoretical and policy analysis underpinning the work and assess evidence on the size and growth of supermarket chains across the EU. Whilst not entirely critical, they suggest that there is strong evidence in some countries that supermarkets use their buying power to impose unfair terms and conditions on suppliers, particularly affecting small suppliers. The authors use case studies, to provide an in-depth analysis of four European countries, namely France, Germany, Spain and the UK. The book ends with a discussion of policy issues against a backdrop of likely future trends in concentration in this area. Academics working in the areas of microeconomics and industrial economics as well as those involved in European competition policy more generally, such as lawyers, civil servants and consultancy groups, will find this volume enlightening
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- Part I: Theoretical and policy underpinnings -- 2. The economics of monopsony and buyer bargaining power -- 3. Buyer power propositions -- 4. Definition and measures of buyer power -- 5. Competition policy and buyer power -- Part II: Statistical analysis -- 6. An overview of market structure based on existing sources -- 7. The EU retail food market share matrix -- Part III: Case studies -- 8. Food retailing in France -- 9. German food retailing -- 10. Food retailing in Spain -- 11. United Kingdom food retailing -- 12. Issues and lessons arising from the case studies -- 13. Summary and conclusions -- Appendix: Questionnaires and interviews -- Reference -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781781952870
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 333 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: New horizons in international business
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Globalizing Europe
    DDC: 337.1/4
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    Keywords: Globalisierung ; Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ; EU-Staaten ; Globalization ; Globalization ; European Union countries Economic integration ; European Union countries Economic policy ; European Union countries Economic integration ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Europäische Union ; Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ; Europäische Integration ; Internationale Wirtschaftspolitik ; Globalisierung ; Europäische Union ; Europäische Integration ; Globalisierung ; Europa ; Globalisierung
    Abstract: Globalizing Europe examines the involvement of the European Union in the deepening integration that results as trade and transnational production link markets and economic systems across the world. This process is posing a unique challenge to European decision-makers to implement measures that will maximize the benefits and reduce the costs of globalization. As Europe expands and becomes more integrated it is being obliged to assume greater control over the development of its external economic relations. To effect this, the authors propose that member states play a more active and constructive role in the global political economy. They advocate the planning and implementation of major initiatives that could ensure greater stability in the world economy. Because of the magnitude of the economic bonds developing between the EU and the USA, special attention is paid to the trends and issues associated with the evolution of Atlantic relations. One of the greatest challenges the authors highlight, and a theme implicit throughout the book, is that the EU's external problems may receive inadequate attention due to the complexities of its decision processes. EU-level decision-making may become more introspective, rather than global, in outlook. Combining firm, industry, regional and country levels of analysis with the diverse and provocative views of the authors, this book will be essential reading for scholars of international economics, international political economy, and international business and finance
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The European Union in the global economy at the millennium -- 2. Globalizing Europe: The overall picture -- 3. Specialization matters, and so does technological accumulation: The case of Europe -- 4. Mergers and acquisitions in globalizing Europe -- 5. Corporate restructuring, corporate strategy and European integration -- 6. European welfare states: Regionalization, globalization and policy change -- 7. The EU in world finance -- 8. The changing nature and determinants of EU trade policies -- 9. Macroeconomic management in the European Union -- 10. European macroeconomic policy interdependencies -- 11. European Union planning for international economic cooperation -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035304479
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 198 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: Transport economics, management, and policy
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Schipper, Youdi, 1969 - Environmental costs and liberalization in European air transport
    DDC: 387.7/094
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    Keywords: Luftverkehrspolitik ; Deregulierung ; Umweltbelastung ; Nachhaltige Mobilität ; Soziale Kosten ; Wohlfahrtsanalyse ; EU-Staaten ; Aeronautics, Commercial Environmental aspects ; Aeronautics, Commercial Deregulation ; Competition, Imperfect ; Europäische Union ; Luftverkehr ; Deregulierung ; Europäische Union ; Luftverkehr ; Umweltschutz
    Abstract: With air transport becoming an increasingly vital part of the economy, the regulatory reform of this market has been a major development in European political economy. This book focuses on two market failures within the airline industry - market power and environmental externalities - and analyses how they have been affected by deregulation. The author employs economic models complemented by extensive empirical research, to demonstrate how the introduction of competition, brought about by liberalization, has resulted in considerable consumer benefits. The author argues that these benefits, such as increased choice through the expansion of operations, must be off set against increased environmental costs including greater noise pollution and emissions, not to mention the reduction of profits that often accompany market liberalization. In the process the book tackles a number of important issues including the background and history of airline regulation in the EU, the basic policy trade-off between monopoly power and external costs, monetary valuation of externalities, and the relationship between airline scheduling and external costs. Perhaps surprisingly, the author concludes that even in the presence of environmental costs, the introduction of competition in airline markets has resulted in net welfare improvements. Policymakers, as well as practitioners and researchers of environmental and transport economics, should draw great value from this original and pertinent volume
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Regulation and reform in aviation -- Part I: Environmental costs in air transport markets -- 3. Evaluating environmental externalities -- 4. Noise -- 5. Emissions -- 6. Environmental costs in European aviation -- Part II: Economic analysis of air transport liberalization -- 7. Frequency choice in air transport markets -- 8. Frequency choice and liberalization: Simulation modeling -- 9. Airline liberalization in networks -- 10. Welfare effects of European airline liberalization -- 11. Conclusion -- appendices -- Bibliography -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781782541981
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 203 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Implementing European environmental policy
    DDC: 363.7/056/094
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    Keywords: Umweltpolitik ; EU-Staaten ; EU-Umweltpolitik ; Environmental policy ; Environmental protection ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Umweltpolitik ; Europa ; Europäische Union ; Umweltpolitik ; Umweltschutz
    Abstract: This significant book investigates the political economy of environmental policy in Europe with a careful analysis of how EU directives are realised in the member states. The authors explore this issue through a comparative evaluation of the implementation of three pieces of EU environmental legislation in France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. Areas covered by the legislation include air emission standards for waste incinerators, the electricity supply industry, and the certification of environmental management systems. The results vary across cases even though overcompliance is observed in certain cases. The regularity arising from the different case studies is related to the determinants of the environmental outcomes that are observed. When environmental directives are implemented they are likely to interact with parallel policy processes and these interactions can exert a strong positive or negative influence on the success of the policy in question. The central policy problem is the fact that these interactions are very difficult to anticipate at the policy formulation stage. It leads the authors to propose that effective environmental policy should therefore be adaptable in order to cope with these unanticipated effects. This book covers a very important and topical issue by studying the genuine impact of environmental directives and increasing the readers' understanding of the way in which environmental federalism works in Europe. It will be welcomed by scholars of environmental law and political science, environmental economists, and environmental policymakers, advisors and consultants
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction: A policy perspective on the implementation of the community environmental legislation -- 2. The implementation of environmental policy in the European Union context -- 3. What can we learn from economics and political science analysis on the efficiency and effectiveness of policy implementation? -- 4. The large combustion plant directive (88/609/eec): An effective instrument for so2 pollution abatement? -- 5. Implementing command and control directives: The case of directive 89/429/eec -- 6. The implementation of emas in Europe: A case of competition between standards for environmental management systems -- 7. The need for adaptive implementation -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035304172
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 225 pages)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Neumann, Manfred, 1933 - 2016 Competition policy
    DDC: 338.6/048
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    Keywords: Wettbewerbspolitik ; Industrieökonomik ; Theorie ; Welt ; Competition ; Competition, International ; Competition Government policy ; Industrial policy ; Competition History ; Business cycles ; Wettbewerbspolitik ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Wettbewerbspolitik
    Abstract: Given the increase in large scale mergers throughout the world, this book addresses the growing problem of restricted competition through collusion and the perennial debate surrounding the use of government subsidies for industries to further national interests. The aims of the book are threefold; firstly, to elucidate the antecedents of competition policy in the US and Europe and to demonstrate how far a convergence of principles has developed. Secondly, to outline the theory of industrial organisation as a major tool to devise an appropriate policy, and thirdly, to discuss the practice of competition policy in the US, individual European countries and the EC as a whole, in terms of collusion, mergers and vertical restraints. Manfred Neumann comprehensively explores the economic arguments that justify the need for competition policy. He considers the historical development of competition policy and the relationship between competition policy and the objectives of governmental policy as a whole. In conclusion, he argues that competition policy should be regarded as a constituent part of economic and social policy. This enlightening and comprehensive book will be of great value to students, researchers and practitioners of law, corporate strategy and industrial and political economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. Aims and scope of competition policy -- 2. Industrial economics as the foundation of competition policy -- 3. Containing restraints of competition -- 4. The social framework and competition policy -- References -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781782542056
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 256 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: Vienna Institute for Comparative Economic Studies series
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Integration through foreign direct investment
    DDC: 332.67/3/0943
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    Keywords: Auslandsinvestition ; Wirtschaftliche Konvergenz ; Slowakei ; Tschechien ; Ungarn ; Slowenien ; Investments, Foreign ; Investments, Foreign Europe, Eastern ; Europe, Eastern Foreign economic relations ; European Union countries Foreign economic relations ; Europe, Eastern Foreign economic relations ; European Union countries ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Europäische Union ; Osteuropa ; Direktinvestition ; Wirtschaftliche Integration
    Abstract: This book explores whether foreign direct investment (FDI) can contribute to the competitiveness of industries in Central Europe and to narrowing the gap between these transition economies and countries within the European Union. The Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia have attracted substantial FDI since the beginning of their transition to a market economy. Using exhaustive empirical data, the authors demonstrate that foreign investment enterprises in Central Europe have higher allocative efficiency, promote macro- and microeconomic restructuring and foster the restructuring of the manufacturing sector in accordance with the host countries' comparative advantages. The case of Austria is used to demonstrate the possible benefits of FDI. On the other hand, high foreign penetration leads to the concentration of production and exports and makes the economy more vulnerable to external shocks. In addition, there may be unwelcome pressures on economic policy in order to maintain the country's position as a frequented investment target. However, the analysis in this book suggests that, on the whole, economies in transition can become more competitive more rapidly and more profoundly with the help of foreign direct investment. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of international economics, European studies, economies of transition and international business
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Introduction: Integration through fdi making central European industries competitive -- 2. Central Europe catching-up through fdi? -- 3. Fdi, technology transfer and growth in economic theory -- 4. The role of fdi in restructuring and modernization: An overview of literature -- 5. Austria - catching-up through inward fdi? -- 6. Foreign penetration in central European manufacturing -- 7. Restructuring and efficiency upgrading with fdi -- 8. Production specialization in central European manufacturing -- 9. Fies and productivity convergence in central Europe -- 10. The impact of fdi on the foreign trade of cecs -- 11. Fdi in the balance-of-payments framework -- Index.
    Note: In association with The Vienna Institute for Comparative Economic Studies , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781782541479
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 193 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Dluhosch, Barbara Industrial location and economic integration
    DDC: 338.094
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    Keywords: Produktionsstandort ; Räumliche Verteilung ; Regionales Cluster ; Wirtschaftsintegration ; Globalisierung ; EU-Staaten ; Industrial location ; International economic relations ; European Union countries Economic conditions ; Regional disparities ; Europe Economic integration ; European Union countries Foreign economic relations ; Europäische Union ; Außenwirtschaft ; Wirtschaftliche Integration ; Standortfaktor
    Abstract: In recent decades the world economy has been characterized by deepening and widening integration. Throughout this time, there have been concerns that this process may foster the geographical concentration of industries, a view substantiated by contributions to the new economic geography. In this book, Barbara Dluhosch opposes this position and presents an entirely different view of the consequences of globalization. Barbara Dluhosch carefully identifies and analyses the main pillars of the new economic geography. She then presents an essentially new approach focusing on the decline of communication costs, and introduces cost competition and technological choice, which have largely been neglected. In doing so, she arrives at fundamentally different conclusions and provides new insights into the consequences of regional integration and the process of globalization. Finally, the policy implications of this are critically evaluated by drawing on experiences of European economic integration
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. Integration and economic development: Is history destiny? -- 2. Stylised facts on eu-wide geographical disparities -- 3. Centripetal forces dominating: The home market effect -- 4. Centrifugal forces dominating: The foreign market effect -- 5. EU cohesion: A matter of income distribution? -- 6. Reprise: History is not destiny -- Bibliography -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035304059
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 268 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von The economics of the Euro area
    DDC: 332.4/94
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    Keywords: Economic and Monetary Union ; Economic and Monetary Union ; Eurozone ; Geldpolitik ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; EU-Staaten ; Monetary unions ; Monetary policy ; Monetary unions Europe ; Monetary policy Europe ; Europe Economic integration ; Europe Economic integration ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Makroökonomie ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Europäische Union ; Währungsunion ; Wirtschaftspolitik
    Abstract: This book examines the monetary integration of the group of countries which constitute the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), signalling the emergence of a truly European economy. The authors devote their considerable expertise to the analysis of macroeconomic policies within EMU and the economic analysis underlying the conduct of these policies. The authors first analyse the development of the euro area from a historical perspective. They then examine the criteria for the first eleven countries to qualify for EMU and speculate whether the same countries would have joined if the qualification date had been a year later. The authors go on to examine purely macroeconomic aspects of the euro area including: * the degree of real convergence in the euro area * the short-run and long-run determinants of the euro area's current account * the euro area's financial markets and implications for the international role of the euro * the organizational structure and internal procedures of the European System of Central Banks * the Eurosystem's single monetary policy strategy * fiscal policy and the Stability and Growth Pact * exchange rate policy issues. This book will become required reading for scholars and policymakers in the area's of European studies, macroeconomic policy and financial economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- Part I: The road to emu -- Part II: Analysis of the euro area -- Part III: Policy and institutions -- References -- Index.
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    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
    ISBN: 9781782543572
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 288 pages)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Smith, Heather, 1965 - Industry policy in Taiwan and Korea in the 1980s
    DDC: 338.95124/9/009048
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    Keywords: 1962-1996 ; Industriepolitik ; Industrialisierung ; Industrieforschung ; Fertigungsberufe ; Staatliche Einflussnahme ; Außenhandel mit Industriegütern ; Exportdiversifizierung ; Japan ; Industrial policy ; Industrial policy ; Taiwan ; Industriepolitik ; Geschichte 1980-1990 ; Südkorea
    Abstract: The growth in global competitiveness and interdependence has led to an increased interest in the role of industrial policy in achieving economic growth objectives. Heather Smith reignites the contentious debate of the role of the state using East Asian economic development in general with particular emphasis on Taiwan and Korea. Using quantitive techniques, the author analyses the view that industry policy interventions were a necessary factor explaining Taiwan's economic performance in the 1980s. Lessons for other countries attempting to upgrade their industrial structure are drawn from the comparative industrialisation experience of Taiwan and Korea, along with: * a comprehensive discussion of strategic industry policy with an application to East Asia. * discussion on the impact of the 1997-1998 financial crisis in Korea * a critique of the structuralist/revisionist literature in the light of the financial crisis. This highly topical study constitutes essential reading for governmental and non-governmental policymakers, business leaders and academics alike
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Introduction: Winning with the market or governing the market? -- 1. The role of government in the industrialisation of Taiwan and Korea -- 2. Taiwan's industry policy in the 1980s -- 3. Korea's industry policy legacy -- 4. Picking winners or sustaining losers? -- 5. Did industrial policy really contribute to industrial upgrading? -- 6. Determinants of industrial competitiveness -- 7. Did industry policy interventions result in sustained productivity and export growth? -- 8. Revision of the revisionists: The 1997-8 Asian crisis -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781782542308
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 340 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von The globalization of industry and innovation in Eastern Europe
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    Keywords: Industrie ; Innovation ; Wirtschaftliche Anpassung ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Osteuropa ; Industrial policy ; Structural adjustment (Economic policy) ; Europe, Eastern Economic policy 1989- ; Bibliografie ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Osteuropa ; Industrie ; Innovation ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Anpassung
    Abstract: In this important book, industrial and enterprise reform over the last decade in Eastern Europe is critically reviewed in light of increasing Eastern integration into the global economy. The authors argue for the further globalization of Eastern European enterprise networks as a condition for recovery and growth in the region. Empirical evidence is provided from five industrial sectors (car industry, telecommunication, shipbuilding, computers, software), including case studies and international comparisons
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction -- Part I: Conceptual framework -- 2. An evolutionary view of post-socialist restructuring -- 3. Enterprise reform and competition analysis in the post-socialist context -- Part II: Empirical analysis and case studies -- 4. The reemergence of the automotive industry in eastern Europe -- 5. Local, regional and global production networks -- 6. Eastern European shipbuilding's cruise towards world markets -- 7. Food processing in western and eastern Europe -- 8. Restructuring -- Of the telecommunications sector in the west and the east and the role of science and technology -- 9. Software -- 10. The eastern European computer industry -- 11. Restructuring the computer and software industries in Poland -- Part III: Summary and outlook -- 12. Main findings and perspectives for innovation policies in eastern Europe and the west -- Index.
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    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
    ISBN: 9781035304103
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 305 pages) , illustrations
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    DDC: 338.4/767/095
    Keywords: Manufacturing industries ; Industries ; Industrial policy
    Abstract: Manufacturing has played a key role in the economic fortunes of the East and South Asian regions. This timely book analyses patterns of rapid catch-up and relative stagnation in the manufacturing sector and links these to economic growth in the region. Dr Timmer describes the manufacturing performance of five Asian countries since the 1960s: China, India, Indonesia, South Korea and Taiwan. Over this period Asian industrial development is placed in an international perspective by comparison with the world productivity leader, the USA. The author uses new empirical data to assess the degree of structural change in the manufacturing sector and its importance for productivity growth. He then discusses conditions for economic growth and catch up, and reviews the role of industrial and technology policies in the promotion of industrial development in Asia
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The catch-up hypothesis in retrospect -- 3. Industry-of-origin approach to international comparisons -- 4. A benchmark for relative productivity levels -- 5. Catch-up and relative stagnation in aggregate manufacturing -- 6. Catch-up and relative stagnation in manufacturing branches -- 7. Structural change and productivity growth -- 8. The impact of industrial and technology policies -- 9. Summary and conclusions -- References -- Index.
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    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
    ISBN: 9781035303885
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 202 pages)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Industrial competitiveness in East-Central Europe
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    Keywords: Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Organisatorischer Wandel ; Strukturwandel ; Ostmitteleuropa ; Structural adjustment (Economic policy) ; Industrial policy ; Industries ; Competition, International ; Post-communism ; Manufacturing industries Europe, Central ; Europe, Central Economic conditions ; Structural adjustment (Economic policy) Europe, Eastern ; Industrial policy Europe, Eastern ; Industries Europe, Eastern ; Competition, International ; Konferenzschrift 1997 ; Osteuropa ; Wirtschaftsreform ; Industrie ; Wettbewerbsfähigkeit
    Abstract: Will the manufacturing industry in east-central Europe survive when the host countries join the European Union? This controversial book challenges the assumption, made by the European Commission, that industries in transitional economies should have little difficulty establishing and maintaining a competitive position after entry into the European Union. The analysis focuses on Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the former east Germany. Issues discussed include: * changes in economic structures, the transformation of enterprises and financial restructuring * levels of competitiveness in the countries, the region and internationally * industrial policy in the region * levels and nature of investment * limits and sources of growth * integration into western Europe * dangers of over-hasty harmonization of macroeconomic conditions with the European Union The authors conclude that although the basic structures of a market economy are firmly established, the transition has not encouraged the development of more advanced industrial activities. They strongly suggest that there should be an active policy framework, based on international experience, specifically geared towards improving the international competitiveness of industry in east-central Europe
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. The tigers of tomorrow? Structural change and economic growth in east-central Europe -- 2. Competitiveness in east-central Europe -- 3. The macroeconomics of structural transformation -- 4. Financing enterprise restructuring -- 5. Investment and restructuring -- 6. Towards a competitiveness policy in Slovakia -- 7. The transformation of czech enterprises -- 8. Innovation and the east German transformation -- 9. Are the transformations complete?.
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    ISBN: 9781035303748
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 250 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von The firm, competitiveness and environmental regulations
    DDC: 338.4/7664/0094
    Keywords: Ernährungsindustrie ; Umweltpolitik ; Umweltmanagement ; Umweltkosten ; Wettbewerb ; EU-Staaten ; Food industry and trade ; Food industry and trade Environmental aspects ; Food law and legislation ; Europäische Union ; Umweltpolitik ; Lebensmittelindustrie ; Lebensmittelhandel
    Abstract: Do environmental regulations harm international competitiveness? In answer to this question, this book focuses on the impact of regulatory policies on competitiveness and employment at the firm level. It investigates the trade-off between environmental regulations and competitiveness across countries and regions throughout Europe, using the food processing industry as a case study. The authors compare and contrast the experiences of similar firms across Europe to examine the different costs firms face in applying environmental regulations and the different levels of competitiveness they achieve as a result. The investigation includes a detailed and thorough comparison of the European food processing industries using 67 company case studies. The results show that firms can achieve national or international levels of competitiveness even when they face a relatively unfavourable level of regulatory costs. These important findings will almost certainly have general application to small and medium sized firms in other industries. This book will be welcomed by policymakers, practitioners, researchers and academics interested in industrial economics, environmental management and environmental economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Systems of regulation of effluent discharge: International comparisons -- 3. Structural background of the meat and dairy processing sectors -- 4. Environmental regulation - negative and positive impacts on cost competitiveness: A theoretical and empirical consideration -- 5. Research method -- 6. Description of the sample -- 7. Company performance and characteristics -- 8. Waste and effluent costs and abatement initiatives -- 9. Environmental initiatives, quality of effluent, waste inspection and environmental compliance -- 10. The relationship between economic performance and environmental performance -- 11. Productivity and employment effects of waste regulation -- 12. Environmental regulation, costs and company competitiveness -- 13. Conclusions -- References.
    Note: "Publication No. EF/98/21 of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions"--Verso title page , "Office for official publications of the European Communities." , At head of title: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions , Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-241) and index
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    ISBN: 9781782542667
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 257 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: New horizons in international business
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Morsink, Robertus Leonardus Adrianus, 1961 - Foreign direct investment and corporate networking
    DDC: 332.67/3/094
    Keywords: Auslandsinvestition ; Räumliche Verteilung ; Gravitationsmodell ; Internationaler Markteintritt ; Unternehmensnetzwerk ; Theorie ; EU-Staaten ; Auslandsinvestition ; USA ; Deutschland ; Niederlande ; Investments, Foreign ; Business networks ; Investments, Foreign ; Business networks ; Europäische Union ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Direktinvestition ; Unternehmen ; Netzwerk
    Abstract: This innovative book analyses the geographical patterns in foreign direct investment flows by combining elements from the theory of international production and the theory of economic geography. It develops a model for explaining why foreign direct investment is attracted to certain locations. The book examines foreign direct investment from a spatial perspective and considers how knowledge, regional synergies, economic integration, corporate strategies and networking affect patterns of investment. Using a model, Robert Morsink derives sets of determinants for different foreign direct investment patterns of multinationals and evaluates the corporate strategy behind these flows. First, he analyses investment flows within the European Union. Then, he goes into investments originating from the United States, Japan, Germany and the Netherlands and destined for Western Europe, South and Southeast Asia and North and South America. These analyses enable him to make suggestions for government policy at both the national and international level to attract foreign investment. Foreign Direct Investment and Corporate Networking will be of interest to economists working in the areas of international trade and investment, economic geographers and corporate strategy advisors as well as to policymakers from government and non-governmental organizations
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. A theoretical framework for foreign direct investment -- 3. A model for analysing geographical investment patterns: Mosaic -- 4. Investments within the European Union -- 5. Investments from the United States -- 6. Investments from Japan -- 7. Investments from Germany -- 8. Investments from the Netherlands -- 9. Policy implications -- 10. Evaluation -- 11. Summary -- Bibliography -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-254) and index
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    ISBN: 9781035303663
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 180 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Biotechnology and competitive advantage
    DDC: 338.4/76606/094
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    Keywords: Biotechnology industries ; Biotechnology industries ; Competition, International ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Europäische Union ; USA ; Biotechnologische Industrie ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: Biotechnology and Competitive Advantage investigates the development of biotechnology in Europe and the United States. It examines why Europe has fallen behind in applying biotechnology, when its scientific capabilities are largely comparable to those in the US. In addition it sheds new light on the wider context of the theory of growth of new technologies. This innovative book brings together a wide range of material concerning socio-economic aspects of the development of biotechnology in Europe and the US. Issues discussed include: * European policy for biotechnology, in individual countries and at the European Union level * risk regulation and the ways in which industry, regulators and non-government organizations manage risk regulation and the perception of risk * the formation and roles of biotechnology firms in Europe and the US and their relative capabilities * gene therapy development in Europe and the US * the impact on Europe of overseas biotechnology research by European multinationals. This book argues in favour of developing an integrated research and development system which will strengthen the research and development capabilities of all the actors involved. This book will be of great interest to science policymakers; businesses and academics studying the development of biotechnology and students of economics and business studies throughout Europe and the US
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction / (R. van Vilet) -- 2. Biotechnology: The external environment / (J. Senker) -- 3. Industrial structure and the dynamics of knowledge generation in biotechnology / (P.P. Saviotti) -- 4. Risk perception, regulation and the management of agro-biotechnologies / (J. Chataway and G. Assouline) -- 5. The creation of European dedicated biotechnology firms / (P.P. Saviotti, P.-B. Joly, J. Estades, S. Ramani and M.-A. de Looze) -- 6. The evolution of European biotechnology and its future competitiveness / (R. Acharya, A. Arundel and L. Orsenigo) -- 7. Biotechnology and Europe's chemical/pharmaceutical multinationals / (J. Senker, P.-B. Joly and M. Reinhard) -- 8. The 'commercialization gap' in gene therapy: Lessons for European competitiveness / (P. Martin and S. Thomas) -- 9. Conclusions - biotechnology and European competitiveness / (R. Acharya) -- Bibliography.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781035303489
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 215 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Clarke, Roger A., 1940 - Monopoly policy in the UK
    DDC: 338.8/2/0941
    Keywords: Großbritannien ; 1973-1995 ; Wettbewerbspolitik ; Monopol ; Großbritannien ; Monopolies ; Competition ; Industrial policy ; Großbritannien ; Monopol ; Wirtschaftspolitik
    Abstract: This book investigates monopoly policy in the UK from 1973-1995 using all of the monopoly cases which the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (MMC) reported on during this period. It provides a rigorous analysis of 14 detailed case studies, and focuses specifically on those cases where the MMC sought to introduce change through price controls, termination of anti-competitive practices or divestment. It assesses how effective such measures have been in combating problems such as monopoly pricing, collusion, predatory and discriminatory pricing and different forms of vertical restraint. From the evidence, the authors discuss the strengths and weaknesses of current policy and examine the scope for reform. This book will be of interest to students and researchers interested in competition policy, industrial organisation, the British economy and business strategy
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction -- Part I: An overview -- 2. Review of UK competition policy in general -- 3. Mmc investigations of monopoly -- 4. Methodology and selection of case studies -- Part II: The case studies -- 5. Monopoly pricing and price leadership -- 6. Collusive practices -- 7. Predatory pricing -- 8. Vertical restraints -- Part III: Conclusions -- 9. An overall assessment of the effectiveness of policy -- 10. The case for reform -- Appendix.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-206) and index
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  • 35
    ISBN: 9781035303731
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 259 pages) , illustrations
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Agriculture, trade, and the environment
    DDC: 338.1/84
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    Keywords: Landwirtschaft ; Umwelt ; Agrarproduktion ; Nachhaltige Entwicklung ; Handelsliberalisierung ; Agrarpolitik ; Welt ; EU-Staaten ; Agriculture and state ; Agriculture Economic aspects ; Sustainable agriculture ; Free trade ; Agriculture and state European Union countries ; Agriculture and state Environmental aspects ; European Union countries ; Konferenzschrift ; Europäische Union ; Agrarpolitik ; Agrarhandel ; Liberalisierung ; Landwirtschaft ; Umweltveränderung ; Nachhaltigkeit ; Europa ; Agrarpolitik ; Europa ; Landwirtschaft ; Umweltschutz ; Europa ; Landwirtschaft ; Nachhaltigkeit
    Abstract: This timely book focuses on the liberalization of agricultural policy and questions whether it is compatible with the goal of achieving economic and environmental sustainability in the European Union. It presents an invaluable contribution to the growing literature on the sustainability and policy aspects of trade liberalization, focusing on European agriculture. Agriculture, Trade and the Environment discusses quantitative methods for the assessment of agriculture-environment trade-offs for policy analysis at the firm, regional or national levels. It also presents the experience of countries in Europe, with particular regard to the impact of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy and the repercussions of the Uruguay Round. Using a wide range of analytical and quantitative tools, country case studies examine agricultural areas in Austria, Scotland, Italy, Spain, Greece and Estonia. The authors then go on to look at future developments in an enlarged EU context. They conclude that efficient policies for environmental management in the EU need to be tailored to fit local conditions. Any attempt to impose uniform policies across a region as environmentally and economically diverse as Europe will have widely divergent and unintended consequences. This book will prove invaluable to academics and students with an interest in agricultural economics, environmental and ecological economics and the European Union
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Introduction -- 1. Comparative statics on a two-country, one-commodity, two-factor agricultural trade model with process-generated pollution -- 2. Quantifying agriculture-environment tradeoffs to assess environmental impacts of domestic and trade policies -- 3. Decomposing the effects of trade on the environment -- 4. Effects of cap reform on the environment in the European Union -- 5. Consistency between environmental and competitiveness objectives of agricultural policies -- 6. EU agriculture and the economics of vertically-related markets -- 7. Are support measures and external effects of agriculture linked together? -- 8. Principles for the provision of public goods from agriculture -- 9. The impact of the uruguay round on the agro-food sector and the rural environment it Italy -- 10. The common agricultural policy and the environment -- 11. The productivity of agrochemicals in greece -- 12. Agriculture and the environment in transition -- 13. European agriculture and the cap.
    Note: Revised papers selected from the international conference "European agricuture at the crossroads: competition and sustainability" hosted by the Dept. of Economics of the University of Crete, in Rethimno, 1996 , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781035303632
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 204 pages) , illustrations
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Europe competing in the global economy
    DDC: 338.94
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    Keywords: Europäische Union ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; EU-Staaten ; Competition, International ; Labor market ; International trade ; Wettbewerbsfähigkeit ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Globalisierung ; Binnenmarkt ; Unternehmenspolitik ; Infrastrukturpolitik ; Öffentliches Unternehmen ; Unternehmensgröße ; Umweltpolitik ; Beschäftigungspolitik ; European Union countries Economic policy ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Europäische Union ; Internationale Wirtschaftspolitik ; Wettbewerbspolitik
    Abstract: This authoritative book, bringing together the reports of the Competitiveness Advisory Group, identifies actions to improve European competitiveness politically, economically and socially. The objective is to raise living standards and maintain social cohesion. The Competitiveness Advisory Group has the mission of advising the European Commission and the Heads of State and Government of the European Union. The members of this independent group, which includes leading industrialists, trade unionists, politicians and academics, have adopted a 'bottom-up' approach, seeking to draw lessons from the experience of countries, industries and firms: they rely on 'benchmarking' in order to identify best practice. In the context of increasing interdependence of world trade and consequent globalization of the international economy new policy prescriptions are required for growth and employment, greater efficiency and higher standards of living. In relation to this, the Group discusses the need to close the worldwide technology gap, for Europe to develop deeper relations with the fast growing Asia Pacific region and argues for greater European solidarity in international trade negotiations. Within the European Union itself, it emphasizes the need to achieve the internal market for the free flow of goods, services and people. In addition, it stresses that Europe needs to catch-up, construct and eventually lead the development of the information society in which workers are recognized as a major asset to be invested in. The Group concludes that, although unemployment remains high, European competitiveness now has a brighter future with the movement towards economic and monetary union, and the enlargement of the European Union eastwards. This book will be essential reading for policymakers, government advisers, industrialists and academics concerned with the future of European economies and societies
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: What competitiveness for Europe? An Introduction / (A. Jacquemin and Lucio Pench) -- Enhancing European competitiveness four reports / (Competitiveness Advisory Group) -- First report -- 1. Competitiveness and the European economy -- 2. Completing the internal market -- 3. Strengthening the European enterprise -- 4. Reaping human resources -- Second report -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The role of the state in the provision and regulation of basic infrastructures -- 3. Small and medium-sized enterprises (smes), innovation and research and development -- 4. The company and environmental policy -- 5. The meaning of the learning society -- Third report -- 1. Summary and conclusions -- 2. Labour market, unemployment and competitiveness -- 3. Labour market reform -- 4. The company and employment -- Fourth report -- 1. Europe's place in a globalizing world economy -- 2. Benchmarks for Europe: The dynamism of Asia -- 3. High-level standards, high-level benchmarks -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 39-42) and index
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    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
    ISBN: 9781781959657
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 203 pages) , illustrations
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Knot, Klaas H. W., 1967 - Fiscal policy and interest rates in the European Union
    DDC: 336.4
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    Keywords: Finanzpolitik ; Öffentliche Schulden ; Schuldenmanagement ; EU-Staaten ; Fiscal policy ; Budget deficits ; Interest rates ; Europäische Union ; Fiskalpolitik ; Europäische Union ; Fiskalpolitik ; Haushaltsdefizit ; Zinsänderung
    Abstract: Fiscal Policy and Interest Rates in the European Union is a comprehensive study concerned with the potential effects of fiscal policy on financial markets in the European Union. It takes into account the gradual liberalization of capital movements throughout Western Europe and the institutional framework of the European monetary system. Klaas Knot takes a fresh approach to the impact of budget deficits on interest rates, especially in relation to international financial integration, and concludes that the increases in European budget deficits since the early 1970s have raised interest rates in the long term throughout the Union. In conclusion he argues that balanced budget deficits are necessary to maintain low interest rates. This important new book will be of interest to students, academics and policymakers concerned with monetary and public economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction and outline -- 2. Fiscal policy: Theory, determinants and measurement -- 3. European capital markets: Deficit and interest rates -- 4. Deficit announcements and interest rates in Germany -- 5. Interest rate differentials and exchange rate policies in the European monetary system -- 6. Fundamental determinants of interest rate differentials in the ems -- 7. Summary and conclusion -- Bibliography -- Indexes.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-193) and indexes
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  • 38
    ISBN: 9781035303267
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 310 pages) , illustrations
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Economic integration and public policy in the European Union
    DDC: 337.1/4
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    Keywords: EU-Binnenmarkt ; Währungsunion ; Sozialpolitik ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Finanzpolitik ; EU-Staaten ; Griechenland ; European Union countries Economic integration ; European Union countries Economic policy ; European Union countries Social policy ; Greece Foreign economic relations ; European Union countries Foreign economic relations ; Konferenzschrift 1994 ; Europäische Union ; Wirtschaftliche Integration ; Europäische Union ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Sozialpolitik ; Europäische Union ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Wirtschaftliche Integration ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Sozialpolitik
    Abstract: This collection of essays is a state-of-the-art analysis of key issues confronting the European Union. Identifying European economic integration as one of the defining features of modern international economics, the authors examine many aspects and consequences of this integration which remain as yet obscure and unexplored. In this book, after addressing general issues concerned with European integration, the authors include empirical and theoretical analyses of the monetary union, social policy reform and social union, public finance in the EU, the EU's agriculture and technology policies, and direct foreign investment into the EU. In particular, the volume includes detailed discussion of Greek membership of the EU, supplying a context in which many of the general issues of industrial adjustment, investment and politics can be examined. Using a wide range of topics, methodologies and perspectives, Economic Integration and Public Policy in the European Union offers a stimulating and wide-ranging presentation which will be of interest to economic theorists, empirical social scientists, policymakers and the informed general reader
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Foreword / (R. Eckaus) -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I: European integration: General issues and problems -- Part II: Empirical and theoretical analyses of monetary union -- Part III: Social policy reform and social union -- Part IV: Public finance in the European Union -- Part V: European Union: Policies and accession -- Part VI: Greece and the European Union -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781035303045
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 488 pages) , illustrations, maps
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Environmental policy with political and economic integration
    DDC: 363.7/0094
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    Keywords: Europäische Union ; Umweltpolitik ; Föderalismus ; EU-Staaten ; USA ; Environmental policy ; Environmental policy ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Umweltpolitik ; Internationale Kooperation ; Umweltschutz ; Wirtschaft ; Problem ; Recht ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Außenhandel ; Internationales Umweltrecht ; Internationaler Umweltschutz ; European Union countries Economic policy ; United States Economic policy 1993-2001 ; USA ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Europäische Union ; USA ; Wirtschaftliche Integration ; Europäische Union ; USA ; Integration ; USA ; Europäische Union ; Umweltpolitik ; Integration ; Wirtschaftliche Integration ; Wirtschaftspolitik
    Abstract: Which level of government is most appropriate for environmental policy making in a confederal or federal system? How does the level of government at which policy is made and implemented affect the choice of policy instruments? This important new volume addresses these problems by comparing environmental policies and practices in the European Union and the United States. In Environmental Policy with Political and Economic Integration, a distinguished group of authors discusses how environmental policy in a federal or confederal system may differ both in theory and practice from that found in a unitary government system. After examining the framework for environmental policy in the EU and US, the authors present papers on their federal institutions, the economic forces affecting environmental governance, the choice of policy instruments, linkages between trade and environmental policy and environmental regulations within international trade negotiations. The final part brings together a series of case studies which sheds new light on the research questions formulated earlier in the book. Issues discussed include the regulation of agricultural pollution, global warming, ozone pollution and environmental security. In addition to its detailed discussion of environmental policy in the EU and the US, Environmental Policy with Political and Economic Integration will be essential reading for both scholars and policymakers concerned with designing and implementing regulations to protect the environment
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Introduction / (J.B. Braden, H. Folmer, T.S. Ulen) -- Part I: the economic and philosophical foundations of environmental policy / (C.W. Howe, E.T. Freyfogle) -- Part II: the law and economics of authority in a federal system / (J.E. Pfander, P. Shapiro) -- Part III: the political economy of instrument choice / (K. Segerson, R. Pethig) -- Part IV: international trade and environmental policy / (C. Ford Runge, A. Ulph) -- Part V: Case studies of comparative environmental policies -- Section a: Agricultural pollution / (W. Brussard, M.R. Grossman, J.S. Shortle) -- Section b: Global warming / (L. Bergman, C.D. Kolstad) -- Section c: Tropospheric ozone pollution / (J.B. Braden, S. Proost) -- Section d: Environmental dimensions of national and international security / (K.H. Butts, S. Dalby) -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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