Competitiveness, Subsidiarity and Industrial Policy - 9780415139854

Taylor & Francis

Leading international economists examine the relationship between competitiveness and community objectives, the co-existence of diversity, subsidiarity and EU industrial policy and the consequences of further European integration. > What does competitiveness mean? In recent years, discussion of economic policy has become dominated by the notion of competitiveness. In this volume a group of leading economists explore the issue through cross-country comparisons and by means of single country case studies. They also examine:* the relationship between competitiveness and community objectives* the co-existence of diversity, subsidiarity and EU industrial policy* the impact of European enlargement and further integration > List of figures, List of tables, List of contributors, Introduction, Chapter abstracts, Acknowledgements, 1 COMPETITIVENESS AND THE OBJECTIVES OF COMMUNITIES, 2 SOCIAL OBJECTIVES, MARKET RULE AND PUBLIC POLICY: The case of ownership, 3 SUBSIDIARITY AND ITS SIGNIFICn