The Eu's Government of Industries: Markets, Institutions and Politics

ISBN-13: 9781138786769 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 268 str.

Andy Smith; Bernard Jullien

Opis

To what extent is business activity governed at a European scale? Since the advent of the recent economic crisis, the EU's choices about the euro, debt ratios and interest rates have caught the headlines and highlighted the importance of EU decision-making arenas. However, these macro-economic events actually tell us only part of the story about the extent to which business activity is now governed at a European scale. Based upon original research on four manufactured or processed goods industries (cars, wine, pharmaceuticals, and aquaculture), and driven by theory that is constructivist, institutionalist and sociological, this book sets out to analyse just what Europe governs, by whom and why.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements  The contributors to this volume  Introduction: Studying the EU’s Government of Industries Bernard Jullien and Andy Smith Part 1 The View from Specific Industries Chapter 1 The EU’s Government of Wine: Switching Towards Completeness Xabier Itçaina, Antoine Roger and Andy Smith Chapter 2 The EU’s Government of the Car Industry: From ‘Harmonization’ to deep incompleteness Bernard Jullien, Tommaso Pardi and Sigfrido Ramirez Perez Chapter 3 The EU’s Government of Aquaculture: Completeness Unwanted Caitríona Carter and Clarisse Cazals Chapter 4 The EU’s Government of Pharmaceuticals: Incompleteness Embraced Philippe Gorry, Matthieu Montalban and Andy Smith Part 2 The View from Trans-Industry Regulations Chapter 5 Competition Policy: Ever present but Far From All-Conquering Matthieu Montalban, Sigfrido Ramirez Perez and Andy Smith Chapter 6 Sustainable Development policy: ‘Competitiveness’ in all but name Caitríona Carter, Clarisse Cazals, Julia Hildemeir, Laura Michel and Axel Villareal Chapter 7 Employment Policy: Desperately seeking a flexibility-security equilibrium Thierry Berthet and Bernard Conter Chapter 8 Trade Policy: All pervasive but to what end? Caitríona Carter, Sigfrido Ramirez and Andy Smith Conclusion: The EU’s government of industries, its causes and effects Bernard Jullien and Andy Smith