European Policies on Competition, Trade and Industry: Conflict and ComplementaritiesPierre-André Buigues, Alex Jacquemin, André Sapir Can industrial, trade and competition policies complement one another? In this major volume, a distinguished group of researchers and policymakers systematically investigates the relationships between the microeconomic policies of competition, trade and industry within the European Union. After an introductory chapter contrasting the optimal mix of targets and instruments with the effective use and interaction of policies that can be observed in the real world, the book addresses the experience of the EU, its institutional framework and the evolving use of instruments. The convergence and divergence of economic prescription and application are revealed through an outstanding set of case studies which focus on the automobile, chemical fibre, steel, telecommunication and pharmaceutical industries. Competition, trade and industrial policies play a central role in the efficiency of any market economy and the rich European experience offers valuable lessons for economists, regulators and policy makers from both inside and outside the union. European Policies on Competition, Trade and Industry offers an authoritative discussion of policy making and enforcement in the EU. The strong combination of analysis with detailed case studies and overviews will ensure that this book will make a pioneering contribution to understanding the development of microeconomic policies in the Union. |
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... result of autonomous measures taken by the Community or as a result of trade agreements concluded by the latter with third countries . Nevertheless , products imported from a number of third countries ( most notably certain imports from ...
... result can be achieved . In particular cases the granting of state aids may even be needed in order to correct certain market deficiencies , as the EC argued with respect to Airbus in the dispute with the USA . However , as explained ...
... result of individual decisions , which are more easily influenced by political pressure from Member States . Article 2 , §2 of the Merger Regulation adopted in 1989 makes incompatible with the Treaty concentrations with create or ...
Contents
an economic analysis | 3 |
Discussion Didier Laussel and Christian Montet | 49 |
The working of EC policies on competition | 65 |
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