Politics, subsidies and competition : the new politics of state intervention in the European Union / Kostas A. Lavdas and Maria M. Mendrinou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lavdas, Kōstas A., 1964-

Contributor:

Mendrinou, Maria M., 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Subsidies--European Union countries.

Subsidies.

Industrial promotion--European Union countries.

Industrial promotion.

Industrial policy--European Union countries.

Industrial policy.

European Union countries.

Competition, International.

Physical Description:

ix, 190 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [1999]

Contents:

2. A Story of Restrained Formation and Expansive Enforcement 16

2.1. Competition and Industrial Policy 16

2.2. Towards a European Policy on State Aid 26

2.3. The Evolution of Controlling Capacities 36

3. Institutional Framework and Legal Instruments 49

3.1. The Definition of State Aid and the Treaties 49

3.2. Legal Provisions for Reviewing and Monitoring Aid 54

3.3. Enforcement Mechanisms and Provisions 59

4. Horizontal and Sectoral Aid Regimes: Cases and Policy Trends 77

4.1. A Case of Horizontal Aid: Promoting Small Business 78

4.2. Restructuring the Air Transport Sector 89

4.3. A Sector in Structural Crisis: State Aid and Decline in Shipbuilding 98

4.4. A Critical Sector in Difficulty: Intervention and Overcapacity in the Motor Vehicle Industry 108

5. The European Politics of State Intervention 122

5.1. EU Policy Impact on National Regimes 123

5.2. The Development of European Policy 130

5.3. Policy Goals and Policy Means 137.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-184) and index.

ISBN:

185898324X

OCLC:

40433272