European Industrial Policy: The Twentieth-Century Experience

The present study aims to contribute to an understanding of European industrial policy by introducing an historical perspective. National policy continuities and the considerable time over which industrial performance responds to changed environments emerge with greater clarity in the long run. The chapters in this book take a broad view of industrial policy, including those policies that establish the 'framework', such as competition law, as well as sector for firm specific policies.

Dr James Foreman-Peck teaches economics and economic history at the University of Oxford and is Fellow of St Antony's College. He has previously been a practicing economist in the electricity supply industry, has taught economics and economic history at the University of California, Davis, and has been a Professor of Economic History at the University of Hull.

Professor Giovanni Federico teaches in the Department of Modern History, University of Pisa. He has previously been a Visiting Fellow of the European University Institute in Florence, and a Research Fellow of the Institute for Historical Research, University of London.