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Industrial Policy in Europe, Japan and the USA

Amounts, Mechanisms and Effectiveness

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  • © 2009

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Authors:
  1. Pierre-André Buigues
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  2. Khalid Sekkat
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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Theory and Empirical Evidence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Public Support to Business: An Overview

      • Pierre-AndrĂ© Buigues, Khalid Sekkat
      Pages 3-9

    3. Cases for Public Support: Market Failures

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      Pages 10-19

    4. Argument Against Public Support: Government Failures

      • Pierre-AndrĂ© Buigues, Khalid Sekkat
      Pages 20-28

    5. Instruments of Support: Subsidies and Public Procurement

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      Pages 29-54

    6. Effectiveness of Public Support

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      Pages 55-82

  3. Quantitative Assessment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Subsidies and State Aid

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      Pages 85-100

    3. Public Procurement

      • Pierre-AndrĂ© Buigues, Khalid Sekkat
      Pages 101-112

  4. Country Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. Public Support in Germany

      • Pierre-AndrĂ© Buigues, Khalid Sekkat
      Pages 115-139

    3. Public Support in France

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      Pages 140-159

    4. Public Support in the United Kingdom

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      Pages 160-169

    5. Public Support in the United States

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      Pages 170-183

    6. Public Support in Japan

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      Pages 184-202

  5. Conclusions

    1. Conclusions

      • Pierre-AndrĂ© Buigues, Khalid Sekkat
      Pages 203-205

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 206-232
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About this book

It is widely admitted that markets are the main driving force of the economy but governments' intervention could, in some circumstances, improve on their outcomes. This book provides a structured analysis relating theoretical arguments, implementation approaches and effectiveness of industrial policy.

About the authors

PIERRE-ANDRÉ BUIGUES holds a PhD in Sciences and in Economics. He is professor at Toulouse Business School, France, and was former advisor to the Chief Economist on Competition at the European Commission. He advised on numerous mergers and wrote several papers on industrial organization.

KHALID SEKKAT holds a PhD in Economics. He is Full Professor of Economics at the University of Brussels, Belgium, and member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Technologies (Kingdom of Morocco). He published numerous articles and books and was economic adviser at the European Commission.

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