Technology policy in the European Union /
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| Author / Creator: | Peterson, John, 1958- |
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| Imprint: | New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998. |
| Description: | xviii, 260 P. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | European Union series |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3612061 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Exhibits, Tables and Figures
- Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- What This Book Is About
- The Essential Background
- The Size and Shape of EU Programmes
- The Changing Political Economy of RTD
- Policy Dilemmas for the EU
- The Plan of the Book
- 2. The Historical Backdrop
- The Exigencies of Big Science
- The Role of the European Community
- The Nuclear Sector
- The Aviation Sector
- The Space Sector
- The Lessons Learned
- 3. Competition, Collaboration and Integration
- The Economics of Technology Policy
- Markets, Networks and Collaboration
- Explaining the Politics of European Technology Policy
- Conclusion
- 4. Davignon, Esprit and the Single European Act
- The 'New' Technology Gap
- ESPRIT
- RACE
- BRITE-EURAM
- Biotechnology
- The Framework Programme
- Competition and Collaboration--An Agenda for the 1990s
- 5. EUREKA!
- What is EUREKA?
- Reagan, Narjes, Mitterrand and the Legacy of 1985
- EUREKA and the Politics of a Wider Europe
- EUREKA Grows Up: 1985-97
- Conclusion
- 6. Maastricht and Framework IV
- The SEA and Maastricht: Legitimising Technology Policy
- Research after Maastricht
- RTD and Other Policies: Towards a Strategy?
- Growth, Competitiveness and (Un) Employment
- Conclusion
- 7. A European Technology Community?
- Trends in Framework Programme Expenditure
- Which Member States Get How Much?
- Linkages and Participations
- The 'New' Innovation Debate: Towards Framework V
- Conclusion
- 8. Decision-Making: Who Gets What and Why?
- The High Politics of RTD Policy
- The Systemic Level: Why RTD Policy Is Different
- The 'Sub-Systemic' Level: Incest and Corporatism?
- Conclusion
- 9. What Has Been Achieved?
- National Impact Studies
- Industry-Based Evaluations
- Evaluating EUREKA
- Towards the Davignon Assessments
- Europe's Technological Performance
- Conclusion: Multiple Objectives = Mixed Results
- 10. Conclusion
- Technology Policy--An Engine for Growth?
- Technology Policy--An Engine for Integration?
- Europe and Globalisation
- What Next for European Technology Policy?
- Conclusion
- Guide to Further Reading
- Bibliography
- Index
