Re-inventing industrial policy in the EU

A Franco-German approach

Bibliographic Data

ID6407205
AuthorsJean-Marc Trouille, Jean‐marc Trouille (corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume30
Issue3
Pages502-523
Publication date2007-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWest European Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01402380701276329
OpenAlexW2067321000
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited9

Defining industrial policies has traditionally been a preserve of EU member states, upon which the Commission has only impacted indirectly, through numerous measures affecting industry, leaving little room for an industrial policy in its own right. However, growing concern about the EU's future position in the international division of labour has led several member states to request from Brussels a more pro-active approach and closer attention to European industrial interests. This paper investigates the recent trend towards ‘re-inventing’ industrial policy in the EU, France and Germany. It examines the model of intergovernmental industrial cooperation established between these two member states, its usefulness and limitations. It argues that, despite recent regression in France towards old-style interventionist policies, and although German governments sometimes favour a protectionist stance, both countries can also generate new, more constructive, euro-compatible intergovernmental initiatives, but that promoting national champions damages the credibility of such initiatives

Commission · Constructive · Credibility · Economics · European commission · European union · German · Industrial policy · International trade · Member states · Political science · Position (finance · Protectionism · European Socioeconomic and Political Studies · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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