Technology and the Future of Europe
Competition and the Global Environment in the 1990's
Published on 18. July 1991
Book
Hardback
450 pages
978-0-86187-075-2 (ISBN)
Description
The critical technological issues facing Europe in the 1990s are addressed by the contributors. They assess the strengths and weaknesses of European technology and industry in comparison with Japan and the USA and considers the regulatory problems related to market structures and environmental protection. "De-regulation" has in fact often led to greater emphasis on agreed rules of the game in such areas as telecommunications and standards. The book embodies the results of much recent research at the Science Policy Research Unit. This comparative assessment of technological strength in key sectors of the economy argues that there is little justification for complacency about 1992. Europe lags behind in several key technologies. Moreover, whilst technological rivalry between European, Japanese, American and other firms is indeed a powerful stimulus to technological advance, it cannot in itself resolve many of the complex problems confronting the European Community and the entire World economy, such as environmental degradation, industrial and nuclear wastes, new energy sources and infra-structural development.
The final part of the book deals with the main regulatory and policy issues in which it is vital for the EC to give a lead towards a sustainable path of global economic development in the 1990s.
The final part of the book deals with the main regulatory and policy issues in which it is vital for the EC to give a lead towards a sustainable path of global economic development in the 1990s.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
references, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-86187-075-2 (9780861870752)
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Persons
Content
Part 1 The background of European industry and technology: the global context of new technology, C. Freeman and C.H.G. Oldham; the changing patterns of production and trade - some implications for European technological activities, M.L. Matthews and C.T. Saunders; the EC in the global energy context, A.J. Surrey; East and West Europe, M.H. Kaldor; Europe's technological performance - how Europe compares with US and Japan in science and technology, K.L.R. Pavitt; the Single Market and European policies for advanced technologies, M.L. Sharp. Part 2 Information and communication technology: the European semiconductor industry - resurgence and rationalization, M.G. Hobday; innovation and global competition in the European computer industry, G.N. von Tunzelmann et al; computer software - the vital constraint?, P. Quintas and T.M. Brady; computer-aided design in Europe, P.J. Senker and P. Simmmonds; evolution telecommunication infrastructures - organizing the new European community marketplace, R.E. Mansell and K. Morgan; electronic consumer goods, A. Cawson and P. Holmes; new telematic services in Europe - the 1992 prospect, N.S.B. Jagger and I.D. Miles. Part 3 Other industries and technologies: mechatronics and the machinery industry, J. Bessant and W. Haywood; globalization of the automobile industry - the challenge for Europe, A.P. Graves; the defence industry, W.B. Walker; the chemical industry - bulk chemicals and specialities, P.L. Cook and M.L. Sharp; bio-technology, P.L. Cook and M.L. Sharp; technological change and the internationalization of construction in Europe, D.M. Gann; cross-industry comparisons of Japan/US/Europe sectoral strengths and weaknesses - globalization?, P. Patel and K.L.R. Pavitt. Part 4 Policy issues: the environmental challenge in Europe, S.A. Boehmer-Christiansen and J.F. Skea; the limits of harmonization - regulating industrial wastes in Europe, F. Berkhout; European utilities under pressure - new regimes for the electricity and telecommunications industries, F. McGowan and R.E. Mansell; policies for consumer protection in Europe - the quality of food, E.P. Millstone; standards, M. Rosario and S.K. Schmidt. Part 5 Conclusions: technology, competition, regulation and the environment - how to sustain European technological dynamism, whilst promoting environmental and social goals, the Editors.