Research, Quality, Competitiveness European Union Technology Policy for the Knowledge-based Society /

• Main Author: Stajano, Attilio (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2009.
• Edition: 2.
• Subjects: Political science.; European Economic Community literature.; Economic policy.; Economics.; European Integration.; R & D/Technology Policy.; Political Science.

This book covers a gap in EU policy literature by addressing the intersection between research policy and industrial policy. It analyzes how the EU supports the competitiveness of domestic companies and the common objective of sustained (and sustainable) economic growth. An exhaustive introduction t...

Table of Contents:

• Competitiveness of the European Union
• Origins of the European Union
• Overview of Member States
• Competitiveness of the European Economy
• Competitiveness and Quality
• Research and Technology Policy in the European Union
• EU Research: Objectives and Results
• Framework Programs
• Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Competitiveness
• Competitiveness in the Knowledge-Based Society
• The Position of the EU in the Quest for Competitiveness and Beyond
• Overview of the Institutional Context of the European Union
• From the Treaty of Rome to the Reform Treaty of Lisbon
• Enlargement of the European Union
• Budget of the European Union
• Internal Market and Competition
• Economic and Monetary Union.