Industrial Policy in Europe after 1945: Wealth, Power and Economic Development in the Cold War - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1137329890 ISBN 13: 9781137329899

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

Synopsis

Taking a comparative and transnational perspective in its exploration of East and Western Europe, this volume analyses the history of industrial policy after the Second World War. It investigates differences and similarities, looks at transfers across national borders and locates industrial policy in the context of the Cold War. Moreover, it takes into consideration the global dimension, exploring how European industrial policy served as a model for development strategies in the 'Third World'. This collection brings together renowned and established scholars with a long reputation in this field and younger researchers who present fresh perspectives to a wider academic public. While historical analysis is at the core of the book, the authors traverse disciplines and methodologies, including economics, political sciences, sociology and European Studies. This reconsideration of the post-war era also contributes to our understanding of the present, given that the financial crisis has raised interest in new approaches of economic policy and industrial development.

About this title

About the Author:

Christian Grabas is a research assistant at the Department of History at Humboldt University Berlin, Germany.

Alexander Nützenadel is Professor of Social and Economic History at Humboldt University Berlin, Germany. He published books and articles on German and Italian Economic History in the 20th century.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1137329890
• ISBN 13: 9781137329899
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 401
• Editor: Grabas C., Nützenadel A.