Research, Quality, Competitiveness

This updated 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 aim of sustained economic growth.

This book provides an introduction to the history, founding principles, institutions, and activities of the EU and an overview of the 25 member States.

It covers a gap in EU policy literature by addressing intersection among research, policy, and industry. The book includes a detailed description of the EU policies on research, innovation and technology by emphasizing common objectives of greater competitiveness and sustained (and sustainable) growth. The text originates from courses taught at Georgia Technical Institute (US), the University of Bologna (Italy), and the University of Ferrara (Italy). An Appendix includes distance-learning materials. This book will be useful for companies and individuals who are planning to submit research proposals, as well as for lecturers, students, politicians and civil servants who are interested in EU technology policy.

Cover-to-cover rewrite and update for second edition Hundreds of figures and tables Complementary website available with additional data, updates and course material Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Contenu
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.