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European Industry Policy in the Context of the New Global Challenges: A Regional Approach
European Industry Policy in the Context of the New Global Challenges: A Regional Approach

Author(s): Victor Romeo Ionescu
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Editura Universității „Dunărea de Jos”, Galați
Keywords: regional industrial disparities; regional industrial clusters; regional industrial dispersion; impact of innovation on industry;

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the idea that at present, the EU is more a region which faces great challenges and disparities. Such disparities are those related to the EU industries and industrial policy. The analysis in the paper is focused on the main EU industries and points out the disparities across the region. The analysis is carried out in three steps: first, a comparative analysis, second, a regression one, in order to quantify disparities, and, third, a cluster analysis. The main conclusion is that currently, the EU is divided in countries with three speeds of industrial development.

  • Issue Year: 12/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 5-26
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: English