Progress in Intercalation Research

I Market structures in the European Economic Community.- 1. Market structure: principles.- 2. Overall concentration or intermarket competition.- 3. Sectors and product markets: intermarket competition.- 4. The dynamics of market structure.- 5. Some central concepts.- 6. Routes to increased combination of firms.- 7. Conclusion.- References.- II Oil refineries and petrochemical industries: coping with the mid-life crisis.- 1. Introduction.- 2. General features.- 3. Oil refining.- 4. Petrochemicals.- 5. Conclusions.- References.- III The steel industry: a crisis of adaptation.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Institutional framework.- 3. Market structure.- 4. The development of the European steel industry since 1953.- 5. Policy conclusions.- Notes.- References.- IV The pulp and paper industry.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Basic characteristics.- 3. Market structure.- 4. Firms’ strategies.- 5. Public policy.- 6. Performance.- Notes.- References.- V Motorcars: between growth and protectionism.- 1. The uneasy triangle of competition policy.- 2. The fifties: a period of peaceful coexistence.- 3. The sixties: rapid growth and increasing competition.- 4. The seventies and the eighties: new challenges — unsolved problems.- 5. Perspectives of international competitiveness — the threat of protectionism.- References.- VI The automotive industry: supply relations in context.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Sourcing in the EC compared to Japan.- 3. Component development: innovativeness and R&D efficiency.- 4. An illustration: the case of Mercedes-Benz.- 5. Outlook and conclusions.- References.- VII The domestic appliance industry 1945 - 1991.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Oligopoly, barriers to entry, differentiation.- 3. The first period of stability (1945-1958).- 4. The first period of reorganization(1958-1970).- 5. The second period of stability (1970-1982).- 6. The second period of reorganization.- 7. Conclusion.- References.- VIII The textile industry: widely varying structures.- 1. The evolution of the structure of the European textile industries.- 2. Typologies of the observed structural evolutions.- 3. How are the structural transformations to be explained?.- 4. Conclusion.- Notes.- References.- IX The pharmaceutical industry: towards one single market?.- 1. Trends, issues and key figures.- 2. Characteristics of the demand for prescription drugs.- 3. Market structure.- 4. Research and innovation.- 5. Patent protection.- 6. Generic competition and consolidation.- 7. Towards a single market for drugs?.- 8. Competitive performance of the European pharmaceutical industry.- References.- X Telecommunications: global restructuring at full speed.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The structure of the telecommunications industry.- 3. The structure of the telecommunications equipment manufacturing industry.- 4. Trade flows in telecommunications equipment between the EC, the US and Japan.- 5. New market opportunities in telecommunications equipment and services.- 6. Co-operation and concentration: the development of new consortia.- 7. Future outlook.- References.- XI Aerospace: the political economy of an industry.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The market.- 3. The economics of aerospace industries.- 4. Structure and performance.- 5. Collaboration.- 6. Conclusion.- Notes.- XII Service industries: innovation and internationalization.- 1. The service sector in perspective.- 2. Description of the services sector in Europe.- 3. Strategic trends.- 4. The competitiveness of European service industries.- 5. Policy issues.- Notes.- References.- XIII Structure and growth of business services in Europe.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Development of a market for business services.- 3. The demand for business services.- 4. Supply of business services.- 5. The institutional structure of the business services market.- 6. Conclusion.- References.- XIV European competition policy: goals and achievements.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Why competition policy?.- 3. EC competition policy.- 4. Concluding remarks.- Notes.