In the early 1950s, the drive to find a practical solution to European antagonisms led to the construction of the first Common Market at the European scale, between Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. At the heart of the Coal and Steel Community, was the idea that...

The U.S. integrated steel industry has been very successful in securing import protection over the last 20 years. Critical to that success has been a cohesive coalition of steel producers, the steelworkers' union and 'steel-town' congressional representatives. The political strength of this...

People have used steel since ancient times, after blacksmiths discovered that iron became harder and stronger after being placed in charcoal furnaces. Today, steel is present in virtually every aspect of people's lives, from homes and hospitals to roads and other infrastructure that provide the...

Steel is strategic for the future of European industry. And industry has always been a cornerstone of economic prosperity in Europe as reminded in the 2017 Commission 'Industrial Policy Strategy'. Efforts are needed to maintain and reinforce industrial leadership in the age of globalisation,...

The foundations of the modern world have been built over the past century with steel and this adaptable metal will continue to dominate in the future. A growing global population will need steel more than ever before for construction, transport and energy. Despite the potential for increased...

The foundations of the modern world have been built over the past century with steel and this adaptable metal will continue to dominate in the future. A growing global population will need steel more than ever before for construction, transport and energy. Despite the potential for increased...

The coal and steel production was key in the post-war rebuilding of the European economy. However, after WWII, Germany still had the technological knowledge and experience to quickly regain its pre-war position as the dominant economic force in Europe. In response to this ‘problem', the...

Industrial policies (IPs) include such varying practices as production subsidies, export subsidies, and import protection, and are commonly used by countries to promote targeted sectors. However, such policies can have significant impacts on sectors other than those targeted by the IPs,...

Industrial policies (IPs) include such varying practices as production subsidies, export subsidies, and import protection, and are commonly used by countries to promote targeted sectors. However, such policies can have significant impacts on sectors other than those targeted by the IPs,...

Machen es bestimmte Konfigurationen von Interessengruppensystemen einfacher für Lobbies, Erfolg zu haben? Dieses Buch beantwortet diese Frage, indem es die Beziehungen zwischen Interessengruppen analysiert und kommt zu dem Schluss, dass sich in institutionellen Systemen, in denen hauptsächlich...

Steel at the Sault focuses on the emergence of steelmaking at Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. As Canada's third-largest primary producer, Algoma Steel originated in the adventures of its two founders - the flamboyant American promoter F.H. Clergue and the 'last of the multimillionaires,' Sir James...

"Fifty years of European coal and steel (1952-2002)", written by Philippe Mioche, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Provence, gives an enthralling account of the half century of the ECSC, the European Coal and Steel Community. The author's concluding remark is "The fifty...

From the 1890s to as late as 1960, industrial policy provided vital aid to the development of the Japanese iron and steel industry. Japanese industrial policy proved successful in steel even though public support was much prolonged, subject to political influence, and based on limited...

During the reform era, the Chinese government has been carrying out strategic industrial policies modelled on those in post-war Japan and South Korea, in the hope of transforming its highly fragmented manufacturing sector into one that comprises a small number of internationally competitive big...

Presents a problem involving rehabilitating a small office building in Pittsburgh. Describes an investment decision which is underfunded. As construction proceeds, the developer realizes that it is not up to building code and faces difficult business and ethical decisions regarding restructuring...

SönkeGödeke Die Stahlmärkte der EU-Beitrittsländer und das Beihilfenrecht Entwicklungen, Konfliktlagen und mitgliedstaatliche Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten • Nomos Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Kapitel Einführung in die Thematik der Arbeit 19 § 1...

A theoretical framework for the historical analysis of American industry -- The structure and performance of the progressive era regulationist institutional structure (RIS) -- Regulation in the era of big steel -- The consequences of progressive era regulation for the steelworkers -- Analytical...

The 44th annual financial report of the ECSC for the year 1998 records the financial activity of the Commission in the field covered by the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community. The chapter 'Economic background and development of ECSC industries' gives a summary account of...

The 43rd annual financial report of the ECSC for the year 1997 records the financial activity of the Commission in the field covered by the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community. The chapter 'Economic background and development of ECSC industries' gives a summary account of...

From the 1890s to as late as 1960, industrial policy provided vital aid to the development of the Japanese iron and steel industry. Japanese industrial policy proved successful in steel even though public support was much prolonged, subject to political influence, and based on limited...

EU steel policy offers a particularly good example of how policy ideas can be transposed from the national to the supranational level via advocacy coalitions and policy entrepreneurs. The Treaty of Paris, which founded the European Coal and Steel Community in 1951, gave steel a firm...

The 42nd annual financial report of the ECSC for the year 1996 records the financial activity of the Commission in the field covered by the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community. The chapter 'Economic background and development of ECSC industries' gives a summary account of...

The 41st annual financial report of the ECSC for the year 1995 records the financial activity of the Commission in the field covered by the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community. The chapter 'Economic background and development of ECSC industries' gives a summary account of...