ABSTRACT
This book examines the impact of European Union (EU) action on the industrial policies of the member states. It considers how developments at the European level have affected both the substance of national policy and the strategies and behaviour of national actors. In addressing the interaction between the EU and the member states it tackles an issue which is central not only to understanding the process of integration and the nature of the EU, but also in assessing the power and capacity for independent action of the state in western Europe. Its importance is reflected in the intense political debate in the Fifteen about ‘Europe’, the costs and benefits of membership, as well as in the tremendous volume of academic output on the EU and European integration.
