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Transnational depoliticisation and industrial policy : the European Commission and French steel (1980-1984)
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Boutefeu-Moraitis, Alexis S. (2020) Transnational depoliticisation and industrial policy : the European Commission and French steel (1980-1984). New Political Economy, 25 (4). pp. 552-571. doi:10.1080/13563467.2019.1613352
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/13563467.2019.1613352
Abstract
Following the 2008 financial crash, voices have called governments to re-embrace industrial policy and promote industrial development. Such calls presuppose that the past decades witnessed a relative retreat of activist industrial policies. Within international political economy the latter is explained by the limits posed by the structure of global economic governance and globalisation on the state’s interventionist capacities. This article argues that these constraints have enabled states to pursue the transnational depoliticisation of industrial policy and transfer decision-making responsibilities to spheres lying beyond the governmental arena such as transnational institutions. By appealing to supranational economic rules, governments can disclose their own preferences for certain industrial policies and resist pressures to assist declining activities. To substantiate these claims the article proposes an archival investigation of the French government’s management of the steel industry between 1980 and 1984 and its support for a European Commission-led management of restructuring. The findings suggest that the pressures of the Commission played a crucial role in strengthening the government’s effort to implement socially unpopular but economically vital industrial choices.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Industrial policy -- France -- History -- 20th century, Europe -- Economic policy -- 20th century, European Union countries -- Politics and government, Industrial policy -- European Union countries, Industrial policy -- France, Steel industry and trade -- France | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | New Political Economy | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1356-3467 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 2020 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 25 | ||||||||
| Number: | 4 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 552-571 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/13563467.2019.1613352 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Publisher Statement: | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in New Political Economy on 14 May 2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13563467.2019.1613352 | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
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