The new EU industrial policy: authoritarian neoliberal structural adjustment and the case for alternatives

Wigger, A.

doi:10.1080/14747731.2018.1502496

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“…The recent proposals by the European Union point into a very different direction (Wigger 2018). Instead of financing an industrial policy strategy to reduce economic imbalances and social inequality in Europe, the European parliament and the Council of the European Union released a "proposal for a regulation on establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme" (EDIDP) in June 2017 (European Commission 2017b).…”

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Progressive Industrial Policy – A Remedy for Europe!?

Eder¹,

Schneider²

2018

Journal Für Entwicklungspolitik

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Since the global economic and financial crisis, industrial policy has enjoyed a stunning revival. In the face of the structural imbalances in the European Union, different sides have proposed industrial policy as a way to overcome the crisis and to reduce unequal development. Left forces elaborated concepts of 'progressive' industrial policy, mainly with a post-Keynesian orientation. However, does this orientation make industrial policy genuinely progressive? After introducing the key rationales and proposals, this paper makes three specific contributions to the lively current debate on progressive industrial policy: (1) adding the dimension of politics, power relations and hegemony to the discussion of progressive industrial policy; (2) starting the process of substantiating buzzwords of the current debate, such as ecological sustainability, labour and democratic participation, and gender-sensitivity and (3) taking into account the question of core-periphery relations within the EU and what can be learned from debates on the Global South. We conclude that progressive industrial policy may constitute a remedy for Europe, but that the development of a genuinely progressive industrial policy on a regional scale faces multiple difficulties. In many respects, the national and sub-regional level still seems to leave more room for manoeuvre than on the EU level.

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Progressive Industrial Policy – A Remedy for Europe!?

Eder¹,

Schneider²

2018

Journal Für Entwicklungspolitik

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“…Thus, the local cultural milieu of the Gezi protests constituted the structure and spirit of the CICs, which we focus on. Similar to other mass protests in European Union countries (Wigger, 2019), the Gezi protest attracted political support from diverse groups and offered more praxis-oriented solutions. After the evacuation of the park, protests were carried into different districts of the city as "park forums."…”

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Unifying nature of food: consumer-initiated cooperatives in Istanbul

Oba

Ozsoy

2020

SBR

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Purpose This paper aims to study how activists involved in consumer-initiated cooperatives, in a specific context, challenge the practices of the neoliberal system and develop counter-practices that are ingrained with their values. It aims to access the transformative capacity and inclusiveness of consumer-initiated cooperatives and the role played by prefigurative practices in changing the status quo. Three practices – defetishization of agricultural commodities, surplus generation and distribution, prefiguration – that enable the inclusion of those groups who are marginalized in the food production and consumption nexus by neoliberal policies are identified. Design/methodology/approach The findings of this paper were developed from 23 unstructured interviews, participant observation and analysis of the social media accounts of five consumer-initiated cooperatives located in different districts of Istanbul and which are involved in a collective response to the neoliberal policies. Findings The study discusses that, in a specific context, political events and economic policies can be a catalyst for the initiation of alternative consumer-initiated cooperatives. The findings indicate that these organizations can develop and articulate prefigurative practices that are influential in transforming the prevailing capitalist food provisioning system to be more inclusive. Research limitations/implications The findings offer an alternative view to the dominant capitalist logic and advance the concept of how the economic sphere can be re-politicized and how the persevering notion of financial performance is resolved by invoking values of inclusion, solidarity, responsibility and sharing. The findings are based on the study of five cases in a specific context during a specific period. Originality/value This paper focuses on cooperatives owned and governed by activist consumers and presents results concerning their underlying practices for creating a food provisioning system that is inclusive and aiming for social justice and equality. Similarly, it provides evidence of how local political and economic conditions influence the appropriation and development of these practices – commodity defetishization, surplus distribution and prefiguration.

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“…The aim of a "New European Industrial Strategy" is broader than the sectoral goals of the traditional industrial policies (Aiginger & Rodrik, 2020, Bianchi et al, 2019, Cresti et al, 2020, Rodrik, 2004, Wade, 2012, Warwick, 2013, Wigger, 2018. In fact, the "New European Industrial Strategy" consider the manufacturing sectors in a strategic perspective for the economic growth, and respond to the new needs for a better wellbeing of the European citizens, for a sustainable environment in the various regions and countries in Europe.…”

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The New European Industrial Strategy and the Company’s Organization Models

Cappellin¹

2020

Symphonya. Emerging Issues in Management

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A new growth strategy for the European economy should be based on the following principles: ‒ new production must be driven by the internal demand for investment and consumption, both private and public, and not only by exports, given an increasingly fragmented and declining global market, ‒ industrial policies and the companies should be tightly embedded in the various regions and cities of the European territory and aim to respond to the emerging and still latent needs of the citizens and to a better environmental quality and quality life of the citizens. ‒ the reconversion from productions to new productions, where the demand increases, require a greater effort in not only technological innovations, but also organizational, social and institutional innovation, based on improved education of the workers and on networks of collaborations between companies, universities, public administration and communities of citizens.

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The new EU industrial policy: authoritarian neoliberal structural adjustment and the case for alternatives

Cited by 43 publications

References 17 publications

Progressive Industrial Policy – A Remedy for Europe!?

Progressive Industrial Policy – A Remedy for Europe!?

Unifying nature of food: consumer-initiated cooperatives in Istanbul

The New European Industrial Strategy and the Company’s Organization Models

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