The global economic crisis has brought back into focus the need for a stable manufacturing base in advanced economies. Hence many debates shed new light on industrial policy with an aim to restore industrial competitiveness. In this context, this study reviews industrial strategies and policies...

China’s investment in the European Union (EU) increased significantly during the European financial crisis, but has been on the decline in recent years. The surge of Chinese investment has raised concerns and demands for analysis on the negative effects it could have on the EU companies and...

This paper examines development of inter/intra-industry trade in Europe and East Asia. In order to quantify the level of intra-industry trade (IIT), a bias-corrected Grubel and Lloyd index is used. The finding is that IIT is more evident in intra-European trade than in intra-East Asian trade,...