Airbus Industries: The Politics of an International Industrial Collaboration

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A remarkable example of genuine European cooperation, Airbus Industrie has destroyed the old American monopoly in commercial airliner production, taking about a third of all new orders and creating considerable US-EU friction.

David Thornton describes the process by which the individual European countries involved in the Airbus consortium were able to overcome enormous obstacles and successfully integrate ...
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A remarkable example of genuine European cooperation, Airbus Industrie has destroyed the old American monopoly in commercial airliner production, taking about a third of all new orders and creating considerable US-EU friction.

David Thornton describes the process by which the individual European countries involved in the Airbus consortium were able to overcome enormous obstacles and successfully integrate their very different aerospace industries to create a new industrial giant.
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Describes the process by which individual European countries integrated their different aerospace industries and destroyed the American monopoly in commercial airliner production, detailing the company's internal structure, its unusual operational and cost control systems, and the role of government support in its success. Discusses the context for collaboration in Europe's economic, industrial, and aerospace policy 1945-1975, and uses the company to draw lessons on the relationship between state and market. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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  • ISBN-13: 9780312124410
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Publication date: 7/15/1995
  • Edition description: 1st ed
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 242
  • Product dimensions: 5.70 (w) x 8.45 (h) x 0.91 (d)

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction 1
1 Cold War and Atlantic Community: Geopolitical Alliance and Economic Rivalry 17
2 British Economic, Industrial and Aerospace Policy, 1945-1975 31
3 French Economic, Industrial and Aerospace Policy, 1945-1975 45
4 German Economic, Industrial and Aerospace Policy, 1945-1975 57
5 Reconciling National Interests and Commercial Imperatives 67
6 The Formation of Airbus Industrie and the A300B (1970-1978) 87
7 Technological Innovation and Commercial Strategy (1979-1986) 107
8 Adapting to the Political Consequences of Commercial Success (1987-1994) 125
9 Assessing the Case of Airbus Industrie: Lessons for the Relationship Between State and Market 153
Appendix: Figures and Tables 183
Notes 195
Bibliography 233
Index 239
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