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Manufacturing Europe’s future

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  • Francesca Barbiero
  • Michael Blanga-Gubbay
  • Valeria Cipollone
  • Koen De Backer
  • Sébastien Miroudot
  • Alexandros Ragoussis
  • André Sapir
  • Reinhilde Veugelers
  • Erkki Vihriälä
  • Guntram B. Wolff
  • Georg Zachmann

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edited by Reinhilde Veugelers Publication Launch 'Manufacturing Europe's Future''Industrial policy is back!’ This is the message given in the European Commission’s October 2012 communication on industrial policy (COM(2012) 582 final), which seeks to reverse the declining role of the manufacturing industry, and increase its share of European Union GDP from about 16 percent currently to above 20 percent. Historical evidence suggests that the goal is unlikely to be achieved. Manufacturing’s...

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  • Francesca Barbiero & Michael Blanga-Gubbay & Valeria Cipollone & Koen De Backer & Sébastien Miroudot & Alexandros Ragoussis & André Sapir & Reinhilde Veugelers & Erkki Vihriälä & Guntram B. Wolff & Ge, . "Manufacturing Europe’s future," Blueprints, Bruegel, number 795, December.
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