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The first aim of this paper is to analyze the features that have motivated Chinese outbound investments in the European Union. The paper outlines also the policies adopted by the European institutions and its member states to encourage... more
The first aim of this paper is to analyze the features that have motivated Chinese outbound investments in the European Union. The paper outlines also the policies adopted by the European institutions and its member states to encourage the increase of the Chinese FDI without harming the internal European market, and consequently phase out all concerns that are afflicting the European public opinion. The second purpose is more focused on Poland. The paper offers an updated vision of Chinese FDI in this country, by outlining the specific trends of the general strategy in this country. With this purpose, the analysis offers a double-sided perspective of the two partners. From the Chinese perspective, the motivation and pattern of the Chinese investors depends on an investment evaluation taking into consideration the potentiality of the host country to invest in both for Chinese export strategies and to acquire specific technologies. From the Polish point of view, the paper put into evi...
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Les acteurs économiques L’industrie de l’armement : du jugement moral à l’analyse scientifique Au début des années 1970, l’industrie de l’armement était encore considérée par les historiens comme un secteur industriel « maudit », celui... more
Les acteurs économiques L’industrie de l’armement : du jugement moral à l’analyse scientifique Au début des années 1970, l’industrie de l’armement était encore considérée par les historiens comme un secteur industriel « maudit », celui pour lequel toute évaluation d’ordre économique ou entrepreneurial était subordonnée à des considérations essentiellement morales ou politiques. Le danger de l’holocauste nucléaire d’abord, puis la guerre du Vietnam et enfin le mouvement pacifiste de masse qui ..
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The article deals with the international monetary relations around the years of the crisis of the Bretton Woods system. This contribution is based on new US sources recently released, and on French public and private archives, as well as... more
The article deals with the international monetary relations around the years of the crisis of the Bretton Woods system. This contribution is based on new US sources recently released, and on French public and private archives, as well as on the collection of oral sources available in Paris at the Georges Pompidou Foundation. Thanks to these sources, the article focuses the monetary troubles of the late 1960's and the 1970's in the framework of the increasingly difficult relationships between the EEC and the United States. It shows as well that evolution of the US position has been influenced only partly by Nixon's domestic approach to the main economic policy problems, and especially to foreign economic policy. The US administration had in fact a strategy that was reconsidering world economic balance of power, in which Europe could be an economic competitor and not anymore only a political partner. For the European countries, and especially for the EEC, the discussions a...
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La storia dell'industria in Italia ha compiuto grandi progressi nel corso dell'ultimo decennio, durante iA quale, accanto al filone relativamente piui tradizionale degli studi in questo comparto, se ne e aggiunto uno nuovo, quello... more
La storia dell'industria in Italia ha compiuto grandi progressi nel corso dell'ultimo decennio, durante iA quale, accanto al filone relativamente piui tradizionale degli studi in questo comparto, se ne e aggiunto uno nuovo, quello della storia d'impresa, che sta dimostrando di godere di una notevole capacita attrattiva, specie tra le giovani leve della ricerca storiografica. Questa congiuntura favorevole, registrata da piu parti, trova senza dubbio nella piu ampia disponibilita di archivi d'impresa la sua principale originel. Occorre peraltro rimarcare che, fino a questo momento, i progressi degli studi in tali campi hanno involontariamente contribuito a disegnare una mappa della storia dell'industrializzazione italiana che fa paradossalmente awicinare il paese alle piu grandi potenze industriali continentalii. I settori che ancor oggi caratterizzano larga parte del profilo industriale della penisola in una parola l'industria leggera sono stati quelli meno studiati, lasciando intatti enormi e pericolosi (nel senso dell'effetto distorcente prodotto sull'immagine in sede storiografica dell'apparato economico nazionale) vuoti conoscitivi. Tra gli studiosi prevale la consapevolezza non solo della gravita di questi >, ma anche del fatto che proprio le caratteristiche strutturali delle imprese appartenenti ai settori dell'industria leggera hanno impedito la conservazione delle carte d'archivio, hanno reso meno numerose le tracce lasciate negli archivi pubblici, hanno insomma compromesso molte possibili ta di conservazione di una qualsiasi forma di memoria storica2. Tra i settori industriali maggiormente studiati negli ultimi anni figura senza dubbio quello elettrico. Le vicende riguardanti la formazione e lo sviluppo dei principali gruppi (Edison, Sip, Sape e Sme) sono gi'a abbastanza note, mentre pure l'apporto di capitali, tecnologie ed imprenditori stranieri e stato
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Nell’Editoriale, Luciano Segreto ripercorre la storia dei rapporti tra Italia ed Europa dalla firma del trattato di Maastricht ad oggi, per verificare fino a quale punto la politica dell’attuale governo sia diversa da quella dei governi... more
Nell’Editoriale, Luciano Segreto ripercorre la storia dei rapporti tra Italia ed Europa dalla firma del trattato di Maastricht ad oggi, per verificare fino a quale punto la politica dell’attuale governo sia diversa da quella dei governi precedenti. La differenza principale risiede, secondo l’A., nelle scelte relative alle modalita concrete con cui e affermata la presenza italiana in Europa in una fase storica molto delicata, nella quale il processo d’integrazione europea sta accentuando la dimensione intergovernativa rispetto a quella comunitaria.
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... Period”, International Organization, 42, 1, Winter, 1988. 9 A. Dobson, “The Kennedy Administration and Economic Warfare against Communism”, International Affairs, ... 13 TEO Foerland, “An Act of Economic Warfare? The Dispute over... more
... Period”, International Organization, 42, 1, Winter, 1988. 9 A. Dobson, “The Kennedy Administration and Economic Warfare against Communism”, International Affairs, ... 13 TEO Foerland, “An Act of Economic Warfare? The Dispute over NATO's Embargo Resolution, 1950–1951”, ...
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Segreto Luciano. Électrifier un rêve : l'industrie électrique dans les colonies. In: Outre-mers, tome 89, n°334-335, 1er semestre 2002. L'électrification outre-mer de la fin du XIXe siècle aux premières décolonisations. pp. 235-249
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1 Diese Untersuchung istTeil eines Forschungsprojektes über die italienische Industrie im 1. Weltkrieg, das von der Fondazione Luigi Einaudi in Turin finanziert wird. Die Forschungen in der BRD wurden ermöglicht durch ein Stipendium des... more
1 Diese Untersuchung istTeil eines Forschungsprojektes über die italienische Industrie im 1. Weltkrieg, das von der Fondazione Luigi Einaudi in Turin finanziert wird. Die Forschungen in der BRD wurden ermöglicht durch ein Stipendium des Institutes für Europäische Geschichte in Mainz, das von Prof. Karl Otmar Frh. v . Aretin geleitet wird, in der DDR durch ein Stipendium der Akademie der Wissenschaften (AdW) der DDR im Rahmen der Beziehungen zwischen dem Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) und der AdW der DDR. Ich möchte den Professoren Willibald Gutsche, Helga Nussbaum und Baidur Kaulisch von der AdW der DDR und Waltraud Falk von der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin für Unterstützung und Ratschläge danken. Die Forschungen in England erfolgten aufgrund eines Stipendiums des CNR. Besonderer Dank gilt Herrn Romano Preziosi, der mir freundlicherweise gestattete, in die in seinem Besitz befindlichen Dokumente von Giovanni Preziosi Einsicht zu nehmen. Verschiedene Aspekte dieser Arbeit wurden mit den Professoren Giorgio Mori, Peter Hertner und Marta Petricioli diskutiert. Ihre Meinungen und Hinweise haben mich zu weiteren Uberlegungen und Vertiefungen angeregt, wofür ich ihnen danke.
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... designs, technical assistance and engineers. Products were to bear the trade mark 'Vickers-Terni system', and there would be reciprocal royalties of two per cent on the value of contracts. Furthermore, the two companies... more
... designs, technical assistance and engineers. Products were to bear the trade mark 'Vickers-Terni system', and there would be reciprocal royalties of two per cent on the value of contracts. Furthermore, the two companies would ...
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... Page 8. 268 Luciano Segreto zata dalla prevalenza di istanze liberiste e antindustrialiste, paglia e produzione di cappelli di lana alla moda di Levante <<costituivano due esempi di attivita... more
... Page 8. 268 Luciano Segreto zata dalla prevalenza di istanze liberiste e antindustrialiste, paglia e produzione di cappelli di lana alla moda di Levante <<costituivano due esempi di attivita "protoindustriale", basate sull'uso di manodopera sottopagata prevalente mente infantile e ...
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Che cosa e successo negli equilibri economici mondiali a partire dal 1989 e dalla dissoluzione del vecchio ordine sovietico? Dopo aver esaminato gli Usa e i suoi competitori asiatici, Giappone e Cina, il libro si concentra sull’Europa e... more
Che cosa e successo negli equilibri economici mondiali a partire dal 1989 e dalla dissoluzione del vecchio ordine sovietico? Dopo aver esaminato gli Usa e i suoi competitori asiatici, Giappone e Cina, il libro si concentra sull’Europa e sulle grandi trasformazioni portate dalla riunificazione tedesca, da Maastricht e dalla nascita dell’euro. Infine analizza, nell’ambito della globalizzazione, il ruolo dei BRICS, lo sviluppo economico di nuove aree del pianeta e il loro impatto sull’economia mondiale. Un quadro fortemente segnato dalla crisi economica e finanziaria internazionale dell’ultimo decennio.
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E’ opinione largamente diffusa che l’Italia, all’indomani dell’Unità nazionale, fosse un paese relativamente arretrato e nel quale il ruolo e il peso dell’industria fossero di scarsa rilevanza. Approcci più rispettosi delle forti... more
E’ opinione largamente diffusa che l’Italia, all’indomani dell’Unità nazionale, fosse un paese relativamente arretrato e nel quale il ruolo e il peso dell’industria fossero di scarsa rilevanza. Approcci più rispettosi delle forti diversità regionali in cui si articolava già allora la penisola hanno tuttavia messo in rilievo come non mancassero zone in cui attività genericamente definibili come industriali o manifatturiere avessero da tempo raggiunto una consistenza tecnico-produttiva, una varietà di carattere settoriale e una rilevanza in termini di occupazione per nulla disprezzabili. Le aree che potevano essere prese in considerazione coprivano varie regioni del paese, dal Nord al Sud, comprendendo il Milanese, il Genovese, il Comasco, il Valdagno, l’area attorno a Prato, la Valle del Liri, il Napoletano e l’entroterra salernitano, mentre il numero di coloro che erano occupati nel settore secondario, comprese cave e miniere, era pari a circa 3.390.000 unità, le quali, quand’anche ...
The article outlines the main economic ptoblems connected with the birth of the Free city of Danzig. In particular, it studies the complex relationships between the city, the Polish government, the League of Nations, and the Allies about... more
The article outlines the main economic ptoblems connected with the birth of the Free city of Danzig. In particular, it studies the complex relationships between the city, the Polish government, the League of Nations, and the Allies about the use of the port of Danzig and the increasing competition with the port of Gdynia, built by the Polish government with support of the French one and some french private companies.
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Au cours de la premiere guerre mondiale, la reduction des importations de charbon de l'Angleterre en Italie atteignit un niveau tel, que les autorites militaires et politiques se trouverent confrontees a des problemes de production... more
Au cours de la premiere guerre mondiale, la reduction des importations de charbon de l'Angleterre en Italie atteignit un niveau tel, que les autorites militaires et politiques se trouverent confrontees a des problemes de production d'energie qu'ils comblerent en developpant les potentialites de l'hydroelectricite pour recourir a une utilisation croissante de cette energie, remplacant de ce fait le charbon
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The article addresses the question to what extent American antitrust policy in Germany and Italy during the 1950s, was a success or not. Did these nations adopt this policy, did they adapt themselves to it, or did they completely reject... more
The article addresses the question to what extent American antitrust policy in Germany and Italy during the 1950s, was a success or not. Did these nations adopt this policy, did they adapt themselves to it, or did they completely reject it? By a detailed comparison of these two big European nations, Germany and Italy—both defeated powers of the Second World War, and both therefore strongly dependent on postwar American aid—the effects of the American antitrust policy will be analyzed. Eventually, the Germans better adapted, after initial resistance of German big business, to the American plans than the Italians, however, only in an amended and softer form. The Italian resistance—but we even use the expression prolonged rejection—to the economic reforms were much stronger. The US administration envisioned a unified free European market without cartels as early as 1943, however, it would take another fifty years before these ideas would be implemented.
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Mercury has been one of the most persistent cases in contemporary history of international market regulations and this in spite of its having been affected by important technological changes and the regular discovery of new deposits. This... more
Mercury has been one of the most persistent cases in contemporary history of international market regulations and this in spite of its having been affected by important technological changes and the regular discovery of new deposits. This paper offers an approach to the least known period, although perhaps the one in which the greatest rises in process and production occurred as a consequence of market manipulation. The period coincides with a series of agreements between the Spanish and the Italian producers and the outcome was a worldwide cartel known as “Mercurio Europeo” which came into being in 1928. The aims of this work will, therefore, be first to describe the features of the various stages of development of the international mercury market during the first half of the twentieth century, with emphasis on the characteristics and conditioning factors in each period. Secondly, the objective is to analyze the various market agreements that came about, the effectiveness of the cl...
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This article describes the features of the international mercury market during the first half of the twentieth century. It analyzes the various market agreements made, their effectiveness, and their consequences. The period studied is... more
This article describes the features of the international mercury market during the first half of the twentieth century. It analyzes the various market agreements made, their effectiveness, and their consequences. The period studied is little understood, although it was one in which mercury production greatly increased. It was also one that saw persistent efforts at market manipulation, owing to a series of agreements between Spanish and Italian producers that proved very effective until the arrival of shipments of mercury produced by Soviet bloc members and by some developing countries.