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Explains, from the perspective of a member of the Scottish Constitutional Convention, how and why Scottish opinion has tended to resist many of the innovations introduced under Mrs Thatcher's premiership which elsewhere in the union have been acepted relatively readily. (RSM)

This article provides a review of the book The New European Industrial Policy: Global Competitiveness and the Manufacturing Renaissance by Franco Mosconi. In this book, the author attempts to shed light on the future of the European Union (EU), which is one of the leading actors of the world economy and politics; in this context, he focuses on developing a new industrial policy for Europe and he makes observations and gives suggestions to create this new industrial policy.

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- References -- Chapter 2: Social Inequalities at the National and European Level -- 2.1 Boundary Building and Internal Structuring at National and European Level -- 2.2 The Europeanisation of Social Inequalities -- References -- Chapter 3: Data and Methods -- References -- Chapter 4: Between Convergence and Agglomeration. Economic and Technological Disparities in the EU -- 4.1 Convergence through Economic Integration? -- 4.2 Between Agglomeration and Diffusion of Technological and Economic Capabilities -- 4.3 Peripheral Trajectories in Southern and Eastern Europe -- 4.3.1 Barriers to Modernisation, the Euro and Growth Models. Three Explanations -- 4.3.2 Debt, Labour Market and Economic Structures and Institutions. Determinants of Peripheral Trajectories in Europe -- 4.3.3 Two Trajectories -- 4.4 Summary and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 5: European Labour Markets between Segmentation and Activation -- 5.1 Inclusive and Exclusive Employment Regimes in Europe -- 5.2 Determinants of Labour Force Participation -- 5.3 The Segmentation of Labour Markets in the Euro Crisis -- 5.3.1 Monetary Union and Labour Markets -- 5.3.2 Labour Market Risks in Europe -- 5.4 Long-Term Unemployment. The Achilles´ Heel of the European Social Model -- 5.5 Summary: Labour Market Inequalities within and Between European Countries -- References -- Chapter 6: Wage Inequalities in the EU -- 6.1 Wages as Essential Dimension of Social Inequality -- 6.2 Wages in the European Integration Process -- 6.3 The Evolution of Wage Inequalities across Europe -- 6.4 National Wage Inequalities in Europe -- 6.5 Group-Specific Wage Differences and Low Wages in Europe -- 6.6 Conclusion -- References.

Examines the role, characteristics, and status of regional political parties and the effects of European integration on national parties.