Economic Growth in the European Union: Analyzing SME and Investment Policies
In: Contributions to Economics Ser.
In: Contributions to economics
Intro -- Foreword -- European Union Funding Instruments and Juncker Plan for Entrepreneurship Development -- Foreword -- The Juncker Plan and the Opportunities for Greek SMEs -- Acknowledgments - About the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence -- Disclaimer -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I: International Growth Concerns -- Economic Nationalism: Constrained and Fragmented, If Any? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Meaning of Economic Nationalism: Protectionist, Statist or Liberal? -- 3 Undermined Sovereignty, Specific Business/Government Relations and Fragmented Policies -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Digitalization: Disrupting the Business Models of Multinationals -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Digital Technology: Business Models and Operations -- 2.1 Digitalization and Operations -- 2.2 DMNCs: Digitalization and Strategy -- 2.3 DMNCs: Connectivity and Servification -- 3 Digitalization and the International Presence of DMNCs -- 3.1 DMNCs: Assets and Sales -- 3.2 DMNCs: Profits -- 4 Digitalization, DMNCs and Investment Policy -- 4.1 An Investment Policy Framework for the Digital Era -- 4.2 Investment Policies and Digital Divide -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Part II: EU Policies for Growth -- EU Corporate Governance Framework: The Role of the EU Institutions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Corporate Governance -- 3 The Stages of Development in the Approach of the Commission -- 3.1 The Infant Stage, the EU Corporate Governance Framework Before 2009 -- 3.2 The Adolescent Stage, the Impact of the Financial Crisis of 2008 -- 4 Conclusions: The Quest for the Proper Motivators for the Development of SMEs -- References -- The EU Digital Single Market and the Platform Economy -- 1 Introduction: The Digital Agenda and Its Impact on EU Growth -- 2 The Digital Single Market Strategy (2015) -- 3 The Platform Economy and Its Impact on Growth.