International markets and global firms : a comparative study of organized business in the chemical industry

Preface Introduction - Alberto Martinelli International Markets and Competitive Systems - Giuliano Mussati and Anna Soru Associated Systems in the Chemical Industry - Wyn Grant Political Turbulence, Enterprise Crisis and Industrial Recovery - Wyn Grant and Alberto Martinelli ICI and Montedison State Policy and the Chemical Industry in Western Europe - Pamela Adams The Logic of Membership in Chemical Business Interests Associations - Antonio M Chiesi The Functions of Associations as Agents of Public Policy - Henry J Jacek Chemical Unions in the United Kingdom and Germany - Colin Whitston Self Regulation Under Pressure - William E Paterson Environmental Protection Policy and the Industry's Response The Overcapacity Crisis in the West European Petrochemicals Industry - Wyn Grant Conclusion - Alberto Martinelli and Wyn Grant