Multinational corporations and European integration: The case of the automobile industry, 1959-1965

Sigfrido RAMÍREZ-PÉREZ

doi:10.5771/0947-9511-2016-2-329

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- 221–224 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 221–224
- 225–228 Introduction Jan van der HARST Jan van der HARST 225–228
- 229–248 Die „Volonté Générale“, das europäische Staatensystem und die Genese supranationaler internationaler Organisationen vom frühen 19. Jahrhundert bis in die Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts Guido Thiemeyer Guido Thiemeyer 229–248
- 249–262 From Steel House to Mass Housing for the Working Class Nicolas VERSCHUEREN Nicolas VERSCHUEREN 249–262
- 263–278 “Borders are the Scars of History”? Cross-border Co-operation in Europe – the Example of the EUREGIO Claudia HIEPEL Claudia HIEPEL 263–278
- 279–296 Migration in European Integration: Themes and Debates Simone PAOLI Simone PAOLI 279–296
- 297–312 The Historical Origins of Italian Euroscepticism Daniele PASQUINUCCI Daniele PASQUINUCCI 297–312
- 313–328 Victimized by Eurosceptiscism. European Citizenship in the Dutch Political Discourse Anjo G. HARRYVAN, Jan van der HARST Anjo G. HARRYVAN, Jan van der HARST 313–328
- 329–354 Multinational corporations and European integration: The case of the automobile industry, 1959-1965 Sigfrido RAMÍREZ-PÉREZ Sigfrido RAMÍREZ-PÉREZ 329–354
- 355–380 Italy’s Choice of Europe and the Challenges of Modernization Lorenza SEBESTA Lorenza SEBESTA 355–380
- 381–408 Book reviews – Comptes rendus – Buchbesprechungen 381–408
- 409–412 PHD Theses – Thèses de doctorat – Doktorarbeiten 409–412
- 413–418 Information – Informations – Informationen 413–418
- 419–428 Abstracts – Résumés – Zusammenfassungen 419–428
- 429–430 Contributors – Auteurs – Autoren 429–430
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JEIH Journal of European Integration History , page 329 - 354

Multinational corporations and European integration: The case of the automobile industry, 1959-1965

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Sigfrido RAMÍREZ-PÉREZ

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0947-9511-2016-2-329
- ISSN: 0947-9511
- ISSN online: 2942-321X
Abstract

This paper is a contribution to understanding the relevant role that multinational corporations played in the history of European integration. Taking the case of the automobile industry, it starts by questioning the real extent of the liberalisation of automobile trade within the EEC. Then, it goes into analysing the role of European car multinationals in the dismantling of quantitative restrictions and the reduction of tariff barriers during the first stages of the Common Market (1959-1965). It points out to the new components of EEC neo-protectionism during this period: fiscal barriers, technical standards and cartelisation of car distribution. The second part documents the way French multinationals blocked enlargement to the UK, considered as the necessary condition for the success of this neo-protectionist strategy. It singles out the challenge of American multinationals in European soil and the priority of building the Welfare State through the role of state-owned companies as the major obstacles for EEC-enlargement.
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