Europe is technologically behind its two main partners and competitors: the United States and Japan. Technology is conspicuous by its absence from the foundational concerns of the European Community. This undoubtedly explains why the main technological achievements of a multinational Europe have taken place outside the Community’s legal and political frameworks. The dilemma facing European leaders today is: How to reconcile the absolutely legitimate imperative of their technological independence and the inevitable need for economic efficiency? Faced with this question, it seems every day more evident that there is no satisfactory answer in a national framework. The European dimension is imposed as an objective requirement, a historical fatality and it will from now on be omnipresent.
Keywords:
European Economic Community, Technological Development, United States, Japan, Technological Competence
Author Biography
Philippe Lorino
Economista francés. Actualmente trabaja como consejero del director general de la industria y es miembro del Consejo de Administración de varias sociedades nacionalizadas
Lorino, P. (1986). La Comunidad Económica Europea en la competencia tecnológica mundial. Estudios Internacionales, 19(76), p. 460–486. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.1986.15691
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