Global Chemical Industry in the Age of the Petrochemical Revolution Book

Introduction Takashi Hikino, Vera Zamagni and Louis Galambros;

Part I. Cross Cutting Ideas:

1. The evolution of networks in the chemical industry Alfonso Gambardella, Fabrizio Cesaroni and Myriam Mariani;
2. Competitive strategies of the world's largest chemical companies Harm Schröter;
3. Financial systems and corporate strategy in the chemical industry Marco Da Rin;
4. Government environmental policies and the chemical industry Wyn Grant;

Part II. World Players: Leaders:
5. The German chemical industry after World War II Ulrich Wengenroth;
6. The American chemical industry since the petrochemical evolution John Kenly Smith;

Part III. Competitors:
7. The export-dependence of the Swiss chemical industry and the internationalization of Swiss chemical firms (1950-2000) Margrit Müller;
8. The petrochemical industry in the Nordic countries, 1960-2000: some development patterns Gunnar Nerheim;
9. Repositioning of European chemical groups and changes in innovation management: the case of the French Chemical Industry Florence Charue Duboc;
10. The resilience of the British Chemical Industry Wyn Grant;
11. The development and struggle of the Japanese chemical enterprises since the petrochemical revolution Takashi Hikino;

Part IV. European Followers:
12. The rise and fall of the Italian petrochemical industry (1950s-1990s) Vera Zamagni;
13. The global accommodation of a latecomer: the Spanish chemical industry since the petrochemical revolution; Conclusion: some final observances Vera Zamagni and Louis Galambros; Appendix I. The chemical industry in the post Second World Warperiod: a quantitative assessment Renato Giannetti; Appendix II. Selected bibliography.