Research, Quality, Competitiveness: European Union Technology Policy for the Knowledge-based Society

Competitiveness of the European Union.- Origins of the European Union.- Overview of Member States.- Competitiveness of the European Economy.- Competitiveness and Quality.- Research and Technology Policy in the European Union.- EU Research: Objectives and Results.- Framework Programs.- Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Competitiveness.- Competitiveness in the Knowledge-Based Society.- The Position of the EU in the Quest for Competitiveness and Beyond.- Overview of the Institutional Context of the European Union.- From the Treaty of Rome to the Reform Treaty of Lisbon.- Enlargement of the European Union.- Budget of the European Union.- Internal Market and Competition.- Economic and Monetary Union.