Internationalisation and economic institutions : comparing European experiences / Mark Thatcher.

Introduction : a policy analysis of market internationalisation and national economic institutions -- 1. Analysing market internationalisation and national institutions -- 2. The internationalisation of securities markets -- 3. Common pressures, diverse paths : securities trading in France, West Germany, and Italy 1965-85 -- 4. From conservatism to revolution : British Stock Exchanges 1965-2005 -- 5. Transformation and convergence : Stock Exchanges in France, Germany, and Italy 1986-2005 -- 6. Internationalisation of telecommunications markets -- 7. The force of inertia : telecommunications in France, West Germany, and Italy 1965-87 -- 8. British telecommunications : from laggard to leader -- 9. The European path to radical reform : telecommunications in France, Germany, and Italy 1988-2005 -- 10. Power politics : electricity supply in Europe -- 11. Changing course : airlines in Europe -- 12. Liberalising the letter : the reform of postal services -- 13. Conclusion : internationalisation through policy.

"This book rejects the view that technological and economic forms of internationalisation drive institutional change in and of themselves. Instead, it shows that policy forms of internationalisation on are influential because they become part of domestic decision making and thereby spur reform even of deeply entrenched national institutions."--BOOK JACKET.