Andy Smith is a Research Professor in Political Science at the Centre Emile Durkheim, University of Bordeaux, and is a specialist in political economy and European integration. He has authored and co-authored numerous books and articles such as Varietals of Capitalism: A Political Economy of the Changing Wine Industry (co-authored with Xabier Itcaina and Antoine Roger, 2016, Cornell University Press), The EU's Government of Industries (co-authored with Bernard Jullien, 2014, Routledge), and Politics and the European Commission (2004, Routledge).

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• Introduction: A Fresh Look at the Politics of the Economic 1: What's Political About the Economic? The Limits of Existing Responses 2: The Politics of Economic Activity: An Analytical Framework 3: Globalization: From Runaway Steamroller to Political Outcome 4: Does the EU Make a Difference? 5: What's Left for the State? 6: Local Government: Economic Saviour or Gravedigger? 7: Conclusion

Andy Smith is a Research Professor in Political Science at the Centre Emile Durkheim, University of Bordeaux, and is a specialist in political economy and European integration. He has authored and co-authored numerous books and articles such as Varietals of Capitalism: A Political Economy of the Changing Wine Industry (co-authored with Xabier Itcaina and Antoine Roger, 2016, Cornell University Press), The EU's Government of Industries (co-authored with Bernard Jullien, 2014, Routledge), and Politics and the European Commission (2004, Routledge).

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• Introduction: A Fresh Look at the Politics of the Economic 1: What's Political About the Economic? The Limits of Existing Responses 2: The Politics of Economic Activity: An Analytical Framework 3: Globalization: From Runaway Steamroller to Political Outcome 4: Does the EU Make a Difference? 5: What's Left for the State? 6: Local Government: Economic Saviour or Gravedigger? 7: Conclusion

Andy Smith is a Research Professor in Political Science at the Centre Emile Durkheim, University of Bordeaux, and is a specialist in political economy and European integration. He has authored and co-authored numerous books and articles such as Varietals of Capitalism: A Political Economy of the Changing Wine Industry (co-authored with Xabier Itcaina and Antoine Roger, 2016, Cornell University Press), The EU's Government of Industries (co-authored with Bernard Jullien, 2014, Routledge), and Politics and the European Commission (2004, Routledge).

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• Introduction: A Fresh Look at the Politics of the Economic 1: What's Political About the Economic? The Limits of Existing Responses 2: The Politics of Economic Activity: An Analytical Framework 3: Globalization: From Runaway Steamroller to Political Outcome 4: Does the EU Make a Difference? 5: What's Left for the State? 6: Local Government: Economic Saviour or Gravedigger? 7: Conclusion