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Introduction Takashi Hikino, Vera Zamagni and Louis Galambros; Part I.Cross Cutting Ideas: 1. The evolution of networks in the chemical industryAlfonso Gambardella, Fabrizio Cesaroni and Myriam Mariani; 2. Competitivestrategies of the world's largest chemical companies Harm Schroter; 3.Financial systems and corporate strategy in the chemical industry Marco DaRin; 4. Government environmental policies and the chemical industry WynGrant; Part II. World Players: Leaders: 5. The German chemical industry afterWorld War II Ulrich Wengenroth; 6. The American chemical industry since thepetrochemical evolution John Kenly Smith; Part III. Competitors: 7. Theexport-dependence of the Swiss chemical industry and the internationalizationof Swiss chemical firms (1950-2000) Margrit Muller; 8. The petrochemicalindustry in the Nordic countries, 1960-2000: some development patterns GunnarNerheim; 9. Repositioning of European chemical groups and changes ininnovation management: the case of the French Chemical Industry FlorenceCharue Duboc; 10. The resilience of the British Chemical Industry Wyn Grant;11. The development and struggle of the Japanese chemical enterprises sincethe petrochemical revolution Takashi Hikino; Part IV. European Followers: 12.The rise and fall of the Italian petrochemical industry (1950s-1990s) VeraZamagni; 13. The global accommodation of a latecomer: the Spanish chemicalindustry since the petrochemical revolution; Conclusion: some finalobservances Vera Zamagni and Louis Galambros; Appendix I. The chemicalindustry in the post Second World War period: a quantitative assessmentRenato Giannetti; Appendix II. Selected bibliography.