"Hoe de wetenschap en haar beoefenaars het verschil kunnen maken in de economische politiek.In 'Grenswerk. Economen tussen wetenschap en politiek' beschrijft voormalig Tweede Kamerlid, geoloog en econoom Jan Middendorp het samenspel tussen wetenschap en politiek aan de hand van het denken en...

Many, if not most, personalistic dictatorships end up with a disastrous decision such as Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union, Hirohito's government launching a war against the United States, or Putin's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Even if the decision is not ultimately fatal for the...

The swift and thorough privatization of eastern Germany did not emanate solely from the West German Federal Republic. This book explores actors from abroad – mainly from western Europe – in four functions: as investors, as advisors and capital providers, and as co-decisionmakers on...

This Review assesses the Federal Planning Bureau (FPB) and its institutional, operational and analytical performance as an independent fiscal institution. The FPB's responsibilities have been growing and this Review provides insights into how effectively the institution continues to serve the...