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The Open Method of Coordination (OMC) has received much attention in the recent EU-literature. The predominant view claims that the OMC is not only a new but also an effective policy-making instrument. This paper raises doubts about both claims by offering a comparison of soft law policy...
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This paper looks at the historical developments that led to the Schuman Plan in 1950, which today is seen as a starting signal for the European integration process. It argues that this announcement by the French foreign minister constituted a genuine change of strategy that can only be...
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Für die Parteien haben sich Spenden, besonders in Wahlkampfjahren, zu einem unverzichtbaren Teil ihrer Finanzierung entwickelt. Das Papier analysiert den umstrittensten Bestandteil dieser Finanzierungsform: Spenden juristischer Personen. Die Datenbasis umfasst alle Parteispenden der 100...
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This text is a preliminary study on the political-institutional determinants of shareholder oriented reforms in 21 OECD countries. I analyse stock and flow data on the development of stock market capitalization and on the rights of minority shareholders (La Porta et al. index) between 1990 and...
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In der rechtswissenschaftlichen, politologischen und soziologischen Fachliteratur ist unumstritten, dass der Europäische Gerichtshof (EuGH) das europäische Recht als "Motor der Integration" expansiv interpretiert und damit faktisch Integrationspolitik betreibt. Das Papier diskutiert anhand von...
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The debate about measuring the degree of internationalization of firms has not solved the question about the usefulness of having one index on the internationalization of firms. This article argues in favour of constructing indices, if the components of those are theoretically and empirically...
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Anhand eines Samples der 100 größten deutschen Unternehmen wird die Frage diskutiert, wie sich der Internationalisierungsgrad von Unternehmen messen läßt. Es wird vorgeschlagen, zwischen zwei Internationalisierungsdimensionen zu unterscheiden: Einer realwirtschaftlichen und einer...
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For over 100 years, the German company network was a major feature of organized corporate governance in Germany. This paper uses network visualization techniques and qualitative-historical analysis to discuss the structure, origins and development of this network and to analyze the reasons for...
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