Man, being one of the elements of the environment, depends on its quality. Currently, the right to a clean environment is included in the basic human rights and the way to maintain it is sustainable development. One element of this development is the preservation and protection of biodiversity,...

Although local governance is an experiment in adaptation (and often lauded for being so), climate change is distinct from traditional challenges to local governance. Nonetheless, many local governments are directing agencies to utilize existing and traditional local government tools to adapt to...

The report focuses attention on key aspects of United Nations Development Programme's work under the current strategic plan, and considers the way the UNDP, as an essential UN organisation, provides programme support to partner governments. The assessment was carried out during a time of...

Germany, as most other European countries, has been plagued by a persistently high level of long-term unemployment since the early 1980's. In contrast, long-term unemployment is much less of a problem in the United States. One potential reason for the different structure of unemployment relates...

Dieser Beitrag nimmt aus theoretischer und ökonometrischer Sicht zu der Kontroverse über die Bedeutung der qualifikatorischen Lohnstruktur zur Erklärung der Beschäftigungsstruktur Stellung. Basierend auf einer Einteilung in drei Qualifikationsgruppen zeigt sich empirisch, dass die Entlohnung...