the Crisis". CIO 2012 gives continuity to the series of annual Conferences initiated in September 1986 in La Rábida …. Researchers, academics, scientists and managers of diverse parts of the world have the opportunity to exchange experiences, new … how Industrial Engineering could contribute to overcome the economic crisis. We would like to express our gratitude to all …

. These events include financial crises, phenomenal incidents that shock the economic world and pose significant challenges … for the governments. Two crises which stand out in this context are the Great Depression in 1929 and the financial crisis … bursting of the bubble, largely started in the USA. Specific aspects included in this research area are crisis management in …

positions leading to an employment crisis in a country which usually prides itself on a low unemployment rate …

Is art a safe haven in times of political or financial crisis? We trace the long-term performance of the UK art market … during world wars, economic recessions, financial crises, inflationary periods, and changes in monetary policy. We … crises, with the largest slumps occurring in the Post-WWI recession, the Great Depression, the oil crisis, the recessions of …

private sector. The more open an economy, the less likely it is that a sovereign debt crisis will infect the domestic private … sector. More importantly, the larger the government's share of GDP, the more likely it is that a government debt crisis will …