environment. It cuts through the noise to looks at its purpose, its activities, and what it does in practice. Unlike other books … and investment to maximize its own revenues, with resulting collateral damage to the economy, society and the environment …

collaborative project “e2democracy”. It applies the same research instruments to a set of similar citizen participation processes in …

public safety and the internet, intellectual capital, bank regulatory risk in the EU, the financial distress of public sector … management in public administration will appeal to public officials, policy-makers, academics and researchers alike … for Knowledge-Based Organizations; Jolanta Jurczak -- Chapter 10) Regulatory Risk in the EU Banking Sector; Stanisław …

: The EU's Concern About the Influence of Demographic Factors on Financial Sustainability -- Chapter 6: Accounting for …

This book presents a set of original and innovative contributions on state, institutions and democracy in the field of … economy. The analysis of the role and performance of politics and democracy in diverse nations implies the study of the … organization of the state, lobbying, political participation, public policies, electoral politics, public administration and the …

for this political skewing of the markets chiefly lies with democracy. Through its commitment to equality and its … inclination towards fiscal profligacy, democracy hinders the markets from acting as a greater force for social good. To fix this … skewing of finance, democracy’s troubling tendencies must be squarely faced and curbed by a return to its monetary roots …

Could democracy do better? This book presents a vision on optimal democracies and a set of new rules to help achieve … them. The monograph follows on the author’s successful book “Designing Democracy” from 2005 and further develops its ideas …Part I: Contractual Democracy -- Retrospect -- Vote-share Contracts without Signaling of Competence -- Vote Thresholds …

. Issues in Sustainable Development: The Environment-Income Relationship -- 13. Micro-credit, Child Education, and Health …