Dieser Band bietet in aktualisierter und erweiterter Neuauflage einen umfassenden Überblick über die Politik in den Bundesländern nach den beiden Föderalismusreformen. Er beschreibt, wie die Länder die hinzugewonnenen Kompetenzen ausfüllen und wie sie neuartige Instrumente wie die...

This book covers a wide variety of aspects of transition in Central and Southeast Europe and the CIS, including the socialist legacy, privatization and growth, skills, and banking reforms. It also covers the evolution of the global economy beyond transition, looking at complexity, risk...

The centre of global economic activity is shifting rapidly towards Asia, driven by a combination of the economic dynamism of China, India and other middle-income Asian countries, and sluggish growth in the OECD economies. The rapid growth and rising global prominence has raised a range of major...

Machine generated contents note: Introduction Ezra Rosser; Part I. Welfare and Federalism: 1. The tools in the battle: federalism, entitlement, and punishment across the US social welfare state Wendy Bach; 2. Laboratories of suffering: toward democratic welfare governance Monica Bell, Andrea...