Es ist nicht übertrieben zu behaupten, dass Europa am Scheideweg steht und dass auf vielen Gebieten weitreichende integrationspolitische Weichenstellungen erforderlich sind, die deutlich über die vorwiegend krisenbekämpfenden Maßnahmen der vergangenen Jahre hinausgehen. Im Mittelpunkt dieses...

One of the most notable features of literature about "new economic geography" is a close association between theoretical and empirical work. In contrast to earlier research, theoretical studies are often much more strongly focused on real-world phenomena. At the same time, empirical work is...

The debate about how best to manage the interplay between trade, industrialization and the impacts of both on the global environment continues to rage, particularly in the context of the introduction and ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. This book deals with a number of important issues...