Die Europäische Union schickt sich an, wichtige Entscheidungen für ihre Zukunft zu treffen. Der eingesetzte Konvent wird eine europäische Verfassung ausarbeiten, die Entscheidungsmechanismen der Union reformieren soll. Welche ökonomischen Aspekte sollten dabei Berücksichtigung finden? Nach...

The financial crisis that began in 2008 and its lingering aftermath have caused many intellectuals and politicians to question the virtues of capitalist systems. The 19 original essays in this handbook, written by scholars from Asia, North America, and Europe, analyze both the strengths and...

The collected papers in this volume are all concerned either in a direct sense or in a more wider perspective with the work of Joseph A. Schumpeter. Looking at Schumpeter's work, his lasting influence on important areas of research can be identified. One of these areas is obviously Schumpeter's...

These volumes gather together a selection of autobiographical essays written by significant economists whose work is generally recognized to be at the forefront of the discipline as we enter the twenty-first century. The essays are largely based on introductions to volumes in the Edward Elgar...