Introduction. At the beginning ... -- The Economy and the Civilization of Monasticism -- Francesco's Economy -- Some MiddleAge issues -- Luther, the Reformation and the Modern Spirit of Capitalism -- Jansenism and anthropological pessimism in the birth of Political Economy -- The Economic Spirit...

Capitalism has gone astray. Today we face ecological exhaustion, persistent inequality, financialization, stress on communities, short-termism, and new power concentrations. An avalanche of new economic thinking and a reorientation of European values show the way toward a different economy. A...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Conventional State Asset Management -- Chapter 3: New Types of State Capital Management -- Chapter 4: The Temasek Model in Singapore -- Chapter 5: Corporate Governance under Mixed Ownership -- Chapter 6: The Brazilian Model -- Chapter 7: Conclusion.

Grundlagen und bestehende Erkenntnisse zu Privatisierungen -- Definitionen und institutionelle Grundlagen -- Überblick über Privatisierungsmaßnahmen in Westeuropa -- Theoretische Erklärungsansätze und empirische Erkenntnisse zur Performance von Privatisierungen -- Eigene empirische...

The article tries to answer an old question of economic theory and institutional economics: How do trade unions fit into a market economy? Are they a constitutive element of the market order or: are they a source of irritation and disruption?