In den Niederlanden ist das reale Bruttoinlandsprodukt im Jahr 2002 um 0,3% gestiegen, womit es im westeuropäischen Vergleich auf einen der hinteren Ränge zurückfiel. Die Arbeitslosenquote erhöhte sich im Jahresdurchschnitt auf 2,7%, und der Preisanstieg war mit 3,9% einer der stärksten in...

Institutions have both positive and negative effects on economic performance. The theoretical and empirical understanding of the roles played by institutions, norms and culture in the functioning of markets still is limited. This book contributes to a better understanding of the role played by...

Infrastructure construction and use is at the heart o the current political debate. Not only are European member state governments investing large amounts of money to alleviate the harmful effects of the economic downturn due to the credit crisis, EU accession countries receive large amounts of...