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"All human beings develop a certain view on the world, and individuals belonging to the same national cultures are likely to develop very similar views with one another. In this same manner, academic economists and policymakers are consistently exposed to the same view on the preferred way of...

Politik im Umbruch: Integration, Kooperation, Besinnung auf Eigenständigkeit. Erneuerung und Festigung marktwirtschaftlicher Rahmenbedingungen. Finanzmärkte im Zeichen der Internationalisierung. Unternehmensführung und -organisation im Wandel. Vom Wandel im Betrieblichen Rechnungswesen. Staat...

Die Datenbank der Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) bietet monatlich aktualisierte Länderberichte (Country Reports) zu allen Staaten der Erde. Die Länderberichte umfassen Informationen zur aktuellen und zukünftig zu erwartenden wirtschaftlichen und politischen Entwicklung, zum Außenhandel...

The politics of major banking crises has been transformed since the nineteenth century. Analyzing extensive historical and contemporary evidence, Chwieroth and Walter demonstrate that the rising wealth of the middle class has generated 'great expectations' among voters that the government is...

Is small still beautiful? The recent economic and financial crisis has shown that developed countries in which firms are smaller suffered the biggest GDP plunges. Today, economic growth depends more than in the past on sound and well-organized firms, which means more innovation, a better...

This book describes and analyses developments in the Israeli economy from 1995 to 2017. During this period, inflation was vanquished, the deficit in the balance of payments turned into a surplus, the public debt to GDP ratio sharply decreased, and unemployment has declined to an historical low....

Although there are encyclopedias covering economics, classic economic theory and history, the SAGE Encyclopedia of Economics and Society emphasises the contemporary world, contemporary issues, and society