The book analyses the influence of corruption on economic growth and environmental protection, examining corruption from different perspectives. It contributes to several streams of the literature and assembles evidence of the influence of corruption on two important variables in human welfare:...

Das Phänomen der sogenannten New Economy wird seit längerem unter verschiedenartigen Aspekten diskutiert. Dabei ist der Begriff nicht eindeutig definiert und wird zuweilen mit den Bezeichnungen Internet Economy, Network Economy, Digital Economy, E-Commerce oder auch Information Economy...

This book examines the struggles of the Japanese economy over the last 30 years, analyzing in detail the formation of the huge economic bubble in the 1980s, its collapse at the beginning of the 1990s, and subsequent two decade long economic stagnation and chronic deflation, with the aim of...

This book examines the performance of the Brazilian economy since the Great Financial Crisis of 2007/2008 with focus on both the productive and financial dimensions, along with distributional and social issues. The book will bring to light the causes of the fast recovery over 2009-2010 as well...

Wie interagieren öffentliche Finanzen und Wirtschaftswachstum in Deutschland? Und welchen Einfluss haben diese Interaktionen auf die Tragfähigkeit der deutschen Staatsfinanzen? Und umgekehrt, welche Rolle spielen Tragfähigkeitsaspekte für die Effektivität von staatlichen...

Since the end of World War II, the Japanese economy has seen rapid changes and remarkable progress. It has also experienced a bubble economy and period of prolonged stagnation. The book seeks to address three major questions: What kind of changes have taken place in the postwar years? In what...

Historical Changes of the Japanese Economy -- Recovery Period (Reforms, Social and Political Changes, and Economic Policy) -- Rapid Economic Growth -- Results of the Rapid Economic Growth: Positive Effects -- Results of the Rapid Economic Growth: Negative Effects or Distortions -- Bubble Economy...