This book examines why the differences in comparative economic development across the world have a geographical pattern. It argues that there is a missing component in the geography versus institutions debate, namely the role of culture and its impact either directly on development or indirectly...

Circular Economy in Developed and Developing Countries: Perspective, Methods And Examples discusses practical examples of formation of circular economy in the developed and developing world. Special attention is paid to the experiences of modern Russia in formation of circular economy, as Russia...

This book discusses the future and present regional challenges of southern Europe, adopting a multidisciplinary perspective concerning planning, regional development, the role of innovation and sustainability of cities. It offers as such an insight into the current status quo of regional...

Die vielfältige und umfassende Literatur zu dem Thema nachhaltige Entwicklung hat den Bereich der Wirtschaftspolitik noch weitgehend ausgeklammert. Wirtschaftspolitik wird in dem Buch in einem umfassenden Sinne verstanden, indem sowohl binnenwirtschaftliche als auch außenwirtschaftliche...

Cycles, crises and innovation are the major economic forces that shape capitalist economies. Using a critical realist political economy approach, the analysis in this fine work is based on the works of Micha Kalecki and Joseph Schumpeter, both of whom identify these three dynamic forces as...

Introduction -- Chapter 1. Diversity and country performance -- Chapter 2. Regional opportunities in southern Europe -- Chapter 3. Landscape and Heritage in southern Europe -- Chapter 4. Analytical tools from a socioeconomic point of view -- Chapter 5. Mapping Behavioral patterns -- Chapter 6....

1 Tohru Naito: Introduction and summary -- Part 1 The basic model of regional economy -- 2 Tohru Naito: Regional agglomeration and spatial economics -- 3 Tohru Naito: Urban unemployment and urban–rural migration -- 4 Tatsuya Omori Neoclassical economic growth and public policy -- 5 Daisuke...

In diesem Buch wird die Notwendigkeit einer programmatischen und terminologischen Weiterentwicklung der Sozialen zu einer Nachhaltigen Marktwirtschaft aufgezeigt. Es legt informativ dar, wie der aktuelle Stand bei der fortschreitenden Implementierung und Etablierung ist und welche Probleme...