The globalisation of financial markets has attracted much academic and policymaking commentary in recent years, especially with the growing number of banking and financial crises and the current credit crisis that has threatened the stability of the global financial system. This major new...

"Das kleine 1 x 1 der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft" richtet sich an Leser, die mit dem Thema Wirtschaft bisher noch wenig vertraut sind. Auf unterhaltsame und allgemein verständliche Weise wird erklärt, wie die Soziale Marktwirtschaft funktioniert und wie Wettbewerb zum Nutzen aller wirkt. Das...

During the 1990s over two dozen countries in Europe and Asia underwent a transition from centrally planned to more market-oriented economies. In Constructing a Market Economy, Richard Pomfret reviews their diverse experiences and assesses the outcome of transition in each case. The book includes...