Showing 1 - 10 of 20
This original selection of case studies from eight new EU member countries looks at the ability of entrepreneurs to develop innovative and successful firms in an environment of turbulent social and economic change
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851911
Will the manufacturing industry in east-central Europe survive when the host countries join the European Union? This controversial book challenges the assumption, made by the European Commission, that industries in transitional economies should have little difficulty establishing and maintaining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473813
This book explores the system of financing local governments in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Using evidence from the last two decades, the authors, experts on their particular countries, describe the development of the current local government finance system in each nation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474019
This book highlights the achievements and challenges of the ongoing process of financial integration in Europe. This unique collection will be of great interest to economists and experts in the fields of financial markets and European integration from central, commercial and investment banks,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851237
, privatization or re-regulation. This affects all traditional infrastructure sectors including communications, energy, transport and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850611
The German state banks - or Landesbanks - are not only some of the largest banks in Germany but are also a dominant force in the international banking sector. These state-owned banks enjoy special privileges and government support which have made them major players in the global arena of banking...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473811
Privatization investment funds are the key feature of mass privatization programmes in transitional economies. This … book offers a thorough survey of mass privatization programmes in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia, supported with … extensive empirical analysis. The study of 'top-down' privatization funds in Poland and 'bottom-up' funds in the Czech Republic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473812
The challenge to manage the allocation of water efficiently and equably will become a dominant theme of the new millennium. At a time when the cost of obtaining fresh water is rising throughout the globe, Terence Lee analyses the means for establishing and operating effective water markets. He...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473832
privatization * labour market and industrial policy, including an analysis of wage restraint and cost reduction * the prospects for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473913
Deregulation and its Discontents examines the different ways in which the issues related to deregulation and reregulation have been addressed in Asia. The role of government in business has gone through distinct, if overlapping, cycles: regulation, deregulation and reregulation. However, little...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850678