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Enterprise and the welfare state
Rein, Martin (ed.); Wadensjö, Eskil (ed.) - 1997
The economic demands of an ageing population, coupled with the crisis of public spending pose one of the greatest challenges to social policy in both the East and West. This book focuses on the political economy of pensions, particularly on the interaction between private and state provision....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473920
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Pension reform and economic theory : a non-orthodox analysis
Cesaratto, Sergio - 2005
The book is the first of its kind to attempt to deal with the economics of pensions and ageing on the basis of a rigorous theoretical framework alternative to neoclassical economics. Sergio Cesaratto breaks the dominant conformism in the current pension debate and explains that the strength of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851931
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Employment relations and national culture : continuity and change in the age of globalisation
Pot, Ferrie - 2000
continue to be. Ferrie Pot analyses the impact of national culture on the way the employment relationship is organized using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473741
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Handbook of research on economic freedom
Berggren, Niclas (ed.) - 2024
multidisciplinary methods to assess studies of the determinants and consequences of market-oriented institutions and policies. Niclas … students across economics and finance, and related disciplines interested in institutions, capitalism, the market economy and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014544818
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Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture : the interaction between technology, progress and economic growth
Brown, Terrence E. (contributor); Ulijn, J. M. (contributor) - 2004
1. Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture, a matter of interaction between technology, progress and economic growth …? : an introduction -- 2. Conceptualizing innovation management and culture in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region … (HKSAR) : an exploratory study of organization-specific critical success factors -- 3. Knowledge management, institutions and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419964
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Handbook of creative cities
Mellander, Chorlotta (contributor);  … - 2011
With the publication of The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida in 2002, the "creative city" became the new hot topic among urban policymakers, planners and economists. Florida has developed one of three path-breaking theories about the relationship between creative individuals and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851515
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Cultural mythology and global leadership
Wong-MingJi, Diana J. (contributor);  … - 2009
This ground-breaking book explains how deep-seated cultural mythologies shape contemporary global leaders and provides insights into navigating the dynamics and complexities in today's era of globalization. The authors use myths to uncover core characteristics and values from 20 different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852130
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Globalization and culture
Steger, Manfred B. - 2012
of use to anyone with an interest in the subject of globalization and culture …-36 [Translated by Yung-chao Liao] -- Peter Marcuse (2007), 'The Production of Regime Culture and Instrumentalized Art in a …. Smith (1990), 'Towards a Global Culture?', Theory, Culture and Society, 7 (2), June, 171-91 -- Ulf Hannerz (1990 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852148
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Retirement provision in scary markets
Bateman, Hazel (contributor) - 2007
Who's afraid of the big bad bear? : or, why investment in equities for retirement is not scary and why investing without equities is scary / Ronald Bewley, Nick Ingram, Veronica Livera and Sheridan Thompson -- Assessing the risks in global fixed interest portfolios / Geoffrey Brianton -- The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420067
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Frontiers in pension finance
Houben, Aerdt C. F. J. (contributor);  … - 2008
How to deliver adequate pension benefits at reasonable costs is a huge challenge confronting our ageing societies. This book delivers a comprehensive overview of the latest insights into pension finance, pension system design, pension governance and risk based supervision. It combines...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850635