Wie könnten Demokratisierungsprozesse weltweit wirksamer gefördert werden als bisher? Einige Autoren schlagen zu diesem Zweck bilaterale Verträge über einen Tausch von Entwicklungshilfe als Gegenleistung für institutionelle Reformen in Richtung Demokratie vor. Aus der Perspektive der...

Macro cross-country data and micro US county data indicate that resource rich regions have small and productive manufacturing sectors and large and unproductive non-manufacturing sectors. We suggest a process of specialization to explain these facts. Windfall revenue induces labor to move from...

During the 90s the increase in health spending which compared to the overall growth had taken place at a rather rapid pace experienced a worldwide slow-down. In relation to overall economic growth and the expansion of other countries' health care systems, Austria's system grew below average- a...