This book tells the story of the euro crisis in Cyprus from the inside. Written by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, Panicos Demetriades, who was in office during this turbulent period, this book shows how the crisis unravelled through a series of key events that occurred during...

Der Begriff „agil“ erobert seit einigen Jahren ganz unterschiedliche Bereiche - von der Softwareentwicklung über das Unternehmensmanagement bis zur öffentlichen Verwaltung. Für öffentliche Institutionen und deren Verwaltungen sind sie ein Weg, sich neuen Anforderungen und ungewohnten...

Die Bundeswehr befindet sich seit 2011 in ihrer 'Neuausrichtung'. Dieser Band vereint politik-, wirtschafts- und verwaltungswissenschaftliche Expertise mit Fachbeiträgen von Autoren und Autorinnen, die eine Schlüsselfunktion bei der Entwicklung, Ausgestaltung und Implementierung neuer...

Über die Ursachen fehlgeschlagener oder unzureichender Implementierung von Reorganisationskonzepten streiten sich Wissenschaftler/innen und Praktiker/innen. Karin Reichel untersucht die Machtdynamik in Wandelprozessen des öffentlichen Sektors: Sie identifiziert beteiligte Akteursgruppen, deren...

Globalisation-driven demands to increase efficiency and effectiveness require nearly all OECD member states to strategically modernise their management of state and administration. In this book, internationally renowned scholars and practitioners elaborate on political as well as managerial...

This volume, the fifth instalment of the classic Report on the European Union series, offers at once an economic and intellectual historical perspective on the creation of the euro and its 20 first years, a comprehensive review of the current and future challenges of the euro area, including a...

This book analyzes the effects of the recent crisis and evaluates potential solutions to the gridlock that is currently dominating the Eurozone and the European Union, concerning both the monetary policy and the budgetary and fiscal policy. The timely study highlights the main challenges that...

The economies of the European countries are still in recession, the development process is at a standstill, companies are facing financial difficulties, and the EU’s monetary policy is tight and focused on lowering inflation. The fiscal problems and high debt levels of the northern European...

1 Introduction -- 2 What Went Wrong With the Euro?.- 3 Public Debt: Introductory Remarks -- 4 Was the Eurozone an Acceptable Currency Union? -- 5 Preconditions of a Monetary Union -- 6 What Was the Theory Behind the Formation of EMU? -- 7 Will the Eurozone Dissolve Into Its Constituents? -- 8...