The contribution deals with the origin and development of GAWI (German Aid Company for Developing Countries Ltd.) and its present activities in the field of technical aid of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The Great Recession presented the US with economic and political challenges that had not been experienced since the time of the Great Depression. This article provides a retrospective on the government’s response to the crisis ten years after the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, as the country...