Although economists have long pointed to the aggregate gains from increased economic integration, the popular perception of globalization is much more pessimistic. Workers feel less secure in their jobs and fear wage losses and unemployment. This book explores these issues, and asks whether the...

This book provides a comparative study of the use of partnerships and new forms of governance to achieve policy goals that promote economic and social development. In addition to a consideration of the theoretical challenges posed by these institutional developments, the book reviews recent...

This book demonstrates that, when reforming the water sector, policymakers should arrange social policies that mitigate the negative impact of reforms. It presents a detailed analysis of the current issues, and uses country studies to show how social policies are vital in ensuring affordable...

In today's globalized economy, banking is of international importance. This book interrogates important issues, including reform in China, electronic money and loan pricing. Highlighting key policy and research, it provides insight into contemporary global banking trends and assesses the impact...

This book illustrates why both academic research and policy thinking need to factor-in gender hierarchies and structures if they are to address some of the key challenges of contemporary societies: the widespread informality and insecurity of paid work and the crisis of care

This book develops foresight techniques to turn future societal challenges into opportunities. The authors present foresight approaches for innovation policy and management. Future developments in fields such as education, energy, new materials, nanotechnologies are highlighted for different...

Dieses Buch wird dem Leser eine Antwort auf die Fragen geben, wie sich die Tourismusindustrie in Bezug auf CSR Maßnahmen in den letzten zwei Jahrzehnten entwickelt hat und wie positiv diese Maßnahmen heutzutage für verschiedene Tourismusbereiche, wie beispielsweise Reiseveranstalter,...

Dieses praxisorientierte Buch stellt Porträts von 22 in der Literatur bisher eher weniger berücksichtigten Ländern vor, um dann ausgehend davon die Kultur des Landes zu erklären. Anhand eines Unternehmensbeispiels wird jeweils ein typisches Kommunikationsproblem aufzeigt, für das...