Forschung, Bildung und Wachstum -- Soziale Mobilität und Ungleichheit. - Arbeitsmarkt und Sozialpolitik -- Steuern und Staat -- Industriepolitik und internationaler Handel -- Geldpolitik, Banken und Finanzierung -- Unternehmen und industrieller Wandel.

Contents -- Foreword: Markku Markkula -- Foreword -- Bror Salmelin: Foreword: Se-Hwa Wu -- Preface: Leif Edvinsson -- Preface: Carol Yeh-Yun Lin -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Impact of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis -- 3. National Intellectual Capital Development of the Four...

This book purports to investigate and compare the economic development experiences in both Taiwan and South Korea in last two decades. Taiwan and South Korea’s economic development after WWII is a well-known story. However, their development after the successful post-war industrialization has...

Introduction (Paul Dobrescu) -- Part I. Envisaging Development in the Contemporary Society: Theory and Public Debates -- Why Do Some Countries Develop and Others Not? (Ian Goldin) -- Measuring the Hard-to-Measure in Development: Dimensions, Measurement Challenges, and Responses (Anne L....

Chapter1 An Analysis of the Factors affecting New-Generation Peasant Workers’ Decision-making of Vocational Training Participation —A Micro Perspective -- Chapter2 A Theoretical and Empirical Study on over-leaping the Middle Income Trap -- Chapter3 Middle Income Trap and the Innovation of...

1. Introduction -- Part 1: Income inequality and GDP Growth and inflation regime -- 2. Income inequality and GDP growth nexus in South Africa: Does the 4.5 percent consumer price inflation threshold and other channels play a role? -- 3. Does the inflation rate below 4.5 percent matter for the...

The Political Economy of Independent Ukraine analyses the reasons for the abysmal economic performance of Ukraine during the 1990s. The main thesis is that economic development was blocked by a set of parasitic mechanisms at all levels of the economy that prevented the development of value-added...

About the Book -- About the Editor -- Dedication -- Contributors -- Introduction -- China: The Bankable State -- Chapter-1: Role of State in the Evolution and Success of Commercial Banks in China -- Chapter-2: Historical Trends and Transitions in Credit Risk Management of Chinese Commercial...

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of national fiscal policies in the European Union and in the European Monetary Union. Adopting a critical perspective, the book offers a deep insight into the consequences of the current strategy of national fiscal policies on economic activity