This is the first volume in a new series on 'Great Minds in Regional Science,' which seeks to present a contemporary view on the scientific relevance of the work done by great thinkers in regional science. It presents, among others, Walter Isard, Martin Beckmann and Gunnar Myrdal. Each...

Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1 Leisure, Tourism and Space; An Introduction -- Part II: Tourism, Specialisation and Competition -- Chapter 2 Ranking World Tourism Competitiveness. A Comparison of Two Composite Indicators -- Chapter 3 Smart Tourism Specialization to Outfox the Competition: An...

1. CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Activities and Impact on Firm Value: The Case of Technology Company Group -- 2. Financial determinants of development in the process of gmina management in the Silesian Voivodeship in Poland -- 3. Objective assumptions for the Monte Carlo simulation when...

Institutional Theory and Oil Prices: Ceci est ne pas un Marché -- The Oil Price and Resource-Society Interaction -- Oil, between monopolies and free market -- Is OPEC dead? Oil Exporters, the Paris Agreement and the Transition to a Post-Carbon World -- Petroleum Conspiracies: How Russian...

Fiscal Decentralization Reforms and Local Government Efficiency: An Introduction -- Fiscal Decentralization in Bulgaria -- Fiscal Decentralization in the Czech Republic -- The Fiscal Decentralization in Hungary -- The Fiscal Decentralization in Poland -- The Fiscal Decentralization in Romania --...

This open access book provides answers to key open questions concerning competition policy in emerging economies, with a focus on South Eastern Europe. The contributions address two major issues. One is the design of competition policy and the national competition authorities that enforce it,...

Introduction -- On the Concept of Central Europe/ness -- Economic Thought in Central Europe. - From the Beginning till the First World War -- The Interwar Period -- The Socialist Period -- After the Break-up of Socialism -- Conclusion.

Convergence to the Centre -- Financial Markets: Banks Capital Markets -- Firm Size, Productivity, EU-Funds and Corruption -- Labour Markets: Structural Characteristics and the Impact of Two Crises -- Transport and Mobility -- Monetary, Macroprudential, and Fiscal Policy -- Green Economy: Energy,...