1. Inhaltliche und methodische Grundlagen der Volkswirtschaftslehre -- 1.1. Wesensmerkmale der Volkswirtschaftslehre -- 1.2. Methodologie -- 1.3. Quellen der modernen Volkswirtschaftslehre -- 2. Grundbegriffe des Wirtschaftens -- 2.1. Bedürfnisse -- 2.2. Güter -- 2.3. Produktionsfaktoren --...

This book is a major contribution to the study of political economy. With chapters ranging from the origins of political economy to its most exciting research fields, this handbook provides a reassessment of political economy as it stands today, whilst boldly gesturing to where it might head in...

This book explores the life and work of Austrian-British economist, political economist, and social philosopher, Friedrich Hayek. Set within a context of the recent financial crisis, alongside the renewed interest in Hayek and the Hayek-Keynes debate, the book introduces the main themes of...

This edited collection provides a comprehensive geographic and chronological overview of the decentralisation processes in the successor states of former Yugoslavia and Albania during their transition and EU integration years, from 1990 until 2016. These countries present a unique laboratory for...

This book describes and evaluates how institutional innovation and technological innovation have impacted on humanity from pre-historical times to modern times, and how societies have been transformed in history. The author interrogates the relationship between innovation and civilisation --...

The London School of Economics (LSE) has been and continues to be one of the most important global centres for economics. With six chapters on themes in LSE economics and 29 chapters on the lives and work of LSE economists, this volume shows how economics became established at the School, how it...

Chapter1 Inaccurate Understanding of the Basic Economic System in the Primary Stage of Socialism: Reasons and Countermeasures -- Chapter2 Rethinking Economic Theories -- Chapter3 General Trend in the Structural Adjustment of Ownership and the Current Situation -- Chapter4 Methods to Estimate...

1 -- Introduction: Strange Bedfellows and the Rise of Modern Money Theory -- 2. MMT Basics and the Sustainability of Money Financed Deficits -- 3. Institutional Specificity and the Limited Policy Relevance of Modern Money Theory -- 4. The Role of the Dollar as an International Currency and Its...

Chapter 1. Interest Burden and Debt Sustainability, by Zhang Xiaojing et al -- Chapter 2. The Sophistication of China’s Financial System, by Fan Lijun & Yin Jianfeng -- Chapter 3 Corporate Leveraging from the Perspective of Return on Assets--Two-Level Deviations of Macro and Micro Leverage...

Chapter 1 Financial Impact of Mega Disasters – Introduction -- Chapter 2 Japan’s Disaster Risk Financing – Framework and Policies -- Chapter 3 Analysis of the Possible Impact of a Tokyo Mega Earthquake on Japanese Public Finance -- Chapter 4 Law and Policy Responses to Disaster-induced...