This anthology aims to explain why some Nordic shipping companies became world leaders while others failed to respond effectively to the challenges and opportunities of globalization. The authors analyse political and institutional patterns alongside the various corporate responses to the many...

Introduction: Measuring Tax Progression -- Theories: Local Measures -- Global Measures -- Uniform Measures -- Applications: Data and Fiscal Institutions of the Surveyed Countries -- Numerical Results -- Statistical Tests -- Progression Intensity

1 Introduction -- 2 Impact of 2008 Financial Crisis -- 3 National Intellectual Capital Development of the Five Nordic Countries -- 4 Beyond the 2008 Global Financial Crisis -- 5 Future Perspectives and Policy Implications.