The European Commission and its member states are wrestling with the problem of how to implement the scheduled liberalization of the postal sector while maintaining the service obligation. This book addresses some of these concerns. It is comprised of essays chosen from those presented at the...

As part of the wave of liberalisation sweeping most parts of the world, power sectors around the globe are coming under intense scrutiny, with some being restructured. This book presents six-country-case studies to examine the process and implementation experiences of power sector reform in...

‘Recently, economists studying wellbeing have widened their lenses beyond income to include wealth. Here, economists Rossi and Sierminska tap new high-quality datasets to assess how wealth and homeownership vary across countries, over time, and among household types. Economists and...

Introduction -- Research conceptual framework -- Research Design and Methodology -- Data Analysis: Structure Equation Modeling (SEM) -- Results: Western expatriate managers -- Results: Chinese managers -- Discussion and Conclusion.

Ausgangslage -- Grundlagen zum Phänomen Wirtschaftskriminalität -- Tax Fraud -- Unternehmen im Fokus von Geldwäscheaktivitäten -- Berufliche Anforderungen an den Steuerberater und Wirtschaftsprüfer -- Strafrechtliche Rahmenordnung und Selbstregulierung -- Forensic Accounting -- Anti-Fraud...

As a contribution to the search for suitable and sustainable solutions to finance rising medical care expenditures, the book proposes a typology of healthcare financing and insurance schemes, based on the dimensions of basic vs. supplementary services and mandatory vs. voluntary coverage, to...

Das Thema ist von höchster Brisanz in Unternehmen, da ein fehlendes oder unzureichendes Anti-Fraud-Management längst kein Kavaliersdelikt mehr ist. Das Buch beschreibt den nationalen und internationalen rechtlichen Rahmen und die Besonderheiten für den Berufsstand der Wirtschaftsprüfer und...

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

This book presents an overview of corporate governance and risk management, analyzing their interdependence and particularly their relevance in banking. It discusses current trends in corporate governance, such as stakeholder management, financial performance and the cost of equity, compensation...