This book presents the results of a collective and original empirical investigation of the institutional systems underlying the capitalisms that are coming to the fore in developing nations. While varieties of industrialized countries’ capitalisms are extensively scrutinized, those of...

This book identifies and explores the mechanisms linking political institutions and variation in capitalist systems. A strong correlation exists between varieties of political regimes and varieties of capitalism: majoritarian political regimes are correlated with liberal market economies (LMEs)...

“This book provides much needed insights and knowledge about the growing world of multilateral development banks. By including twenty-five global, regional, and sub-regional banks, it systematically presents main features, challenges, and potentials of these important development institutions....

This book argues that contemporary society in general, and public administration specifically, can benefit from more reflexive learning processes through democracy and public involvement. It identifies the most central social practices, dilemmas, and challenges for public management as well as...

This book analyses the effects of technological development, innovation, entrepreneurship and governance in middle income countries, such as Turkey, in detail. How to best practise innovation and entrepreneurship, which many researchers and policy makers believe to be the main drivers of...

Chapter 1: Conceptual Issues and Historical Development of the Bretton Woods Financial Institutions -- Chapter 2: Assessing How Well the Bretton Woods Financial Institutions Fulfill Their Mandate -- Chapter 3: Assessing How Well the Regional Development Banks Fulfill Their Mandate -- Chapter 4:...

Part I: US Growth Policies in the Election Year -- Part II: Assessing the Impact of Labor Market Reforms -- Part III: Imbalances, Tensions and Possible Readjustments: Evidence from Intertemporal Accounting and the Financial Accounts -- Part IV: G20, Global Governance and Regional Integration --...

Im Rahmen der allgemeinen Diskussion um die Kostenentwicklung im Gesundheitssektor stellen Fragen der Wirtschaftlichkeit im Krankenhaussektor seit langer Zeit ein zentrales Thema dar. Vor diesem Hintergrund lässt sich bei den Veränderungen in den Rahmenbedingungen von Krankenhausbetrieben in...

Challenges facing central bankers are expertly examined and analyzed. The book explores monetary policy and financial crisis as well as insolvency, collective action clauses, international mediation, and management of central banks. The author has worked as an economist at the Monetary and...

Globalisation-driven demands to increase efficiency and effectiveness require nearly all OECD member states to strategically modernise their management of state and administration. In this book, internationally renowned scholars and practitioners elaborate on political as well as managerial...