The author argues that we should not be diverted by the East Asian 'meltdown', which is a predictable outcome of global dynamics. Of real concern, however, is the 'hidden crisis', which has been inadvertently engineered by neoliberal economists who dominate the world's financial institutions....

This volume of selected articles was released in light of the new economic, social and environmental challenges Europe and the United States have been faced with following the end of the Cold War and in the evolving era of globalization. National security, immigration, and the provision of...

This book provides a comparative study of the use of partnerships and new forms of governance to achieve policy goals that promote economic and social development. In addition to a consideration of the theoretical challenges posed by these institutional developments, the book reviews recent...

Charakterisierung, strategische Motive und Treiber der vertikalen Integration Wertschöpfungsketten: Computer, Mobilfunk, Automobile, Privatkundengeschäft, Pharmazeutika, Textilien, Konsumgüter, Einzelhandel, Spielfilm, Videospiele und Musik Fallbeispiel Ergebnisse Umschlagtext Seit Beginn der...

Christoph Michael Hindermann uses a statistical approach to analyze the impact of economic freedom on state legitimacy. Based on multiple regression models, the author not only extracts the determinants of legitimacy but also shows that rule of law is the most important area of economic freedom...

This Palgrave Pivot presents a series of political economy short stories of collective agency, weaving together the history of a progressive change with a discussion of the role of institutions to effect change. These stories highlight sustained activism around valuing caring, ending...

This book is a forthright and novel examination of efforts to improve global governance over the last forty years. It looks at the effects of governance changes on people that have been marginalized by industrial progress and international conflict and the inability of national governments to...

Das Buch stellt auf leicht verständliche und anschauliche Weise Irrtümer im Bereich der Geldtheorien dar und erläutert die fatalen Folgen geldtheoretischer Fehleinschätzungen und ordnungspolitischer Verstöße für Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Orientiert an der Konjunkturtheorie Friedrich A....

Grundlagen und Ursachen der Entstehung von Katastrophen-Risiko-Kontrakten -- Struktur von üblichen Finanzkontrakten zur Katastrophen-Risikoabsicherung und aktuelle Marktlage -- Determinierung des Analyserahmens und relevanter Einflussfaktoren -- Analyse der bestehenden Katastrophen-Kontrakte --...