This book, a third edition, has been significantly expanded and updated. It revisits the process of institutional change: its characteristics, determinants and implications for economic performance. New chapters address the significance of Post-Communist transition, the differences and...

Transition economies, such as the countries in Southeast Europe, face an expeditious institutional transition from a centrally planned to a market economy. The state withdraws from its monitoring function, which results in institutional voids that affect the economy in general and small and...

This significantly expanded and updated edition revisits the process of institutional change: its characteristics, determinants and implications for economic performance. New chapters address the significance of Post-Communist transition; the differences and importance of initial conditions in...

This book analyses the development path of transition economies in European Countries and former Soviet Republics that have experienced the transformation from planned economies to market economies since the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. It examines economic growth, institutional change and...

This book explores institutional change and economic behaviour by examining the transition process in the former socialist countries that joined the EU in 2004, looking at the growth occurring in China, offering a historical perspective on economic underdevelopment in the Middle East, and...

This book, based upon a large-scale research project, examines alternative types of exchange rate policies being pursued and the changing nature of exchange rate policy during the transition process in four countries, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic. The book brings together a...

This book outlines China’s current overseas investment promotion system, analyzing the general situation and the main problems arising during its development. Based on investigations of both the historical and present-day contexts of outbound investment, the book suggests improvements to...

Am Beispiel der Bayerischen Repräsentanz in China ergründet Manuel Rimkus in der vorliegenden Arbeit die Funktionsweise staatlicher Wissensintermediation. Er zeigt, dass dabei genaue Kenntnisse der handlungsleitenden Motive eine zentrale Rolle spielen. Dementsprechend müssen sich die...

Einführung -- Internationalisierung mittelständischer Unternehmen -- Außenwirtschaftsförderung in Deutschland -- Die ökonomische Theorie des Föderalismus -- Empirische Analyse der föderalen Aufgabenverteilung -- Fazit—Implikationen für Politik und Forschung.