This book represents a comprehensive state-of-the-art picture of entrepreneurship and small business management issues in the Balkans region. It provides major theoretical and empirical evidence that offers a brighter view of these fields and aims to open up opportunities for greater dialogue in...

During the past few years all the regions of Europe have suffered from the effects of the World Financial Crisis. Most notably in Eastern Europe, countries have adopted different approaches to combat the crisis and the impact has been varying - politically, economically and socially. This book...

“A timely and important volume covering the most pressing topics of China’s electricity sector. It is a useful handbook for researchers, policymakers, businessmen, students and anyone interested in the world’s largest energy market.” -Xinye Zheng, Professor of Energy Economics, Renmin...

Vorwort -- Das Spiel der Spiele: Bedeutung und Entwicklung der deutschen Stromwirtschaft -- Die Basics: Begriffe der Stromwirtschaft -- Das Powerhouse: Technische Grundlagen der Stromversorgung -- Der "designte" Markt: Marktstruktur der Stromwirtschaft -- Ein Ausblick in bewegte(n) Zeiten: Die...

Das Spiel der Spiele: Bedeutung und Entwicklung der deutschen Stromwirtschaft -- Die Basics: Begriffe der Stromwirtschaft -- Das Powerhouse: Technische Grundlagen der Stromversorgung -- Der "designte" Markt: Marktstruktur der Stromwirtschaft -- Ein Ausblick in bewegte(n) Zeiten: Die Zukunft der...

Norwegian deregulation was, together with the British, a pioneer forerunner in the restructuring of European electricity industry. The Norwegian and British model both had their distinct features: the British was based on privatisation, structural change and gradual opening up of the market. The...

This book discusses the role historical events played in determining the pattern of growth of Indian manufacturing. Two important historical events significantly influenced the course of Indian manufacturing from the 15th century AD. The first was the arrival of European merchants via sea route...

The aim of this book is to track the historical origins of China’s economic reforms. From the 1920s and 1930s strong ties were built between Chinese textile industrialists and foreign machinery importers in Shanghai and the Yangzi Delta. Despite the fragmentation of China, the contribution of...

A Comparative History of Commerce and Industry, Volume I offers a subjective review of how the cultural, social and economic institutions of commerce and industry evolved in industrialized nations to produce the institution we now know as business enterprise

“Illuminates one of the most important questions of our time, ‘Why does manufacturing matter?’ interweaving economics with history, theory and empirics from an international perspective.” -Franco Mosconi, Jean Monnet Professor, Universitá degli Studi di Parma, Italy “Brilliant,...