This book's thirteen contributions bring together the results of recent research on determinants of regional specialization, growth, and convergence in the context of European integration. They offer fresh theoretical and empirical evidence on patterns of regional production structures,...

In this book, participation in the arts is analyzed as a substantial contributory factor to European citizenship, and also as a tool for improving individual and societal wellbeing through educational and inclusive policies. It offers an up-to-date overview of ongoing research on the measurement...

Im Zuge der Kommerzialisierung des professionellen Mannschaftssports hat sich neben dem traditionellen Fantypus (supporter) ein konsumorientierter Fantypus (customer) herausgebildet. Zur verbesserten Fan- bzw. Kundenbindung haben daher Teamsportverbände in Deutschland Fanclubs zu ihren...

Oben und unten mit System -- Die Pflicht zum Erfolg: Der Supratrieb -- Der gute Systemdurchschnitt und The Organization Man -- Elemente der Wirksamkeit -- Das Ganze erbauen -- Das Suprasystem -- Der Score-Man -- Das Ganze ist weit weniger als die Summe der Teile -- Zeit der Suprasysteme — Zeit...

This volume critically analyzes the convergence of technology, business practices, public policies, political ideologies, and societal values for improving business performance at the global-local paradigm. It also enriches knowledge on contemporary business strategies against conventional...

This textbook introduces and develops new tools to understand the recent economic crisis and how desirable economic policies can be adopted. Gilles provides new institutional concepts for wealth creation, such as network economies, which are based on the social division of labour. This volume...

This book is devoted to analyzing contemporary capitalism both in Japan and in the world economy by using the theoretical framework of the French régulation theory and by revisiting the theory of civil society in postwar Japan. The Japanese theory of civil society proposed unique thinking about...

This book develops John Rawls’s theory of justice by adding reality-based analyses. This is accomplished by answering the question of who makes rules and how, and by providing new answers to three of today’s most practical and critical issues. The question of who and how makes rules is...

Economists have long sought to maximise economic growth, believing this to be their best contribution to improving human welfare. That approach is not sustainable in the face of ongoing issues such as global climate change, environmental damage, rising inequality and enduring poverty....

This book explores how corruption is now widely recognized as a major “disease” which threatens not only economic development but also the foundations of societies. As well as examining the causes and consequences of corruption, this book also offers a deep analysis of possible cures. It...