This book is open access under a CC BY license. In this book, Nika Gilauri reveals his formulas for government reform and economic recovery, including how to fight against corruption, reform fiscal policy and tax systems, privatize state-owned enterprises, build a welfare system for those most...

This open access book looks at how a democracy can devolve into a post-factual state. The media is being flooded by populist narratives, fake news, conspiracy theories and make-believe. Misinformation is turning into a challenge for all of us, whether politicians, journalists, or citizens. In...

This book considers how emerging economies around the world face the challenge of building good institutions and effective governance, since so much of economic development depends on having these in place. The promotion of shared prosperity and the battle against poverty require interventions...

This book examines survey data to consider the extent to which public support for immigration, international trade, and foreign direct investment exists in a cohort of 38 heterogeneous countries. With economic globalization shaping daily life, understanding the determinants of public opinion is...

The book provides an overview of the policy frameworks that have been employed to support offshore wind power, and their efficacy in nurturing sustainable cost reductions across the industry.A growing number of countries are increasingly receptive to the prospect of implementing policies to...

Kommunalwirtschaft in Deutschland -- Kommunale Unternehmen - der Deutschen liebstes Kind -- Warum etwas so Beliebtes ständig durch den Kakao gezogen wird -- Die populärsten Irrtümer zur Kommunalwirtschaft - Was ist wahr, was ist falsch?.

Herausforderungen an die Unternehmenskommunikation bei Privatisierungen öffentlicher Unternehmen -- Konzeption der Analyse der Akzeptanz von Privatisierungen öffentlicher Unternehmen -- Analyse der Akzeptanz von Privatisierungen öffentlicher Unternehmen -- Zusammenfassung und Implikationen.

This book investigates the perceptions of political actors towards the creation of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in Europe. The research is largely based on personal interviews conducted with key informants in central banks, finance ministries, employers' organizations and trade unions in...

This book explores how British and German business associations formed their political attitudes towards Economic and Monetary Union between 1988 and 1998. With provocative argument and unique insight, it demonstrates how business associations are political entities in their own right, acting...