The UEFA European Football Championship 2008TM (EURO 2008) was the largest sports event ever organized in Switzerland. The host nations Austria and Switzerland emphasized the sustainability of the event. Through their analysis the authors argue that well-known principles of sustainability and...

Claudia Lubk analyzes the transferal between the guiding principle of sustainability and the policy field of labor market policy. She discusses both separately to elaborate the most important aspects necessary to make the transition towards sustainable labor market policy. In addition, the...

Historische Entwicklung der Energiewirtschaft in Großbritannien -- Zielsetzung der zukünftigen Energie- und Umweltpolitik -- Künftige Entwicklungspfade der Stromwirtschaft -- Entwicklung der Kosten der Stromerzeugung und Großhandelspreise -- Auswirkungen auf den Umwelt- und Klimaschutz --...

Chemikalienregulierung und Innovationen zum nachhaltigen Wirtschaften — konzeptionelle Ansätze -- Einführung -- Der Einfluss umweltpolitischer Regulierung auf Innovationen -- Auf der Suche nach dem innovationsfördernden Politikmuster für die neue europäische Chemikalienpolitik -- Die...

When the Act of Union was passed in 1707, Scottish parliament was dissolved and the nation’s capital became London. While the general public balked at the perceived unfairness of the treaty, the majority of Scottish ministers seemed satisfied with its terms. This book offers an explanation of...

This book introduces recent developments in both theoretical and empirical analyses of local public economics. Theories of those economics as well as empirical analyses have been developed dramatically in various directions in recent years. One direction has been to reflect real economic...

Understanding Policy Decisions -- Models for Understanding Policy Decisions -- Who Decide? Actors and Their Resources -- What Is Decide? The Content of the Decision -- How to Decide? The Patterns of Interaction -- When and Where to Decide? the Decisional Context -- Taking Complex Decisions. What...

This book presents a number of ideas for drawing up new rules to improve the functioning of democracies. The first part examines ways of combining incentive contracts with democratic elections. Such a judicious combination can alleviate a wide range of political failures without impairing the...

Understanding public opinion is integral to modern democracies. Social research and opinion polls give people the opportunity to express their views and provide an efficient way to measure public opinion. This book illustrates how public opinion polling matters in politics, in the public sphere,...