German economic history in the industrial age has classically formed an important basis for the study of economic growth and industrialisation more generally. This book aims to introduce English-language readers to modern German economic history based on a selection of work by one of Germany's...

This book brings together leading experts to assess how and whether the Nazis were successful in fostering collaboration to secure the resources they required during World War II. These studies of the occupation regimes in Norway and Western Europe reveal that the Nazis developed highly...

Die allgemeinen Rahmenbedingungen der Immobilien-Projektentwicklung im Veranstaltungsmanagement und ihre nachhaltigen stadtwirtschaftlichen Effekte -- Grundlegende Aspekte zur Immobilien- Projektentwicklung -- Wesentliche Aspekte zum Veranstaltungsmanagement -- Bedeutung und Umfeld nachhaltiger...

1 Introduction -- Part I: Theory of Economic Growth -- 2 Neoclassical Growth Theory and Standard Models -- 3 Growth Models with Spatial Externalities -- 4 Convergence: Theory and Evidence -- Part II: A Model of Regional Growth -- 5 Remarks on Regional Growth -- 6 Structure of the Model -- 7...

1 The Regional Dimension of Globalization: Past Trends and Future Scenarios -- Part A: National and Regional Globalization Processes -- 2 The EU in the Global Economy -- 3 Globalization and the Reshaping of Regional Economies: Favoured Territories -- Part B: Globalization and Regional Economic...

Die Rolle des Unternehmers bei der Internationalisierung von KMU -- Das Konstrukt der psychischen Distanz -- Psychische Distanz als intervenierende Variable der Bereitschaft des Unternehmers zur grenzüberschreitenden Kooperation -- Der qualitative Forschungsprozess -- Empirische Ergebnisse --...

Qualitätsmessung als Herausforderung für das Management von Dienstleistungscentern -- Konzeptionelle Fundierung der Qualität eines Dienstleistungscenters -- Entwicklung eines Modells zur Erfassung der qualität in Dienstleistungscentern -- Empirische Konzeptionalisierung der Konstrukte des...

In light of demographic change and the growing problems of traditional old-age security systems, this book discusses two essential instruments in connection with privately providing for old-age security: (1) savings in private pension schemes and (2) building up equity for home-ownership....

This book explores the role of national fiscal policies in a selected group of Euro-area countries under the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). In particular, the authors characterize the response of output to fiscal consolidations and expansions in the small Euro-area open economies...