This book provides a detailed review of the accumulated experience and lessons from China’s agricultural reform and opening-up since the late 1970s, examining various aspects of this transition and providing a new perspective that can contribute to developing economic theories. The success of...

The new developments across the Taiwan Strait have illuminated the dilemma of the 'One China' policy, which could mislead to inconsistent or even contradictory policies, and result in devastating military confrontation between China and the U.S. and possibly Japan

This book examines key issues concerning land acquisition, and puts forward policy suggestions. Land acquisition is one of the most important issues besetting India’s political economy today. There have been many conflicts surrounding acquisitions; but there have been ample peaceful...

Vorteile der Beschäftigung von Flüchtlingen für alle Beteiligten -- Aufenthaltsrechtliche Voraussetzungen und Herausforderungen -- Zusammenwirken von Arbeitsagentur und Ausländerbehörde -- Arbeitsrechtliche, sozialversicherungsrechtliche und steuerrechtliche Besonderheiten.

Die Grundlagen für das AGG -- Das arbeitsrechtliche AGG -- Folgen für das Personalmanagement -- Pro-aktive Auseinandersetzung mit dem AGG: Diversity Management -- Rechtsgrundlagen und Umsetzung in anderen EU-Staaten -- Weitere EU-Vorgaben und Konsequenzen für das AGG -- Zivilrechtliches AGG...

Nach einem „Squeeze out“ haben Minderheitsaktionäre einen Rechtsanspruch auf eine Barabfindung, deren Angemessenheit gewöhnlich in einem Spruchverfahren überprüft wird. Solche Überprüfungen sind komplex und langwierig, weil regelmäßig Unternehmensbewertungsgutachten erforderlich...

This book explores the three most prominent island disputes in East Asia: the Dokdo/Takeshima, the Senkaku/Diaoyu, and the Paracel and Spratly disputes. These island disputes clearly illustrate the puzzling pattern of continuity and mutual restraint in East Asia's territorial conflicts. In...

This book critically analyses the crisis of the euro currency from 2008 to the present. It argues that an understanding of this crisis requires an understanding of financial and economic crises in individual countries participating in the euro. It goes on to describe and explain the crises in...

Why did European policy-makers introduce the Banking Union? Which are its main features? How does it affect banks and their customers? This book tries to answer these questions, by providing a clear description of the building blocks of the Banking Union, and by showing that several issues...

“The UK-EU economic relationship has never been more important but also more uncertain. For anyone seeking perspective, this book is the essential guide.” Barry Eichengreen, George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee, Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley “Brexit is an...