For the sake of less developed countries, it is time to adjust the discourses of international development assistance on poverty reduction. This article attempts to do so by reviewing new and old literature explaining why some countries are rich and others are poor. History has repeatedly shown...

Real income on Bornholm is described by comparing the region with the capital area and the country. Region specific prices are constructed for housing expenditure and for services. Weights for these parts of household budgets and the residual are found from panel surveys of household...

The paper gives an overview over four papers (chapters) dealing with the business cycle for the economy of Bornholm, 1987 to 1996. As a reference is used two regions in the capital area and the country as a whole. At the centre of interest is the labor market. The basic description is in chapter...