An addition to the 'International Papers in Political Economy Series', this edited work offers new developments in economic policy and theory. The experiences of privatisation and private finance initiatives are looked at in detail

"Housing finance structures and Institutional and regulatory/fiscal aspects in housing have changed significantly in recent years. This book examines the development in housing markets in Europe and the US, and looks at ways to make housing more affordable and housing market developments more...

Over the last thirty years or so the developments in the area of monetary and macroeconomic policies have been quite substantial. Within the new consensus macroeconomics (NCM), monetary policy is upgraded while fiscal policy is downgraded. This new monetary policy has been the main instrument of...

Das Taschenbuch wendet sich an alle Leser, die schnell, umfassend und präzise über zentrale Begriffe und Sachverhalte der Europäischen Union informiert werden möchten. "Europäische Einigung im historischen Überblick" bilanziert zum Beispiel die Stationen des Integrationsprozesses; "Europa...