Die Studie untersucht im einzelnen die Probleme und Erfolgsaussichten der Umstrukturierung Mittel- und Osteuropas. In einem ersten Untersuchungsabschnitt werden in einer Länderquerschnittsanalyse für diese Länder die Gemeinsamkeiten der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung bis zum Umbruch im Jahre...

An Englishman once watched his first American football game. He looked intently as the team gathered into a huddle after each play. His American host asked him what he thought of the proceedings. "Not a bad sport", remarked the visitor, "but they do seem to engage in an excessive number of...

In this book, one of Germany's most influential economists describes his country's economy, the largest in the European Union and the third largest in the world, and analyzes its weaknesses: poor GDP growth performance, high unemployment due to a malfunctioning labor market, and an unsustainable...