This paper discusses the impact of growing joblessness and dwindling workopportunities on inner-city areas in America. The lack of low-skilled manualwork in the inner city is linked to poverty, crime, family dissolution and thesocial life of neighbourhoods. The paper discusses this impact at...

At the end of 2008, the Government set in motion a Strategic Review of Health Inequalities in England chaired by Sir Michael Marmot. It is to report in December 2009. As part of its work, it set up various Task Groups to collect evidence and suggest policy options. The Task Group on Social...

It has long been accepted that lack of social participation in wider society is oneaspect or one definition of poverty. Current concerns with the extent anddistribution of social capital as both a measure of a good society and as meansto upward mobility also emphasise the importance of social...

Aus aktuellem Anlaß und ausgehend vom verwaltungswissenschaftlichen Gehalt des 9/11Commission Report (2004) habe ich gegen Ende des Wintersemesters 2004/2005 bei den Studentendes Hauptstudiums das Interesse an einem Seminar sondiert, das sich mit diesemThema in die curriculare Veranstaltung...

In our article we consider insurance as a means of allocating terrorism risk. Terrorism poses asignificant challenge for insurers worldwide. In terms of possible losses it fits into the samecategory as earthquakes and hurricanes. Yet as a result of the uncertainty surrounding theserisks private...

Im vorliegenden kurzen Beitrag diskutieren wir Fragestellungen, die bei der Bewertungdieser sicherheitspolitischen Entwicklung Eingang finden sollten. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist dieDarstellung von theoretischen Argumenten und empirischen Erkenntnissen, welche es unteranderem bei der Planung und...

The trends and consequences of terrorist activities are often captured bycounting the number of incidents and casualties. More recently, the effects of terroristacts on various aspects of the economy have been analyzed. These costs aresurveyed and put in perspective. As economic consequences are...

[...]In this article, we consider what these risks, and the publicperception of them, mean for cities in general and for thefuture of New York City in particular. We begin by examiningthe question of why cities exist at all. Only by answering thisimportant question can we think more clearly...

Die Ereignisse vom 11. September haben eine lebhafte Diskussion über die Versicherung vonTerrorrisiken ausgelöst. Im Zentrum steht dabei die Frage, ob von staatlicher Seite dafürgesorgt werden sollte, dass hinreichende Deckung für solche Risiken zur Verfügung steht. Ihrwird auch in diesem...

Ausgangspunkt der Bilanzierungsfragen ist der österreichische Versicherungspool zur Deckung von Terrorrisiken ...