Die japanische Wirtschaft steht seit Jahrzehnten im Ruf, ein verschlossener Markt mit hohen Handelsh?rden zu sein. Dazu ger?t Japan im Zuge der Hinwendung deutscher Firmen nach China in der Wahrnehmung der ?ffentlichkeit zunehmend in den Hintergrund. Insbesondere deutsche Mittelstandsunternehmen...

Ein "aktivierender", die Selbstständigkeit und Eigenverantwortlichkeit der BürgerInnen anrufender Staat, der gleichzeitig auf Verunsicherung, Spaltung, Kontrolle und Bestrafung setzt - gegenwärtige Politiken des Sozialen in Deutschland erweisen sich augenscheinlich als paradox. In dieser...

The Dissertation "Social Dumping: Theoretical and Empirical Aspects" consists in three logical parts, each of them analyzing the nexus labour standards - labour market outcomes - globalization. The first part, Chapter 2, is a theoretical analysis of the effects of globalization on the...

In order for policy makers to plan effectively for sustainable development, there is a need for measures of welfare that consider changes in the natural capital stock. Current measures based on conventional national accounting are flawed because they are based solely on flow measures and do not...

This dissertation is composed of five chapters that investigate the extent and role of economic rent in distribution contracts between manufacturers and dealers. Manufacturers often devise contractual mechanisms that enable downstream dealers to earn economic rent. One such mechanism is the...

Like any other natural resources, hydro resources that are capable of generating electricity at cheaper cost give rise to economic rent. Nepal possesses huge amount of such cheaper hydro resources which is far in excess of the domestic demand. The existing rents levied by the governments are not...

The oil industry is the richest and most influential industry in the world. The industry has moved the fates of nations. Oil is required to fight wars and exert power, and the restriction of this energy source is paramount to the restriction of movement, control, and in the end, power....