What we want to know: the substance of international relations -- Ten fundamental questions -- Tools for thinking: a few basic concepts -- Power and the nation-state -- The limits of power: symbol and reality -- Groups and interests -- The power of elites -- All-purpose interest groups -- How a...

This Handbook aims to provide an overview of regular survey activities, as well as to show how survey results can be used scientifically in the context of business-cycle analysis and forecasting. - Examples of various business surveys are described in detail, starting with their objectives, the...