In den letzten zehn Jahren hat das durch Katastrophen verursachte menschliche Leid extrem zugenommen. Der Anteil der humanitären Hilfe an den Ausgaben für die Entwicklungshilfe ist dementsprechend beständig gestiegen. Viele der heutigen Krisen haben aber deutlich gemacht, daß humanitäre...

After having pointed out the diverse uses of the term infrastructure in the literature on the market-economy, the different categories of infrastructure will be described. The argument in this context is that the classification of infrastructure suggested by Jochimsen has proved useful:...

This paper develops a two-sector model with specific factors of production à la Ricardo-Viner-Jones, in which agriculture is subject to diminishing returns and market-clearing wages, while increasing returns and efficiency wage mechanisms prevail in industry. The asymmetric interaction of the...

The recent increase in the world price of primary commodities has brought back to the forum the issue of the role of natural resources in the development process. Whilst improving terms of trade may help developing countries to grow faster in the short run, doubts still exist on the long-run...