Dies ist die Abtrittsvorlesung des Autors nach dreißigjähriger (1992-2022) Tätigkeit als Professor für Volkswirtschaftslehre an der TU Bergakademie Freiberg. Er will am Beispiel der Europäischen Währungsunion die wirtschafts- und politiktheoretische Fruchtbarkeit der aus seiner Sicht...

Dieser Artikel gibt einen Überblick über Leben und Werk von Joseph A. Schumpeter. Das Frühwerk (1908 bis 1914) ist zentriert um drei Ideen, die im Spätwerk (1926 bis 1950) wieder aufgegriffen und ausführlich ausgearbeitet werden. Die erste Idee besteht darin, dass es im Wirtschaftsprozess...

The publication of János Kornai's memoirs, By Force of Thought, provides an excellent opportunity to remind ourselves of Kornai's great contributions to economic research. This paper discusses both his basic research strategy and some of his main research results. Kornai has usually dealt with...

Cluster policy has become a method of choice for policymakers in many countries. Promoting strong localized industries is an appealing perspective for practitioners, as it can be seen as a way to anchor economic activity in regions in an era of globalization. If cluster policy is successful, it...

This report approaches current domains of development and tension within China. It was elaborated by students in the frame of a 'Task Force Seminar' in cooperation with the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). It addresses the issues of...

This paper makes an effort to trace the course of development thinking and associated development policy over the past six decades. Section I focuses on the early Post-War Consensus, with theory focused on extensions of classical dualism theory and policy concentrating on creating the...

Development policy affects human rights in manifold ways. For example, trade agreements can have an adverse impact on the rights to health or food by making essential medicines or goods less accessible or available. Or large-scale investment projects influence indigenous rights when they entail...