Considers the question of how the works of Roscher were regarded in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Although Roscher's works were neither received nor accepted in the GDR, nevertheless, people there did occupy themselves with his ideas. Deals with three questions: what was the result of...

Section 2 of this paper suggests that economics has long sought to colonise other social sciences. It has, however, only achived limites success because of its alien methods and its need to take the social as given. Section 3 argues that there is now a newer version of economic imperialism...

Ökonomen und Entwicklungstheoretiker haben sich mit dem Dienstleistungssektor lange schwer getan. Die Wertschöpfung der Dienstleistungen liegt in den Industrie- und Entwicklungsländern im Durchschnitt weit höher als der Beitrag anderer Sektoren. Ende der achtziger Jahre betrug der Anteil der...

Entrepreneurs that were employed by successful industry incumbents prior to founding tend to confer advantages on their new organizations. We propose and then demonstrate a similar "network progeny" effect rooted in the social relationships that form among entrepreneurs. Our analysis of new...