The present article discusses a fundamental argument of a series of regulation approaches. Although regulation approaches are heterogeneous, both in their premises and in their analytical instruments, this relatively common argument describes a shift at the level of the economy, the state and...

This paper examines the effects of the transformations and the changing notions of the national and international security, especially by the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) in Greek policies. In this frame, it discusses the debate over “new wars”, as one that incorporates the...

This paper discusses the management of the crisis in Greece, arguing that it was based on a series of diagnoses that justified fiscal discipline by stigmatizing the Greek economy and society, and that it had a narrow understanding of the reasons for Greece's deteriorating competitiveness. I...

Historically, Eastern Europe has not been favorably treated in terms of quota growth in the European Community and U.S. markets - often quite the contrary. But the EC and U.S. treatment of these countries has already changed since their reform and can be expected to become even more favorable....

In order to aid Singaporean small and medium sized companies identify and select emerging technologies for business benefit, the Operation and Technology Roadmapping (OTR) process has been introduced and applied to over seventy companies. To help these companies continue the adoption of...

The authors give a long-term perspective on how changes in the former CMEA areas will affect international trade in manufactures. They show that expanding Eastern European exports to the West should be viewed as a step toward normalizing the Eastern European countries'trade patterns. First,...

In recent political-economic theories of 'nature', Mill and Marx/Engels form important reference points. Ecological economists see Mill's 'stationary state' as seminal, while Marxists have 'brought capitalism back in' to debates on growth and climate change, sparking a Marxological renaissance...

This essay identifies a contradiction between the flourishing interest in the environmental economics of the classical period and a lack of critical parsing of the works of its leading representatives. Its focus is the work of Adam Smith and Thomas Malthus. It offers a critical analysis of their...