Purpose – The Russian Energy Service Company (ESCO) market emerges rapidly due to the new energy efficiency legislation that has been implemented since 2009. However, a clear identification of the Russian ESCOs, comparable to those operating on the basis of Energy Performance Contracting (EPC)...

Zusammenfassung Ein erklärtes Ziel der Sozialpolitik ist es, aus temporärer keine permanente Armut werden zu lassen. Diesem Ziel steht häufig die Verschuldung des Haushalts entgegen, die zur Zeit im Zuge der Lohnpfändung dazu führt, daß das Einkommen, welches das betreibungsrechtliche...

Summary Health care may be similar to the work Sisyphus, a Greek hero who was condemned by the Gods to push a big rock up a hill only to see it slip out of his hands before making it to the top. To see why there my be a Sisyphus syndrome in health, consider an initial decision to devote more...

Abstract The German Statutory Health Insurance System (Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung) has been in a continuous reform process for the past twenty years. Therefore this economic policy forum is assigned to the question: Health reform: End of the crisis or never-ending crisis? Eckhard Knappe and...