Progressive policy proposals influenced by post-Keynesian economics emphasise the use of fiscal policy and income redistribution to maintain aggregate demand at levels which achieve full employment. Given persistent evidence of weak demand, excess capacity and unemployment in rich economies...

The book deals with the subsidies of air transport. It shows which subsidies are used to promote air transport and how the subsidies influence the various segments of air transport. The types of subsidies dealt with correspond to the OECD's delimitation. In addition to tax breaks and transfers,...

Provokant und drastisch legt die Globalisierungskritikerin ihre These vom fatalen Zusammenhang von Klimaschutz und Kapitalismus dar und ihre Hoffnung auf eine Massenbewegung von unten zur Abwendung der drohenden Klimakatastrophe. (I. Müller-Boysen)

Biofuels are a renewable alternative for reducing the climate impact of transport. Due to the versatility of biomass and complexity of economics and impacts, biofuels are part of a complex system, which is here analysed from a systems perspective. Several models are developed in order to assess...