This synopsis contains excerpts from and novel introductions to the four chapters constituting “FairEconomy. Crises, Culture, Competition and the Role of Law”, a monograph co-authored and published by the late Wolfgang Fikentscher, Philipp Hacker and Rupprecht Podszun in 2013. In honor and...

Locally owned, northern SMEs often find themselves working out of and in small communities in sparsely populated regions. Using a constructive research design and semi-structured interviews with SMEs from Northern Finland, Norway and Iceland this study highlights the relationship between the...

There are many factors that determine the structure of competition in the environment of growing globalization. Of these, the factors which predominates the nature of competition include not only rivals, but also the economics of particular industries, new entrants, the bargaining power of...

There are many factors that determine the structure of competition in the environment of growing globalization. Of these, the factors which predominates the nature of competition include not only rivals, but also the economics of particular industries, new entrants, the bargaining power of...

In diesem Interview wird erläutert, (a) dass Unternehmen dem Gemeinwohl dienen, indem sie innovative und produktive Wertschöpfung betreiben, (b) dass Gewinne ein Signal und eine Belohnung für gelungene Wertschöpfung sind, weil sie zum Ausdruck bringen, dass die freiwillige...

In diesem Interview wird erläutert, (a) dass Unternehmen dem Gemeinwohl dienen, indem sie innovative und produktive Wertschöpfung betreiben, (b) dass Gewinne ein Signal und eine Belohnung für gelungene Wertschöpfung sind, weil sie zum Ausdruck bringen, dass die freiwillige...

There is widespread emporiophobia (fear of markets) and this has important policy implications as it leads voters to demand anti-market policies. There are many reasons for this anti-market attitude. However, economists could reduce emporiophobia if we stressed cooperation rather than...