Beschr.: In bewährter Weise vermittelt das Werk Spezialwissen über die vielfältigen natur-, wirtschafts- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Wissensgebiete sowie Kenntnisse über Querbeziehungen zwischen diesen Gebieten. Neu in der 2. Auflage sind die praxisrelevanten Zukunftsthemen Naturschutz,...

Jointly published with INRA, Paris.What will people eat in the future and how can the food requirements in terms of quantity and quality be met? This EU-based study elucidates the need for a productivity level that will make agriculture competitive on the market and yet is reconciled with the...

This paper empirically analyses the motives underlying progress in implementing multilateral tax transparency standards. The results point to the protection of domestic special interests as a potential motive behind slower and less rigorous implementation. In particular, jurisdictions with a...