Improving the investment climate is among the top priorities in development. The World Bank Group's Doing Business reports have become an important guide and benchmark to inform regulatory reforms aimed at unleashing the potential of the private sector. This paper discusses the potential role of...

"Regulation is purportedly enacted to serve specific social purposes. In reality, however, it follows a more complex political economy process, where legitimate social goals are mixed with the objectives of particular interest groups. Whatever its justification and objectives, regulation can...

Insufficiently flexible labour markets combined with high welfare costs are often thought to be the main cause of unsatisfactory growth in Europe. This paper uses the OECD data on regulation of the product and labour market to confirm the difference in the extent of regulation between US and...

Der Bremer Wirtschaftsprofessor (als Herausgeber: "Brauchen wir eine andere Wirtschaft?", BA 1/02) ist Mitglied der "Arbeitsgruppe Alternative Wirtschaftspolitik" und Vertreter einer ganzheitlichen ökonomischen Theorie, die - im Gegensatz zum Neoliberalismus - Sozialpolitik und Ökologie...