Executive summary xiii -- Growth, poverty, and employment xiii -- Seizing new opportunities for reform xiv -- Sharpening competition xv -- Deepening financial intermediation xvi -- Removing barriers to international integration xvii -- Capitalizing on innovation and knowledge xix -- The pattern...

In this book, one of Germany's most influential economists describes his country's economy, the largest in the European Union and the third largest in the world, and analyzes its weaknesses: poor GDP growth performance, high unemployment due to a malfunctioning labor market, and an unsustainable...

Introduction : why Russia matters and how -- Russia's historical roots -- Russia's new political system and succession -- Economic revival and financial crisis -- Policy on oil and gas -- International economic integration : trade and investment policies -- Challenges of demography and health --...