For a club such as the European Union, an important question is when, and under which conditions, a subset of the members should be allowed to form inner clubs and enhance cooperation. Flexible cooperation allows members to participate if and only if they benefit, but it generates a freerider...

For a club such as the European Union, an important question is when, and under which conditions, a subset of the members should be allowed to form "inner clubs" and enhance cooperation. Flexible cooperation allows members to participate if and only if they benefit, but it generates a freerider...

Kooperationen gewinnen für die Organisation der unternehmerischen Tätigkeit immer stärker an Bedeutung. Hinter dieser einzelwirtschaftlichen Reaktion auf eine herausfordernde Umwelt steht der Wunsch, wettbewerbsfähig zu bleiben oder zu werden. Die Mechanismen, über die Kooperationen dazu...