Es werden folgende Themen behandelt: Das Gespenst einer drohenden Versorgungskrise; Energieexporte als Faktor der Geopolitik; Erdöl; Erdgas; Aufbau eines Energieverbundsystems kooperierender GUS-Staaten und die asiatische Perspektive; ein Gas-Kartell entsteht.

The main purpose of this study is to assess the changing landscape of agricultural protection and taxation patterns in the region. The study is based on the EU-10 sample, plus Turkey, as well as seven countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the...

A considerable number of studies have examined the relationship between corporate governance (CG) structures and corporate performance (e.g., Yermack, 1996; Gompers et al., 2003; Beiner et al., 2006; Renders et al., 2010; Ntim et al., 2012; Kumar & Zattoni 2013; Griffin, et al., 2014). In contrast, despite its...