Finanzkrise, Energiekrise, Ressourcenkrieg, Klimawandel, globale Armut... Schafft der globalisierte Kapitalismus sich selbst ab? Ist der Kapitalismus am Ende? Oder ist am Ende alles Kapitalismus? Vom 6. bis zum 8. März 2009 fand in der Technischen Universität Berlin der Attac-Kongress...

Global financial crisis has brought challenges and opportunities to China's cultural industries. What are the roles of cultural industries in terms of meeting the challenges of structural adjustment? What are the general and specific impacts on China's cultural industries as a result of global...

The term "volatility" applies to changeability: both that which can be measured, such as temperatures and stock prices, and that which cannot be easily measured, such as affects and emotions. Quantitative financial volatility has typically been studied quite separately from art, culture, and...

A striking and unexpected feature of the financial crisis has been the sharp appreciation of the US dollar against virtually all currencies globally. The paper finds that negative US-specific macroeconomic shocks during the crisis have triggered a significant strengthening of the US dollar,...