Asia has shown the world what success in economic development looks like. From the amazing transformations of Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the other 'tigers' in the early 70s, to the more recent takeoffs of the People's Republic of China (PRC), India, and the leading economies in Southeast...

Das Rechtsprinzip der Nachhaltigen Entwicklung weist eine ökologische, eine ökonomische und eine soziale Dimension auf. Innerhalb der Parameter der Nachhaltigen Entwicklung ist gerade die finanzielle Nachhaltigkeit in Zeiten ausufernder Staatsverschuldung, weltweiter Finanzkrisen und negativer...

"George Will nailed it when he said we are sleepwalking into a debt crisis. A Fiscal Cliff: New Perspectives on the U.S. Debt Crisis aims to be a key source of the ideas that will be considered once the already-declared crisis is taken seriously. The unsustainable, and still rapidly growing,...

This book, edited and researched by experts at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), looks at fiscal adjustment plans in advanced economies, comparing the planned or projected reductions in debts and deficits to the actual outcomes. It also looks at whether spending exceeded expectations or...