Banning nuclear weapons is an aspiration at the core of most disarmament and non-proliferation initiatives. It gained new momentum with the "Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons." The negotiation of that treaty, and its subsequent approval and entry into force, sheds light on the...

In the late 80s and 90s economic science failed to forecast major systemic crises and collapses. The same may happen with the case of China. The paper develops an analytical frame of reference by applying the conceptual tools of the French regulation school ...

Die vorliegende Untersuchung ist nicht nur informativ, sondern auch ein "Dienst an der eigenen Sache": Der Autor entwickelt nämlich die These, daß viele Schwierigkeiten im China-Geschäft daher rühren, daß bei den deutschen Unternehmen zu wenig Wissen über Strukturen und Prozesse in...