Die gängigsten Variablen zur Erklärung unterschiedlicher Umweltbelastungsniveaus sind die Höhe und das Wachstum der Wirtschaftsleistung. Dieses Buch möchte den Blickwinkel erweitern und untersucht die Relevanz des nationalen Politikstils für den Erfolg von Umweltpolitik. Sind Staaten mit...

Why are small and culturally homogeneous nation-states in the advanced capitalist world so prosperous? Examining how Denmark, Ireland, and Switzerland managed the 2008 financial crisis, The Paradox of Vulnerability shows that this is not an accident. John Campbell and John Hall argue that a...

The conflict between economic growth and keeping greenhouse gases (GHG) at controllable levels is one of the ultimate challenges of this century. The aim of Kyoto Protocol is to keep the level of carbon dioxide (CO2) below a certain threshold level. The purpose of this paper is to study the...

The role of fiscal austerity has been questioned for centuries, but a rapidly increasing deficit along with the financial crisis in 2007 / 2008 influenced a renewed debate on the economics of austerity. This paper analyzes the role of austerity versus the role of economic growth. It also...