Do political decentralisation and inter state competition favour innovation and growth? There has long been a lively debate surrounding this question, going back to David Hume and Immanuel Kant. This book is a new attempt to test its veracity. The existing literature tends to assume that the...

Einleitung -- Innovationsumgebungen aufbauen als europäische Strategie -- Schlüsseltechnologien -- China, Indien und die Frage der Resilienz in Deutschland -- Risikokapital, Gesundheit und Zukunftsperspektiven.

Twenty years after India opened its economy, it faces severe economic problems, including staggering income inequality. A third of its citizens still lack adequate food, education, and basic medical services, while Mumbai businessman Mukesh Ambani lives in the most expensive home in the world,...