Tourism is a multifaceted economy and based on existing nature, as well as on culture in a geographical space to become a successful destination for tourism. The topic of this survey is how tourism in the transitioning country of Vietnam influences culture and nature or vice versa. A special...

Many countries around the world have introduced systems of asset declarations for public officials in order to prevent corruption. These systems vary greatly from country to country. The impact of such systems on the actual level of corruption is not well known. This study provides a systematic...

Das neue Osteuropa von A-Z. Staaten, Völker, Minderheiten, Religionen, Kulturen, Sprachen, Literaturen, Geschichte, Politik, Wirtschaft. Neueste Entwicklungen in Ost- und Südosteuropa. Herausgegeben von Peter Rehder. Verlag Droemer Knaur, München 1992. 864 Seiten, 98,- DM

The paper analyses the evolution of the trade specialisation pattern in the ten countries which will join the EU in 2004, by studying the dynamics of their comparative advantages over the period 1993-2000. The study finds that, although some countries are still broadly relying on natural...