"The industrial age has proved to be a formative period for Europe and led to the emergence of differently structured regions. Some of these regions took a leading role in the process of industrialization, while others developed at a slower pace, started at a later point in time or differed in...

Eine moderne und zukunftsgewandte Mittelstandspolitik bedarf einer überzeugenden Begründung. Die traditionelle Orientierung am Prinzip des Nachteilsausgleichs reicht hierfür nicht mehr aus. Denn aus Sicht der Mittelstandsforschung lassen sich größenbedingte Benachteiligungen von kleinen und...

"This book presents the sharp regional differences within the integrating European continent. Four regions-Northwestern Europe, Southern Europe, Central Europe, and Eastern-Southeastern Europe-represent high, medium, and relatively less-developed levels of economic advancement. These disparities...