Interaktions- und krisenrelevante Trends -- Politisch-ökonomische und politikwissenschaftliche Ansätze -- Neuorientierung der Regulierungspolitik -- Die Politik der Bewältigung der Schuldenkrise im Euroraum -- Die Geldpolitik der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) und ihre Risiken -- Urteile des...

Adding a new dimension to determinants of corruption, this paper examines the effectiveness of enforcement in reducing corruption. We compare the influences of latent enforcement (police, judicial, and prosecutorial employment) versus actual enforcement (conviction rates) and enforcing...

The UN Declaration of 24 September 2012 reaffirming the commitment of Heads of State and Government to the Rule of Law reflects the current uneasiness accompanying the application of just the concept. This short paper argues that it is due to discrepancies in its worldwide understanding and to...