Jährlich veröffentlichte Umwelt-Bestandsaufnahme des renommierten Worldwatch Institute in Washington, DC in Zusammenarbeit mit der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung und Germanwatch (vgl. zuletzt die Ausgabe von 2003: BA 7/03). Diesjähriger Themenschwerpunkt ist der Konsum mit seinen vielfältigen...

Information and communication technologies are transforming economies and societies around the world. In this respect, E-Commerce has the capability to build a new global economy. That is why government, industries, non-profit-organisations, trade unions and consumers would like to come together...

Monetary history is characterised by crisis and reform. The paper is dedicated to an explanation of what makes monetary reforms successful. A cross-sectional econometric analysis is chosen to deal with this problem. It is based on a standard macroeconomic model of commitment and credibility. As...

Despite the world-wide stock market breakdown of the internet economy in the year 2001, the new information and communication technologies will enable firms to integrate world-wide e-commerce in their business. This will facilitate the entry of firms in every connected country into international...