The European Social Model (ESM) is increasingly becoming a model of integration policy. The idea is based on a combination of economic efficiency, in the sense of high productivity, competition and economic growth, and a high level of employment on the one hand together with social cohesion on...

Technology transfer and the so-called productivity spillover-effects are important aspects of foreign direct investments regarding their contribution to the long-term development potential of the host countries.The effects of the foreign direct investments on the foreign and domestic companies...

Das vorliegende Buch entstand in Zusammenarbeit namhafter europäischer und amerikanischer Wissenschaftler, die für einen neuen konstruktiven und humaneren Transformation eintreten. Seit Beginn des Reformprozesses sind in den ehemals planwirtschaftlichen Staaten Produktion, Beschäftigtenzahlen...