Deutschland im Frühjahr 2010. Die Wirtschaftskrise hinterlässt tiefe Narben. Die Arbeitslosigkeit bleibt bedrückend hoch, die Staatsschulden sind kaum noch in den Griff zu bekommen. Ein bisschen Wachstum reicht nicht zur Lösung der Probleme

Recent developments in the political, scientific and economic debate on the topic of the project proposal in Area 2: "The impact of ecological sustainability on growth and employment is investigated, as it will have important repercussions on econonmic policy and welfare, many of them not...

Introduction : studying varieties of welfare capitalism / Bernhard Ebbinghaus and Philip Manow -- Business coordination, wage bargaining and the welfare state : Germany and Japan in comparative historical perspective / Philip Manow -- Strategic bargaining and social policy development :...

In this paper, I have contemplated the place and role of a Welfare State, and have presented basic policy recommendations in order to enhance the role of a Welfare State. I refer to Social Security and the State, the origin of a Welfare State, roles of the State, especially minimal interventions...

The first shall be last -- How German workers lost their competitive edge -- Trade-union capitalism -- Competing against the welfare state -- The withering East -- Taxes and transfers : the endless loop -- The birth dearth -- EU enlargement, migration, and the new EU constitution -- Rethinking...