"This book argues that the current state of China requires an important paradigm shift in the way the party-state manages the country's development, and goes on to assess the fitness of the party-state for implementing such a paradigm shift and the likelihood of the party-state bringing this...

This report provides an overview of the development of social protection policies in the EU between January 2012 and June 2013. Prepared by the Social Protection Committee (SPC) as part of its mandate to monitor the social situation in the EU, it reviews the intensity of Member States' efforts...

This paper reviews and summarizes the literature that has concentrated on budget consolidations and their fiscal and economic effects. The issue of fiscal adjustments has again gained importance due to the recent economic crisis and the resulting fiscal imbalances. The existing literature shows...