The reflections which follow build on two interrelated questions, namely, first, whether we are witnessing another "industrial revolution", and second, what is the impact of technological transformations upon the current dynamics of the socio-economic fabric, especially with respect to...

The reflections which follow build on two interrelated questions, namely, first, whether we are witnessing another "industrial revolution", and second, what is the impact of technological transformations upon the current dynamics of the socio-economic fabric, especially with respect to...

Die offene Gesellschaft ist ein wesentlicher Kulminationspunkt der Aufklärung und basiert auf der Vorstellung, dass sozialer Fortschritt durch eine gewaltfreie, wissenschaftsgeleitete und demokratische Auseinandersetzung, über gesellschaftliche Konfliktmomente, gefördert werden kann. Während...

Assar Lindbeck has pointed to the problem that generous welfare state institutions may in the long-run undermine those social norms which limit the costs and incentives effects of the welfare state and thus guarantee its viability. This study is the first to assess the empirical validity of...