This book explores institutional change and economic behaviour by examining the transition process in the former socialist countries that joined the EU in 2004, looking at the growth occurring in China, offering a historical perspective on economic underdevelopment in the Middle East, and...

Main description: Obwohl in Deutschland ein breiter Konsens darüber besteht, dass grundlegende institutionelle Reformen dringend erforderlich sind, um die seit vielen Jahren bestehenden Arbeitsmarktprobleme sowie die Probleme der Alterssicherung und Gesundheitsversorgung in den Griff zu...

This ambitious book presents a conceptual framework for an institutional approach to economic change and economic transformation. It sheds important light on two basic concepts: social complexity and interactive governance. The first part of the book develops the theoretical foundations for...