Abstract Reimar von Alvensleben asks in his article whether the “Agrarwende” in Germany could be a model for Europe. He argues that the new agricultural policy (the so-called “Agrarwende”), which has been proclaimed and implemented after the German BSE crisis 2000/2001, adds new problems...

Summary In this paper, models are derived to discuss the basic determinants and patterns of the development of innovations in private industries. Special attention is paid to the impact of market structure and nonperfect appropriability conditions on the incentives to engage in research and...

Zusammenfassung Der vorliegende Beitrag diskutiert die optimale Organisation der Wasserversorgung unter Berücksichtigung der grundlegenden Gutscharakteristika und der spezifischen Produktionsstruktur. Es wird versucht, die Bestimmung der optimalen Betriebs- und Angebotsorganisation unter...