Schumpeters Werk ist für die aktuelle Finanzkrise in zweifacher Hinsicht bedeutend. Zum einen basiert auf seinen Vorstellungen das Missverständnis, dass Finanzmärkten eine Tendenz zum Gleichgewicht innewohnt. Zum anderen hat Schumpeter schon 1950 darauf hingewiesen, dass sich zunehmend die...

According to a projection by the World Bank, international migration will decline significantly over the next decade. This projection not only assumes a narrowing of the welfare gap between industrialised and developing countries. It also sets out from the premise that potential migrants react...

Given that the developing countries today present a highly differentiated picture, is it appropriate to continue to speak of a "Third World"? If so, how does this group of countries appear to the present-day observer? What is their position within the world economy? What problems and challenges...

For several decades there has been a migration of highly qualified workers from developing to industrial countries. What are the causes of this "brain drain", which many regard as a subsidy from the poor to the rich? What consequences does it have for the countries concerned? Are there effective...