Intro -- Map and Time Zones -- At a Glance (2002) -- Basic Information -- Geography -- Politics -- Political Parties -- Corruption -- Economy -- Background -- Current Trends -- Regional Differences -- Investment and Trade -- The Underground Economy -- E-commerce -- Religion -- Preparing to Leave...

Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Financial Literacy in the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction to the International Handbook of Financial Literacy -- References -- Part I Conceptions of Financial Literacy -- 2 Financial Education in General Education Schools: A Competence...

This book provides insight into creative industries and spaces in Shanghai, the fastest-growing megacity in China and the center of modern economic development. This spatial phenomenon is examined through analysis of dynamics, networks and implications.

Architects of Austerity argues that the seeds of neoliberal politics were sown in the 1950s and 1960s. Suggesting that the postwar era was less socially democratic than we think, Aaron Major presents a comparative-historical analysis of economic policy in the United States, the United Kingdom,...

Cover -- CONTENTS -- GLOSSARY -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- I -- K -- L -- M -- O -- Q -- S -- T -- U -- ASSESSMENT OF INSURANCE CORE PRINCIPLES (ICPS) -- A. Introduction and Scope -- B. Executive Summary -- C. Institutional and Market Structure-Overview -- D. Main Findings -- E....

Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables/List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The Need for Pension Reform:A Problem-Oriented Perspective -- 1.1 Public pension arrangements under adaptational pressures -- 1.2 Specific vulnerabilities of Bismarckian pension systems -- 1.3...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Introduction -- I Adjusting to Europe:a Learning Perspective -- 1 Deviant Italy chooses to adjust:the puzzle -- 2 Learning how to adjust: the analytical framework -- 3 Rescued by Europe? The argument in brief -- II The Scene in the...