This book examines contemporary changes in labor market institutions in the United States, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands, focusing on developments in three arenas - industrial relations, vocational education and training, and labor market policy. While confirming a broad, shared...

Sparpolitik als Antwort auf Finanzmarktkrise und Staatsschuldenkrise? Ein amerikanischer Professor für Internationale Wirtschaftspolitik zeigt in einer historischen und aktuellen Studie die unvermeidbar negativen Folgen der heute in Europa weit verbreiteten Politik auf. (Jürgen Plieninger)

"The first complete history of Merrill Lynch - traces ML's impact on the world of finance from the day Charlie Merrill opened his one-man shop on January 6, 1914, to the final shareholder meeting prior to its acquisition by Bank of America on December 5, 2008. Win Smith also weaves in his...

In Governing Social Risks in Post-Crisis Europe, Colin Crouch mounts an impressive comparative analysis to uncover the contrasting ways in which different countries have sought to address the exacerbated social risks, both 'new' and 'old', unleashed by the financial and economic crisis. It...