The global financial crisis interrupted a protracted period of strong economic growth in the Russian Federation. Despite a large decline in output, job losses and hikes in unemployment remained rather modest, and much of the labour market adjustment took place through reduced working hours and,...

Latvia has undergone major economic and social change since the early 1990s. Despite an exceptionally deep recession following the global financial crisis, impressive economic growth over the past two decades has narrowed income and productivity gaps relative to comparator countries in the OECD....

Overview: Hopes tears and transformation / Nicholas Barr and Ralph W. Harbison -- The role of government in a market economy / Nicholas Barr -- The inheritance / Saul Estrin -- The forces driving change / Nicholas Barr -- Constraints on change / Nicholas Barr, Stanislav Gomulka, and Igor Tomes...

Der Sammelband vereinigt Beiträge aus Workshops der Gewerkschaften ver.di und IG Metall 2004 unter der These, dass demografischer Wandel "eine gestaltbare, gesamtgesellschaftliche Aufgabe" sei. Kompetent in betriebspolitischen Fragen (vgl. J. Kerschbaumer: BA 10/02), erfahren in Stellungnahmen...

Over the last forty years, rising national income has helped reduce poverty rates, but this has been accompanied by an increase in economic inequality. While these trends are largely attributed to technological change and demographic shifts, such as changing birth rates, labor force patterns,...