Die Zeitenwende nach dem russischen Angriffskrieg auf die Ukraine und die dadurch verschärfte Debatte über wirtschaftliche Sicherheit, strategische Autonomie und kritische Importabhängigkeiten haben zu Recht dazu geführt, dass Staatseingriffe stärker diskutiert werden. Kritische...

"This book discusses key issues in economic policy in the context of the history of economic thought. Most of the current and past academic controversies in economics are, explicitly or implicitly, centered around the application and form of economic policy. This is particularly evident in the...

Cover -- Contents -- Highlights -- The economic setting -- Country updates -- Policy briefs Long-run growth forecasts for Asia: Opportunities and challenges for the Pacific economies -- Fiscal management challenges in Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste -- Update on fiscal modeling efforts in the...

Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: The Turn to the Market -- 1 The Triumph of the Market -- 2 Business Moves: Markets, Nations, and Inequality -- 3 Disposable Workers -- 4 The Low-Wage, Low-Skill Strategy -- Part II: The Path Upward? -- 5 Education: Choice, Profit, and...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Why This Study? -- Key Results -- Outline of the Report -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2: Stylized Facts -- Overview of...

Cover -- Support Acknowledgments -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Background Facts -- Chapter Two: The Broad-Based Rise in the Return to Top Talent -- Chapter Three: The Economic Determinants of Top...