Why are small and culturally homogeneous nation-states in the advanced capitalist world so prosperous? Examining how Denmark, Ireland, and Switzerland managed the 2008 financial crisis, The Paradox of Vulnerability shows that this is not an accident. John Campbell and John Hall argue that a...

Taxes on the highly skilled are an important cost factor for companies competing internationally for talent. This book provides an international comparison of the effective level of taxes and social security charges imposed on highly qualified employees. Based on a newly developed inter-temporal...

Turning the telescope around : the Anglo-American "special" economic relationship in the "post-American" world / Martine Azuelos -- The Irish-US economic relations : end of an era or a promising future? / Vanessa Boullet -- US investment in Northern Ireland : strategies, incentives and...