The economic structure of Germany is undergoing radical changes brought about by far-reaching alterations in the global division of labour, a weakening and modification of demand trends and by the dynamics of technological and organizational innovation. These structural changes affect the craft...

Der Autor hat für diese Arbeit den VMI-Förderpreis für den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs, verliehen vom Verband der Metallindustrie Baden-Württemberg, erhalten. Das derzeitige technologische und ökonomische Umfeld ist für den Standort Deutschland durch erhebliche Veränderungen...

The structure of banking systems has been frequently in the debate over a long time. A re-structuring of banking systems is very often based on the experience of other countries. Ger-man cooperative banks can learn much about the development of Italy's cooperative banks. In contradiction to the...