Das wirtschaftliche Handeln auf dem Bestattungsmarkt war lange Zeit stark durch soziale Normen geprägt, die eine Ökonomisierung verhinderten. Seit einigen Jahren lässt sich jedoch in diesem Bereich eine stärkere Ausrichtung des Handelns an Effizienz- und Rentabilitätskriterien beobachten....

When speaking of extraordinary powers, we usually think of powers available to the executive during times of emergency. The outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted fundamentally the functioning of States, their democratic institutions and legal systems. Therefore, it is understandable that governments...

Regulated Lives explores the British life insurance industry's changing assessments of the values and risks of human life between 1800 and 1914. Timothy Alborn's unique study uses insurance practices to demonstrate how Victorian ideas about the lived experience altered both to accommodate and...