This proceedings book presents selected papers from the 10th international conference on the "Economies of the Balkan and Eastern European Countries in the Changing World" (EBEEC), held in Warsaw, Poland, in May 2018. In addition to discussing the latest research, it includes papers adopting a...

This book presents selected papers from the 26th and 27th Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) Conferences, held in Prague, Czech Republic, and Bali, Indonesia. While the theoretical and empirical papers gathered here cover diverse areas of economics and finance in various geographic...

This book presents new perspectives on current development policy against the background of the Covid-19 pandemic. The author applies new methodological, disciplinary, and analytical approaches to examine specific major contemporary policy issues. The topics covered include the impact of the...

Human capital is of utmost importance for the future of our knowledge economies and societies. However, it is unequally distributed in Europe, contributing to marked spatial patterns of economic prosperity within and across countries. In many cases, these patterns have a long history. To...

Klappentext: China hat einen atemberaubenden wirtschaftlichen Aufstieg erlebt. Das Land fordert heute die USA und ihre Verbündeten heraus - ökonomisch, militärisch und politisch. Doch der Aufstieg verläuft keineswegs reibungslos: Innenpolitisch kämpft die chinesische Staatsführung mit...

Mit Erhard Eppler, Umwelt und Entwicklungspolitiker der ersten Stunde, und Niko Paech, einem der profiliertesten Wachstumskritiker, treffen zwei engagierte Vorkämpfer einer ökologischen Wende aufeinander. Was können die Energiewende und das "grüne Wachstum" leisten? Sind genügsamere...

Can China and India continue to rank among the fastest expanding economies? This book highlights what has worked and what more needs to be done to ensure sustained rapid economic growth and poverty reduction. Addressing the two countries' recent experiences with growth and reform, this book...