This book offers a detailed, critical account of the economic transformation of the Czech Republic since 1989. It follows the development and implementation of a reform strategy based on ‘shock’ therapy and rapid privatisation, set against the background of turbulent political change and...

Der Einbruch von Produktion und Beschäftigung im verarbeitenden Gewerbe Ostdeutschlands ist tiefer und nachhaltiger als ursprünglich erwartet. Die Diskussion um die Erhaltung industrieller Kerne wird von der Befürchtung genährt, daß die Unternehmen bei ihrem Kampf um das Überleben aus...

The Political Economy of Economic Freedom brings together a timely selection of Sir Alan Peacock’s views on economic freedom, its philosophy, its influence on the critique of economic policy and the problems encountered in expanding it.

For this invaluable collection, Professor Link has selected the most significant articles that have emerged in the last fifty years in the field of innovation policy. The first volume addresses the foundations of innovation policy and covers essential topics such as governments’ role in...

This volume provides a coherent analysis of the economic, monetary and political aspects of growth dynamics in the Euro area. The different relevant aspects in this debate, presented and discussed by leading scholars and representatives of international organizations, include an assessment of...