This paper, part of a larger project on governance and growth in Russia, examines regional financial resilience in Russia in the period following the global financial crisis. The level of risk is rising, as government emergency finance is withdrawn and regions face rising debt to cover even...

This paper deals with the regionalization of the technology and innovation policies in the context of the so-called multilevel governance. Such regionalization involves several problems. The scope of policies with numerous actors and multilevel governance structures transform the political...

This paper deals with the regionalization of the technology and innovation policies in the context of the so-called multilevel governance. Such regionalization involves several problems. The scope of policies with numerous actors and multilevel governance structures transform the political...

Standortvergleiche sind seit Jahren in Mode und Ausdruck der generellen Tendenz einer zunehmend evidenzbasierten Entscheidungsfindung. Der vorliegende Beitrag dokumentiert das Vorgehen und die Ergebnisse des Benchmarking der Hansestadt Stralsund. Hierzu wurde ein Vergleich mit den drei Städten...

This paper analyzes the determinants of alternative automobile fuel regulation and development support with a particular focus on methanol fuel. We find that embedded interests, bureaucratic reforms, and political circumstances in the Chinese national, provincial, and municipal governments have...

Globally as well as in China, cities have contributed to most of the economic output and have accordingly given rise to most CO2 emissions. In particular, given unprecedented urbanization, cities will play an even greater role in shaping energy demand and CO2 emissions. Therefore, cities are the...

Die Energiewende bedeutet eine Systemtransformation des gesamten Energiebereichs hin zu erneuerbaren Energien. Der Transformationsprozess ist dabei einerseits von hohen technologischen Herausforderungen begleitet. Andererseits zeigen sich aber auch zunehmend Akzeptanzprobleme in der...

This paper analyzes the determinants of alternative automobile fuel regulation and developmentsupport with a particular focus on methanol fuel. We find that embedded interests, bureaucraticreforms, and political circumstances in the Chinese national, provincial, and municipalgovernments have all...