Leben wir in einem Zeitalter, in dem alles kollabiert? Die Finanzmärkte, Europa, die Demokratie? Nichts scheint "heutzutage" mehr sicher. Doch war das früher anders? Sind grosse Reiche nicht schon immer viel schneller verschwunden als sie errichtet wurden und waren drastische Veränderungen...

The economic expansion witnessed in the last 0,08% of modern human history is an anomalous event. It has been compared to a "rocket ship that took off five seconds ago, and nobody knows where it's going." This paper explores the destiny of this rocket ship. It shows that economic growth cannot...

The Degrowth Movement calls for "degrowth" - a reduction in GDP in advanced economies - to avert an ecological crisis. This paper argues that the Degrowth Movement misses that the West is already in a state resembling degrowth - a Great Stagnation. This state of degrowth and its correlates,...

As the business organizations are expanding at a rapid pace, so is the circulation of human resources the world over. Managers and workers are required to work in different socio-economic environments which, at times, may not be similar to those of their home countries. It is imperative...