This e-book is dedicated to new findings on the (re)production of (in-)equality in the life courses of men and women in contemporary Western societies in the case of Switzerland. It refers to the Na-tional Research Program 60 on 'Gender Equality' (2010-2014) launched by the Swiss National...

Self-sufficiency of the house is practiced in many parts of the world but ignored in economic theory, just as socialist collectivization is assumed to have brought household self-sufficiency to an end. The ideals of self-sufficiency, however, continue to shape economic activity in a wide range...

It is believed that transitional economies represent a very unique research context. There are abundant opportunities for entrepreneurship studies facing the transitional economies. This issue tries to make explorations in such aspect. The six manuscripts in this issue cover three topics:...

Cover -- The Market Economy -- Contents -- CHAPTER 1: The Origins of Economic Thought -- CHAPTER 2: The Makings of the Market Economy -- CHAPTER 3: The Meaning of Money -- CHAPTER 4: The Cyclical Natureof Business -- CHAPTER 5: Economics and the Environment -- CHAPTER 6: Economic Growth,...

Clifford Gaddy's and Barry Ickes' paradigm of the "virtual economy" has fundamentally changed the way people think about Russia's economy. Circulated at the highest levels of the Russian and U.S. governments and reported in leading publications worldwide, their thesis--that Russia's economy is...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Building Market Institutions in South Eastern Europe- An Overview -- Abbreviations -- 1. Institutional Aspects of the South Eastern European Economy: Introduction, Trends, and Scope of the Study -- Background -- Trends in the SEE8 Economies --...

Front -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1. From Association to Accession Negotiations: EU-Turkish Economic Relations, 1959-2009 -- 2. Integrating the EU and Turkish Economies: The Customs Union and the Accession Partnership -- 3. Current Turkish Economic Policies and the Target of EU...

The second edition of this important book is an essential guide to understanding the intricacies behind global trends and emerging markets. Kvint adds a rich selection of new articles and essays on the changing global economy to track developments since 1999. He analyzes the structure of world...