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Palgrave Macmillan The Palgrave Handbook of Development Finance
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£209.99
Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers Développement Économique Et Etat Central
Book SynopsisCet ouvrage casse quelques mythes de l'historiographie suisse dans le domaine toujours très tabou des relations entre économie et politique. En suivant le fil rouge de la politique douanière, il retrace un siècle d'évolution économique (1815-1914) et jauge le rôle joué par l'Etat dans ce que certains ont appelé le miracle suisse. La thèse libérale dominante, qui n'accorde qu'une importance marginale à l'intervention de la Confédération, est ainsi remise en question. La question vitale de l'ouverture de marchés extérieurs fait l'objet d'une attention toute particulière. D'un point de vue méthodologique, une analyse de l'économie suisse du 19e siècle est proposée sur la base du concept de mondes de production développé en économie politique contemporaine. En soulignant les spécificités régionales, cette approche permet de montrer que les caractéristiques du système politique helvétique, et en particulier le fédéralisme, sont intimement liées à des enjeux économiques. Par une radiographie du champ étatique, l'analyse montre quels sont les milieux les plus influents en matière de politique économique. Elle relativise le caractère démocratique de la prise de décision en dévoilant l'emprise des différentes élites sur le processus législatif dont la forme évolue en fonction de leurs besoins. L'accent est mis sur l'avènement des grands industriels du textile, ce qui permet de mieux appréhender le glissement du centre de gravité économico-politique de Genève et Bâle vers Zurich.
£53.82
Verlag Peter Lang Non-Violation Complaints in WTO Law: Theory and
Book SynopsisNon-violation complaints are a particular feature of the WTO legal order. Ever since the GATT came into force, non-violation complaints, based upon the tradition of bilateral US Trade Agreements, have puzzled scholars and practitioners alike. This book provides an in-depth analysis of panel practice and theory on the subject. It offers a new approach to reading and interpreting non-violation within contemporary international law. The reader will find not only a comprehensive analysis but also a new theory on non-violation complaints, based upon international liability. The book will be of help to all dealing with the complexities of WTO law and litigation and assist them in understanding the functioning of the WTO.
£85.23
Verlag Peter Lang Consultation within WTO Dispute Settlement: A
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive study of consultation procedures within the dispute settlement system of the World Trade Organization. It offers in-depth analysis of diplomatic practices relating to what has been a poorly explored and researched part of the Dispute Settlement Understanding. Findings are supported by interviews with representatives of several Member States. The author analyses its relationship to panel proceedings and uses comparative studies with other parts of international law. The study particularly focuses on a Chinese perspective which has placed strong emphasis upon consultation and negotiated settlements. With its theoretical and practical insights, the book will be of equal use to scholars, diplomats and government officials alike.
£86.49
Verlag Peter Lang The EU's Experience in Integration: A Model for
Book SynopsisThe thirteen ASEAN+3 countries are inching forward toward closer economic cooperation. Can the European Union serve as a model for this Asian interregional integration process? Although there are common cultural threads running through all ASEAN+3 countries, these countries have not so far envisaged themselves forming a political and supra-national legal community similar to the EU. Nevertheless, the EU as innovator and forerunner offers Asia an unparalleled road map to further regional integration. Where are the boundaries of the European Model? What form will Asian economic cooperation take? Asian and European scholars discussed these and other pressing questions on the invitation of the EU-China European Studies Centres Programme (ESCP) at a conference entitled The EU's Experience in Integration A Model for ASEAN+3? held in Shanghai in January 2006. Their findings are presented in this collection of fifteen papers on politics, economics and history of the two regions.
£82.84
De Gruyter Financialization of the economy and income
Book SynopsisIncome inequality is a serious problem confronting not only the developed world but also developing countries. Recently, financialization has been one of the culprits identified in literature as one of the cause of income inequality. This book offers the only detailed presentation of the how financialization aided the spread of income inequality in Organization of Islamic Cooperation, OIC countries. Finance has taking a center stage in the affairs of most developing economies, surpassing the real sector of the economy. The result is the creation of an indebted society in which people are comfortable with financing their financial needs through credit. This creates a debt laden society that is trapped in the cycle of debt. This book represents a comprehensive and indispensable source for students, practitioners and the general public at large. It presents data which shows the buildup of debt and the rising income inequality in Muslim countries. It includes discussion of the rise in rentier income, financialization of everyday life, decline in physical capital accumulation and deregulation of the financial sector. The book therefore, proffers solutions on how Muslim countries can come out of the present economic problem facing them. The promotion and adoption of Islamic principles, which promotes risk sharing based contracts as against debt based transaction is the way to go. When financial contracts are based on the principles of risk sharing, any gains from economic activities get to be shared equitably. Hence, not only capital owners get to enjoy the benefit from the income derived from investments, but rather, all parties that partake in the contract. Distinguished by its clarity and readability as it is written in a very easy to understand language, it is an important reference work for any concerned individual interested on the recent causes of income inequality in Muslim World.
£95.04
De Gruyter The Institutional Foundations of the Digital
Book Synopsis The development of the Digital Economy has been a landmark breakthrough for economic systems in the 21st century, as it opens up opportunities for the full-scale implementation of new digital technologies and the optimization of economic activities. While the conceptual essence and specific features of the digital economy are described in detail in the existing literature, the practical foundations of its formation are poorly studied. In this book, the digital economy is studied from the perspective of neo-institutional economic theory. This allows for the tracking of the process of formation (institutionalization) of the digital economy, determining the basic institutions that are necessary for its formation and that exist in modern economic practice, and analyzing scenarios for the future development of the digital economy in the 21st century.
£67.50
JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) International Tax Competition 1 Beitrage Zur
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Chinesisches Kapitalmarktrecht: Börsenrecht und
Book SynopsisNach dreißig Jahren Maoismus entwickelt sich in der Volksrepublik China seit Ende der achtziger Jahre ein Kapitalmarkt. Im Jahr 2002 haben sich die chinesischen Börsen in Shanghai und Shenzhen bereits zum zweitgrößten Aktienmarkt Asiens nach Japan entwickelt. Schrittweise wurden in China ein Regelwerk und eine Wertpapieraufsicht aufgebaut, um die Funktionsfähigkeit dieses Marktes zu gewährleisten und um Anleger zu schützen. Knut Benjamin Pißler stellt das chinesische Kapitalmarktrecht in seinem gegenwärtigen Entwicklungsstand systematisch dar und zeigt Probleme sowie die hierfür in Literatur und Praxis angebotenen Lösungen auf. Im Mittelpunkt der Untersuchung des Börsenrechts stehen die Grundlagen einer zivilrechtlichen Informationshaftung für Schadenersatzansprüche von Anlegern und der verwaltungsrechtlichen Sanktionen der chinesischen Wertpapieraufsicht gegen Insidergeschäfte und Marktmanipulationen. Im Recht der Wertpapiergeschäfte wird der rechtliche Rahmen der Emissionsgeschäfte, Eigengeschäfte, Kommissionsgeschäfte und anderer Geschäfte der chinesischen Wertpapierhändler aufzeigt. Einen Schwerpunkt bildet hier die Untersuchung einer Vielzahl von Aktienemissionen im Jahr 2001, anhand derer die Praxis des Emissionsgeschäfts in China dargestellt wird.
£110.20
JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Chinesische Outbound-Investitionen in
Book SynopsisChinesische Investitionen in Deutschland lassen sich in den letzten Jahren als sehr dynamisches Phänomen beobachten. Bei der Durchführung sehen sich chinesische Investoren neben der offensichtlichen sprachlichen Hürde jedoch immer wieder auch mit rechtlichen Problemen konfrontiert. Diese erwachsen sowohl aus chinesischen als auch aus deutschen rechtlichen Vorgaben. Der Sammelband liefert eine umfassende Darstellung des Ablaufs chinesischer Investitionen in Deutschland sowie der rechtlichen Herausforderungen derartiger Projekte. Dabei werden auch gängige Lösungsmöglichkeiten diskutiert und Handlungsempfehlungen für die Praxis gegeben. Die Darstellung enthält schließlich auch drei Fallstudien, in denen große chinesische Investitionsprojekte in Deutschland von direkten Beteiligten der jeweiligen Transaktion umfassend beleuchtet werden.
£89.33
JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Responsible Trading in Raw Materials: Regulatory
Book SynopsisAs environmental social governance (ESG) increasingly shapes the academic discourse in the European Union, Solveig Gasche provides a conceptual analysis of responsible trading in raw materials. Because the governance concept of responsible trading considers human rights and environmental standards, she defines the decisive determinants of trade in raw materials by considering the main historic, economic and regulative approaches. Illustrating and analysing the international and the German approach to implementing good guidance, strategies and governance, she further deals with the issues of conflict minerals and compliance, supply chain due diligence, corporate social responsibility, and business ethics. Corporate liability is given particular emphasis, taking into account options of contract design, transparency, and reporting as well as aspects of due diligence.
£87.40
Kohlhammer Internationale Okonomie
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£44.25
Springer International Publishing AG Monetary and Financial Policy in the Euro Area:
Book SynopsisThis textbook provides a comprehensive overview of monetary policy, banking supervision and financial stability in the euro area. The author uses his professional experience in central banking to provide a thorough understanding of European economics and to explore how the monetary and financial system functions. The book takes into account the profound changes that resulted from crisis developments in recent years, such as the implementation of quantitative easing or the establishment of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM). The author also invites readers to develop their thoughts on alternative policies to shape the monetary and financial system of the future. The textbook is tailor-made for intermediate courses in economics but will also appeal to those preparing a career in central banking or financial regulation. Table of Contents
£56.24
Springer International Publishing AG ECOWAS Law
Book SynopsisThis book analyses the emerging jurisprudence of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and seamlessly knits together all the disparate texts, policies and judicial decisions into a single, coherent resource. The work is deliberately crafted to address the lack of a comprehensive resource on the subject, and guide lawyers, policy-makers, Community citizens, researchers, students and civil society organisations through the labyrinth of the Community's laws and policies. From a socio-legal perspective, it unearths political, socio-economic and legal structures that impinge on the integration cause on the one hand, and dilute the efficacy of the Community legal regime on the other hand. Also, it exposes contemporary terrorism and conflict in West Africa and the legal interventions that the Community has adopted to respond to these challenges. In sequence, it traces and expounds the legal development of the Community norms with respect to sources of law, human rights, supra-nationalism and laws of the member states, reference procedure, action for damages, freedom of movement, discrimination and competition policy.The book particularly evaluates the extent of the human rights jurisdiction of the Community Court of Justice, as well as jurisdictional limitations to the protection of Community rights either at national or Community level. Also, it sheds light on the jurisdictional chasm existing between Community law and member states' national laws, and offers proven constitutional, legislative and judicial solutions to plug the gap. It explains vividly the common market, free movement of goods and the impact of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on the entire ECOWAS free trade policy. In all these analyses, evaluation and examination of norms and policies, the work draws on the European Union's rich case law on similar points to explain recondite issues of law which may arise or have arisen from the application of any of the ECOWAS texts.Table of ContentsEstablishment of ECOWAS.- Sources of ECOWAS law.- Institutions of the Community.- Terrorism, conflicts and legal interventions.- Human rights and other principles.- ECOWAS law and national laws.- Reference for interpretation.- Actions for damages and on legality.- Selected Forum and Community staff actions.- Free movement of persons and right of residence.- Right of establishment (services) and free movement of capital.- Free movement of goods.- Discrimination.- Competition policy.
£80.99
Springer International Publishing AG Managing Country Risk in an Age of Globalization:
Book SynopsisThis book provides an up-to-date guide to managing Country Risk. It tackles its various and interlinked dimensions including sovereign risk, socio-political risk, and macroeconomic risk for foreign investors, creditors, and domestic residents. It shows how they are accentuated in the global economy together with new risks such as terrorism, systemic risk, environmental risk, and the rising trend of global volatility and contagion. The book also assesses the limited usefulness of traditional yardsticks of Country Risk, such as ratings and rankings, which at best reflect the market consensus without predictive value and at worst amplify risk aversion and generate crisis contamination. This book goes further than comparing a wide range of risk management methods in that it provides operational and forward-looking warning signs of Country Risk. The combination of the authors’ academic and market-based backgrounds makes the book a useful tool for scholars, analysts, and practitioners. Trade Review“This book succeeds better than any other I know in being a comprehensive and practical guide to the economics of country risk analysis. Financial institutions would do well to have a copy in the library. For beginning country risk analysts, it is a must-read.” (Sam Wilkin, Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions, Vol. 12 (2), 2019)Table of ContentsForeword by Tanya Beder.- Introduction.- Chapter 1: Assessing Risk in a Global Economy.- Chapter 2. What is Country Risk?.- Chapter 3. Country Risk in the age of Globalization: Cycles and Dynamics: A review of Literature.- Chapter 4. Country Risk Assessment: the key role of official information sources.- Chapter 5: Country Risk Assessment: The role of private sources of market and economic intelligence.- Chapter 6. Volatility, spillovers, and crisis contamination: The new dynamics of countr risk since the 1980s and 90s in the globalized market economy.- Chapter 7. Fragility and vulnerability of integrated areas.- Chapter 8. At the root of country risk: The balance of payments from liquidity to solvency crisis.- Chapter 9. Root Causes and Consequences of Political Risk: Defining Political Risk and its Various Dimensions.- Chapter 10. The Root Causes and Consequences of Political Risk: From Bad Governance to Wealth and Political Power Concentration, and Social Instability.- Chapter 11. Why Emerging Markets do not hold a monopoly on Country Risk in the XXI° century: An analysis of monetary and systemic risks in the OECD and in the Euro-zone.- Chapter 12. External debt sustainability: From liquidity tensions to solvency crisis.- Chapter 13. In search of early warning signals of Country Risk: Focusing on market price signals.- Chapter 14. In search of early warning signals of Country Risk: Focusing on Capital Flight.- Chapter 15. Country Risk Mitigation Strategies.- Chapter 16. Glossary: The 200 most important terms and concepts for country risk managers.- Conclusion.- Afterward by Florencio de Silanes.
£89.99
Springer International Publishing AG Introduction to the Eurasian Economic Union
Book SynopsisThe Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which includes Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Armenia, is a new but substantial regional organization. Significant achievements include a common external customs tariff, a customs union and a common labour market: a well-developed institutional environment has emerged to support and advance these processes, ranging from the Eurasian Economic Commission and the EAEU Court to the Eurasian Development Bank and the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development. This major integration achievement also has several drawbacks and ‘stumbling stones’—some due to Russia’s dominant position, some due to the authoritarian nature of political regimes, and some due to dependence on oil and gas exports. This book presents a detailed qualitative and quantitative assessment of the Eurasian Economic Union, including the history of Eurasian integration, the macroeconomy of EAEU member states, an assessment of trade and investment links, a descriptive analysis of the EAEU Treaty, an analysis of Eurasian institutions, the sociology of integration, the EAEU’s emerging foreign economic policy, relations with the EU and China, the EAEU’s position on One Belt One Road policies, and its mid-term policy agenda. This primer text will be of interest and value for students, academics and practitioners working in economic policy and business communities and interested in the history and development of the Eurasian Economic Union.Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1. The History of Eurasian Integration: 1991–2016Chapter 2. Economic and Social TiesChapter 3. EAEU Governance and InstitutionsChapter 4. EAEU Common Markets: Movement of Goods, Services, Labour, and CapitalChapter 5. EAEU External CooperationChapter 6. A “Normal” Regional Integration Organization: Explaining Eurasian IntegrationConclusionAnnex: Main Events of Eurasian integration, 1991-2017
£33.24
Springer International Publishing AG Trade and Receivables Finance: A Practical Guide
Book SynopsisTrade and Receivable Finance provides the definitive practical guide to the evaluation and mitigation of risk and the financing of international trade.This authoritative manual is built upon more than 42 years of experience in the trade and receivables finance market and carries the endorsement of The London Institute of Banking and Finance.The contents are comprehensive incorporating clause examples, specimen documents, financier checklists and diagrams.The traditional method of commercial lending assessment places primary importance on the ability of the borrower to repay the financier. However, this form of evaluation often results in insufficient credit appetite to release the required level of financial support for a company involved in cross border trade.When a trade-related proposition is properly evaluated so that the transactional risks are fully understood and mitigated to an acceptable level, and the source of repayment is identifiable and considered reliable, a well-structured trade and receivables finance facility reduces the risk of default when compared to conventional lending products and can generate additional credit appetite. This book will become a constant ‘go-to’ companion for transaction banking teams, bank relationship managers, specialist client-facing trade and invoice finance specialists, middle and back office trade advisory personnel, credit analysts, alternative market financiers, export development agencies and credit insurers. The techniques described in this book are applied to an extensive range of international trade scenarios inThe Trade and Receivables Finance Companion: A Collection of Case Studies and Solutions (Palgrave, 2020).Table of Contents1 IntroductionPart I Trade2 Trade Credit3 The Trade Cycle4 Commercial Terms5 Transport and ControlPart II Credit Risk6 Credit Risk7 Evaluating the Client8 Trade Loans9 SecurityPart III Trade Products10 Collections11 Bank Aval12 Letters of Credit13 Special Types of Letters of Credit14 Standby Letters of Credit15 Demand Bank GuaranteesPart IV The GoodsPart IV The Goods 33116 Nature of Goods17 Payables Finance18 Warehouse FinancePart V The Receivable19 Sales Invoice and Debt Instruments20 Evaluating the End-Buyer21 Credit Insurance22 Performance Risk23 Receivables Finance24 Invoice FinancePart VI The Proposition25 The Credit Facility Application
£53.99
Springer International Publishing AG Amsterdam's Sephardic Merchants and the Atlantic
Book SynopsisThis book surveys the role of Amsterdam’s Sephardic merchants in the westward expansion of sugar production and trade in the seventeenth-century Atlantic. It offers an historical-geographic perspective, linking Amsterdam as an emerging staple market to a network of merchants of the “Portuguese Nation,” conducting trade from the Iberian Peninsula and Brazil. Examining the “Myth of the Dutch,” the “Sephardic Moment,” and the impact of the British Navigation Acts, Yda Schreuder focuses attention on Barbados and Jamaica and demonstrates how Amsterdam remained Europe’s primary sugar refining center through most of the seventeenth century and how Sephardic merchants played a significant role in sustaining the sugar trade.Trade Review“This book is clearly a work of love. … It is a well-written, well-documented overview of trade, trade networks, and the intersection of geopolitics during a dynamic century during which the foundations of empire were being laid. … this volume is a very good overview of the different strands at play during this formative time in European colonialism.” (Jessica Vance Roitman, Studia Rosenthaliana, Vol. 47 (1), 2021)Table of Contents1. The Atlantic Sugar Trade: Amsterdam's Sephardic Merchants in the Seventeenth Century2. The Development of the Sephardic Jewish Sugar Trade Newtork3. Dutch Trade and Sephardic Merchants in the Atlantic and British Caribbean World in the Seventeenth Century4. Evidence from Trade Records at the Amsterdam City Archives5. The Mission of Menasseh Ben Israel and the Settlement of Jews in London and Barbados6. Cromwell's Western Design and the Second Barbados: Jamaica7. A True Atlantic Community
£80.99
Duncker & Humblot Armutsorientierte Entwicklungspolitik:
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£47.72
Duncker & Humblot Stabilization Policies in Greece in the Context
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£43.01
Duncker & Humblot Wechselkursunsicherheit Und Aussenhandel: Eine
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£41.53
Duncker & Humblot Japanische Produktionsnetzwerke in Ostasien:
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£147.90
Duncker & Humblot Krisis Der Weltwirtschaft - Ubervolkerung
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£79.92
Duncker & Humblot GmbH Die Geltung Des
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£71.92
Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH The British Labour Party, Transnational
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£65.55
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Deutschland und Europa: Die Europäisierung des
Book SynopsisDie Europäische Union bestimmt die Politik in Deutschland auf vielfältige Weise. In diesem Buch werden die Veränderungen der politischen Institutionen sowie der politischen Prozesse aufgezeigt, die in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland aufgrund von EU-Integration und Europäisierung vonstattengegangen sind. Für die neue Auflage wurde das Buch vollständig überarbeitet und komplett aktualisiert.Table of ContentsEuropäisierung und politische Dynamik in Europa.- Der europäische Politik-Zyklus.- Europäisierung als Makroprozess: Entgrenzung des politischen Sinnhorizonts?.- Die intermediäre Sphäre: die Vertretung gesellschaftlicher Präferenzen zwischen Berlin und Brüssel.- Von der Exekutive zur Legislative: die Bundesregierung in der Europapolitik.- Bundestag und Bundesrat: nachgelagerte Instanzen mit Mitwirkungspotenzial.- Charakterveränderung der Demokratie.
£35.99
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Die Regulierung elektrischer Netze: Offene Fragen und Lösungsansätze
Book SynopsisDie zuverlässige Versorgung der Gesellschaft mit Strom ist von grundlegender Bedeutung. Die Studie richtet sich mit Empfehlungen zu Investitions-, Sicherheits-, Effizienz- und Qualitätsaspekten elektrischer Netze an Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik. Ziel ist, eine Basis für politische Entscheidungen sowie administrative und unternehmerische Maßnahmen zu bieten. Durch die fachübergreifende Analyse der netzwirtschaftlichen Pflichten und ihrer Regulierung wird eine Lücke in der wissenschaftlichen Betrachtung geschlossen und Impulse für die weitere Gestaltung der Elektrizitätsnetzwirtschaft gegeben.Table of ContentsExecutive Summary.- Grundlagen der Analyse.- Zielkonflikte in der Netzregulierung.- Fazit, Handlungsempfehlungen und offene Fragen.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Europäisches Verfassungsrecht: Theoretische und
Book SynopsisDer Band präsentiert systematisch die theoretischen und dogmatischen Grundzüge des europäischen Verfassungsrechts. Die vollständig aktualisierte und erweiterte 2. Auflage reflektiert die rapide Weiterentwicklung des Gegenstands und umfasst Beiträge zu den Verfassungsorganen, zur auswärtigen Gewalt, zum Rechtsschutz, zur Arbeitsverfassung sowie zum Raum der Freiheit, der Sicherheit und des Rechts. Das Buch wendet sich insbesondere an Studierende im Wahlfach Europarecht, an Wissenschaftler und an wissenschaftlich interessierte Praktiker.Trade ReviewAus den Rezensionen zur 2. Auflage: “... Den Reiz des Buch macht auch eine Mischung aus integrationsfreundlichen und eurokesptischen Tonlagen aus. ... eröffnet das Europaische Verfassungsrecht bei grundlegender Sympathie für das Einigungswerk dem Leser den Einblick in die unterschiedlichen Sichtweisen, die sich mit Blick auf das Brusseler Europa im Läufe der Zeit herausgebildet haben. Wer nach vertiefter Information und Wertung uber europaisches Primarrecht im weitesten Sinne sucht, findet bei Bogdandy/Bast reichen Gewinn.“ (Professor Dr. Rur Thomas Oppermann, in: DVBl Deutsches Verwaltungsblatt, 15/July/2011, Vol. 126, Issue 14, S. 882)Table of ContentsDer verfassungsrechtliche Ansatz und das Unionsrecht.- Gegenstand, Grundlagen und Grundbegriffe.- Grundprinzipien.- F#x00F6;deralismus und Demokratie.- Staatliches Unionsverfassungsrecht.- V#x00F6;lkerrechtliche Verfassungselemente.- Verfassunggebende Gewalt #x2013; Verfassung #x2013; Konstitutionalisierung.- Finalit#x00E4;t.- Das institutionelle Recht.- Die politischen Organe.- Kompetenzen.- Ausw#x00E4;rtige Gewalt.- Handlungsformen und Rechtsschutz.- Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit.- Die Rechtsstellung des Einzelnen.- Unionsb#x00FC;rgerschaft.- Grundrechte.- Grundfreiheiten.- Der Raum der Freiheit, der Sicherheit und des Rechts.- Gesellschaftsverfassung.- Wirtschaftsverfassung im Binnenmarkt.- Arbeitsverfassung.- Wettbewerbsverfassung.- Gesamteinschätzungen.- Die Europ#x00E4;ische Union als f#x00F6;deraler Zusammenschluss von Staaten und B#x00FC;rgern.- Der europ#x00E4;ische Staatenverbund.- Die Vorz#x00FC;ge der Europ#x00E4;ischen Verfassung.
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Campus Verlag Global Market Strategies: How to Turn Your
Book SynopsisIn this book, Michael Neubert, a renowned expert in global business strategy, outlines the principles that underlie a successful international venture: development of a custom-fit internationalization strategy; selection of foreign markets and structured market entry processes; design of market growth strategies; intercultural management and international corporate management; and the carrying out of market exits. Supplemented with case studies, the tools and solutions in Global Market Strategies provide international managers with the requisite know-how for success in all markets and industries.
£42.28
Peter Lang AG Die Konkretisierung Des Auswirkungsprinzips Im
Book SynopsisIm Zuge dieser Arbeit wird anhand der Kartellrechtsordnungen der führenden Industriestaaten die hervorgehobene Bedeutung des Auswirkungsprinzips für die Anwendung nationaler Rechtsordnungen auf internationale Sachverhalte dargestellt und eine Abgrenzung zu anderen Anknüpfungskriterien vorgenommen. Im Hauptteil der Arbeit wird das umfangreiche US-amerikanische Fallmaterial im Hinblick auf die verwendeten Anknüpfungsmethoden umfassend untersucht. Hierbei werden Kriterien zur Begrenzung des Auswirkungsprinzips herausgearbeitet, um die in der Vergangenheit immer wieder aufgetretenen Staatenkonflikte im Zusammenhang mit der extraterritorialen Anwendung nationaler Rechtsordnungen zu entschärfen.
£40.59
Peter Lang AG Reale Außenwirtschaft Und Europaeische
Book SynopsisDieses Lehrbuch deckt die wichtigsten Theoriebereiche der realen Außenwirtschaft (Ricardo- sowie Heckscher-Ohlin-Modell) ab. Die neue Sicht des Außenhandels wird ebenso behandelt wie internationale Faktorwanderung (Globalisierung) und die neue Wachstumstheorie des Außenhandels. Die Handelspolitik reicht von der traditionellen bis zur strategischen Politik sowie zu ihrer internationalen Ausprägung im Rahmen der WTO und der EU. Die theoretischen Aussagen werden jeweils auf ihren empirischen Gehalt hin überprüft. Ein Schwerpunkt stellt die Europäische Integration dar. Die Konsequenzen des EU-Binnenmarktes und die EU-Erweiterung 2004 werden ausführlich behandelt. Damit werden erstmals Fragen der realen Außenwirtschaft mit jenen der Europäischen Integration verknüpft.
£28.88
Peter Lang AG Monetaere Außenwirtschaft Und Europaeische
Book SynopsisDieses Lehrbuch deckt die Hauptgebiete der monetären Außenwirtschaft (Wechselkurserklärungen, Mundell-Fleming-Modell, Interdependenzen in Weltmodellen, monetäre Zahlungsbilanz- und Wechselkurstheorien) ab. Dazu werden auch kalibrierte Modelle zur Veranschaulichung herangezogen. Das Dornbusch-Modell des Überschießens wird ebenso behandelt wie die Geschichte der Weltwährungsordnungen. Die theoretischen Aussagen werden jeweils auf ihren empirischen Gehalt hin überprüft. Ein Schwerpunkt stellt die Europäische Integration dar. Die Geschichte, Funktionsweise und Konsequenzen der Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion der EU werden ausführlich behandelt. Damit werden erstmals Fragen der monetären Außenwirtschaft mit jenen der Europäischen Integration verknüpft.
£41.49
Peter Lang AG Qualitaet Von Nahrungsmitteln: Grundkonzepte,
Book SynopsisDie Qualität von Nahrungsmitteln ist zu einem zentralen Ziel der Agrar- und Ernährungspolitik geworden. Nahrungsmittelqualität ist eine wesentliche Voraussetzung für Ernährungsqualität und damit auch für den gesundheitlichen Status der Bevölkerung. Trotz dieser großen Bedeutung ist Nahrungsmittelqualität immer noch ein umstrittener Begriff und wird z.B. aus naturwissenschaftlicher und ökonomischer Sicht völlig unterschiedlich definiert. In dieser Studie wird ein systematischer Überblick über Grundkonzepte von Nahrungsmittelqualität gegeben, und es werden Kriterien der Qualitätsbewertung aus Sicht der Wissenschaft, der Verbraucher und der Produzenten herausgearbeitet. Zwei Expertenbefragungen zeigen, dass es Zielkonflikte zwischen verschiedenen Kriterien für Nahrungsmittelqualität gibt. Auf der Grundlage einer ökonomischen Analyse der Nahrungsmittelqualität werden dann Handlungsoptionen der Privaten und des Staates zur Qualitätssicherung untersucht und bewertet.
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Peter Lang AG Thinking Strategically About Anti-Corruption
Book SynopsisIn recent years controlling corruption has taken on an increasingly important role in social consciousness, policy debate and reform initiatives. Domestic measures in many countries are reshaping the legal and institutional environment in which government operate, as are recent multilateral initiatives by governments, private organizations and nonprofits alike. There are many possible reform measures that may be undertaken, which are discussed and developed here. Some reform measures are purely managerial, others are administrative, legal, social or political in nature. Corrupt exchanges must be understood within the broader perspective of reciprocal rewards and sanctions, often firmly entrenched with regular (legal), social and economic transactions. Curbing corruption is, therefore, an arduous task, requiring a multi-pronged approach and an understanding of the nature and mechanisms of exchange. There is no simple road map to successfully overcoming corruption and it is often difficult to distinguish between poor results induced by either nonfeasance (shirking), corruption, maladministration or plain erroneous decisions. To wit, as a general principal however, what is useful to improve governmental performance is useful to mitigate corruption.
£66.06
Peter Lang AG Tariff Rate Quotas and Their Administration:
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£49.68
Peter Lang AG Order Flow Analyses and Foreign Exchange Dealing:
Book SynopsisTraditional exchange rate modeling is in crisis. Fundamentals cannot explain exchange rates. Models using solely macro variables are bound to fail empirically, since they do not capture what is happening on foreign exchange markets. The question about the inner life of these markets arises. Since the middle of the 1990s, there is now an empirically motivated approach to exchange rates, based on the analysis of order flows. Foreign exchange market microstructure addresses the trading process and corresponding aspects of foreign exchange dealing. Analyses of order flows have become a promising field of research as cumulated flows are closely related to exchange rate movements. This investigation is made up of four related studies in the spirit of this new microstructure approach. It contributes to the existing literature by extending our knowledge of microstructure effects in the decision-making of foreign exchange dealers.
£30.88
Peter Lang AG Joining the WTO: The Impact of Trade, Competition
Book SynopsisIt took 15 years of negotiations to integrate China into the World Trade Organization. This book argues that redistributive conflicts between China and old WTO members delayed the accession negotiations and fostered protectionist resentments against China as a new member. An explorative case study illustrates the emergence of third-market competition as a motive for members not to enlarge the organization since it contests the profits of their exporting industries. The econometric analysis of industry-specific antidumping measures on imports from China reveals that members' import-competing industries also seek protection. As a result, one reason why China was not warmly welcomed to the WTO by a heterogeneous group of countries is, ironically, its trading power.
£39.60
Peter Lang AG Poland on its Way to a Federal State?
Book SynopsisThe volume concentrates on «fiscal equalization» in theory, in Poland and in Germany. It starts with an overview on the normative concept of fiscal federalism, emphasizes special problems of fiscal equalization in transition countries, and describes in detail the legal framework and the financial flows of Poland’s fiscal equalization system. After a short overview on the «Länder» and the municipal fiscal equalization system in Germany, reforms proposals for the Polish fiscal equalization system are developed.Table of ContentsContents: Lars Ponterlitschek: The Theory of Fiscal Federalism – Lars Ponterlitschek: Fiscal Decentralization - Problems and Special Requirements for Transition Economies – Magdalena Godek/Radosław Witczak/Tomasz Uryszek: Deconcentration, Decentralization, Federalism: Terms and Definitions in the Polish Literature – Lars Ponterlitschek: Analysis and Evaluation of the Polish Fiscal System - The Task and Expenditure Side – Lars Ponterlitschek: Social Security System in Poland - Description and Analysis of the Current System – Radosław Witczak: Revenue Assignment in Poland – Tomasz Uryszek/Lars Ponterlitschek: Intergovernmental Transfers in Poland - Legal Framework – Marta Mackiewicz/Elżbieta Malinowska-Misiąg/Marcin Tomalak: The Self-Government Units in Poland Financial Data – Piotr Bury: Limitations on the Fiscal Policy of a Local Government – Andreas Kienemund: The Federal Financial Equalisation System in Germany – Wolfgang Scherf/Kai Hofmann: The Local Fiscal Constitution in Germany - An Overview – Stefan Schäfer/Ivo Bischoff: Unemployment Insurance and Micro-Level Labor Market Policy in a Federal State - Theoretical Considerations and the German Experience – Lars Ponterlitschek: Reform Proposals for the Polish Fiscal Equalization System Derived from the Theory of Fiscal Federalism – Tomasz Uryszek/Radosław Witczak: Proposals for the Improvement of the Polish Local Finance System – Wojciech Misiąg/Marcin Tomalak: Self-Government Finance Recommendations for Poland.
£45.27
Peter Lang AG Knowledge Region: Alps-Adriatic Challenges:
Book SynopsisThis book discusses the role of knowledge in European transformation under a regional actors perspective. It brings together diverse contributions dealing with particular actors and cases. Besides the educational focus, the volume contains illustrative case studies of knowledge utilisation in the corporate sector. Its focus is on the Alps-Adriatic cross-border region in Central Europe with some international comparisons. Here the dense fabric of knowledge in regional societies is demonstrated empirically. Awareness of the importance of regions in socio-economic development is raised.Table of ContentsContents: Josef Langer/Nikša Alfirević/Goran Vlašić: Knowledge and its Agents – Renata Relja/Darko Rendulić: Work in the Era of Knowledge-based Development - Conceptual Foundations and Analysis of Social Determinants in the Alps-Adriatic Context – Jurica Šimurina/Jurica Pavičić/Morana Fudurić: Economics and Business International Programme (EBIP) - The Exchange of Knowledge and Experience – Vladimir Gnjidić/Nino Gabelica/Miše Kutleša: Educational Management and Marketing Orientation of Croatian Elementary Schools - Results of Preliminary Empirical Research – Martina Sopta/Bojan Makar: Knowledge-based Services - The Case of Outsourcing Marketing in Croatian Companies – Nenad Brkić/Almir Salihović: Measuring Web Site Service Quality Using e-SQ and SDDS Criteria - Example of Central Banks in Southeast Europe – Zdeslav Hrepić: Exploring the Role of Pen-based Computing in an Advancing Knowledge Society – Gunhild Sagmeister: Graduates in a Knowledge-based Society – Gabriella Rigoni: The Function of ERDISU of Trieste within a New Concept of the Right to Higher Education in the Alps-Adriatic Area and the Adriatic Euroregion – Gordana Forčić/Bojana Ćulum: Civil Involvement in the Knowledge Society - The Case of Volunteering in Primorsko-Goranska County (Croatia) – Vanja Sertić/Morana Fudurić: Moving Board as a New Marketing Communication Tool – Josef Eltantawi: Kapsch and the Alps-Adriatic Challenges - Always one Step Ahead – Manfred Ruprechter: Knowledge Transfer and Knowledge Utility in the Alps-Adriatic Region – Gerhard Strohmeier: Higher Education Institutions in Cross-border Co-operation - The Vienna Region and Western Hungary – János Rechnitzer/Melinda Smahó: Cross-border Co-operation of Higher Education Institutions in Western Hungary – Magnus Grubbe: Non-Governance and the Experience with the «Knowledge Economy» in the Øresund Region.
£36.81
Peter Lang AG Innovative Places in Europe: Research Clustering,
Book SynopsisRegional disparities and spatial clustering are ubiquitous in today’s world. This study contributes with empirical findings on the distribution of European research and patenting activity since the 1980s at the regional level. Besides a general theoretical part, it offers a quantitative clustering analysis, which makes use of EPO patent applications and a harmonized regional and technological classification. Moreover, the pan-European study incorporates a structural analysis of inter-regional co-patenting networks at the regional and technological level that covers the 1990s and 2000s. Finally, European regional income and growth disparities are addressed by placing emphasis on the spatial distribution of research activity and the regional settlement structure.Table of ContentsContents: Research clustering analysis – Inventorship clustering analysis – Analysis of spatial concentration of technology fields in Europe – Calculation of regional research cluster indices – Analysis of European R&D networks – Calculation of EPO co-patenting linkages – Analysis of European regional growth disparities – Analysis of regional divergence.
£62.28
Peter Lang AG Agriculture and Food in the 21 st Century:
Book SynopsisThis Festschrift in honour of Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. P. Michael Schmitz covers theoretical as well as empirical works on challenges prevailing in the food and agricultural sector. Discussions of conflicts between social and ecological requests of citizens and market outcomes are provided. The contributors discuss options of policy interventions as well as their limitations. Empirical facts that can contribute to a more evidence based policy formation are also presented. The book itself consists of two parts: «agri-food markets and policies» and «agriculture, trade and development». Topics covered are moral, markets and policies, farm animal welfare, fat taxes, agricultural derivatives markets, future food value chains, free trade agreements, food security, food waste and climate change.Table of ContentsContents: Ulrich Koester: Morals, Markets and Policies: Views with a Focus on Food and Agricultural Markets – Monika Hartmann/Johannes Simons/Kakuli Dutta: Farm Animal Welfare: A challenge for Markets and Policy – Roland Herrmann/Rebecca Schröck/Matthias Staudigel: From Policy Analysis to Evidence-based Food Policy Recommendations: Some Thoughts on ‘New’ Policy Instruments – Michaela Kuhl: Regulation of Agricultural Derivatives Markets – Christian Fischer: The Future Food Value Chain – Martina Brockmeier/Tanja Engelbert/Janine Pelikan: Impacts of an EU-USA-Free Trade Agreement on Developing Countries – Jong-Hwan Ko: EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement and Its Impacts on Agriculture in Consideration of a Different Level of Regional Aggregation: A Computable General Equilibrium Approach – Alan Matthews: Food Security and WTO Domestic Support Disciplines post-Bali – Khandaker M. M. Rahman/Mohammad I. A. Mia/Mohammad Z. Abedin/Mohammad Z. Rahman: Production and Wastage of Rice in Bangladesh – Mirza Nomman Ahmed: Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and the Relevance of Adaptation: The Case of Pakistan.
£44.37
Peter Lang AG Exportdeterminanten serbischen Obstes: Eine
Book SynopsisWas hindert serbische Unternehmen daran ihre Potenziale in Produktionsmenge, Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Weiterveredlung auszuschöpfen? Können Faktoren identifiziert werden, die den internationalen Obsthandel mengen- und wertmäßig begrenzen? Mittels dreier empirischer Analysen, nämlich je einer qualitativen Branchen- und Wertschöpfungsketten- sowie einer ökonometrischen Gravitationsanalyse, konnten bislang in der Literatur nicht betrachtete Handelsdeterminanten ermittelt werden, die den makro-ökonomischen Fokus um die mikro- bzw. sozio-ökonomischen und meso-ökonomischen Phänomene und Perspektiven erweitern. Die dem Gravitationsmodell unterliegende Datenbasis umfasst hierbei den bilateralen Handel zwischen 20 obst-exportierenden Ländern und sechs obst-importierenden EU-Ländern.
£65.11
Peter Lang AG Das Instrumentarium der politischen und
Book SynopsisUm deutsche Unternehmen bei ihrem Schritt in risikoreiche Auslandsmärkte wie die der Region Afrika zu unterstützen, hat die Bundesrepublik Deutschland die Instrumente der Auslandsgeschäftsabsicherung geschaffen die Exportkreditgarantien, die Garantien für Ungebundene Finanzkredite und die Investitionsgarantien. Bisher werden die drei Bundesgarantien überwiegend für Geschäfte mit ausländischen Schuldnern in asiatischen und europäischen Schwellen- und Entwicklungsländern in Anspruch genommen. Im Hinblick auf die geringe Nachfrage nach den Instrumenten für Geschäfte mit Vertragspartnern in Afrika untersucht die Arbeit, aufbauend auf einer durchgeführten Unternehmensumfrage sowie Experteninterviews, verschiedene Ansätze zur Optimierung des Förderinstrumentariums.
£62.78
Peter Lang AG Wirtschaftspolitik im Wandel der Zeit:
Book SynopsisAus Anlass des 65. Geburtstages von Reinhard Neck im Mai 2016 folgen wir der akademischen Tradition der Veröffentlichung einer Festschrift zu Ehren des Jubilars. Der berufliche Werdegang von Reinhard Neck beginnt mit einer Stelle als Universitätsassistent am Institut für Volkswirtschaftstheorie und -politik der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien. Nach zahlreichen Stationen ist Reinhard Neck seit 1997 Ordentlicher Universitätsprofessor für Volkswirtschaftslehre an der Universität Klagenfurt. Das Interesse für kontrolltheoretische Fragen im Bereich der Wirtschaftspolitik ist für Reinhard Neck ein wichtiger Begleiter in seinem wissenschaftlichen Leben geworden. Im Laufe der Zeit kamen zahlreiche weitere Themen aus verschiedenen Bereichen der Volkswirtschaftslehre dazu, wie zum Beispiel aus der Spieltheorie, der angewandten Ökonometrie, der Finanzpolitik, aber auch aus anderen Fächern wie der Philosophie und der Soziologie.
£59.31
Peter Lang AG Philanthropie 2.0
Book SynopsisDer soziale Kapitalmarkt ist im Wachstum begriffen. Neben der langen Tradition der Philanthropie im angloamerikanischen Raum haben europäische Staaten unterschiedliche Entwicklungsstufen erreicht. Philanthropisches Engagement privater Stiftungen und institutioneller Investoren generiert einen unverzichtbaren Impact für politische, wissenschaftliche, sozial-karitative und ökologische Aufgaben. Die private Förderung von Start-ups und Social Entrepreneurs kommt insbesondere den gesellschaftspolitisch relevanten Parametern Innovation und Beschäftigung zugute. Moderne Stiftungen begnügen sich nicht mit der Bereitstellung finanzieller Mittel. Komplexen Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätzen wird im Wege kollaborativen Wirkens begegnet. Zunächst geht es um den Aufbau einer Gemeinnützigkeitskultur und die Verbesserung der rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen. Diese stehen unter dem Postulat der politischen Akzeptanz des gemeinnützigen Akteurs und der Anerkennung seines Beitrags zum Gemeinwohl der zivilen Gesellschaft. In diesem Kontext ist etwa die instrumentelle Funktion von Steuerbegünstigungen von hoher Effizienz gekennzeichnet. Schließlich ebnet diese den Boden für die erforderliche Entwicklung neuer Geschäftsmodelle und Finanzierungsformen. Im Idealfall impliziert philanthropisches Verhalten eine Win-win-Situation und bewirkt direkte Umverteilung hin zu mehr sozialer Gerechtigkeit.
£60.44
Peter Lang AG Die Societas Unius Personae (Sup)
Book SynopsisNach dem Scheitern des Verordnungsentwurfes zur Societas Privata Europaea hat die Europäische Kommission mit dem Richtlinienentwurf zur Societas Unius Personae (SUP) einen erneuten Anlauf genommen, um die Tätigkeit europäischer Unternehmen im gemeinsamen Binnenmarkt zu vereinfachen. Es handelt sich hierbei um eine europaweit harmonisierte Einpersonengesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung. Der Autor geht zunächst auf die Notwendigkeit des Richtlinienvorschlages ein, um anschließend dessen Auswirkungen auf das deutsche Gesellschaftsrecht zu untersuchen. Hierbei erläutert er sämtliche Vorschriften des Richtlinienvorschlages kritisch und präsentiert Änderungsvorschläge anhand aufgezeigter Probleme.
£50.00
Peter Lang AG Integrated Reporting: Useful for investors?
Book SynopsisThe introduction of Integrated Reporting (IR) is supposed to tackle shortcomings of corporate reporting that have been criticized for decades. The new reporting format intends to improve the understandability of corporate reports and broaden their often merely financial and backward-looking perspective. This study investigates the usefulness of IR for investors. A conceptual analysis provides an in-depth examination of the IIRC’s International Framework, the basis to prepare integrated reports. An empirical analysis examines the presence of IR in existing reports from South Africa and the USA, before testing potential consequences for the capital market. The findings have implications not only for investors, but also for the reporting firms, regulators and academics.Table of ContentsThe Integrated Reporting Approach – Corporate reporting in South Africa and the USA – Integrated Reporting in practice – Capital market consequences of Integrated Reporting
£61.65
Peter Lang AG Issues in Public Sector Economics: Empirical
Book SynopsisThis volume empirically investigates different issues of public sector economics. It covers country groups as diverse as the OECD and developing/emerging countries alike. The book is divided into three main sections: Issues in Public Sector Revenues, Issues in Public Sector Expenditures, and Analysis of Inequality. It consists of eleven papers related to the sections mentioned above. The authors of the chapters also offer some policy recommendations based on their empirical analysis.Table of ContentsIssues in Public Sector Revenues – Issues in Public Sector Expenditures – Analysis of Income Inequality – Political Attitudes and Tax Revenue Effort in Turkey – Specialized Tax Software and Tax Compliance – Taxation of Illicit Financial Flows – Taxation of Electronic Commerce – Tax Amnesties and Tax Compliance – Aging and Public Health Expenditures – Conflicts and Economics Performance – Income Inequality and Economic freedom – Public Expenditures in Turkey
£57.15
