The book explains the reasons for the recent economic success of Turkey by examining the transformation of the private sector and the development policies implemented by the Turkish government. Further concrete insights are provided by professionals working for institutional and business players...

The Economics of Monetary Union: the Theory of Optimum Currency Areas (OCAs) -- The Economic Rationale of Fiscal Rules in OCAs: The SGP and the EDP -- To Cope with Asymmetric Shocks in EMU: The Role of Labour Market Flexibility -- The Concept of Labour Market Flexicurity in the Eurozone -- The...

1 Introduction -- 2 Methodological and Epistemic Framework: From Positivism to Post-positivism -- 3 Innovation: Measurement and Indicators -- 4 Innovation Union Scoreboard: Central Monitoring System for the EU -- 5 Country Profiles and Patterns Regarding Innovation Performance -- 6 Some...