The study promotes the role of culture as a long-term strategic instrument for innovation and competitiveness capacities, using data on European Union countries. The recent Great Recession (2008–2013) serves as a case study of macroconditions' broad differences. A priori, economies where...

This book studies the evolution in human thought, action, and behavior as a result of the 2008 financial crisis and the Covid-19 crisis. Through the presentation and analysis of data, as recorded for at least a decade, and using the Greek economy as a case study, the authors examine the changes...

1. Policies for Immediate Action and Medium-Term Policies -- 2. Sustainability Policies -- 3. Policies for Sustainable Governance -- 4. Policies for Enhanced Inclusivity -- 5. Policies for Pro-Growth Social Behavior -- 6. Policies for Dynamic Economic Growth: Medium- and Long-Term Policies -- 7....

1. A Brief Economic History of Repeated Defaults -- 2. The Institutional Evolution and the Failed Modernizing Attempts -- 3. The Geostrategic Settings, National Resources, and the Systemic Risks -- 4. The Formation of Idiosyncratic Structure of Institutions and Culture -- 5. Sustainable...

Part I: The Basics of Cultural Background -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Human Needs and Actions -- Chapter 3: Behavioral Identity -- Chapter 4: The Big-Five Personality Characteristics -- Part II: Attitudes and Behaviors -- Chapter 5: Happiness, Life Satisfaction, Health and Political...