Das Buch gibt einen Überblick über die Entstehung eines Berufsethos, des Anspruchs der Gesellschaft an den Einzelnen und die Möglichkeit der persönlichen Entwicklung im aktuellen Wirtschaftsgefüge. Der Gegenstand der Betrachtung ist der Zusammenhang zwischen dem Individuum und dem...

This book describes and evaluates how institutional innovation and technological innovation have impacted on humanity from pre-historical times to modern times, and how societies have been transformed in history. The author interrogates the relationship between innovation and civilisation --...

Designing Social Innovation for Sustainable Livelihoods -- Designing Sustainable Livelihoods for Informal Markets in Dhaka -- Designing Livelihoods Responsibly: Insights from Seed Conservation and Management Practices among Farming Communities in India -- Designerly Ways for Sustainable...

Chapter 1: Introduction; Gabriele Capelli, David Mitch -- Part I: Global religious activity and schooling.-Chapter 2: Religion, colonialism and missions in Africa; Felix Meier zu Selhausen -- Chapter 3: The long legacy of missions in Latin America; Felipe Valencia -- Part II: Colonial legacies,...

1. 30 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Trends and the Current State of Communism and Post-Communism in Europe and Asia -- 2. A Taxonomy of Post-Communist Economies after 30 Years of Reforms -- 3. The Central Asian Countries’ Economies in the Twenty-First Century -- 4. The...

1. Crossing Borders in South and Southeast Asia: Assessing Existing Problems through a New Lens -- 2. Addressing Urban Poverty through Empowerment and Inclusion in India -- 3. Development Efforts toward Ecological Sustainability in Calcutta: Transformation of a Metropolis -- 4. De facto State...

1. Introduction: Construction of a Development Model for Bangladesh -- 2. Examining the distinct features of Bangladesh’s development: Interactions between Growth, Poverty and Social Development -- 3. Inclusive Economic Growth and Climate Resilient Development in Bangladesh -- 4. Education,...

Part I. Overview of Development Goals -- Chapter 1: The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): What are they? How were they devised? Were they appropriate for developing countries? -- Part II. What Influenced MDGs? -- Chapter 2: Ethnic diversity and MDGs -- Chapter 3: Social capital and MDGs --...

1. On Familism -- 2. Vision and Calculation -- 3. When Public Goods Become Private Goods -- 4. On the Homogeny, Separation, and Substitution of Rent and Tax -- 5. The Economic Nature of the Permanent Tenancy -- 6. Transactions and Cities -- 7. How Should Institutions Change? -- 8. Contracts...

Economies are changing – independent from their status, i.e. industrialized, threshold or developing. Technological advancement, e.g. in information or telecommunication, and environmental concerns make people rethink present and future activities. Many challenges can only be tackled...