This book focuses on the role of economic and political institutions in economic development. The book offers fresh perspectives on the issues facing less-developed countries and the elements influencing their outcomes. The text includes chapters on democracy, property rights, and economic...

Electronic markets have grown rapidly in recent years. One of the largest markets on the Internet is the online auction platform eBay that is active in more than 40 countries and has more than 80 million active users. In order to reduce the problems caused by information asymmetries and...

With the aim of providing a comprehensive analysis of institutions, and of the global economy more generally, this volume explores systems of institutions and the effect of corruption, developments in behavioural economics, the impact of immigration, and the links between democratic progress and...

Einführung -- Ausgangslage für das Performance Measurement in Nonprofit-Betrieben -- Idee und Entwicklungsstufen des Performance Measurement -- Stand des Performance Measurement in Nonprofit-Organisationen aus empirischer Sicht -- Performance Measurement aus theoretischer Sicht --...

Die Gestaltung von Haftungsstandards in Multitask Prinzipal-Agenten Beziehungen -- Die Anwendung des Vergaberechts auf Integrierte Versorgungsverträge gemäß §140a–d SGB V -- Die Determinanten der Organisationsformen in der Integrierten Versorgung gemäß §140a–d SGB V.

1 Einleitung -- 1.1 Entwicklungen im Umfeld von Anbietern einer Anlageberatung -- 1.2 Problemstellung der Arbeit -- 1.3 Ziel der Arbeit -- 1.4 Aufbau der Arbeit -- 2 Anlageberatung und Rendite aus institutionenökonomischer Sicht -- 2.1 „Konstitutive“ Elemente von Dienstleistungen -- 2.2...

Introduction -- The Foundations: Human Needs and Cultural Background -- Culture in Economic Thinking -- Cultural Background and Economic System -- The Effect of Cultural Background on Incentives, Growth and Distribution and Vice Versa -- Cultural Background and Rationality -- The Cultural...