The 21st century is increasingly shaped by the expansion of software applications and digital networking. This book analyzes the dynamics and impacts of software development and discusses new institutional and economic changes in the context of digital market economies. Regulatory approaches in...

Public services throughout Europe have undergone dramatic restructuring processes in recent years in connection with liberalization and privatization. While evaluations of the successes of public services have focused on prices and efficiency, much less attention has been paid to the impacts of...

Der öffentliche Sektor bildete über einen langen Zeitraum hinweg den arbeits- und sozialrechtlich stilbildenden Kern der Arbeitsgesellschaft. In den letzten Jahren haben sich jedoch weite Bereiche der öffentlichen Dienstleistungen von einem Stabilitätszentrum der Arbeitswelt zu einem Ort der...