The conception of economic order policy (in German: Ordnungspolitik) has been the theoretical foundation of the Social Market Economy in Germany after World War II. But nowadays, the conception of Ordnungspolitik is in a fundamental crisis. It has been removed by Keynesian conceptions or still...

After the fall of state socialism about two decades ago, democracy and market economies were assumed to diffuse worldwide. However, the American financial crisis of 2008, leading to a worldwide economic crisis caused increasing criticism of capitalism. As laissez-faire capitalism, Keynesianism...

After fife month the special economic zone Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) in North Korea was reopened again on 16 September 2013. By this way, it is the last remaining centrepiece of North-South economic cooperation on the Korean peninsula. Established during the period of "Sunshine policy"...

While the DPRK (North Korea) is on its way ahead to reform the socialist based economic system, since a few years the Republic of Korea (South Korea) is integrating into East Asian economic structures like ASEAN plus 3. In this way a possible reunification of Korea as well as a single...

Sonderwirtschaftszonen sind geographische Gebiete innerhalb eines Staates, in denen eine andere Wirtschafts- und Steuergesetzgebung gilt als im Rest desselben. Mit Sonderwirtschaftszonen wird i. d. R. die Steigerung von in- und ausländischen Inves-titionen bezweckt, weshalb ihre Errichtung als...

Since February 2022 - when Russia invaded the Ukraine - the geopolitical situation in the South Caucasus changed dramatically. On the one hand, EU sanctions on Russia made the "Middle Corridor" of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative through the South Caucasus more attractive for China and...

Durch die Katastrophe von Fukushima im Frühjahr 2011 ist ein beschleunigter Atom-ausstieg in Deutschland beschlossen worden. Parallel steigen die Öl- und Benzin-preise dramatisch aufgrund der politischen Instabilität in der arabischen Welt. Grund genug für eine grundlegende Energiewende mit...

The last decades are characterized more and more by the catching-up of former communist and developing countries especially in Central and Eastern Europe as well as in East Asia. But which economic system is able to develop an economic successful catching-up combined with human development and...

Die Politik billigen Geldes in den USA hat - verbunden mit anderen Versäumnissen, insbesondere im Bereich der Bankenregulierung, sowie einer daraus resultierenden Intransparenz auf den internationalen Finanzmärkten - zur aktuellen Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise geführt. Dem FED ist daher der...

In contrast to Germany South Korea has for years been continuously preparing for national reunification. As a result, alongside the Ministry of Unification a number of think tanks, research institutes, and other organizations have also been established in South Korea. After years of the...