Die vorliegenden Überlegungen sind darauf gerichtet, die Ideen und wesentlichen Gedanken Nationaler Innovationssysteme aufzugreifen und in den Kontext einer wissensbasierten Ökonomie zu stellen. Neben den Akteuren oder Spielern geht es um die Regeln und Funktionsmechanismen und schließlich...

This paper deals with flows of technology and information among people and institutions and the role of public support given by different sponsors (the federal government, the Länder and the European Union). Recent theory stresses the importance of the interactions and linkages among acteurs...

Policymakers have long tried and failed to solve the vexing problem of long-term care insurance. The federal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act, a voluntary, publicly administered long-term care (LTC) insurance program, was repealed in 2013, and the problem has gone...