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...

This study examines the impact of the institutional environment and corporate governance structures on Islamic banks' sustainability performance (SP). It applies a two-step System Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimator to analyze data gathered on a panel of 32 Islamic banks drawn from...

In a contemporary era, fostering economic growth, social inclusion and environmental performance are crucial global objectives. While the dynamics among government spending, institutional quality and each of the aforementioned pillars of sustainable development have been widely examined, gaps...

Institutions are one of the decisive factors for climate adaptation. Nevertheless, current understanding of the institutions-adaptation-nexus is fragmented across the scientific community; is often theoretically ad-hoc or eclectic and at times contradictory. Moreover, knowledge claims are...

Tensions between national democratic accountability and transnational challenges undermine trust and collective action. Asymmetry between an integrated global economy, fragmented global community, and defective global polity, causes social turbulence. Facing technological disruption, we need a...