This volume includes five self-contained chapters in the fields of public debt and fiscal transfer schemes. After an introduction to the topic, chapter 2 shows that the institutional setting of fiscal policy making needs to be considered when assessing the sustainability of fiscal policy. Using...

The rise of a crisis-prone banking sector and its political power has received significant attention following the most recent financial crisis. The crisis sparked a growing interest in understanding how and why we have created a world of large, unstable banks. Excessive banking activity arose...

Es werden die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Balanced Scorecard in öffentlichen Verwaltungen aufgezeigt. Anhand konkreter Einführungsprojekte werden Umsetzungserfahrungen aus einer Vielfalt öffentlicher Institutionen und Non-Profit- Organisationen dargestellt. Das Buch umfasst 14 Beiträge...