The globalisation of the world economy and the liberalisation of the world trade intensified the debate on minimum social standards in the production of goods and on social clauses in trade agreements. The author first summarises the actual positions in the international discussion on the...

Globalisierung weckt Hoffnungen - auf mehr Wohlstand für alle. Globalisierung schürt aber auch neue Ängste - vor den Folgen des unerbittlichen weltweiten Wettbewerbs, vor Marginalisierung und neuer Armut. In diesem Spannungsfeld zwischen Zuversicht und Widerstand sind die jüngsten Debatten...

"The book is a handbook on corporate philanthropy in China, with comparisons to the best practices in Europe, especially Switzerland. It reviews the history of corporate philanthropy in China during the modern (post 1911) period, to provide context for representatives of foreign businesses and...

John Calvin, the protestant Reformer from Geneva, was far from being the father of Capitalism as many think, misinterpreting Max Weber. He was much more the father of socially regulated market economy. In his concept of allowing interests from loans he was very strict with seven rules for...

In the past decade the number of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) has increased substantially. This development stands to act as a positive impact for posterity. However, the increase of SWFs is gaining much attention and raises concerns about the way in which these funds operate in the world of...

In the past decade the number of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) has increased substantially. This development stands to act as a positive impact for posterity. However, the increase of SWFs is gaining much attention and raises concerns about the way in which these funds operate in the world of...