The role of township-owned enterprises in the rapid growth of the Chinese economy during reform is widely acknowledged. Beginning in the mid-1990s, however, these firms began to be privatized. Perhaps the most striking feature of this process is that it has not occurred uniformly across...

Seit Mitte der achtziger Jahre hat es eine große Auswahl von empirischen Studien über die Zusammenhänge von Wirtschaftswachstum und Wirtschaftspolitik gegeben. Die diesen Untersuchungen zugrundeliegenden theoretischen Modelle variieren jedoch erheblich, und auch die Zahl der in die...

Both health and income inequalities have been shown to be much greater in Britain than in Germany. One of the main reasons seems to be the difference in the relative position of the retired, who, in Britain, are much more concentrated in the lower income groups. Inequality analysis reveals that...

The Expert Working Group meeting of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries EWG-14-01 on Landing obligation in EU fisheries - part 3 - was held from 10-14 February 2014 in Varese, Italy. The report was reviewed and endorsed by the STECF during its plenary meeting held from...