This book examines the struggles of the Japanese economy over the last 30 years, analyzing in detail the formation of the huge economic bubble in the 1980s, its collapse at the beginning of the 1990s, and subsequent two decade long economic stagnation and chronic deflation, with the aim of...

This book examines the performance of the Brazilian economy since the Great Financial Crisis of 2007/2008 with focus on both the productive and financial dimensions, along with distributional and social issues. The book will bring to light the causes of the fast recovery over 2009-2010 as well...

Historical Changes of the Japanese Economy -- Recovery Period (Reforms, Social and Political Changes, and Economic Policy) -- Rapid Economic Growth -- Results of the Rapid Economic Growth: Positive Effects -- Results of the Rapid Economic Growth: Negative Effects or Distortions -- Bubble Economy...

This volume is concerned with the complexities of the relationship between globalization and different groups of consumers in developing countries. Globalization, it is argued, can yield frustration and disappointment as well as welfare gains for consumers; it may, but does not necessarily,...

Emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) weathered the 2009 global recession relatively well. However, the impact of the global recession varied across economies. EMDEs with stronger pre-crisis fundamentals - such as large foreign exchange reserves, sound fiscal positions, and low...

Verschmelzungen bewirken den rechtlichen Untergang eines Steuersubjekts. Der Frage, ob dieser Umstand als auslösender Tatbestand für Steuerwirkungen herangezogen werden kann, kommt insbesondere für die Besteuerung grenzüberschreitender Verschmelzungen eine herausragende Bedeutung zu. Auf der...

Kai Oliver Thiele analyses M&As between companies from different cultures, which in general impose unique challenges, but also offer invaluable opportunities for all parties. Since Japan lags expectations regarding the amount of cross-border M&As, it is the more important to understand the...

Unternehmenspraxis, und die Internationalisierung wirtschaftlicher Unternehmensaktivitäten führt zu einer immer intensiveren Zusammenarbeit von Menschen unterschiedlicher Kulturen. Allerdings erfüllt mehr als die Hälfte der M&A nicht die in sie gesetzten Erwartungen. Häufig ist dies auf...