How do markets principally contribute to society, and do they all contribute in the same ways? The logic of common and private goods provides much-needed clarity in grappling with the constitution and contribution of markets. The root challenge of the market is that impersonal private exchange...

This paper examines the potential of centering the common good in urban development as a way to address municipal growth dependencies - the structural link between market performance and municipalities' capacity to fulfil their responsibilities. It builds on growing evidence of the...

This paper delves into the diverse conceptualizations of the "common good" within the economic discourse and scrutinizes their implications for European integration during the pressing COVID-19 pandemic. Employing a comprehensive literature review, policy analysis, and case study examination, it...

This paper aims to provide a literature review in the area of Sustainability for start-ups. Even though corporate social responsibility has gained importance throughout recent years, it still needs to be implemented properly in the business world. In addition to that, the focus for...

“Social cohesion” and the “social contract” are two related analytical concepts, which have become increasingly popular among researchers and practitioners. Both concepts help to understand and characterise societies and countries by shedding light on the relationships between members...

The process of the liberalisation of services of general economic interest (SGEI) in the EU adopted the universal service (US) regulatory model. The objectives of the process were to strengthen free competition and improve social welfare. SGEIs have the characteristic of networked services and,...

Biographical note: Johannes Blome-Drees ist Lecturer am Seminar für Genossenschaftswesen der Universität zu Köln. Philipp Degens, Dr. rer. pol., ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der DFG-Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe »Zukünfte der Nachhaltigkeit«. Dr. Burghard Flieger, promovierter...

Africa is currently undergoing the most rapid urbanisation process globally, and this trend is forecast to persist in the coming decades. Many believe that this ongoing rapid urbanisation process is changing the social fabric and reshaping social cohesion. This study explores the theoretical...

Climate catastrophe throws into stark relief the extreme, life-threatening inequalities that affect millions of lives worldwide. The poorest and most marginalized, who are least responsible for the consumption and emissions that create climate change, are the first and hardest impacted, and the...

"This insightful book explores the transformative potential of Islamic Social Finance (ISF) in addressing the social and economic challenges facing communities worldwide. Combining theoretical analyses with practical examples, the authors shed light on how ISF empowers people, promotes fairness,...

How can we transform our society? What is the role of finance in this process? The book will provide unconventional answers to these questions. Currently finance is still driving sustainability, but it should be the other way around: Sustainability should drive finance. Finance does not follow...

Der Begriff »Suffizienz« spielt eine zunehmende Rolle in der Nachhaltigkeitsdebatte, doch seine Bedeutung ist nicht immer klar. Hier setzt die vorliegende Publikation mit Fokus auf die Klimakrise an. Am Beispiel von sechs gemeinwohlorientierten Unternehmen wird die Machbarkeit von Suffizienz...

In the game of investment in the common good, the free rider problem can delay the stakeholders' actions in the form of a mixed strategy equilibrium. However, it has been recently shown that the mixed strategy equilibria of the stochastic war of attrition are destabilized by even the slightest...

Common resources may be managed with inefficient policies for the sake of equity. We study how rationing the commons shapes the efficiency and equity of resource use, in the context of agricultural groundwater use in Rajasthan, India. We find that rationing binds on input use, such that farmers,...

This chapter encourages readers to think of agricultural communities in the era of climate change-induced droughts and population growth similar to when western Pennsylvania’s steel industry collapsed in the 1980s. If water must flow uphill to money, it should not leave a dust bowl behind....

[Since the 19th century, private rights have been envisioned as zones of freedom in which the right-hold can do as he will. That idea persists. Those who oppose it often see the problem as how to curtail private rights in the interest of others In doing so, they take the 19th century conception...

In jüngster Zeit wird die Verteilung des öffentlichen Straßenraums durch verschiedene Akteur:innen vermehrt diskutiert und problematisiert. So wird die vermeintliche Dominanz des motorisierten Individualverkehrs (MIV) kritisiert und eine Umverteilung des öffentlichen Straßenraums gefordert....

Datennutzung, Vernetzung, Automatisierung und Autonomisierung: Die Digitalisierung ist omnipräsent. Aber wozu dient Digitalisierung? Sie ist kein Selbstzweck. Sie soll den Menschen dienen, ihnen zu mehr Wohlstand verhelfen. Wohlstand kann mit quantitativen und qualitativen Indikatoren gemessen...

"The corporate business enterprise is a core institution of capitalism. It holds immense political, economic, and cultural power in society. It mobilizes social and planetary resources to its utility in pursuit of private profit maximization and with little regard for social concerns. Its...

Die Festschrift anlässlich der Emeritierung von Frank Schulz-Nieswandt bietet kurze Originalbeiträge zur Sozialpolitik und dem Genossenschaftswesen sowie vielen weiteren Themen, die theoretische und aktuelle Fragen der Gesellschaftspolitik beleuchten. Die Themen spiegeln in ihrer Vielfalt das...

Advertising Decline as a Media-Economic Factor: From Two-Sided Markets to Datafication in Journalism -- Book/Book Groups -- Changing Use of Audiovisual Media -- Classical Political Economy -- Commercial Audience Market Research -- Controlling in media companies -- Corporate Social Responsibility...