Das Vereinigte Königreich hat sich am 31. Januar 2020 von der Europäischen Union getrennt. Nachdem das Land Anfang der 1970er Jahre mit dem Beitritt zur damaligen Europäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (EWG) seine Außenseiterrolle bei der (west-)europäischen Integration aufgegeben hatte,...

For scholars, policy-makers and casual observers, there is no doubt that Morocco has undergone an impressive transformation process since Mohammed VI came to power in 1999. The country projects an image of liberal-democratic modernity and socio-economic progress that the international community...

Das Vereinigte Königreich hat sich am 31. Januar 2020 von der Europäischen Union getrennt. Nachdem das Land Anfang der 1970er Jahre mit dem Beitritt zur damaligen Europäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (EWG) seine Außenseiterrolle bei der (west-)europäischen Integration aufgegeben hatte,...

For scholars, policy-makers and casual observers, there is no doubt that Morocco has undergone an impressive transformation process since Mohammed VI came to power in 1999. The country projects an image of liberal-democratic modernity and socio-economic progress that the international community...

Since the waves of financial liberalization in the 1980s, emerging market economies have been accessible to foreign investors. Altogether, they contributed up to 43.8% of the global GDP in 2018, and many of them, such as China, India, Bangladesh, Philippines, Myanmar and Vietnam from 2010 to...

Many agree that the economy of North Korea has changed under the Kim Jong-un regime, but there are often different interpretations as to whether these changes are in line with the continued transformation from the 1990s or they should be seen as a completely separate trend. And the way of...

Theory and economic intuition suggest that domestic institutions influence the employment impact of economic reform, but the evidence base is thin. This paper seeks to address this by examining the extent to which differences in regional labour market flexibility shaped the impact of...

Development economists generally concur that the implications of economic reform for employment are influenced by an economy's institutional framework. This paper examines the extent to which differences in regional labour market flexibility shaped the impact of unanticipated economic reforms on...

Financial crisis can trigger policy reversals, i.e. they can lead to a process of re- regulation of financial markets. Using a recent comprehensive dataset on financial liberalization across 94 countries for the period between 1973 and 2015, we formally test the validity of this prediction for...

This book illustrates and explains the consequences of neoliberal reform on rural economies. Based on an ethnographic case study of coastal fisheries in Iceland, it poses the following questions: How are rural fishers navigating liberal capitalism? And how are new markets, property-rights and...

This book explores the economic and social development of the Western Balkan region, a group of six countries that are potential candidates for EU membership. It focuses on the key economic issues facing these countries, including the challenge of promoting economic growth, limiting public...

Das "Anthropozän" ist angebrochen. Der Mensch ist zentraler Einflussfaktor auf die biologischen, geologischen und atmosphärischen Prozesse der Erde geworden. Klimawandel und Artensterben sind dringende Aufrufe zum Handeln. Das Konzept der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft ist hinreichend offen, um...

This book analyses the discourses of economic liberalization reform in six Western European countries - Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria. It provides systematic empirical evidence that policy-related discourses are much more than noise; rather, they...

"Competing for Capital How Neoliberalism Prevailed in Post-Communist Countries The post-Communist countries were amongst the most fervent and committed adopters of neoliberal economic reforms. Not only did they manage to overcome the anticipated domestic opposition to 'shock therapy' and...