Der Staat als Super Super Nanny
Kurzbeschreibung Dass der Staat uns übel gesonnen sein kann, ist als Bedrohung der Freiheit allgemein anerkannt. Was aber ist, wenn er es zu gut meint? Ein neuer Sammelband geht der Frage auf die… Read More
Kurzbeschreibung Dass der Staat uns übel gesonnen sein kann, ist als Bedrohung der Freiheit allgemein anerkannt. Was aber ist, wenn er es zu gut meint? Ein neuer Sammelband geht der Frage auf die… Read More →
Inwieweit spiegeln die Institutionen unserer Demokratie die zunehmende Vielfalt der Gesellschaft? Erstmals untersucht das Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung multireligiöser und multiethnischer Gesellschaften – in Kooperation mit der Heinrich Böll Stiftung und unterstützt durch die… Read More →
Kurzbeschreibung Diese Publikation beschreibt die Funktionsweise, Komplexität und nivellierende Wirkung des deutschen Länderfinanzausgleichs. Ferner wird die finanzwirtschaftliche Entwicklung der letzten Jahrzehnte skizziert. Beschreibung Diese Publikation beschreibt die Funktionsweise, Komplexität und nivellierende Wirkung des… Read More →
Es gibt verschiedene Formen der „direkten Demokratie“, die sich unterschiedlich auf die politischen Systeme auswirken. So ziehen Referenden über Verfassungsänderungen andere Folgen nach sich als die sogenannte Volksgesetzgebung. In Deutschland sind bei der… Read More →
Das Konjunkturklima in der deutschen Logistikwirtschaft hat sich im Sommerquartal deutlich abgekühlt. Dies geht aus der jüngsten Erhebung (August-Befragung) für den Logistik-Indikator hervor, den das Institut für Weltwirtschaft im Auftrag der Bundesverbeinigung Logistik… Read More →
This paper presents a simple model of how a small open economy can undervalue its real exchange rate using its capital account policies. The paper presents several properties of such policies, and proposes… Read More →
L’11 settembre, mentre l’America si raccoglieva nel ricordo delle tremila vittime degli attentati di 11 anni fa, folle irose si raccoglievano davanti all’ambasciata americana al Cairo e al consolato di Bengasi, in Libia.… Read More →
Casey Hubbs’s world crumbled after her husband died, and she wound up living under a bridge in Boston. Her existence was grim, and she felt ashamed. “I smelled bad, I looked bad, and… Read More →
How Obama has gutted welfare reform Washington Post To hear Bill Clinton tell it, there’s no truth to the charges that President Obama gutted welfare reform. The White House, fact-checkers and some… Read More →
Cancer is the leading cause of premature death in Canada and the numbers of new cases of several major cancers have remained relatively stable. New, better treatments are needed as soon as they… Read More →
Dear Readers today … A) Geopolitics : In Prosumerzen A New Tool for Syria: Pressuring Assad with Preemptive Contract Sanctions The Natural Resource Curse: A Survey of Diagnoses and Some Prescriptions In Westphalia XXI… Read More →
Dear Readers Today … A) Geopolitcs & Geofinance In Prosumerzen “Mezzogiorno medievale e popolamento rupestre pugliese: aree e luoghi di culto” ,(1/2) Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act: What it Means for Medicaid… Read More →
With the Supreme Court upholding most of the Affordable Care Act, more Americans will find affordable health insurance, conclude Urban Institute researchers. States may opt out of a Medicaid expansion to low-income adults,… Read More →
Dear Readers Today in our magazines A- Geopolitics In Prosumerzen : First World Happiness Report Launched at the United Nations Russia and the dilemma of nuclear disarmament Demographics Versus Economics in the 2012 Presidential Election In… Read More →
The happiest countries in the world are all in Northern Europe (Denmark, Norway, Finland, Netherlands). Their average life evaluation score is 7.6 on a 0-to-10 scale. The least happy countries are all poor… Read More →
I now believe that Americans in their 50s and 60s are the ones who really need help — and they better act soon or they’ll be putting their retirement in serious jeopardy. The… Read More →
This report sets out a range of recommendations to further deepen the economic relationship between the EU and the US. The report argues that only through joint effortS can Europe and the United… Read More →
With new French President François Hollande’s victory, some form of ‘growth pact’ to accompany the fiscal treaty has become a near certainty. This is a good thing: austerity without growth is not working;… Read More →
EU policy formulation depends on the timely identification of long-term global trends. Strategic thinking is essential both to drive EU domestic policies and to give coherence and consistency to the EU’s external action,… Read More →
Viviamo in tempi in cui una turbolenza piu´immaginata ,a causa dell´incompetenza di troppi livelli di leadership ,che reale ci fa dimenticare che le rivoluzioni hanno sempre effetto retroattivo e quindi ogni evento deve… Read More →