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Rom und Karthago
WBG - Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2012; US$ 12.94Hauptbeschreibung Der Konflikt der beiden antiken Großmächte Rom und Karthago endete bekanntlich mit der vollständigen Vernichtung der einen und dem Aufstieg der anderen zur Weltmacht. Klaus Zimmermann beleuchtet die politischen Beziehungen beider Staaten von der ersten Kontaktaufnahme zwischen Karthago und dem etruskischen Rom bis zum Ende der nordafrikanischen... more...
European Migration
OUP Oxford 2005; US$ 139.99Developed countries, especially in Europe, face a number of issue related to migration: social and economic disruptions caused by the declining demand for unskilled labour and resulting unemployment, a shortage of skilled labour in many professions, increasing international competition for highly qualified human capital, radical demographic changes,... more...
Ethnic Diversity in European Labor Markets
Edward Elgar Publishing 2011; US$ 40.00This highly accessible book illustrates how policy makers can address and nurture the effects of growing ethnic diversity in European labor markets. The contributors present an unprecedented large-scale study on ethnic diversity in European labor markets via a combination of hard data analysis with expert evaluation of integration practices and policy... more...
Twenty Years of Economic Reconstruction in East Germany.
Duncker & Humblot 2010; US$ 66.86Hauptbeschreibung This year marks the 20th anniversary of German reunification. The events of autumn 1989 revealed that the GDR was not just politically but also economically bankrupt. Given the large-scale emigration to the West after the fall of the Wall, the D-Mark was introduced quickly, despite widespread rejection of this measure by the leading... more...
Can Germany Stand Up to International Locational Competition?
Duncker & Humblot 2011; US$ 69.02Hauptbeschreibung Unternehmen konkurrieren um Kunden, während Regionen und Staaten um Unternehmen, um deren Arbeitsplätze und Steuerzahlungen konkurrieren. Bei der Standortwahl müssen die Unternehmen weder absatz- noch input-orientiert sein. Vielmehr können sie auch - als "footloose industries" - allein Lohnkostenvorteile nutzen. Für Hochlohn-Standorte... more...
The Economy, Crises, and the Labor Market.
Duncker & Humblot 2010; US$ 75.48Hauptbeschreibung The year 2009 was marked by a deep global economic crisis triggered by turbulence on the financial markets. The crisis has affected different countries' economies to differing degrees. The impact on national labor markets was even more severe, and wider in scope, than the resulting economic slump itself. It appears likely that the... more...
Zuwanderung und Arbeitsmarkt
Springer 2005; US$ 54.99Die Zuwanderungspolitik der letzten Jahrzehnte ist eine Politik des gebremsten Erfolges. Immer weniger Migranten stehen dem Arbeitsmarkt aktiv zur Verfügung. Falsche Arbeitsmarktanreize spielen dabei eine wichtige Rolle. Eine kritische Bilanz von Erfolgen und Misserfolgen der Arbeitsmarktintegration von Zuwanderern ist notwendig, um Kurskorrekturen... more...
Mechanics of Terrestrial Locomotion
Springer 2009; US$ 84.99Covers the specific aspects of mechanics and control theory that are applied in terrestrial locomotion systems. more...
Ethnicity and Labor Market Outcomes
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009; US$ 154.95How immigrants and their descendents fare in the host society and in particular in the labor market is a very important question. While differences among ethnicities have been found to be marked and persistent within many host countries, and while the labor market consequences of diversity have been recognized, they have not been sufficiently examined.... more...









