Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction (Stefan Beck, Frank Klobes and Christoph Scherrer) -- 2. Can Germany Learn from the USA? (Christoph Scherrer) -- 3. After the Miracle (Stefan Beck) -- 4. The Dynamics of Industrial Restructuring (Frank Klobes) -- 5. The German Way (Michael Fichter) -- 6. Disentangling Deutschland AG (Christian Kellermann) -- 7. Transforming the Welfare State (Kai Mosebach) --…
The Historical Origins of the Concept of Absolute Immunity of States -- The Development of the Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity: A Claim Against France Before American Courts and its Aftereffects -- The Rights and Immunities of States in Foreign Courts: A Study of Absolute Immunity of States -- The Changing Law of Sovereign Immunity in U.S. and U.K. Courts: A Look at the Restrictive Immunity Rule…
Accidents, Tragedies and Disasters -- The Internal Relationship Between Ethics and Business -- The Buck Stops Here and it Stops Everywhere Else as Well -- Crisis Management and Disaster Prevention Management -- The Vasa Disaster -- The Titanic Disaster -- The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster -- Post-Challenger Investigations -- The Herald of Free Enterprise Disaster -- The King’s Cross Under…
I -- The Model of Constitutional Review in Central and Eastern Europe: An Overview -- Constitutional Courts in Search of Legitimacy -- The Model of Judicial Review and its Implications -- Constitutional Courts and Legislation -- II -- Judicial Review and Protection of Constitutional Rights -- Personal, Civil and Political Rights and Liberties -- Socio-Economic Rights -- Equality and Minority Ri…
Overview -- From Policy Implementation to Policy Change: A Personal Odyssey -- Implementation Analysis in Higher Education -- The Implementation Game -- National Case Studies -- The Implementation of the Norwegian College Reform -- The Legacy of 1981: An Assessment of the Long-Term Implications of the Reductions in Funding Imposed in 1981 on Institutional Management in UK Higher Education -- Fr…
Challenge and Change: The Academic Profession in Uncertain Times -- Globalisation’s Impact on the Professoriate in Anglo-American Universities -- Academics and Institutional Governance -- Faculty Perceptions of University Governance in Japan and the United States -- From Peregrinatio Academica to Global Academic: The Internationalisation of the Profession -- Academics’ View of Teaching Staf…
Asian Economy -- Economic Diversity in Asia -- Market-Driven Regionalization in Asia -- Contemporary Initiatives in Institutionalized Regional Integration -- Trade, Competitiveness and Foreign Investment and the Linkages Among Them -- Financial Sector Development -- Post-Crisis Regional Economic Co-Operation and the Emerging Financial Architecture.Topicality of Asian economy has refused to fade…
The First Wave of Americanization, 1870–1945 -- Fordism and Taylorism Come to Europe -- Americanization as a Comprehensive Concept of Economic Development During the 20th Century -- The Second Wave of Americanization: The Great Post-War Boom, 1945–1975 -- Americanization as a Mission, 1945–1955 -- Mass Production, Mass Distribution, and New Technology -- Managing Firms and Their Consumers…
New Paradigm for Education Reform -- New Paradigm for Education Reforms: Globalization, Localization, and Individualization -- Three Waves of Education Reform: Internal, Interface, and Future -- Fostering Local Knowledge and Human Development in Globalization of Education -- A Theory of Self-learning in a Networked Human and IT Environment -- Economic Considerations in Education Reforms and Pol…
Introduction: Critical Engagements with the Internationalization of Higher Education -- Enabling Transnational Learning Communities: Policies, Pedagogies and Politics of Educational Power -- Knowledge in the Marketplace: The Global Commodification of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education -- How the West is Done: Simulating Western Pedagogy in a Curriculum for Asian International Students --…