Anbietern wie auch Anwendern fehlt bisher ein Instrumentarium, um die Besonderheiten der Integration von Informationstechnik in industrielle Markte zu beschreiben."

Der EG-Binnenmarkt ist Wirklichkeit. Wozu noch ein weiteres Buch zu dieser Thematik? In der Tat ist im Vorfeld der Vollendung des Europaischen Binnenmarktes viel tiber seine wirtschaftlichen Vorteile fur die Volkwirtschaften, die Untemehmen und natiirlich die Biirger geschrieben worden. Nun sind die Barrieren fur den freien Warenverkehr gefallen. Vielen Untemehmen und manchen Biirgem wird es jetzt erst so recht bewuBt, was mit diesem historischen Ereignis am 1. 1. 1993 auf sie zugekommen ist. Gerade in dieser Situation, wo der Binnenmarkt Realitat ist, treten viele Fragen auf, die einer Antwort bediirfen. Mit diesem Buch mochte ich zu ihrer Kliirung beitragen. SchlieBlich geht es mir auch urn eine ausgewogene Darstellung des Erreichten; eine Bilanz also, in der klar sichtbar wird, wo der Binnenmarkt noch nicht vollendet ist. So manches blieb hinter den Erwartungen zuruck. Die Vollendung des Binnenmarktes fiel in eine Zeit, die von Hektik und zahlrei chen Turbulenzen in der Europaischen Gemeinschaft gepragt war. In der Tat steht die EG an einem Wendepunkt, wo naturgemiill vieles in Frage gestellt wird. Hier ging es mir darum, prazise die Defizite von den bewiihrten Praktiken und positi ven Erfahrungen in der Entwicklung der EG zu trennen. Mit der Wahl des Titels "Binnenmarkt Europa" verbinde ich die gesamteuropai sche Dimension in der Aufgabenstellung der nachsten Jahre. Daher lege ich besonderen Wert auf die Herausarbeitungjener Probleme, die mit der Einbindung der Wirtschaften Mittel- und Osteuropas in die Binnenmarktintegration vor der EG stehen. Die Assoziierungsabkommen sind ein erster Schritt in diese Richtung."

This book identifies past socio-economic conditions in the different ecological regions of Pakistan as viewed by the communities the author has worked or interacted with, present conditions, and emerging trends. It also identifies the actors of change and their relationships with each other and with the larger physical and political context.The volume is divided into six sections, the Mountains, Indus Plains and Western Highlands, the Desert, the River (Indus), the Coast, and the City. The social, economic, physical, and governance-related changes that have taken place in each are described through extracts from reports, field notes for different development-related work, articles prepared by the author, and extracts from his personal diaries. The section on the city deals with the informal sector in the provision of land and services and the impact of globalization on culture and development. It also contains geographies of resistance by communities to "insensitive" development projects.

Updated and revised to include theoretical and other developments, bibliographical additions, new photographs and illustrations, and expanded name and subject indexes, the fourth edition of All Possible Worlds: A History of Geographical Ideas is the most complete and comprehensive book of its kind. The text also features a layout and readability that make the material easy to navigate and understand.
The book investigates the ways in which the subject of geography has been recognized, perceived, and evaluated, from its early acknowledgment in ancient Greece to its disciplined form in today's world of shared ideas and mass communication. Strong continuities knit the Classical Period to the Age of Exploration, then carry students on through Varenius to Humboldt and Ritter--revealing the emergence of "the new geography" of the Modern Period.
The history of American geography--developed in seven of the twenty chapters--is strongly emphasized pursuant to the formal origins of geography in late nineteenth-century Germany, Darwin's theory of evolution, and the Great Surveys of the American West. This treatment is enhanced by chapters concerning parallel histories of geography in Germany, France, Great Britain, Russia (including the USSR and CIS), Canada, Sweden, and Japan-countries that at first contributed to and later borrowed from the body of US geographical thought.
All Possible Worlds: A History of Geographical Ideas, Fourth Edition, is ideal for upper-level undergraduate or graduate courses in the history and philosophy of classical, medieval, and modern geographical thought.

Die zentrale Fragestellung dieser Arbeit uber den postrevolu- tionaren kubanischen Entwicklungsweg war, ob, wie und warum nach 1959 die Weichen in Richtung Oberwindung der Unterent- wicklung gestellt worden sind. In dem vorhandenen Vorverstand- nis wurde Oberwindung der unterentwicklung nicht einfach als Erhoehung der Investitionsrate und des wirtschaftlichen t'lachstums interpretiert, sondern als strukturelle Transformation der Pro- duktionsstruktur und Institutionen in Richtung auf eine auto- zentrierte Volkswirtschaft, d. h. auf eine differenzierte, relativ ausgeglichene und komplette (nicht im Sinn absoluter Vollstan- digkeit und Autarkie, sondern ohne strukturelle Defizite, so z. B. inklusive einer Kapitalguterindustrie), integrierte Produktions- struktur, mit Tendenz zur Oberwindung struktureller Heterogeni- tat und zur Steigerung der nationalen Steuerungs- und Anpas- sungsfahigkei t: IvJeine 'l'hese ist, dass dies gelungen ist, ob- WUllJ. z. 'l'. auf andere Weise als zunachst in den Voruberlegungen zu den Elementen und Bedingungen autQzentrierter Entwicklung vermutet. Wahrend in der vorrevolutionaren auslandisch dominierten Plan- tagenoekonomie die Kopplungseffekte des Zuckersektors latent blie- oen oder extern genutzt wurden und die Diversifizierung der anderen Wirtschaft strukturell behindert wurde, fungiert der Zuckersektor im postrevolutionaren Kuba in der mittelfristigen Planung als ein wirksamer Leitsektor, ohne die inkrementelle Diversi- fizj, erung der 'i irtschaft aus sQziooel gesamtwirtschaftliche Erfordernisse - stimmt.

Ein wesentliches Ergebnis des Zweiten Weltkrieges war die Teilung Europas in zwei unterschiedliche Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftssysteme. Die Systemgrenzen wurden durch Deutschland gezogen; die DDR wurde Teil des politischen Osteuropas. Ihre Grun dungsverfassung von 1949 sah die staatliche Planung der Wirtschaft vor; 1950 wurde die DDR Vollmitglied im Rat flir gegenseitige Wirtschaftshilfe (RGW). Die Verfassung von 1968 bezeichnet die Volkswirtschaft der DDR als "sozialistische Planwirtschaft." Mit der Annahme des "Komplexprogramms" im RGW 1971 beschlossen die osteuro paischen Staaten eine vertiefte Zusammenarbeit ihrer Volkswirtschaften mit dem Ziel der Integration. Die Umgestaltung von Wirtschaftssystem und Wirtschaftsorganisation sowie die Ausrichtung des Aussenhandels nach den Moglichkeiten und Bedurfnissen der osteuropaischen Partner kennzeichnen somit die Grundlinien der okonomischen Ent wicklung in der DDR. Die okonomische Struktur und Leistungsfahigkeit der DDR, ihre Erfolge und Miss erfolge werden im Westen Deutschlands aber nach wie vor vornehmlich am Wertesystem und an der Entwicklung der Buildesrepublik gemessen. Ihre Bedeutung im Rahmen des sozialistischen Weltsystems, ihre Rolle bei der sozialistischen okonomischen Integra tion dieser Lander, ihre Rangfolge in der wirtschaftlichen Leistung Osteuropas werden meist vernachlassigt. Grunde hierflir sind u. a. fehlende InfQrmationen und mangelnde Sprachkenntisse."

Cameroon's suboptimal economic experience since independence (1960) sheds light on broader issues of Africa's development narrative, and provides valuable economic and policy knowledge. While Cameroon's large informal economy is diverse and resilient and rooted in old business traditions, its formal economy has exhibited low productivity and employment growth for over 60 years. This has brought anger, disappointment, and violent conflict in several regions of the country. The Oxford Handbook of the Economy of Cameroon examines the reasons of Cameroon's unsatisfactory economic performance and draws lessons from successful development experience to help tackle these issues. The Handbook provides a critical assessment of the history, patterns, and strategies of economic development in Cameroon, and outlines new approaches to economic enquiry for prosperity and social change. Through Cameroon's governance story, the handbook analyzes the evolving conceptions of economic policy, takes stock of intellectual progress, documents the challenges of implementation, and outlines the intellectual and policy agenda ahead. For a developing country increases in per capita income arise from advances in technology arise from closing the knowledge and technology gap with those at the frontier. And within any country (especially one like Cameroon), there is enormous scope for productivity improvement simply by closing the gap between best practices and average practices. Standards of living can therefore be improved through the implementation of pertinent learning strategies. In this Oxford Handbook of the Economy of Cameroon, an international team of leading development economists and researchers address the wide range of issues facing Cameroon and provide guiding principles on how best the country (and other developing nations) could move human, capital, and financial resources from low- to high-productivity sectors in a constantly changing global economy.

It's one of the big questions of our time: Are there too many people in the world? Or too few? Whichever way, how would we decide? Here, economist Steven E. Landsburg, acclaimed author of The Armchair Economist and Can You Outsmart an Economist?, assesses the benefits - and the drawbacks - of having a bigger global population. The People Paradox is based on the transcript of his fascinating 2017 IEA Hayek Memorial Lecture, in which Landsburg details how the growth in the world population has brought immense improvements to our quality of life. He contends the planet still has plenty of room - and addresses continued calls for population control. Landsburg, professor of economics at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, draws on everything from modern history to everyday life (including the contents of his sock drawer!) to mount a thought-provoking, powerful - and often humorous - argument for continued population growth. With a commentary by Dr Stephen Davies, Head of Education at the Institute of Economic Affairs in London.

In this intimate account of one of the world's most productive inland fisheries, Troubling the Water explores how the rapid destruction of a single lake in Cambodia is upending the lives of millions. The abundance of Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake helped grow the country for millenia and gave rise to the Kingdom of Angkor. Fed by the rich, mud-colored waters of the powerful Mekong River, the lake owes its vast bounty to an ecological miracle that has captivated poets, artisans, and explorers throughout history. But today, the lake is dying. Hydropower dams hold back billions of gallons of water and disrupt critical fish migration paths. On the lake, illegal fishing abetted by corruption is now unstoppable. A fast-changing climate, meanwhile, has seen a string of devastating droughts. Troubling the Water follows ordinary Cambodians coping with the rapid erasure of a long-held way of life. Drawing on years of reporting in Cambodia, Abby Seiff traces the changes on the Tonle Sap - weaving together vivid stories of those most affected with sharp insight into the one of the most threatened lakes in the world. For the millions who depend on it, the stakes couldn't be higher.

This work is about the characteristics and distribution of the major agricultural systems of the world - shifting cultivation, wet rice cultivation, pastoral nomadism, Mediterranean agriculture, mixed farming, dairying, plantations, ranching and large-scale grain production. In part one some major periods and processes which have affected modern agriculture are discussed. Chapter 2 deals with the origins and early diffusion of agriculture and its significance for the present. Chapter 3 deals with the subsequent diffusion of crops and livestock, particularly since the discovery of the New World, and Chapter 4 with the effect upon agriculture of industrialization and urbanization since 1850. In part two of the book some description of each type of agriculture is given. But it is the author's belief that there can be no adequate account of the present character of world agriculture without recourse to the evolution of agricultural systems. Thus each chapter in Part two is an essay on the historical development of each of the major systems.

"Combes, Mayer, and Thisse have just given me an indispensable teaching tool and a great text for my students. Their book offers the most up-to-date, balanced, comprehensive treatment of both theoretical and empirical research."--Kiminori Matsuyama, Northwestern University

"In the field of geographical economics, this is exactly the kind of book that I have been waiting for. After presenting lucid and comprehensive coverage of the current state of theory, it provides the modern methodology for measuring spatial concentration and inequalities. Then it confronts the challenging task of comparing theory with facts. This book will serve as an ideal textbook for graduate students and scholars in economic geography, regional development, international trade, and public policy."--Masahisa Fujita, RIETI, Japan

"Economic geography has undergone something of a revolution in the last fifteen years with the application of formal theoretical modeling and econometric estimation to old questions. The many advances have, however, left us with a literature that is discursive, disparate, and disjointed. This book does an exceptional job of adding the needed structure, and helps all of us move toward a more complete and integrated understanding of this still-evolving area."--James R. Markusen, University of Colorado at Boulder

"Combes, Mayer, and Thisse have put together a marvelous book on economic geography. With clear, lucid writing, they present the theory and empirics of economic geography in a way that will provide insights to both those new to the field and those in search of an excellent reference work."--David Weinstein, Columbia University

"Combes, Mayer, and Thisse have produced therare text that is of value to both theorists and empirical researchers. They present the current state of knowledge about economic geography in an accessible way, paying equal attention to formal models and applied work. Their framework provides an elegant synthesis of concepts in regional economics, international trade, and economic development, which will be of broad interest to scholars and policymakers alike."--Gordon Hanson, University of California, San Diego

"A welcome addition to the literature. The authors are well-known researchers in the subject both on the theoretical and empirical sides. They put heavy emphasis on recent empirical research, not only reviewing the literature but also teaching the methodologies commonly used. No existing textbook in economic geography does this. This book fills a real gap."--Philippe Martin, coauthor of "Economic Geography and Public Policy"

"This book is well-written, extremely clear, and very well-focused. Other books are either too advanced for anyone starting in the field or too basic to be of any use beyond basic undergraduate courses. Beyond teaching, this book should also be very useful as a reference."--Gilles Duranton, University of Toronto

Ausgangspunkt der Darlegungen ist das Verhaltnis zwischen der Bevolke rungsdichte eines Gebietes und seiner wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung. Zwi schen diesen beiden Grossen besteht kein zwingender Zusammenhang. Ein ho her Lebensstandard kann grundsatzlich in dicht besiedelten und auch in dunn besiedelten Landern erreicht werden. Wichtiger als die Einwohner zahl sind die Naturverhaltnisse sowie der Grad der Technisierung und Industrialisierung. Die Bevolkerungsdichte muss jedoch bei der wirtschaft lichen Entwicklung Beachtung finden. Fur ein dicht besiedeltes Gebiet sind andere Massnahmen und Techniken angebracht als in einem Lande mit geringer Bevolkerungsdichte. Bildet hier der im Uberfluss vorhandene Raum den Ausgangspunkt der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung, so muss dort in er ster Linie der Menschenreichtum in den Dienst des sozialen Fortschritts gestellt werden. Die Entscheidung zwischen der arbeitsintensiven und der mehr kapitalintensiven Produktionsweise sowie uber die Standortwahl der Erzeugungsstatten wird hierdurch beeinflusst. Bevolkerungsverteilung und industrielle Standortplanung sind Elemente der regionalen Wirtschaftspoliti. k. Aus der raumbezogenen Wirksamkeit be hordlicher und einzelwirtschaftlicher Entscheidungen ergibt sich die Notwendigkeit, die raumlichen Belange bei der Erschliessung und Entwick lung eines Gebietes in Rechnung zu stellen. Auf keinen Fall darf uber der erstrebten allgemeinen wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung die Herausbil dung eines organischen Raumgefuges vernachlassigt werden. Die rechtzei tige Berucksichtigung wichtiger Gesichtspunkte der Raumordnung ist ge eignet, den storungsfreien Ablauf des Entwicklungsprozesses zu sichern und das Entstehen volkswirtschaftlicher Reibungsverluste zu verhindern."

Doreen Massey (1944-2016) changed geography. Her ideas on space, region, labour, identity, ethics and capital transformed the field itself, while also attracting a wide audience in sociology, planning, political economy, cultural studies, gender studies and beyond. The significance of her contributions is difficult to overstate. Far from a dry defence of disciplinary turf, her claim that "geography matters" possessed both scholarly substance and political salience. Through her most influential concepts - such as power-geometries and a "global sense of place" - she insisted on the active role of regions and places not simply in bearing the brunt of political-economic restructuring, but in reshaping the uneven geographies of global capitalism and the horizons of politics. In capturing how global forces articulated with the particularities of place, Massey's work, right up until her death, was an inspiration for critical social sciences and political activists alike. It integrated theory and politics in the service of challenging and transforming both. This collection of Massey's writings brings together for the first time the full span of her formative contributions, showcasing the continuing relevance of her ideas to current debates on globalization, immigration, nationalism and neoliberalism, among other topics. With introductions from the editors, the collection represents an unrivalled distillation of the range and depth of Massey's thinking. It is sure to remain an essential touchstone for social theory and critical geography for generations to come.

Modern Urban and Regional Economics, Second Edition, explains the spatial economic foundations of the behavior of urban and regional economies, highlighting the differences between the two types of economy. By employing an explicitly spatial approach, author Philip McCann is able to discuss both urban and regional economics within a single integrated framework. He presents clear, model-based explanations from first principles and also provides extensive graphic illustrations of the theories discussed. Covering classical approaches along with the latest models, this unique text helps students gain a thorough understanding of both basic analytical techniques and the most state-of-the-art thinking in the field. Technical appendices to each chapter allow students to further investigate the main principles and theories discussed in the text.
New to this Edition:
* Adds two new chapters on spatial data analysis and globalization and global regions
* Incorporates new research, policies, and examples
* Supplemented by a Companion Website that features questions and cases for students and PowerPoint-based slides and figures from the book for instructors

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfangen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen fur die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfugung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden mussen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.

Nach Erscheinen des 6. Bandes vor Vierteljahresfrist ist es nunmehr ge lungen, den vorliegenden 5. Band des Handbuches der Bodenlehre der Ver offentlichung zu iibergeben, ihm werden baldigst die Biinde 4 und 7 folgen. Die Schwierigkeiten der Herausgabe waren auch diesmal recht erheblich. Jedoch durch giitige Unterstiitzung des Verlages und durch tiitige Mithilfe der Herren Dr. F. GIESECKE und Dr. F. KLANDER sowie von Fraulein M. SCHAFER konnten sie iiberwunden werden. Ihnen allen gebiihrt daher aufrichtigster Dank. Gottingen, Juli I930. E. BLANCK. Inhaltsverzeichnis. Seil. G. Der Boden als oberste Schicht der Erdoberflache. I. Das Bodenprofil. Von Professor Dr. L. RUGER, Heidelberg. (Mit J Abbildung) a) Die Terminologie der vertikalen Bodengliederung Der Boden und sein Verhaltnis zur Unterlage. . Allgemeine Angaben fiber das Bodenprofil . 4 Die Terminologie des Bodenprofils . . . . . . . 6 b) Das Bodenprofil tn seinen Einzelheiten .... 10 Die horizontbildenden Faktoren des Bodenprofils und die Klassifikation der Bodenprofile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 Stoffwanderungen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exposition und Inklination (ortliche Einflfisse) . . . . . . . . . . . 13 18 Die Bodentypen und ihre Klassifizierung. Beispiele von Bodenprofilen Die Einzelhorizonte des Bodenprofils . 33 Der Oberboden (A-Horizont) .. 33 Der Unterboden (B-Horizont) ....."

First published in 1996, A History of Ukraine quickly became the authoritative account of the evolution of Europe's second largest country. In this fully revised and expanded second edition, Paul Robert Magocsi examines recent developments in the country's history and uses new scholarship in order to expand our conception of the Ukrainian historical narrative.

New chapters deal with the Crimean Khanate in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and new research on the pre-historic Trypillians, the Italians of the Crimea and the Black Death, the Karaites, Ottoman and Crimean slavery, Soviet-era ethnic cleansing, and the Orange Revolution is incorporated. Magocsi has also thoroughly updated the many maps that appear throughout.

Maintaining his depiction of the multicultural reality of past and present Ukraine, Magocsi has added new information on Ukraine's peoples and discusses Ukraine's diasporas. Comprehensive, innovative, and geared towards teaching, the second edition of A History of Ukraine is ideal for both teachers and students.

Turkey's economy is a complex mix of modern industry, a traditional agricultural sector, and a rapidly growing private sector. At the same time the country is positioning itself and preparing for entry into the European Union. That Turkey should meet her national economic goals is, therefore, particularly important. A vital factor in achieving these will be the country's regional economies and their associated economic policies. To date, however, many of the policy interventions adopted have been based on models drawn from developed economies and the outcome has raised a number of concerns. Are policy interventions drawn from advanced economies appropriate for transitional economies such as Turkey? Aksel Ersoy's book is the first work to explore the dynamics of local and regional development in Turkey. In addition, he offers a new theoretical framework for understanding the local and regional dynamics of emerging and transitional economies more generally.

For the past two decades, scientists have urged us to abandon fossil fuels as rapidly as possible and pursue a range of other environmental reforms to avert the many crises climate change will bring. The reforms have not occurred at the expected rate, and their absence raises questions about when they might occur. In Shocks, States, and Sustainability, Thomas K. Rudel addresses this question. He outlines a theory of environmental revolutions and when they will likely occur through a comparison of radical environmental reforms throughout the 20th century. By looking at farmers in the American Dust Bowl, land-use planners in post-war England, small farmers in post-Soviet Cuba, and lobster fishers along the coast of Maine, Rudel emphasizes how sudden focusing events can spur radical reforms by providing a fresh realization about the scarcity of natural resources. Shocks, States, and Sustainability explains how earth-shaking events like droughts, depressions, and wars can provide the foundations necessary for the pursuit of global sustainability.

Global Shift is - quite simply - the definitive work on economic globalization. The extensive use of graphics, lack of jargon, and clear definition of terms has made it the standard work for the social sciences. The Seventh Edition has been completely updated using the latest available sources. It maps the changing centres of gravity of the global economy and explains the global financial crisis. Each chapter has been extensively rewritten and new material introduced to explain the most recent empirical developments; ideas on production, distribution, consumption; and corporate governance. Global Shift provides: The most comprehensive and up-to-date explanation of economic globalization available, examining the role of transnational corporations, states, labour, consumers, organizations in civil society, and the power relations between them. A clear guide to how the global economy is being transformed through the operation of global production networks involving transnational corporations, states, interest groups and technology. Extended discussion of problems and institutions of global governance in the context of the global economic crisis and of the role of corporate social responsibility. A suite of extensive online ancillaries for both students and lecturers, including author videos, case studies, lecture notes, and free access to specially selected journal articles related to each chapter. There is only one definitive guide to economic globalization for the social sciences: and that's Peter Dicken's Global Shift.

This colorful and exciting of Florida is in two parts: the historical land of Spanish galleons, Seminole Indians, and the Confederacy; second, the modern state with its land booms, resorts, and tourist attractions. This revised edition contains information on flood control and other contemporary problems. Originally published in 1941. A UNC Press Enduring Edition - UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1911 Edition.