A lack of confidence in monetary institutions after the recent financial crash has led to a resurgence of public debate on the topic of monetary reform, reaching a level of political prominence unprecedented since the period after the Great Depression. Whether privatizing money with Bitcoin, regionalizing it with regional currencies, or turning it into a state monopoly with either sovereign money or 'Modern Monetary Theory, the only economic utopians able to draw public attention in our post-crash world seem to be monetary reformers. Weber provides the first proper economic analysis of these modern monetary reform proposals, exposing their flaws and fallacies through critical examination. From academics studying the political economy of finance to economic sociologists studying financial institutions, this book will appeal to scholars and students interested in monetary reform proposals and the viability of alternative currency systems, and more broadly, readers seeking a contemporary understanding of what money is and how it works today.

A lack of confidence in monetary institutions after the recent financial crash has led to a resurgence of public debate on the topic of monetary reform, reaching a level of political prominence unprecedented since the period after the Great Depression. Whether privatizing money with Bitcoin, regionalizing it with regional currencies, or turning it into a state monopoly with either sovereign money or 'Modern Monetary Theory, the only economic utopians able to draw public attention in our post-crash world seem to be monetary reformers. Weber provides the first proper economic analysis of these modern monetary reform proposals, exposing their flaws and fallacies through critical examination. From academics studying the political economy of finance to economic sociologists studying financial institutions, this book will appeal to scholars and students interested in monetary reform proposals and the viability of alternative currency systems, and more broadly, readers seeking a contemporary understanding of what money is and how it works today.

This book focuses on recent financial market reforms, and their implications for social, economic and political exclusion. In particular it considers the hitherto under-researched question of whose interests govern the design of regulatory mechanisms and who influences the decision-making process. This process is set out as contested terrain, in which there are winners and losers, and in which there are inevitably circles of exclusion. The authors, comprising financial authority experts and academic specialists, expand the concept of exclusion beyond its typical social dimension to incorporate all actors, be they individuals or institutions not permitted to contribute to financial market regulation as a public good. As they point out, this may take the form of political, economic or indeed cultural exclusion. The book examines the conflicts that arise between various interests and how these are managed within the process of regulation. The book has a focus on political financial sector reforms at the global level with special emphasis on how these reforms are implemented in the EU. The authors conclude that financial governance has to be embedded in broad legitimization structures, encompassing the participation or representation of a variety of interests affected by it, if they are to be deemed democratically legitimate. Furthermore, inclusion also has to show substantive effects on governance outcomes. This volume opens up the debate about the future of financial market regulation and hence, policy makers, NGOs, researchers and scholars will find this interdisciplinary book of great interest. It will also appeal to political scientists, economists, financial market participants, regulators and economic policy makers in general and academics of sociology, political science, economics and finance in particular.

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 1999 im Fachbereich BWL - Marketing, Unternehmenskommunikation, CRM, Marktforschung, Social Media, Note: 2,0, Verwaltungs- und Wirtschafts-Akademie Aachen (Betriebswirtschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Inhaltsangabe: Einleitung: Das GSG von 1993 brachte fur die Krankenhauser neue Aufgaben. Die Anderungen des 5. Sozialgesetzbuches fuhrten zu einer tiefgreifenden Reform der Krankenhausbehandlung. In 39 Abs. 1 SGB V schreibt der Gesetzgeber die neuen" Formender Krankenhausbehandlung vor: die vollstationare, teilstationare und die vor- und nachstationare Behandlung, sowie das ambulante Operieren. Gleichzeitig ist der Vorrang der ambulanten, teil-, vor- und nachstationaren Behandlung vor der vollstationaren explizit verankert. Daruber hinaus regelt 137 SGB V verpflichtend fur die Krankenhauser die Qualitatssicherung in der stationaren Versorgung. Danach haben sich die Einrichtungen an Massnahmen zu beteiligen, die die Qualitat der Behandlung, der Versorgungsablaufe und der Behandlungsergebnisse sichern sollen. Problemstellung: Die Krankenhauser mussen sich neu organisieren. Die gesellschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen andern sich, neue Aufgaben kommen auf die Krankenhauser zu (z.B. Einfuhrung von Sonderentgelten und Fallpauschalen, Verzahnung der ambulanten und stationaren Versorgung). Das stark hierarchisch gepragte Konstrukt Krankenhaus scheint daher ins Wanken zu geraten. Dies bietet die Chance, althergebrachte Methoden zu uberdenken und "neue" betriebswirtschaftliche Instrumente zu nutzen, die in der privaten Wirtschaft seit langem wirkungsvoll eingesetzt werden. Einige Trager (darunter auch die MTG Malteser Tragergesellschaft gGmbH - im weiteren Verlauf als MTG bezeichnet) gehen bereits diese neuen Wege, verandern Ablaufe, schaffen neue Strukturen, fuhren Instrumente ein und versuchen, damit eine effizientere Unternehmenssteuerung zu erreichen. Die Themen Qualitat, Qualitatssicherung und Qualitatsmanagement haben sich heute im Unternehme