Jens Hölscher - Böcker

The book assesses the most exciting experiment in modern economic history - the German currency union of 1990 - on three levels.

The first book in the Studies in Economic Transition series applies the theory of economic development to the economy of East Germany. Eight years after the unification of Germany, the book provides a comprehensive and much needed assessment of the transition process in the East, its impact on the German economy as a whole and the important broader lessons for European integration and enlargement. The unique economic experiment of the unification of the German economies provided an excellent opportunity for different schools of economic theory to be tested and examined. The contributors to this book take full advantage of this challenge.

Contributors to this volume include Claudia Buch, Stephen F, Frowen, Jens Hölscher, Alexander Karmann, Jens Linne, Roman Matousek, Zbigniew Polanski, Bruno Schönfelder, Vladislav Semenkov, Johannes Stephan, Adam Török, Horst Tomann, Trantisek Turnovec and Uwe Vollmer.

"Money, Capital and System Transformation" presents a selection of thought-provoking essays by the noted German economist Hajo Riese. Starting from the theoretical foundations of how a monetary economy works, Riese provides insights into major issues of economic development and economic transition. Riese's main conclusion is that strategies of economic development and economic transition will fail if the requirements of a monetary economy are not met.

The period of transition from socialism to capitalism in parts of Europe and Asia over the past 25 years has attracted considerable interest in academia and beyond. From the Editors of Palgrave's iconic series 'Studies in Economic Transition' comes the Palgrave Dictionary of Emerging Markets and Transition Economics.This dictionary addresses the needs of students, lecturers and the interested general public to quickly find definitions and explanations of topics, institutions, personalities and processes in this historical phase of changing societies, which as such is not concluded. Today newly emerging market economies try to learn from the experiences of transition economies.Those who love The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics will enjoy the format of this Dictionary, which uses an encyclopaedia-based approach, where articles not only define the terms but provide an overview of the evolution of the term or theory and also touch on the current debates.

The first book in the Studies in Economic Transition series applies the theory of economic development to the economy of East Germany. The unique economic experiment of the unification of the German economies provided an excellent opportunity for different schools of economic theory to be tested and examined.

The book assesses the most exciting experiment in modern economic history - the German currency union of 1990 - on three levels.

Globalization of capital markets has received new momentum and it will continue to be of major importance for the years to come. Partly, the increasing integration of financial markets and the rise of foreign direct investment is a consequence of world trade expansion. But in addition to this underlying trend, the worldwide collapse of socialist systems and the opening up of big economies like India and China have fuelled the development of globalized capital markets. This book takes stock of recent developments with emphasis on emerging capital markets.