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No real austerity in Slovakia
Written by Tibor Blažko
Even in previous decades during years of high growth, Slovakia still ran up big deficits. To enter the euro area a country has to meet a reasonable set of criteria known as the Maastricht criteria. This means that a country which gives up its local currency must keep its deficit […]
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The Implications of Economic Liberalization for Egypt
Written by Fady Salah
No state in today’s world can escape globalization. The socialist policies adopted by former Egyptian president Nasser in the 1960s might have been suitable for his time. However, the present international system requires the removal of all trade barriers between states. In Egypt, some intellectuals are criticizing Egypt for taking […]
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The ‘cultural exception’ in a digital age
Written by Stephen Hartka
The digital era is transforming the way in which people consume cultural products. It’s not uncommon for younger consumers to have neither a television nor a radio because the internet meets all their cultural needs from streaming and downloading music to television, movies, books and news on demand from anywhere […]
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The 57 varieties of globalization – where do we start?
Written by Ole Wintermann
Day Three of the Tällberg Forum dealt with the topic of leadership in a globalized complex world. And throughout the day the palpable air of uncertainty and tentativeness that hung over experts and ordinary non-experts alike was very striking – regardless of whether speakers were attempting to approach globalization in […]
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Surviving a Debt Crisis – Lessons for Europe from Latin America
Written by Ole Wintermann
Today, on behalf of the Bertelsmann Stiftung & the Bertelsmann Foundation in Washington DC, we would very much like to invite you to take part in an after work roundtable discussion on: Surviving a Debt Crisis – Lessons for Europe from Latin America Prof. Dr. Rolf Langhammer Former Vice President Kiel Institute for the […]
