Die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der eigenen Industrie war (spätestens) seit dem 19. Jahrhundert immer wieder Gegenstand sorgenvoller Blicke auf eigene Schwächen und fremde Stärken. Am Beispiel britischer und deutscher Debatten der jüngeren Vergangenheit untersucht der Band Erfolg und Misserfolg unterschiedlicher Strategien von Maßnahmen zur Steigerung individueller Leistungsbereitschaft bis hin zu großen Reformprojekten wie dem "Thatcherismus".

What was ’Eastern European’ about the historical development of Eastern Europe? How is the region to be defined? And, specifically, where was Hungary to be situated in relation to it? These are the questions underlying the studies in this volume. In the first part, Professor Gunst sets out to analyse some of the characteristics of the economic and social history of Eastern Europe. He then focuses on Hungary and argues that the course of its agrarian development, in particular, has since the Middle Ages been primarily shaped by the influence and military challenge from the West. The most important factor in this, however, was the mass immigration of German peasants, which had a far-reaching impact on village and community systems, and patterns of taxation and crop rotation.

Collection of articles on agricultural development, agricultural policy and economic development in the Sudan - covers food production (breadbasket) strategy, agricultural production (the Gezira scheme, agricultural mechanization and subsistence farming), industrial development, agribusiness, the Kenana sugar project, international migration and government attitude to foreign investment; highlights obstacles to development. ILO mentioned. Bibliography and statistical tables.

This study book, written in German for non-native speakers, traces the transformation of women's lives in Germany from the beginnings of the Women's Movement before World War I to the present day. It provides vocabulary and brief comments in English.