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"This book analyzes the economic performance of the EU in the first five years after its largest expansion in 2004. Accession and integration were expected to foster growth and convergence among the new Member States through intensified trade, foreign direct investment, financial deepening and the adoption of EU's institutional framework. With the benefit of five years experience, this book brings together experts from academia and think-tanks to assess the driving forces of economic growth and real convergence. The question whether the EU has made a difference in terms of growth is studied thoroughly from various angles, including that of country-specific and sector-specific analysis. It is shown that while the enlargement has been a success story overall, growth and catching-up cannot be taken for granted and the importance of economic policy remains undiminished."--P. [4] of cover.

Economics/Management Science. --- European Integration. --- Economic Policy. --- Economics. --- Economic policy. --- Europe --- Economie politique --- Politique économique --- EEC / European Union - EU -Europese Unie - Union Européenne - UE --- 331.30 --- EEU / Central & Eastern Europe --- 331.01 --- 334.152.0 --- 334.153.1 --- Economische toestand. --- Evolutie van de economische cycli. --- Betrekkingen tussen de Europese Gemeenschappen en de lidstaten: algemeenheden. --- Handel, douanetarief en handelsakkoorden in de Europese Gemeenschappen. --- Evolutie van de economische cycli --- Economische toestand --- Betrekkingen tussen de Europese Gemeenschappen en de lidstaten: algemeenheden --- Handel, douanetarief en handelsakkoorden in de Europese Gemeenschappen --- European Union. --- E.U. --- European Union countries --- EU countries --- Euroland --- Economic conditions --- Foreign economic relations. --- Politics and government --- Economic integration.

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In this three-volume book, the law of corporate finance is defined in a modern way and studied from the perspective of a non-financial firm. The law of corporate finance helps the firm to manage cash flow, risk, principal-agency relationships, and information in the context of all decisions that influence the firm’s finances. The first volume introduces the fundamental concepts and explains the relationship between corporate risk management, the management of agency relationships, corporate governance, and the management of information. The second volume discusses how risk, agency, and information can be managed in all contracts. In addition , the second volume contains an introduction to the legal aspects of payment obligations and the management of various forms of counterparty risk. The third volume discusses a wide range of funding and exit transactions as well as the legal aspects of takeovers.

Law. --- Financial Law/Fiscal Law. --- Commercial Law. --- European Law/Public International Law. --- Commercial law. --- Public law. --- Public finance. --- Droit --- Droit commercial --- Droit public --- Corporation law --- Corporations --- Finance --- Law and legislation --- Corporation law --European Union countries. --- Corporations --European Union countries. --- Corporations --Finance --Law and legislation --European Union countries. --- Law, Politics & Government --- Law, General & Comparative --- -346.0664094 --- Uh5.1 --- Business corporations --- C corporations --- Corporations, Business --- Corporations, Public --- Limited companies --- Publicly held corporations --- Publicly traded corporations --- Public limited companies --- Stock corporations --- Subchapter C corporations --- Business enterprises --- Corporate power --- Disincorporation --- Stocks --- Trusts, Industrial --- -Law and legislation --- -Corporation law --- -Corporation law --European Union countries. --- Cash flow. --- Risk. --- -Cash flow. --- Private international law. --- Conflict of laws. --- International law. --- Comparative law. --- Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law. --- European Law. --- Economics --- Uncertainty --- Probabilities --- Profit --- Risk-return relationships --- Liquidity (Economics)

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This cogent analysis of data on education and society from a variety of sources sets out to provide answers to scientific and policy questions on the quality of education and the way it relates to various forms of inequality in modern societies, particularly in Europe. The authors examine not only the well known cross-national PISA datasets, but also the European Social Survey and TIMSS, going further than many researchers by folding into their analyses economic, legal and historical factors. Most research up to now using the PISA data is restricted to educational research. Interesting as that educational question is, the chapters here use the PISA, and other data, to explore more profoundly the relationship between education and the various forms of inequality in European and other modern societies. The work comes from two different perspectives: one that looks at how the different characteristics of societies, their economies, and their educational systems influence the average educational achievements of specific groups of pupils, such as immigrants, in those societies; and a second, which explores how, and in what degree, the characteristics of schools, educational systems and labour-markets either hardens or softens differences in the educational outcomes of various groups of pupils. With a special feature of the book being its emphasis on comparing Asian and European countries, and with the content free of the political constraints that can often attend studies of these datasets, this book will be an vital resource for educationalists and policy-makers alike.

Sociology of education --- Social policy --- Migration. Refugees --- School management --- Teaching --- Educational sciences --- vergelijkende pedagogiek --- onderwijspolitiek --- onderwijs --- onderwijssociologie --- welzijnsbeleid --- sociaal beleid --- migratie (mensen) --- onderwijsonderzoek --- Children of immigrants --- Educational equalization --- 351.3 --- 470 --- AA / International- internationaal --- EEC / European Union - EU -Europese Unie - Union Européenne - UE --- EUR / Europe - Europa --- First generation children --- Immigrants' children --- Second generation children --- Immigrants --- Education --- Openbaar bestuur: onderwijs --- Openbaar onderwijs: algemeenheden

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Are immigrants from the new EU member states a threat to the Western welfare state? Do they take jobs away from the natives? And will the source countries suffer from severe brain drain or demographic instability? In a timely and unprecedented contribution, this book integrates what is known about post-enlargement migration and its effects on EU labor markets. Based on rigorous analysis and hard data, it makes a convincing case that there is no evidence that the post-enlargement labor migrants would on aggregate displace native workers or lower their wages, or that they would be more dependent on welfare. While brain drain may be a concern in the source countries, the anticipated brain circulation between EU member states may in fact help to solve their demographic and economic problems, and improve the allocative efficiency in the EU. The lesson is clear: free migration is a solution rather than a foe for labor market woes and cash-strapped social security systems in the EU.

Economics/Management Science. --- Labor Economics. --- European Integration. --- Social Policy. --- Economics. --- Europe --- Labor economics. --- Social policy. --- Economie politique --- Economie du travail --- Politique sociale --- Economic policy. --- #SBIB:314H270 --- #SBIB:316.334.2A320 --- 312.1 --- 332.602.2 --- 332.691 --- 334.151.54 --- EEC / European Union - EU -Europese Unie - Union Européenne - UE --- EEU / Central & Eastern Europe --- Labor market --- -Migration, Internal --- -Foreign workers --- -Labor mobility --- -331.12094 --- Mobility, Labor --- Migration, Internal --- Labor supply --- Labor turnover --- Alien labor --- Aliens --- Foreign labor --- Guest workers --- Guestworkers --- Immigrant labor --- Immigrant workers --- Migrant labor (Foreign workers) --- Migrant workers (Foreign workers) --- Employees --- Internal migration --- Mobility --- Population geography --- Internal migrants --- Market, Labor --- Supply and demand for labor --- Markets --- Demografie en economische interrelaties: algemeen --- Arbeidssociologie: morfologie van de arbeidsmarkt --- Immigratie. --- Buitenlandse arbeidskrachten. --- Evolutie van de arbeidsmarkt. --- Werkgelegenheid en werkloosheid in de Europese Gemeenschappen. --- Economic aspects --- -Employment --- Supply and demand --- European Union countries --- -EU countries --- Euroland --- Emigration and immigration --- -Economic aspects --- -European Union countries --- -Emigration and immigration --- Immigratie --- Buitenlandse arbeidskrachten --- Evolutie van de arbeidsmarkt --- Werkgelegenheid en werkloosheid in de Europese Gemeenschappen --- Noncitizen labor --- Noncitizens

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Should we be troubled by rising income inequality? Does the Financial Crisis oblige us to consider how much inequality is desirable? The United States and many European countries have seen shifts in public attitudes toward a widening gap between the rich and poor. Will income inequality return to the political agenda? In thirteen candid interviews, distinguished business, political and labor leaders discuss the "inequality puzzle" and what should be done. "In the current socio-economic environment, there seems to be a broad consensus that the present degree of inequality is too high, less in terms of wealth, than in terms of compensation. This certainly holds true for the United States, but also to a lesser degree for Europe." Josef Ackermann, CEO & Chairman, Deutsche Bank "So anybody who says that inequality isn't a big issue for the effective functioning of a society, is simply ignorant of the record of humanity. It's a huge issue." Fred Smith, Chairman, President & CEO, FedEx Features interviews with -Josef Ackermann, CEO & Chairman, Deutsche Bank -Bertrand Collomb, Honorary Chairman, Lafarge -Gabriele Galateri di Genola, Chairman, Telecom Italia -Jürgen Hambrecht, Chairman, BASF -Maurice Lévy, Chairman & CEO, Publicis -John Monks, General Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation -Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, Former Chairman, Anglo American; Former Chairman, Shell -Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President, Party of European Socialists; Former Prime Minister, Denmark -Fred Smith, Chairman, President, & CEO, FedEx -John Sweeney, President Emeritus, AFL-CIO -William Weld, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP; Former Governor, Massachusetts -James Wolfensohn, Chairman & CEO, Wolfensohn & Co.; Former President, World Bank -Jerry Yang, Co-Founder & Chief Yahoo, Yahoo! Analytical chapters and recommendations -Roland Berger, Founder, Roland Berger Foundation -David B. Grusky, Director, Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty & Inequality -Christopher Wimer, Associate Director, Collaboration for Poverty Research, Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty & Inequality

Social Sciences. --- Social Sciences, general. --- Economic Policy. --- Public Finance & Economics. --- Social sciences. --- Economic policy. --- Finance. --- Sciences sociales --- Politique économique --- Finances --- AA / International- internationaal --- EEC / European Union - EU -Europese Unie - Union Européenne - UE --- US / United States of America - USA - Verenigde Staten - Etats Unis --- 339.21 --- 313 --- Ongelijkheid en herverdeling van vermogens en inkomens. Inkomensbeleid. --- Levenswijze en levensstandaard. Levensminimum. sociale indicatoren (Studiën). --- Income distribution --- Distribution of income --- Income inequality --- Inequality of income --- Distribution (Economic theory) --- Disposable income --- Levenswijze en levensstandaard. Levensminimum. sociale indicatoren (Studiën) --- Ongelijkheid en herverdeling van vermogens en inkomens. Inkomensbeleid