This article presents the capability approach as an alternative conceptual and normative
framework to assess the impact and relevance of existing labour market regulations. In this …

In the wake of BSE, the threat to ban fox hunting and Foot and Mouth disease, the English
countryside appears to be in turmoil. Long-standing uses of rural space are in crisis and …

Creativity and Its Discontents is a sharp critique of the intellectual property rights (IPR)–
based creative economy, particularly as it is embraced or ignored in China. Laikwan Pang …

Interest in contemporary cultural industries has grown in the past decade, as they take on a
greater significance in our increasingly consumer-led society. Focusing on the world of …

On the basis of existing literature and newly collected empirical evidence this article
discusses the theoretical, empirical, research methodological and policy implications of a …

Research on industrial clusters has shifted in a paradigmatic way from an exploration of
structural ideal-types toward evolutionary explanations. Thus far, however, networks—the …

Writing today about Transnational Law is a different task from what it was only a few years
ago (Zumbansen, 2006). Arguably, that could be said about writing on any other aspect of …

A liberal paradigm shift from state to private responsibility in old age income protection has
been a general development across Western Europe. The financial crisis sheds new light on …

Purpose–The research of industrial clusters, trust, and learning can be traced back to early
strategic management and organization theory. The purpose of this paper is to review past …

Zwei konträre Sachverhalte prägen gegenwärtig die Problematisierung des Alters beim
Eintritt in die duale Berufsausbildung: Einerseits stellen Ausbildungsbetriebe zunehmend …