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STATLSTICS SNOW THE EASTERN AGRICULTURAL STATES BEHIND THOSE OF THE WEST AND EAST GERMANY, IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGROINDUSTRIAL COMPLEXES. THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERTICAL INTEGRATION IS OUTLINED IN THREE MAJOR STEPS: SPECIALIZATION AND MODERNIZATION ON AN INDUSTRIAL BASIS, SECURING YEARROUND WORK FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKERS, CONCENTRATION OF RURAL POPULATION TO URBANIZETNE VILLAGE.

"Junge Europäerinnen und Europäer stellen mit ca. 75 Millionen Menschen ein großes gesellschaftliches Potenzial zur Mitgestaltung Europas dar. Der Essay greift die Erwartungen Jugendlicher gegenüber der Europäischen Union auf, beleuchtet jugendpolitische Akzente der gegenwärtigen europäischen Entwicklung und stellt Forderungen für eine nachhaltige europabezogene Bildungsarbeit auf." (Autorenreferat)

Whether and under which conditions immigrants should be admitted and obtain access to employment and social security is an issue of continuously high political salience across the advanced democracies. Unions and employers, as traditionally influential actors in immigration and social policymaking, have important roles to play in this area, but their exact preferences, strategies and behaviour are theoretically difficult to determine and are still only partly understood. This article outlines a series of research problems regarding the roles of social partners in the social and economic integration of immigrants and discusses how the articles contained in this special issue address these problems.

The current debate in corporate taxation is focusing on leveling the tax playing field within the European Union for companies operating across-countries. However, tax burdens could also vary with the size of companies within the same country, raising the question whether large companies pay their share of the burden. This paper uses firm-level data for 21 European countries between 1992 and 2004. The paper finds a robust negative correlation between the number of employees and the effective tax burden of companies. This result tends to validate theories arguing that large companies may enjoy a lower tax burden. As a caveat, using total assets as size variable produces a positive relationship. This relationship is however less robust and less economically significant. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/published

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PREFACE -- CONTRIBUTORS -- Dedication -- AUSTRALIA -- CANADA -- GERMANY, WEST -- ITALY -- NETHERLANDS -- NEW ZEALAND -- NORWAY -- SWEDEN -- UNITED KINGDOM -- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -- APPENDICES -- INDEX

Since the IEA last reviewed Germany's energy policies in 2007, the country has taken two fundamental policy decisions that will guide its energy policy in coming decades. In September 2010, the federal government adopted the Energy Concept, a comprehensive new strategy for a long-term integrated energy pathway to 2050. Following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in March 2011, Germany decided to accelerate the phase-out of nuclear power by 2022 starting with the immediate closure of the eight oldest plants. This decision resulted in the adoption of a new suite of policy measures, determi

Finland's economy is highly industrialised. Yet with over one-third of its territory located above the Arctic Circle, the country is largely rural and sparsely populated, except for its southern tip. With its energy-intensive industries and its cold climate, Finland's energy consumption per capita is the highest in the IEA. Finland is highly dependent on imported fossil fuels, and energy policy is at the heart of the government's concerns. The government's energy strategy aims to strengthen Finland's energy security, to move progressively towards a decarbonised economy, and to deepen its integ

The International Energy Agency's periodic review of France's energy policies and programmes. This 2009 edition finds that the energy policy of France seeks to achieve a balance between the environmentally responsible production and use of energy, the growth and competitiveness of the economy, and secure and competitively priced energy and infrastructure. To meet these objectives, the French government in 2007 launched an impressive environmental programme, Grenelle de l'Environnement , which sets ambitious targets, particularly in the buildings and transport sectors. The gover