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SUMMARYThere are three positions concerning the economic effects of human rights discussed among economists. Some economists argue that only property rights matter for economic growth and basic human rights can even make the legal system less efficient. Others argue that negative rights are generally welfare increasing while positive rights tend to reduce income and growth over time. Yet a third group of economists argues that elements of all groups of human rights are a precondition for making productive use of one's resources and are thus efficiency‐enhancing. Based on a cross‐country analysis, the effects of different groups of human rights on economic growth are estimated in this paper. The transmission channels through which the different rights affect growth are identified by estimating their effects on investment and overall productivity. Basic human rights have indeed a positive effect on investment, but do not seem to contribute to productivity. Social rights, in turn, are not conducive to investment in physical capital but do contribute to productivity improvements. None of the four groups of rights covered in this analysis ever has a significant negative effect on any of the economic variables included.

This paper anayzes the differences of male and female human resource (HR) managers' perceptions on the benefits, barriers and feasibility of teleworking adoption in a sample of Spanish companies. The results indicate that teleworking is seen as more feasible where there are a large number of female employees, and that female HR managers perceive teleworking differently than male HR managers. Women tend to be more positive about the potential of teleworking.

National audience ; This article explores the human/inhuman couple in front of contemporary politics in France. It examines four squares: politics, identity, economics and the squaring of texts. It is a question of thinking with the historian and the political sciences tools, on the situation which is ours, on the eve of important elections. ; Cet article explore le couple humain/inhumain au regard de la politique contemporaine en France, il examine quatre quadrature : politique, identitaire, économique et la quadrature des textes. Il s'agit de réfléchir avec les outils de l'historien et des sciences politiques à la situation qui est la notre la vielle d'échéances électorales importantes.

Die dringengsten Probleme einer auf Nachhaltigkeit auszurichtenden Umwelt sind hier versammelt. Der Band basiert auf einer öffentlichen Vortragsreihe im Rahmen der EXPO 2000, veranstaltet vom Forschungsinstitut für Philosophie Hannover. Im Mittelpunkt dabei steht der seit dem Umweltgipfel 1992 in Rio viel und häufig durchaus unscharf verwendete Begriff der Nachhaltigkeit, für die Umweltwissenschaften von zentraler Bedeutung ist. Aus ganz unterschiedlicher Sicht; d.h. von ausgewiesenen Fachleuten verschiedener Disziplinen, wird er beleuchtet und auf den Prüfstand gestellt. In ihren Texten gehen die Autoren (Biologen, Politiker, Theologen, Philosophen, Historiker, Ökonomen) Fragen nach, artikulieren Forderungen, beschreiben Zustände. Zur aktuellen Debatte ein profunder Titel, unverzichtbar für große öffentliche Bibliotheken. (Helga Lüdtke)