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For over a quarter of a century, the author has ventured systematically into the emerging field of international political economy, an area traditionally dominated by political scientists. Crossing Frontiers - the title refers both to national and disciplinary boundaries - brings together for the first time a dozen of his essays. These essays exhibit a pragmatism, a preference for practical applications over abstract theory, and a willingness to face the complexity of the real world rather than adopt simplifying assumptions.

Greenhouse Effect and Emission Quotas: the Challenges of a New Form of International Trade, by Olivier Godard
In spite of all-pervasive differences between States, an international Convention on global climate change was adopted in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992 and followed by the Kyoto Protocol in December 1997. The latter introduced binding quantitative targets for industrial countries and, at the level of basic principles, mechanisms providing flexibility in the choice of national strategies. Such mechanisms are based on the 'emissions trading' concept. What can be learned from the diplomatic process about the ability of international negotiations to introduce cost-effective means of implementation ? What are the critical issues related to emissions trading for France in the post-Kyoto context ? Behind emissions we find issues of huge cost-savings, strategic flexibility and democracy in energy choices, while at the same time legitimate fears concern possible distortions of international competitiveness of industry and non-compatibility with green tax reforms. On paper, possible deviations can be mastered, since solutions do exist. The political will to implement them is more questionable.

Collection of five articles on the changing international scene and its implications for the Pacific-Asian region and North and South Korea, the influence of the American Constitution upon the South Korean constitutions, the divergence in Korean and German unification dynamics, the rise and fall of the Democratic Republican Party of South Korea and comparison of the political systems of South Korea and Mexico and the New World Order and its impact on the stability of municipal budgetary priorities in South Korea. (DÜI-Sen)

Während das lateinamerikanische Rentensystem deutschen Ursprungs ist, werden nun einige, seit 1981 eingeführte lateinamerikanische Strukturreformen auch in die deutsche Rentendebatte aufgenommen. Aus der internationalen Rentenreformdebatte werden die gegensätzlichen Ziele bezüglich Finanzierung, Leistung, Verwaltung usw. benannt. Die zwei internationalen Idealmodelle (der Internationalen Arbeitsorganisation und der Weltbank) werden hinsichtlich der Vorstellungen über die drei "Säulen" eines Rentensystems einander gegenübergestellt. In diese beiden Modelle werden die von acht lateinamerikanischen Ländern durchgeführten strukturellen Rentenreformen eingeordnet. Die befürwortenden Argumente, besonders für die Reformen des chilenischen Typs, werden anhand empirischer Befunde der acht Länder überprüft. Insgesamt zeigt sich, daß einzig Chile eines der beiden internationalen Idealmodelle (das der Weltbank) vollständig anwendet. Seine Annahmen über strukturelle Reformen halten aber einer Überprüfung an der Realität nicht stand und bedürfen einer stärkeren Einbeziehung seiner nationalen sozio-ökonomischen Besonderheiten. (prf)