Studies on Balkan and Near Eastern Social Sciences: Volume 5

This volume is a collection of empirical and theoretical research papers in the social sciences regarding the Balkans and the Near East. The book addresses economic, financial, political, historical, sociological, and international relations and health, cultural, and feminist issues in the region of the Balkan and the Near East.

Rasim Yilmaz currently teaches economics and finance-related subjects in Turkey. His fields of interest comprise money and banking, the economy of China, and macroeconomics.

Günther Löschnigg is Head of the Department of Labour Law and Law of Social Security at the University of Graz, Austria. His research interests include labor economics, social policy, and public economics.