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The article focuses on functional dependency as a recognized social risk within the framework of social security. It explores the challenges faced by individuals requiring assistance due to physical, mental, or cognitive limitations, emphasizing the social, economic, and political implications. It discusses various approaches to address this dependency, including legal and social measures implemented in countries like Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Spain.

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The article "Editorial" in the magazine WeltTrends deals with the presentation of France as a major power and the efforts of French presidents to return to the world stage. It discusses the historically charged relationship with Germany and the social consequences of economic difficulties. The relationships with African states, where the concept of grandeur is still strongly present, are also addressed. In addition, the article discusses the Polish demands for reparations amounting to one trillion euros and emphasizes the challenge of reconciliation between Poland and Germany. [Extracted from the article]

Turkey is a country with relatively recent and ongoing experience of labour emigration. Starting with the signing of the bilateral Turkish-West German labour recruitment agreement in October 1961, it has been a country of emigration, a trend that significantly influenced part of its economic, social, and political history. This essay elaborates the last fifty-year history of labour emigration from Turkey, and its consequences for the country in the economic, social and political spheres. It aims to sketch briefly the trends and patterns of emigration flows with reference mainly to the changing nature of these flows over time. More specifically, the essay offers an overview of the main impacts of labour migration for the country. It concludes that neither the positive nor the negative consequences of emigratory flows for the country should be overestimated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In 2003, the Institute of Economic Structures Research (GWS mbH) developed a tourism satellite account (TSA) for the Federal Republic of Germany relating to the year 2000. The TSA framework facilitates systematic measurement of the direct economic impact of tourism activities. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the German TSA calculation procedure. It explains how the data of tourism statistics can be consistently combined with the national accounts framework. In 2000, the gross value added of tourism activities of private households in Germany amounted to nearly €57.5 billion, corresponding to a share of 3.2% of the total gross value added. In the final part of the paper, some initial reactions and objections to the results are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the optimal national debt level for Germany, what the economic advantages of maintaining a deficit are, and the consequences for future generations of a too-large deficit. The decision of the state whether to raise money for educational and infrastructure projects through taxation or borrowing is discussed as a question with divergent economic impacts, current and future.

This article discusses the implications for the German federal system of incorporating the new Länder of eastern Germany following German unification in 1990. It begins by examining the relationships between federation and Länder - commonly termed 'cooperative' federalism - which developed in the Federal Republic after its foundation. It then discusses how the integration of the new Länder in the east has added to and seriously exacerbated a range of tensions which had begun to emerge in 'cooperative' federalism prior to 1990, before moving on to outline the Länder contribution to the debate on reforming the federal system which was made possible under the terms of unification. This debate was, it is argued, an opportunity missed by the Länder - or, more precisely, was one they were incapable of taking - to shore up and strengthen their position as an effective counterbalance to the federation in united Germany. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses immigration to Germany and the political controversy surrounding its potential dilution of German culture and of its Christian heritage, as well as its socio-economic impacts on social integration, employment and demographics, and hence the social security system. Statistics of immigrants and their countries of origin are presented.