Series:Uniwersytet Łódzki

Time in Cities' Space. Example of Łódź

Czas w przestrzeni miasta. Przykład Łodzi

Author(s): Paulina Tobiasz-Lis / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: time; city; urban space

W publikacji autorka zajęła się czasem wyznaczającym specyficzny rytm, ciągłość i przemijanie kolejnych pokoleń, ich relacji społecznych odłożonych w przestrzeni. Zawarte w książce analizy pozwalają lepiej zrozumieć nie tylko jej mieszkańców, tożsamość struktury miejskiej, ale także czynniki kształtujące wyobrażenia osób o danym miejscu, w tym wypadku Łodzi. Problem podjęty w pracy jest ważny zarówno z poznawczej, jak i praktycznej perspektywy związanej z odpowiednim kształtowaniem przestrzeni miasta – nowoczesnego, a jednocześnie niewykorzenionego z tradycji i tożsamości danego miejsca, w którym ludzie czuliby się dobrze, mogąc odnaleźć punkty odniesienia do przeszłości i do przyszłości. Publikacja powinna zainteresować naukowców zajmujących się problematyką miejską, studentów geografii, gospodarki przestrzennej, architektury, pracowników biur promocji miast oraz łodzian.

The V4 Towards Migration Challenges in Europe

The V4 Towards Migration Challenges in Europe

Author(s): / Language(s): English

Keywords: V4; migration; Europe; European Union

The culmination of the large-scale influx of migrants in the European area in 2015 and 2016 has not only led to severe pressure on the affected countries – transit countries as well as countries of destination – but also to the questioning of fundamental achievements of the European Union such as the freedom of movement. The migrant crisis also shed light on pressing issues still in need of satisfying responses reflecting reality, such as the case of the revision of the 1951 Geneva Convention on the status of refugees and the Dublin Ili Regulation setting forth that an asylum application needs to be filed in the first country of entry. Not only did the crisis reveal already existing ruptures between Western and Eastern Europe, but it also showed that the European Union as such is incapable of taking firm and swift decisions regarding the protection of its own borders and citizens against an unprecedented influx of irregular migrants – many of them without official documents. Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia are all sceptical towards the idea of positivist humanitarian approach towards migrations and introducing limits on accepting refugees for each EU state. Such reluctance derives from many different aspects, from political and geopolitical to social and cultural. Does V4 region is in fact threatened by migration crisis? lt is evident, that Hungary being the transit state can face significant threats. However, none of those states have the status of settlement countries or long-standing destinations.

Changing Determinants of Foreign Policy in East Asian Countries

Changing Determinants of Foreign Policy in East Asian Countries

Author(s): / Language(s): English

Keywords: foreign policy; East Asian Countries; foreign relations

The monograph provides knowledge on the complex nature of both external and internal determinants influencing foreign policies of East Asian countries. Through a range of case studies on Japan, China, Taiwan and North Korea, the authors analyze international relations in East Asia as a mosaic of intertwining processes of globalization and regionalization, interests of global and regional powers, local social and economic conditions, national institutional arrangements, and even personal factors. They argue that sometimes a sudden change of one small element in this mosaic suffices to influence the whole system. Instead of providing a simplified interpretation of the analyzed processes, the monograph tries to illustrate them in their entire complexity.

Vehicle routing problems. Models. Methods. Applications

Układanie tras pojazdów w łańcuchu dostaw. Modele, metody, zastosowania

Author(s): Radosław Jadczak / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: travelling salesman problem; vehicle routing problem; heuristics; metaheuristics; local search; evolutionary algorithms; ant algorithms

In “Vehicle routing problems. Models. Methods. Applications.” knowledge and experience of vehicle routing problem from the last fifty years are gathered and systematized. Classic transportation problems, traveling salesman problems and vehicle routing problems are defined and its variants are presented. Then vehicle routing problems’s algorithms are presented, especially exact algorithms, heuristics and metaheuristics. // Ważnym wyzwaniem, przed jakim stoją decydenci zajmujący się planowaniem zaopatrzenia i dystrybucji w łańcuchach dostaw, jest obsługa transportowa. W publikacji dokonano próby zebrania oraz usystematyzowania wiedzy i doświadczeń z ostatnich kilkudziesięciu lat badań nad zagadnieniami z zakresu optymalizacji problemów transportowych. Omówiono metody rozwiązywania kwestii związanych z układaniem tras jednego i wielu pojazdów, a także zaprezentowano ich warianty.

„I Change Myself – I Change the World” – Gloria E. Anzaldúa and her writing of committed development in the socio-cultural context

„Zmieniając siebie – zmieniam świat”. Gloria E. Anzaldúa i jej pisarstwo zaangażowanego rozwoju w ujęciu społeczno-kulturowym

Author(s): Grażyna Zygadło / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: arachnology; autohistoria; Aztlán; Border Studies; Borderlands; colonialism; death by culture; differential consciousness; feminization of knowledge; Gloria Anzaldúa; immigration; migration; philosophy of writing

This book is devoted to the analysis of life, work and philosophy of writing of Gloria E. Anzaldúa – a renowned Mexican-American writer and activist. The interdisciplinary character of the monograph results from the fact that it joins various research perspectives: American, postcolonial, Border and gender and queer studies. It investigates significant social, political and cultural problems concerning the Latino/a Diaspora in the US, simultaneously concentrating on the literary value of the analyzed works. The great value of the book is the translation of poems and fragments of her eponymous work Borderlands/La Frontera made by the author, because so far no one in Poland has taken up the task of translating Anzaldúa’s work. Moreover, despite the extensive subject matter covered here, the book is written in a concise and accessible language, which makes it open to a very wide circle of potential recipients: students of English philology, international relations, history and gender studies; academics of these disciplines; and any readers interested in interdisciplinary humanities, gender issues or minority literature. It is also worth mentioning that there is no material on Gloria Anzaldúa on the Polish publishing market, and the monograph devoted to her has not been published yet anywhere in the world – there only exist numerous articles dealing with this subject which are scattered in books and scientific journals. // Publikacja jest poświęcona analizie twórczości i filozofii pisarstwa Glorii E. Anzaldúy - znanej amerykańskiej pisarki meksykańskiego pochodzenia. Interdyscyplinarny charakter monografii wynika z tego, że wpisuje się ona zarówno w nurt badań nad Pograniczem (Border studies), studia amerykanistyczne, postkolonialne, jak i gender oraz queer studies. Poruszane są w niej ważne problemy społeczne, polityczne i kulturowe dotyczące mniejszości latynoskiej w USA, a przy tym zwraca się uwagę na walory literackie omawianych utworów. Dużą wartość książki stanowią tłumaczenia wierszy oraz fragmentów jej epokowego dzieła Borderlands/La Frontera dokonane przez Autorkę, ponieważ dotąd w Polsce nikt nie podjął się przekładu twórczości Anzaldúy. Pomimo obszernej tematyki jest to pozycja napisana językiem zwięzłym i konkretnym, unikalna ze względu na bardzo szeroki krąg potencjalnych odbiorców, którymi mogą być studenci i studentki filologii obcych, studiów międzynarodowych, historii i studiów genderowych; pracownicy naukowi tych dyscyplin; czytelnicy zainteresowani interdyscyplinarnymi badaniami humanistycznymi, tematyką gender czy literaturą mniejszości. Ponadto warto zauważyć, że na polskim rynku wydawniczym brakuje jakichkolwiek materiałów dotyczących Glorii E. Anzaldúy, a w piśmiennictwie światowym nie powstała dotąd monografia jej poświęcona - liczne artykuły dotykające tej tematyki są rozproszone w książkach i periodykach naukowych.

Lender of Last Resort in the Euro Area. The New Role of the European Central Bank

Pożyczkodawca ostatniej instancji w strefie euro. Nowa rola Europejskiego Banku Centralnego

Author(s): Ewa Stawasz-Grabowska / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: lender of last resort; euro area; European Central Bank; Federal Reserve Bank; International Monetary Fund; EU monetary policy; financial stability; treasury bonds

During the global financial crisis, major central banks of the world undertook a number of actions, including non-standard ones, aimed at the stability of the financial system. In this context, the discussion on the hierarchy of objectives of central banks, in particular on where the responsibility for the stability and safety of the financial system lies, was resumed. This issue has also become of interest to Polish economists. According to the pre-crisis theoretical consensus, the best way in which the central bank could contribute to ensuring financial stability was to maintain price stability. This belief found practical expression in the direct inflation targeting strategy, which since 1990s has been gradually accepted by successive developed countries and then emerging economies. The basic premise of this strategy is the recognition of price stability as the main objective of monetary policy. The central bank applying this strategy may seek to achieve other goals, such as supporting general economic policies of the government, provided that it does not restrict the implementation of the main objective. It should be noted, however, that price stability is not always at the top of the hierarchy of the objectives of central banks. Even in the case of the first central banks, the reason for the founding of the majority of these institutions was the establishment of a lender of last resort (LOLR) to the banking system. The Federal Reserve System, which was established in 1913 in response to recurring periods of panic in the American banking system, is an example. The choice of this particular topic of the book is a result of the following three premises. First, the concept of LOLR is poorly explored and described in the Polish literature. Secondly, arrangements for the LOLR in the euro area tend to be not very transparent. Thirdly, the actions of the ECB during the crisis in the context of the LOLR in the euro area are a current research problem.

Speclang 2. Specialized Languages ​​- Education - Career Opportunities

Speclang 2. Fachsprachen – Ausbildung – Karrierechancen

Author(s): / Language(s): German

Speclang 2. Specialized languages. Education - Perspectives - Career

Speclang 2. Języki specjalistyczne. Edukacja – Perspektywy – Kariera

Author(s): Agnieszka Stawikowska-Marcinkowska,Beata Grzeszczakowska-Pawlikowska / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: German language; translation

Measurement methods and determinants of information quality in listed companies reports

Metody pomiaru i determinant jakości informacji w raportach spółek giełdowych

Author(s): Jan Michalak / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: reporting; information quality; business model; financial information; presentation of information; listed companies; spółki giełdowe; interesariusz; raporty spółek giełdowych; sprawozdania finansowe; Giełda Papierów Wartościowych; modele biznesowe

The book is a holistic study of information quality disclosed in the reports of listed companies. Its primary objective is to define and investigate the quality of financial, non-financial information and the quality of information presentation. It describes and critically evaluates of scientific methods of information quality measurement. It provides analysis of determinants and economic consequences of diversified information quality. The book presents empirical research results aimed at measurement the level of information quality in the reports of listed companies in the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The research presented in the monograph cover various and complementary methods: abnormal accruals, disclosure index of information about the business model (developed specially for the study) and graph discrepancy index. The results of empirical studies create a comprehensive picture of the quality of information in reports of listed companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and its determinants. The quality of the information contained in these reports varies widely in all three aspects: financial information, non-financial and graphical presentation. Results of the study also show whether the factors like company size, level of debt, poor financial performance, preparation of financial statements compliant with IFRS, GRI standards application, audit quality, type of audit opinion, new strategy announcement in annual report significantly affect information quality. In the summary new directions for further research on the quality of the information in listed company reports are suggested.

Power Shifts in East Asia and Their Implications for Asia–Europe Relations

Power Shifts in East Asia and Their Implications for Asia–Europe Relations

Author(s): / Language(s): English

Keywords: Western Pacific Rim of East Asia; East Asia; South China Sea; Taiwan; China; Vietnam; Korea; EU–Asian relations

East Asia has attracted great interest not only due to its economic, demographic and cultural potential, but also thanks to its rapidly rising international position. While in the past it was Japan that could be considered as a forerunner of economic and societal changes on the Asian continent, at present it is China that holds a dominant position in terms of economic, political and military power. China’s rapid rise has led both to increase in tensions in East Asia and to intensification of the efforts to institutionalize multi­lateral dialogue in the region. This edited volume aims to analyze the changes in distribution of power in East Asia at the beginning of the 21st century as well as their implications for the development of relations between Asian and European countries. The multi-dimensional analysis of political, economic, and societal shifts in East Asia will contribute to better understanding of the complex factors influencing Asia-Europe relations.

Legal nature and withholding agent’ role of tax collection (in particular in the light of articles 84 and 31 sec. 3 of the Constitution)

Charakter prawny i funkcja poboru podatku przez płatnika w szczególności w świetle art. 84 i 31 ust. 3 Konstytucji

Author(s): Magdalena Budziarek / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: withholding agent; non-monetary burden and public benefit; principle of proportionality; tax collection; tax liability; poborca; dzierżawca; podatek; płatnik; ordynacja podatkowa

The dissertation is devoted to the legal character and the role of the withholding agent in tax collection (in particular in the light of Articles 84 and 31 sec. 3 of the Constitution). The purpose of the research conducted as part of the dissertation was – firstly – to determine the characteristics of the withholding agent’s major institutions, which were given the most attention, and – secondly ‒ to determine the proper relationship between the withholding agent’s duties and the payer's obligations, and thus the proper way of regulating his duties. //Monografia dotyczy istoty i charakteru prawnego obowiązków płatniczych. Mimo iż instytucji płatnika poświęcono w doktrynie wiele uwagi, poza zakresem zainteresowania nauki prawa podatkowego pozostała kwestia swobody, a wręcz dowolności ustawodawcy w nakładaniu obowiązków płatniczych na kolejne kategorie podmiotów czy też kwestie uciążliwości obowiązków płatnika oraz „stopnia” dolegliwości jego odpowiedzialności. Nie dostrzegano, że obecnie pozycja płatnika jest w istocie zrównana z pozycją podatnika, choć ich obowiązki na gruncie art. 84 Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej i przedmiot odpowiedzialności są inne. Doniosłość tych kwestii - w powiązaniu z powszechnością i powtarzalnością powstawania obowiązków płatnika - uzasadniały podjęcie nowych badań instytucji płatnika. Publikacja jest adresowana nie tylko do pracodawców, podmiotów wypłacających należności podlegające opodatkowaniu PIT i CIT, notariuszy, organów egzekucyjnych, komorników sądowych, lecz także do doradców podatkowych, adwokatów i radców prawnych prowadzących sprawy związane z wykonywaniem obowiązków płatniczych.

Dimensions of Development. East Asia in the Process of Changes

Dimensions of Development. East Asia in the Process of Changes

Author(s): / Language(s): English

Keywords: dimensions;development;East Asia;process of changes

The East Asia region has drawn global attention. China, Japan, the Korean Penisula and the ASEAN countries have been developing their economies and strenghtening their participation in global economy. Contrary to this smooth process, the region posesses a number of unresolved territorial issues and suffers from a lack of security complex. The volume presents a series of papers dedicated to the East Asian countries' development. The volume is divided into three sections: dimensions of regionalism in East Asia, China's external and internal development and Japanese domestic affairs

Corporate Governance in the Banking Sector

Corporate Governance in the Banking Sector

Author(s): Piotr Urbanek / Language(s): English

Keywords: corporate governance;receivership in banking;bank system;financial stability

The scientific editor and co-authors of this book have undertaken a very ambitious and difficult task. It is not easy to examine developments in the banking and financial sectors from the holistic perspective, which combines the approach of institutional and law economics. The co-authors of the book have undertaken this task in a highly commendable manner. The result is an excellent monograph, the contents of which constitute a very important voice in the debate on regulation of the banking sector and corporate governance. The advantage of the book is that it was prepared in English, which is an important factor in promoting the works of the co-authors abroad. The book makes for thought-provoking, useful reading, both for researchers and students of economics, as well as lawyers dealing with regulations in the financial sector, policy-makers, and journalists. The book that we would like to recommend to you refers to current developments observed in both the Polish and global economy. It is one of the first titles on the Polish market dedicated to assessment of the role of mechanisms of corporate governance in the banking sector.

Geographical education in the world and in Poland - selected problems. Works of Geographical Education Commission Polish Geographical Society. Volume 3

Edukacja geograficzna na świecie i w Polsce - wybrane problemy. Prace Komisji Edukacji Geograficznej Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego. Tom 3

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Polish

Keywords: geographical education;teaching geography;Poland;world

The third volume of the Works of Geographical Education Commission of the Polish Geographical Society aims to present the results of the most recent research concerning the contemporary problems of geographical education in a series of countries with a special focus on Poland. The thematic scope of the volume embraces not only the theoretic framework of geographical education such as the concepts of curricula, teaching aims and methods, position of geography in the educational systems, or comparative studies but also an overview of practical solutions functioning in real school environments.

The financial market information effectiveness in selected countries of the European Union

Efektywność informacyjna rynku finansowego w wybranych krajach Unii Europejskiej

Author(s): Dominik Kubacki / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: semi-strong-form efficiency; efficient market hypothesis; event tests; hipoteza rynu efektywnego; analiza zdarzeń

The aim of the book is an attempt to assess whether the selected European financial markets have been informationally efficient in the years 2004-2017 in the semi-strong form and to comparatively analyse if selected emerging markets differ from mature markets. The study is an attempt to verify the hypothesis of above-average rate of return on various financial assets to announce the decision of the central bank to change or leave the reference rate unchanged and to issue a decision by the national statistical institution with the Gross Domestic Product index on the yield curve and the stock market. In the empirical part of the dissertation is presented and applied analysis of test events. In a study to compare several financial markets, author selected three countries: Poland, Czech Republic and Great Britain whose choice resulted from several common features that were characterized in the book. The study used the following financial instruments: interest interbank FRA contracts, bonds, swaps IRS indices. The obtained results of empirical research on the markets in Poland, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom have shown that the analyzed financial markets are not fully compliant with the theory of effective markets in the form of an average. However, as detailed analysis of individual segments of financial markets in individual countries had such features. // Celem książki jest próba oceny czy wybrane europejskie rynki finansowe były efektywne informacyjnie w latach 2004–2017 w formie półsilnej oraz dokonanie analizy porównawczej pomiędzy wybranymi rynkami wschodzącymi a dojrzałymi. Badanie jest próbą zweryfikowania hipotezy o ponadprzeciętnej stopie zwrotu z różnych aktywów finansowych na ogłoszenia decyzji banku centralnego o zmianie lub pozostawieniu bez zmian stopy referencyjnej oraz ogłoszenia decyzji przez narodową instytucję statystyczną o wskaźniku Produktu Krajowego Brutto na krzywą dochodowości oraz giełdowy rynek akcji. W części empirycznej rozprawy przedstawiono i zastosowano analizę testów zdarzeń. W badaniu do porównania kilku rynków finansowych, wybrano trzy kraje: Polskę, Czechy i Wielką Brytanię, których wybór wynikał z kilku cech wspólnych, które scharakteryzowano w książce. W badaniu do oceny wpływu (reakcji) wykorzystano kilka instrumentów finansowych i indeksy giełdowe tj.: stopy rynku międzybankowego kontrakty FRA, obligacje skarbowe, swapy IRS, indeksy giełdowe. Uzyskane wyniki badań empirycznych na rynkach w Polsce, Czechach i Wielkiej Brytanii wykazały, że analizowane rynki finansowe nie są w pełni zgodne z teorią rynków efektywnych w formie średniej. Jednak jak szczegółowo przeanalizowano poszczególne segmenty rynków finansowych w poszczególnych krajach posiadały takie cechy.

Europe in the Time of crisis

Europe in the Time of crisis

Author(s): / Language(s): English

Keywords: crisis;European Union;Europe;Polish Constitutional Court;China;Ukraine;Russia;Gayropa;Common University Policy;USA;regional movements

This volume, prepared in conjunction with the academic course European Integration at the Turn of the Twentieth and Twenty-first Century, features a collection of papers delivered during a series of lectures and seminars organized by the Faculty of International Studies and Political Science at the University of Lódz from 2011 to 2014. Some essays in the volume argue that the European Union is the most successful model of supranational governance since the rule of history's largest empires. Other works focus on various aspects of the European Union that have contributed to almost ten years of crisis.

PLEJ_3 or PsychoLinguistic Language Explorations

PLEJ_3 czyli PsychoLingwistyczne Eksploracje Językowe

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Polish

Keywords: language pedagogy;foreign language learning;foreign language teaching;

The main goal of the present book, which is the third volume of the PLEJ series, is to disseminate knowledge and experience in the area of foreign language learning and teaching. Because of the variety of the topics taken up in the collected articles, this volume has been divided into three parts .The first one focuses on perspectives on foreign language learning and teaching; the second presents the results of studies conducted in the field of foreign language learning and teaching; the last one deals with practical aspects of language pedagogy.

Intergenerational Learning

Międzypokoleniowe uczenie się

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Polish

Keywords: intergenerational learning;generation;different forms of learning

The author presents a set of assumptions as well as theoretical and methodological references to the phenomenon of intergenerational learning. He also focuses on the specificity of this concept in reference to other terms related to knowledge and skills transfer as well as attitudes among generations. He points out the institutionalization of intergenerational learning.

New mechanisms for rural development

Nowe mechanizmy rozwoju obszarów wiejskich

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Polish

Keywords: entrepreneurship;areas of inequality;educational opportunities;educational infrastructure;social innovation;governance

The aspects of contemporary bibliology. Contexts and transgressions

Oblicza współczesnej bibliologii. Konteksty i transgresje

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Polish

Keywords: book;bibliology;libraries;book collection;library science;computer science;literature;Jan Muszkowski;Janusz Dunin