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This work thematises the new paradigm of authoritarianism in Hungary. It contains three parts. The first part is dealing with the context of financial crisis in 2008, and the crisis-ridden ramifications regarding Hungary. The second part concerns the phenomenology of authoritarianism including the transformation of the functions of Constitutional Court or the modifying of the checkbalance system of politics. The third part depicts the phenomenology of the national capitalism in Hungary with the account of such political measures as flat tax. In contrast to the usual analysis this work develops an argumentation that: a) explains the authoritarianism as a response to the crisis of embedded neoliberalism in Hungary during the last decade, b) instead of the frequently used populism emphasizes the strong connection amongst neoliberalism, authoritarianism, and neoconservativism. The relatively specific national neoliberalism burdened with the authoritarian patterns of employment and work could throws light on the illiberal tendencies within the paradigm connected to the political figure of Victor Orban.
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Beginning from humble roots linking portions of the manufacturing industries and wider economies of France, Germany (the Federal Republic), Italy, Belgium, Luxemburg, and the Netherlands, the European Union (EU) has grown to become one of the more unique and important supra-national institutions in the world. It is only within the past twenty years however that the EU has only begun to focus attention on developing its own independent foreign policy. Although one of the key pillars of the EU’s emerging foreign policy capacity has been its Enlargement Policy, the past few years have seen the limitations of this approach. This failure points to a need for a fundamental rethink of the EU’s strategic vision towards the countries on its periphery and a reorganization of the ways in which it targets its considerable “soft power”. In place of a focus on varied and widely ambitious political, social, and economic targets that seek to “build up” capacity for democratic reform and the rule of law, the EU should instead refocus its Enlargement Policy along more simple lines that seek to set up alternative centers of democratic engagement. Corrupt and compromised local elites and the institutions they inhabit need to by-passed altogether. History can perhaps point the way forward for the EU. The American state of California in the early 1900s was a corrupt polity wholly owned and operated by the Central Pacific Railroad which bought and sold local politicians of all major ideological and party stripes. The hold of the Central Pacific over California state politics was only broken when crusading campaigners succeeded in passing a sweeping set of amendments to the state’s Constitution to completely destroy the influence of the Central Pacific over the state’s politics. The lessons from California, though almost a century old, still have resonance today and point to important lessons for the EU in its emerging foreign policy capacity.
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The purpose of this study is to select the appropriate method for the creation of a model capable to forecast the likelihood of corporate bankruptcy in the Bulgarian economy. This paper examine 232 different models for forecasting the companies risk of bankruptcy elaborated in the period 1966-2014. All the sampled models were tested with a set of criteria and for each of them, analysis of inconsistencies were performed. This analysis supported the identification of the method to be applied in the development of bankruptcy prediction model for Bulgarian context.
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The effectiveness of economic policies for competitiveness is related to institutional efficiency and particularly that of the state. The State as one of the main institutions is a precondition for competitiveness. The aim of the report is to present the importance of the state for the development of our national competitiveness. In this sense, the object is competitiveness and subject is discovering of criteria that can assess the impact of effective state on it. In conclusion we would reach conclusions on these criteria and the importance of the state for Bulgarian competitiveness.
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Before Laertes leaves the Danish Court his father, Polonius, gives him some useful advices how to behave himself in France: "Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.” In times of an economic crises caused by easy credit conditions, sub-prime and predatory lending, mortgage bubble etc., these words seem to be especially wise.
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The Proceedings of reorganization of the Bankruptcy Debtor represent a new start in this matter. After applying such proceedings, the Bankruptcy Debtor can continue his/her activities. The Reorganization Plan is the basic document of that Reorganization. The Bankruptcy Proceedings Act of the Republic of Serbia regulates many forms of Reorganization. Some of them are the main part of the Plan and include all possibilities for the continuation of the work of the Bankruptcy Debtor as well as solutions for payment of the Creditors' claims. Some of these forms include: keeping of all property of the Bankruptcy Debtor, sale of his/her property or transfer of the property for the settlement of the Creditors, closing some of the departments of the Bankruptcy Debtor or the change of Debtor’s activities, etc. As a rule, the Reorganization Plan consists of several forms of Reorganization. The Creditors decide on the Reorganization Plan, but the application of the Plan depends also on the status of the Bankruptcy Debtor.
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For the organization and functioning of a state, it is necessary that the administration and the political power cooperate, the state administration being one of the fundamental forms of achieving political power. State administration is one of the most important activities of contemporary society, and it has to be at the heart of the concerns of the political factors. Between the system of public administration and the political parties as elements of the political system there are differentiated relations from one state to another,depending on the system of government.Another issue concerns the relation between the public administration system and the pressure groups using certain constraints on the system of public administration, when its component bodies make certain decisions affecting the interests of these organizations.
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The business environment and specific environments of intelligence activities share an important common feature: lack of certainty. Although supposedly digitization and technological progress should ease the manager’s decision-making (through easier access to information), in practice, he is overwhelmed by the large amount of data he has at his disposal. The difference is made by those going from the “curiosity” to the“verified information” stage.Making this detailed process of collecting relevant data is extremely important. And this activity is characteristic of Competitive Intelligence (CI) structures. The raw data is then transformed into intelligence, and only now it can form the basis of strategies and action plans (or analyses, forecasts, etc.). This is one of the main strengths that a company can have,namely performance in anticipation.Romania has significant potential for economic development, which is also encouraged, for example through the Start-up Nation Government Program. According to data released by the Ministry of Business, Commerce and Entrepreneurship, the aforementioned program finances ten thousand companies annually. They suddenly create competition across several economic sectors in different areas. To resist the market, both emerging and senior firms are forced to adapt quickly and understand the direction and magnitude of the changes that have taken place. Thus, the CI can help these changes to be of lesser magnitude and, perhaps most importantly, to converge towards the creation of a sustainable, coherent and without major destabilization economic environment.
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The goal of this book is to present one possible account of a great story in economic history – how Europe moved from the geographical, commercial, and possibly even cultural periphery to transform and eventually dominate the entire world by the 19th Century through commercial, political, and military strength. From a relatively underdeveloped region on the margins of the Eurasian landmass, the region we now call Europe became the indispensable player in directing the political and economic development of the entire planet. This unprecedented dominance of a single region in the world was built not only by military strength, but also by specific religious, cultural, and political institutions.In our view, the fundamental condition for this success is the truly revolutionary effectiveness of Europe’s economic foundation, which consisted of two main elements. The first was the foundation and development of the nation-state, which presented a specific method of the political organization of its population within a particular territory. The second is the utilization of the institution of the market, which, under the proper conditions, was found to be an extremely effective way to coordinate human economic activity.
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The Czech Republic is the only country of the Visegrad Four that still does not apply the percentage tax designation scheme as one of the forms of financing of the non-profit sector. The mechanism has been discussed in the Czech Republic for years, however the idea has not been put to practice yet. A number of these discussions was approached as seeking a vision for the future while in other cases the discussions shifted to the political level or studies were drawn up on introducing the mechanism to the Czech legislation.The authors present the direction and development of debates on introducing percentage tax designation scheme in the Czech Republic, introduce arguments presented for and against the percentage tax designation scheme and estimate impact of the introduction in the Czech Republic.
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We compile data about Euro denominated lending in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEE EU) during 2001-2011. Our analysis of the determinants of non-performing loans (NPL) with panel regressions for CEE EU suggests that foreign currency loans contributed significantly to the increase in NPLs, reinforced by effective changes in exchange rates, which cannot be sustained by the local borrowers. We find that there are serious limits to Euro-globalization with Euro denominated loans.
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The aim of this book is to examine the relationship between international trade and political power in an appropriate historical and political context. The term “international trade” designates the exchange of goods between (relatively) distant regions but primarily between territories which are controlled by different political entities. In general, this kind of trade always has important political implications. It is a form of contact between members of different political entities who are usually of different ethnicities, sometimes even belonging to different religious groups or cultural regions. From the viewpoint of these different political entities (i.e. states), the exchange of goods (here understood as international trade) has always presented a mix of opportunities and risks, both political and economic.
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It is my pleasure to introduce you a collection of papers from the 10th International Scientific Conference European Financial Systems 2013, organized annually by the Department of Finance at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University. We can now say that our conference has a long history starting in 2003 in Brno, Czech Republic and thereafter continuing as an annual event. To celebrate our first anniversary the conference was organized at a very distinctive and special place – the city of Telč, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This year's conference was focused on the current issues related to the financial crisis inthe European Union, specifically in financial markets, banking and insurance industries and corporate finance. Because the collection of papers presents the latest scientific knowledge in this area, I believe you will get a number of new insights useful for yours cientific enquires as well as your educational or practical activities.
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The International Conference is focused on the presentation of theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of financial systems. A special emphasis is laid on new conditions and regulatory measures in the fields of banking, financial markets, insurance, accounting, taxation and their impacts in the corporate sphere. In the insurance field besides, questions covering of new risks, their prophylaxis and financing.
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This book collects scientific papers and reports presented on the conference ‘The Membership of Bulgaria in the EU: Twelve Years Later’ organized by the International Economic Relations and Business department at University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria. The conference, held on 25 October 2019, was dedicated to the 90th anniversary of prof. D.Sc. (Econ) Marin Petrov. The book contains select papers by leading economists from the university, dedicated researchers and Ph.D. students as well as external experts who provide valuable practical insights and contribute to the contemporary topics reviewed during the conference: EU Cohesion policy and its effects on SMEs; European Green Deal and its economic/geo strategic implications; The contribution of the existing gas infrastructure for EU’s and Balkans’ energy security; Expenditure factors for Eurozone growth; Income inequality in the EU; Fiscal stability of the EU; safe heaven assets; Digital single market; Environmental sustainability; renewables; comparative research for perceptions towards electro mobiles; Knowledge management system evolution. ‘The Membership of Bulgaria in the EU: Twelve Years Later’ is an annually organized academic event with the vision to foster open dialogue, offer contemporary research and exchange of ideas between fellow academics, policy makers, businesses, stakeholders, and the public.
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This article discusses the scientific achievements of Auguste Walras. The author summarises Walras' main theoretical concepts on the political economy and presents his contribution to the scientific development. The research includes detailed literature review and synthesis of the main views expressed by Auguste Walras.
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This anthology book is published on the occasion of the bicentennial of the birth of Friedrich Engels, an exceptional thinker and theorist of the revolution. Editors Maroje Višić and Miroslav Artić gathered renowned domestic and international scientists who tried to reevaluate Engels' works and his scientific contribution. The idea behind the book is to point out the everlasting value and significance of Engels’ revolutionary philosophy. Contributing authors offered analytical reading of Engels' ideas, addressing pressing issues in economics, politics, religion, feminism, ideology and in other segments of contemporary society. The papers in an anthology are organized under the chapters: The Reception of Engel’s Philosophy, Actuality of Engels Today with subchapters on working-class and precariat, peasantry as the subject of change, early Christianity as an inspiration; and the last chapter is Revalorization of Family and State. The first chapter tackles the questions if Engels was more than an interpreter of Marx or simply the first Marxist who contributed to the banalization of Marx. It then investigates reception of Engels’ philosophy in ex-Yugoslavia specifically and in philosophical theory in general. The second chapter demonstrates actuality and relevance of Engels today by discussing the topics of working-class and precariat, by making comparison between early industrial society and contemporary society and by tracking development of socialism from utopia to a science. Chapter also deals on the peasantry whose role as a subject of change is thoroughly problematized. Special part of the chapter is dedicated to the influence of the practice of early Christianity on the formation of Engels’ revolutionary idea and to what extent original Christian community served affected the development of Engels’ thought. Final chapter brings papers that, under new circumstances, re-examine the understanding of the state-family relation and their dynamic. This comprehensive anthology attempted to revalorize and appraise Engels’ own contribution to science and philosophy 200 years after his birth. For this it was necessary to “divorce” Engels from Marx so that the fallacy of statement that Engels was second violin to Marx becomes striking.Chapter one tackle the question of whetherEngels was more than an interpreter of Marx or simply the first Marxist to contribute to the banalization of Marx.= Engels' reception is then examined both in the former Yugoslavia and in philosophical theory in general.Special part of the chapter is dedicated to influence of the practice of early Christianity on the formation of Engels’ revolutionary idea. That is, to what extent the examples of the original Christian communities influenced the development of Engels' thought
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The study was conducted within the project "Development of a multiregional partnership for education and training", contract POSDRU / 165/62 / S / 141123 and analyzed the impact of several alternative forms of employment: apprenticeship, volunteering, internship work / practice at work, distance work, Internet work, part-time employment, casual / day work, work at home / at home, flexible working hours, temporary employment / seasonal work. The target group consisted of the unemployed, jobseekers, people with disabilities, people of Roma ethnicity or coming from orphanages, as well as other people from vulnerable groups. During October-November 2015, a survey of 272 subjects, 3 focus groups and 27 in-depth interviews were conducted within this project.
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The research is part of the strategic project “Rural Manager” POSDRU / 13 / 5.2 / S / 8 and was conducted based on a survey to which 942 entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs from rural areas responded. In addition, 3 focus groups, 3 brainstorming's and 30 in-depth interviews were conducted with 80 entrepreneurs and 159 civil servants. She analyzed entrepreneurial values, building an 11-step entrepreneurial scale, entrepreneurial attitudes and behaviors, qualities and obstacles in managerial career, theoretical management knowledge held by rural employers, the need for training and entrepreneurship in business, business consulting, rural management perspectives.
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