LOCAL SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Author(s): Raluca Ana-Maria Dumitru / Language(s): English Issue: 1-2/2013

In the specialized literature the term of “local economic development” (LED) is currently used. In this paper I propose the term “local social and economic development” (LSED) combining the social sphere with the economic one. Local social and economic development is affected by the changes which take place today international, national, regional and municipal levels. Local initiatives represent all activities organized by local agents (economic, social and cultural) for business creation and therefore new jobs. Creating a social education corresponds, as a form of advice, or a recommendation, to the increasingly important role of public institutions in social life.

The Evaluation of Public Policies from the Perspective of the Agenda 21 of Culture: a Case Study

Author(s): María Aracely Mendívil-Portillo,Luz Cecilia Gálvez-Bon,Juan Pedro Ibarra,José Guadalupe Soto-Karass / Language(s): English Issue: 08/2017

This research shows the results of the implementation of a public cultural policy at the municipal level and has as a main objective to evaluate, from the perspective of the agenda 21 of culture, the program "Art for social development" by the Municipal Institute of Art and Culture developed in a secondary-level boarding school located at the Topolobampo community, in the municipality of Ahome, Mexico. A QUAN-QUAL methodology was used with instruments like questionnaires applied to the young participants and interviews with the workshop facilitators and administrative staff. Guitar, painting and theatre workshops were given, through which the development of new artistic expression skills was achieved, as well as contributing to the strengthening of social behaviors such as tolerance, patience and interpersonal communication, among others. It was found the constant need of having permanent programs of integral training, both in the field of artistic training and socio-emotional, giving priority to groups at risk, such as students of the boarding school that mostly come from families of scarce resources, some of the low performance academic and aggressive behavior. The conclusion is that public policies are required to promote greater articulation of education and culture in order to have a stronger impact on the social and cultural inclusion of young people.

Bariery logistyczne rozwoju turystyki morskiej i nadmorskiej Pomorza

Author(s): Joanna Dyczkowska / Language(s): Polish Issue: 6/2014

An aim of considerations is to assess functioning of the transport and logistic systems in the Zachodniopomorskie (West Pomeranian) and Pomorskie (Pomeranian) Provinces vis-à-vis other indicators of tourist potential. The methods applied in the study are an analysis of secondary data and a comparative analysis. In the study, there are characterised the transportation basis in the provinces surveyed and, based on the secondary data, carried out an analysis of the road transport as well as lodging and catering in the area of both provinces. The role of transportation accessibility was compared by the type of transport: road, railways, maritime and air as well as their infrastructure. Based on the indices of tourist potential, there was compared the potential of the provinces of northern Poland and determined the logistic barriers in Pomeranian tourism development. The Pomerania’s competitive advantage is decided not only by tourist values and attractions but also, to a great degree, the transportation accessibility based on the two types of transport – road and railway.

Fairtrade sistem i Republika Srbija – aktuelni trenutak, potencijali i izazovi

Author(s): Filip Brković / Language(s): Serbian Issue: 7/2013

In this article I will firstly present the current moment of the contemporary Fairtrade system and its benefits for marginalized, small-scale producers and workers from developing countries. Moreover, I will critically analyse the current position of the Republic of Serbia in relation to that system, as a country which belongs to a subgroup of upper-middle income economies whose producers and workers are excluded, and prevented from producing Fairtrade products by the current FLO International’s rules, regulations and standards. Finally, I will critically reflect on the commonly cited justification of this approach and point out the problems that it causes, for both the Serbian marginalized small-scale producers and workers, and for the Fairtrade system itself.

Violence Towards Sex Workers. Analysis Based on Research into the Field of Indoor Sex Work in Poland

Author(s): Izabela Ślęzak-Niedbalska / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2017

The article presents the notion of violence in indoor sex work in Poland. It encompasses forms of violence experienced by female sex workers from their clients and co-workers. What is more, the paper presents how novice and more experienced workers define those experiences, together with the strategies that they apply when dealing with aggressive clients. Also discussed are the actions taken against the clients that present aggressive behavior by the managers and security workers of escort agencies.The article is based on qualitative field research carried out in escort agencies in Łódź, Poland. The main techniques of data collection comprised observations and unstructured interviews. The data were analyzed in accordance with the grounded theory methodology.

Przekształcenia funkcjonalne obszarów poprzemysłowych

Author(s): Katarzyna Przybyła,Eleonora Gonda-Soroczyńska / Language(s): Polish Issue: 6A/2013

The paper deals with functional transformations in post-industrial areas which have been developed in a variety of ways, taking into account their potential, especially architectural potential. Industry in these areas has been replaced with new functions related to trade, services, office space, entertainment, culture, recreation and housing. The paper includes the more interesting examples of revitalisations performed in post-industrial areas in Poland along with directions for revitalisation of the selected post-factory area in the small Lower Silesian town of Lubań. Providing an area with a new function according to the expectations of the local community often serves as a key feature of its identity, and creates new perspectives for its functioning and development.

Franchising (franczyza) szansą ekspansywnego rozwoju przedsiębiorstw Z Moniką Dąbrowską (Prezesem Polskiej Organizacji Franczyzodawców) i Michałem Wiśniewskim (Dyrektorem działu doradztwa we franczyzie, Wiceprezesem Zarządu PROFIT system sp. z o. o.

Author(s): Monika Dąbrowska,Michal Wiśniewski,Barbara Pokorska / Language(s): Polish Issue: 4/2012

Bariery dostępu MSP z regionu sieradzkiego do źródeł finansowania zewnętrznego

Author(s): Zofia Przybysz / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1/2011

In her article, the author presents the results of surveys on the factors causing an impeded access to the sources of external financing by SMEs of the Sieradz Region. The surveys show that the most important factors causing occurrence of this development barrier are, first of all, a high cost, too many formalities and a high time-consumption of procedures. Entrepreneurs have assessed that the degree of development of the market for financial services in the region is modest. The majority of the sources of financing were scored by the surveyed entrepreneurs as 0 (inaccessible source), 1 (hard accessible source) or 2 (medium-accessible source). The least number of zero scores was attributed to leasing, bank credits and trade credits.

EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING OF MINERALS (IN YUGOSLAVIA IN LATE 1930s AND 1960s)

Author(s): Dušan Tomić / Language(s): English Issue: 4/1971

Mineral wealth has played an important part in Yugoslavia’s economic development. Enterprises engaged in the extraction of power-generating raw materials have in recent years accounted for about 25 per cent of the productive fixed assets of, and contributed about 16 per cent of income generated by, mining and industry. In the postwar period extraction of major minerals has recorded substantial gains over the prewar level, notably: output of coal has increased 4 times, of iron 5.5 times, copper ore 9.6, lead and zinc ore 4, bauxite 3, zinc 13 and aluminium ingots 27 times. Output of crude oil, production of which only started after the war, has increased many times over. (Table I).

Türk tekstil endüstrisi ve gelişimi

Author(s): Bestem Esi / Language(s): Turkish Issue: Special/2017

Ever since human beings began to exist, they need to be covered. In the process of living in a community, the need to adapt to the conditions of nature and to cover up in terms of morality continued. The concept of textile has evolved into a developed and transformed sector in order to meet both the need of people to cover and to look better. In this study, Turkish textile history, development of textile and garment industry and situation in Turkey has been evaluated according to current data. Sector's problems in our country are mentioned and solution proposals are presented.

Uloga i značaj lokalnih razvojnih agencija, sa posebnim osvrtom na mogućnost njihovog organizovanja u Tuzlanskom kantonu

Author(s): Zijad Pašić / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 8/1999

U cijeloj Evropi i Sjevernoj Americi veliki broj lokalnih i regionalnih razvojnih agencija značajno podstiču lokalni ekonomski razvoj, naročito u posljednjih deset godina. Razvojne agencije se pojavljuju u procesu prevazilaženja industrijskih kriza u mnogim dijelovima industrijski razvijenog svijeta koje ponekad uzrokuju nezaposlenost i preko 25% aktivne radne populacije . Najčešće su u funkciji prevazilaženja negativnih posljedica brzih promjena na globalnom ekonomskom planu koje se reflektuju na ekonomije pojedinih država, regiona, opština i iziskuju njilaovo brzo prilagođavanje tim promjenama.

Sunt libertatea economică și creșterea economică realmente legate?

Author(s): Sarath Banneheka,Ilya Bystrov,Vijayesh Kumar / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 10/2016

The article reflects an attempt to investigate the relation between economic freedom that is characteristic to a country and economic growth that it achieves. Upon analyzing this relationship, we can state that there is no distinct relation between economic freedom and economic growth, however further analysis in this subject area is required.

Economic freedom and economic growth are really related?

Author(s): Sarath Banneheka,Ilya Bystrov,Vijayesh Kumar / Language(s): English Issue: 10/2016

The article reflects an attempt to investigate the relation between economic freedom that is characteristic to a country and economic growth that it achieves. Upon analyzing this relationship, we can state that there is no distinct relation between economic freedom and economic growth, however further analysis in this subject area is required.

Transformacja gospodarcza jako marginalizacja. Gospodarcze i społeczne skutki polskiego czasu przemian

Author(s): Jerzy Klimczak / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1/2017

The article presents one of the possible ways of economical transformation interpretation in Poland. Immanuel Wallerstein’s theory of world-systems was used as the main point of view. The basic premise is as the marginalization of Poland on international arena was aff ected by neo-liberal economic way of transformation. The neo-liberal economic solutions caused also Poland’s return to semi-peripheral position in the modern world-system. The analysis focuses on three factors that can confi rm semi-peripheral status of Poland: ownership structure of enterprises, political and economical dependences of Poland and condition of households in Poland.

Innowacje W Teorii Ekonomii I Rozwoju Myśli Ekonomicznej

Author(s): Marzena Lemanowicz / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2015

The article presents the theory of innovation in the attainment of economic sciences. It reviews the economics literature and looks at the importance of innovation in different economic models. It begins with an analysis of the views of representatives of classical economics, including those of Adam Smith, David Ricardo and Jean-Baptiste Say. This is followed by a discussion of the theory of innovation today, as it is handled in the knowledge-based economy. In analysing the achievements of economic thought, it shows the growing importance of innovation, research and science for socio-economic growth.

Swot-aнализ Туризма в Азербайджане

Author(s): Saadet Tagi Kyzy Gandilova / Language(s): Russian Issue: 36/2017

The purpose of this work is to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the development of the tourism industry and the factors that contribute to the growth of the attractiveness of tourism in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Development of a strategy for the development of the tourist complex, as well as opportunities and threats from the external environment, which may affect the success of this event.

Туристичке атракције – кључни елементи туристичке ресурсне основе

Author(s): Jovana Brankov,Dobrica Jovičić / Language(s): English,Serbian Issue: 1/2009

There is no doubt that theory of tourism lags behind increased tourism practice. In order to decrease such gap, theoretical work in tourism must be intensified and permanently reconsidered in future period. Consequently, it is necessary to pay attention to complex analysis and explicit interpretation of important notions that are integral parts of tourism practice, as well as objects of scientific investigations. The subject of this paper is analysis of complex structure of tourism resource base. Specially are focused two relevant tourism notions - tourist resources and tourist attractions (tourist motives). Analysis of their meaning, interrelationship and differences is made, relying on basic tourismological principles and critical review of contemporary experts opinions in this domain. Correct interpretation, setting the correlation and distinction between tourism relevant notions, at the same time require great responsibility and duty of tourismologists, tourism geographers, economists and other experts in the field of tourism to contribute to strengthening of tourism theory, adequately influencing on growing tourism practice.

Природни ресурси као фактор социоекономског развоја Полимља

Author(s): Snežana Vujadinović,Dejan Šabić,Mila A. Pavlović / Language(s): English,Serbian Issue: 2/2009

Polimlje is situated in the south-western part of Serbia, in the Raska region. In the morphological and spatial functional view this is a heterogeneous area which spreads over the Lim river basin in Serbia and Montenegro. The area of the Lim river basin is 5 784 km2, whereof 1 541.3 km2 belong to the Uvac river basin. The territories of the following municipalities belong to Polimlje in Serbia: Priboj, Prijepolje, Nova Varos and Sjenica. Natural resources of the region are explored insufficiently, whereof waters, ores, pastures, meadows and forests are significant in the economic sense. The prevalence and distribution of the natural resources have been pointed out in the paper, with an emphasis on the explanation of the quality of reserves and economic justification of exploitation. The hydro energetic potential of the Uvac, the largest tributary of the Lim, is significant. The priorities and directions of the regional development have been emphasized on the basis of uneven natural resources distribution. Taking into consideration the natural potentials, agriculture (cattle breeding) and energetic should be the main stakeholders of the economic development in the region.

THE CONTRIBUTION OF UNCITRAL TO THE HARMONIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS LAW BESIDES THE CISG

Author(s): Luca G. Castellani / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2011

This article discusses two lesser-known UNCITRAL texts on sale of goods law: the Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods (the Limitation Convention) and the Uniform Rules on Contract Clauses for an Agreed Sum Due upon Failure of Performance. It illustrates the importance of the Limitation Convention for regional economic integration, in particular, in Eastern Europe, and makes suggestions for legislative activities relating to this Convention with a view to promoting its use and uniform interpretation. Finally, it argues that technical assistance in trade law reform may be particularly effective in addressing certain consequences of globalization, and therefore calls for increased attention of international actors to this field of work.

Gospodarka współdzielenia – pojęcie, źródła, potencjał

Author(s): Barbara Sztokfisz / Language(s): Polish Issue: 6/2017

The paper presents a theoretical overview of definitions of the sharing economy. It emphasises the role of the access to goods and services, which are systematically taking the place of ownership. It refers to the main categorizations presented in the literature as well as the genesis of the concept. It presents the sharing economy as an alternative model of consumption, one which seeks to increase the efficiency of the resources creating new value for societies. This new value is largely possible through the digital revolution providing previously inaccessible tools, through new quality in interpersonal relationships as well as increasing social awareness. The aim of the paper is to provide a systematic review of the literature and to clarify the principle of true sharing as opposed to a profit-based orientation.