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The objective of this article is to emphasize the importance of family and religion from a social perspective in today’s Romanian society. As social manifestations, family and religion are perennial forms of human manifestations in general throughout history. The degree, the intensity and the forms in which they crystallize at a certain historical moment in a society put it in the light and offer a comparison term between this and other societies. At present, the research of the relevance that family and religion have in the Romanian society represents an opportunity to clarify it in the context of the European society, by comparison, at least, with the relevance that these manifestations have in the society in other countries. In this article, there are brought to discussions the various studies and research at European and Romanian level regarding the relevance of family and religion in a European and Romanian social context. Their study in the context of Romanian society is relevant also due to the particularity of Romanian society as a transition society from a totalitarian society, controlled by the state in the communist regime, in which they intervened massively in terms of the organization of the family and the expression of religious beliefs, to an open society of democratic type in which the individual is given the freedom of option in respect of the organization of his family and religious beliefs.
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Experiences of measures developed in accordance with the methodology of the national accounts confirm the advantages of this system. They show also a need for further analysis of other complementary indicators, in addition to GDP, in particular, describing the development of social and life quality indicators. This paper presents the Polish national account system and its role in official statistics, and against this background – goals, capabilities and limitations of the system. The Authors present its current situation and the main directions of research in the coming years, determined by the implementation and application of new standards and methodologies (SNA 2008, ESA 2010), the continued development of an information base for the socio-economic analyses as well as monitoring new research initiatives and events at home and on the global scene.
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The paper presents an overview of methods, models and tools for quality management in official statistics and their role in building public trust in official statistics by obtaining reliable statistical data. However, even the most modern institutional and operational solutions in the field of quality management may be of little use if the statisticians are not adequately prepared to understand and implement them in everyday statistical practice. This is possible through the development of appropriate professional competence, informed participation of statisticians in changes and the use of their intellectual potential.
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This paper focuses on a quantitative analysis of the Polish think tanks’ research potential in the area of international security. Five Polish NGO institutions of expertise were assessed. The analysis concerning the background and priorities of the activity was made for the period 2008-2013. The summary finishes with conclusions.
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As a theory that sets some basic principles according to which a good government, whatever its form, must be run, democracy offers good prospect for achieving national development of especially heterogeneous societies. The common feature of democratic governance is its emphasis on improving the socio-economic welfare of the people and this is synonymous with the idea of national development. All over the world, democracy is prioritized because it is assumed to have the magic wand to effectively deal with inter and intra group conflicts arising from the democratic method. But the Nigerian experience with democracy is not very pleasant. The people’s votes in most cases have refused to count. While ethno-religious violence is rife in the polity, the economy remain on its kneel with abject poverty as a recurring decimal among the people. The popular expectations, that democracy will resolve all these challenges have largely been unattained. Therefore, it is against this backdrop, that this study explored the effect of democracy on national development in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. A descriptive method was adopted and cross-sectional data were collected across the twenty five Local Government Areas in Delta State with the aid of a structured questionnaire. Non- probabilistic sampling techniques comprising of purposeful and convenience techniques were used to elicit information via questionnaire from 400 respondents. Data were analysed using Pearson product moment correlation and regression analysis. The result of the study revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between democracy and national development in Nigeria’s fourth republic. Thus, the study recommends among others that the political leaders should adhere to the basic tenents of democracy and constitutionalism to promote good governance and foster national development.
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The aim of the paper is to investigate to what extent public strategies and specific key performance indicators (KPI) explain differences regarding achieved public performance across European Union (EU) member countries. It is supposed that after almost twenty years, the organizational renewal of public administration should improve countries that are faced with low customer satisfaction, tight fiscal space and administrative constraints and achieve stability, distribution, and economic performance. Our findings provide empirical evidence for the need of developing systems capable to handle contested and multiple performance indicators, striking a balance in the degree of ‘measure pressure’ and minimizing dysfunctional effects.
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The aspects of adaptation of Ukrainian legislation in the field of provision of administrative services to the requirements and standards of the European Community are considered. The article analyzes the concept of “administrative service”, describes the standardization in the system of providing administrative services, administrative and legal regulation in this area, outlines the main directions of improvement of legislation aimed at improving the quality. It is emphasized that the adaptation of the Ukrainian legislation to the EU legislation is to bring national legislation closer to the modern European system of law. Adaptation is an integral part of integration processes, a prerequisite for the harmonization of national legislation with the legislation of international organizations.
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Offshore jurisdictions have attracted increasing attention in recent years, both in Romania and in the world. The concerns of non-tax haven countries are (or should be) not to lose their budget revenues. Usually, the impact of the offshore jurisdictions on national economies is analysed through the inflows and outflows of foreign direct investments. Given the lack of relevant information regarding offshore jurisdictions, statistics on direct investments are among the few data available. This paper is an exploratory study that aims to analyse the evolution of the number of companies with investors in tax havens and the size of the share capital held by them in the period 2001-2019. In this regard, we used annual statistics on Romanian companies with foreign investors. The results show that out of all companies with foreign investors, on average, approximately 11.1% have shareholders from tax havens. On the other hand, they hold on average about 37% of the share capital of all companies with foreign shareholders.
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We draw attention on the enrichment of the Romanian research literature with the doctoral thesis entitled “The Myth of the Savior in the communication strategies in the presidential election campaigns in post-December Romania”, elaborated by Ariana-Loreta Guga under the coordination of Prof. PhD. Sandu Frunză and defended in 2020 in order to obtain the title of PhD in Political Sciences at "Babeş-Bolyai" University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The author pursues a transdisciplinary approach, that has, as a central point, the field of political communication, which is approached by referencing theories and tools in the area of political and administrative sciences, sociology, management but also in the field of applied ethics.
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Nowadays the tourism industry faces major changes given the vast possibilities for the development of a collaborative economy in tourism that brings forth a new marketplace where consumers rely on each other -changing renting, swapping, and sharing their accommodation locations. The purpose of the present paper is to answer one of the most important challenges of the City of Brașov in Romania, which is the management of the touristic offer. The paper provides a quantitative-qualitative research approach that analyzes - based on semi-structured surveys with the users of collaborative platforms - the perception of travelers concerning the development of collaborative tourism in Brasov County. The management of touristic offer should take into account the pressure that this new type of renting may be exerting on the local economy, especially considering unfair competition on other segments of the tourist market and the change in the physiognomy of the cities of Brașov County.
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Natural ecosystems are extremely exposed to the ever-increasing changes in population growth and the expanded need for resources. The economic capitalization of their constituent elements makes their degradation and conversion more profitable than conserving them. Nevertheless, mankind is mindful of nature’s value, and over time has developed its policy and means of protection and conservation to help it integrate its actions so that they respect the paradigm of sustainable development. Most of the ecosystem’s functions are, also, economic. The process of determining the economic value of an ecosystem is a laborious approach that involves specific instruments that depend on many variables. These variables are induced by the innate/ natural transformations of the biogeographical environment or by particular situations generated by extreme phenomena. This study addresses the economic value of natural areas (with the example of the Bucegi Natural Park –B.N.P.) in a methodological context focused on international studies, with results in certain protected areas in Romania. The established report managed to provide an economic value obtained both from the revenues generated from the costs for visitors and jobs and through the capitalization of the non-commercial benefits. As an important element in our investigation, we took into consideration the pressures and menaces identified in protected areas. Natural activities (geological and geomorphological events, climate changes) and anthropogenic events (e.g. development of residential and commercial spaces, transport corridors and services, tourism activities) associated with negative elements (pollution, hunting and overfishing, degradation) involve costs. Dedicated by ever-changing legislation, inadequate financial support, and a faulty management approach, they tend to balance the scale against the benefits. The economic valorization of the components defining a protected natural area serves as an advantage for all involved parts. This must be performed within the limits of the actual legal framework but in the spirit of protection and respect for nature in all its’ forms.
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The right to mother tongue education, before being seen as a linguistic right specific to minorities, or as a particularity of the right to education, must first of all be seen as a unique, fundamental right, alongside the other rights of children. Language is essential for human culture, being considered one of the most important expressions of identity (Ozfidan, 2014). This fact highlights the importance of language aspects and their significance for ethnic and linguistic minorities. Linguistics rights can be described as a series of obligations of the state to recognize and support the use of the languages of national minorities. The importance of these rights has implications for the inclusion and social participation of members of a minority.
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The present article aims to present selective aspects regarding the Constitutional Court of Romania and of the Republic of Moldova case law about the right of a person aggrieved by a public authority. The right of a person aggrieved by a public authority is constitutionally guaranteed in Romania and in the Republic of Moldova. The constitutional guarantee of the right of a person aggrieved by a public authority represents the constitutional legal basis of assuming the responsibility of the public authorities before the citizen, respectively before the injured person in a right or in a legitimate interest, having as consequence his legal protection, the latter, by cancelling the disposition and repairing the damages. The methods used in drawing up this study are: the comparative method, the historical method, the logical method, the sociological method and the quantitative method. The results of this research have highlighted selective aspects regarding the Constitutional Court of Romania and of the Republic of Moldova case law about the right of a person aggrieved by a public authority.
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The „fiducia” represents a new institution in the legal system of the Republic of Moldova, being introduced by the Law on the modernization of the Civil Code and the amendment of some legislative acts, no. 133 of 15.11.2018, in force since 01.03.2019. In the process of elaborating the legal framework, the legislator took into account international legislative developments, including the provisions of the Civil Code of Romania. However, the basic source of regulation in the Republic of Moldova was the Book X –„Fiducia” of the Draft Common Frame of Reference of the European Union. Therefore, there is a considerable difference between the „fiducia” under the Civil Code of the Republic of Moldova and the „fiducia” under the Civil Code of Romania. This article aims to present in a comparative aspect the institution of „fiducia” in the light of the regulations of both states. Mainly, some terminological issues will be discussed and some conceptual similarities and differences will be revealed, which concern important aspects such as: sources of „fiducia”, fiduciary parties, conditions, grounds for termination of the „fiducia” etc.
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The article is dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the birth of Mykolas Romeris, the most famous and most deserving Lithuanian lawyer of all time. The article aims to reveal the development of the institute of administrative court in the world and in Lithuania by analyzing the content of M. Romeris’ monograph „Administrative Court“. The monograph „Administrative Court“ is written in a complex language. The reason for this is the lack of administrative law terms and studies in Lithuania. Moreover, it is obvious that the author himself, while writing this work, studied and tried to understand the phenomenon of administrative law and administrative justice.
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The paper analyzes the organization of local self-government in the Republic of Kosovo through the prism of the Constitution, the Law on Local Self-Government, and other laws that affect the work and functioning of municipalities. In the social context, local self-government is very important. Citizens exercise most of their rights through the competencies of local self-government. With the European Charter of Local Self-Government, the Council of Europe has set the standards of local self-government that are implemented by its members. Kosovo is not a member of the Council of Europe, but through UNMIK regulations and its normative acts, it applies the standards of the Charter. The Republic of Kosovo, with the help of the international community and non-governmental organizations, strives to become a modern, democratic state and a member of the European Union. Along the way, Kosovo is implementing the reforms needed to comply with EU acts. In addition to presenting the organization of local self-government in Kosovo, this paper intends to determine the extent to which the Law on Local Self-Government is harmonized with the European Charter of Local Self-Government.
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