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Grzegorz W. Kołodko (2021/5, Articles,
Shortageflation 3.0. War Economy – State Capitalism – Pandemic Crisis
The crisis caused by the pandemic has induced governments and central banks to undertake non-orthodox actions aimed at the protection of people’s living standards and the maintenance of production and service activities of enterprises. The policy of the aggressive rise in money supply has resulted in a considerable increase in budget deficits and foreign debts. In this context, it is (...)
Jakub Rok (2020/5, Articles,
The current model of socio-economic development, aimed at maximizing income – understood as a proxy for well-being, has contributed to environmental degradation on an unprecedented scale. As a result, new research strands have emerged, seeking both to redefine the concept of well-being and to better incorporate the complexity of natural ecosystems in economic thinking. This article is an (...)
Jerzy Hausner (2020/2, Articles,
Economics and Social Imaginarium
Old theories and economic ideas do not fit the new reality. They cannot be the basis of proper economic policies. The economic model in which efficiency predominates over productivity to the extent that the latter is weakened or even neglected becomes useless in modern world. Economics should return to its tradition of being deeply rooted in moral philosophy. Economics cannot be focused on (...)
Yulia Slobodyanik, Lyudmyla Chyzhevska (2019/4, Miscellanea,
The effective, accountable, and transparent financial control of the government plays a crucial role in sustainable development Goals achievement. Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) are able to enhance the accountability of state administrative bodies towards society for utilized resources and the performance results. Building the capacity of the SAIs, sharing foreign experience and (...)
Stanisław Czaja, Krzysztof Malaga (2019/3, Nobel Prize Laureates,
William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer: Laureates of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2018
The Alfred Nobel Prize awarded by the Royal Academy in Sweden in the field of economics since 1969, is an expression of the highest respect for the most prominent economists in the world. The article presents the biographical outline and selected elements of the achievements of two winners of this award, which in 2018 was awarded to William Dawbney Nordhaus and Paul Michael Romer. The study (...)
Li Sheng, Tao Li, Jie Gao (2019/2, Miscellanea,
Effects of Foreign Capital on Tourism: Evidence from Macao and Hong Kong
Although most economists defend the positive role of foreign investors in tourism development, a number of tourism geography studies present divergent views on the local impact of foreign investment on host communities. To trace the issue to its root, a simple analytical framework has been developed to show that the effects of free capital mobility highly depend on the geographical size and (...)
Circular Economy as an Alternative Environment Oriented Economic Concept for Ukraine
Globalization processes and European integration of Ukraine require the consideration of a complex system of international norms in the state policy development. The priority direction of international organizations’ activity in the sphere of economy is sustainable development, in order to ensure the implementation of the goals of which there is a need for the introduction of a circular (...)
Andrzej Czyżewski, Sebastian Stępień (2017/6, Articles,
New Economic Foundations of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of European Union
The aim of the article is to assess the evolution of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union in the context of the concepts of industrial and sustainable development, as alternative options reflecting the neoliberal vs institutional model of economy. The authors try to assess various instruments of this policy from the point of view of: (1) reasoning behind the financial (...)
Jakub Sukiennik, Zbigniew Dokurno, Bogusław Fiedor (2017/2, Articles,
The System of Institutional Equilibrium and the Process of Institutional Change
Analytical tools available for social sciences, including economics, are well adjusted to the analysis of static situation but they do not fully explain and do not allow to understand some of the processes in the changing world. This article is an attempt to indicate tools for analysing the process of institutional change, whose importance was already emphasized by H. Simon. The paper (...)
Dagmara K. Zuzek, Bartosz Mickiewicz (2016/6, Miscellanea,
Sustainable Development: A Challenge for Logistics Processes in Modern Enterprises
Choosing a sustainable approach to logistics solutions requires meeting many challenges and cooperation between all the elements of this process, since it necessitates reconciling many economic, social, and environmental objectives. The paper shows the general principles of the idea of sustainable development in relation to enterprises’ logistics activities. It also points out the elements (...)
Wiktor Rutkowski (2016/2, Articles,
Economic Inequalities vs. Economic Development and Social Well-being
This is a contribution to the discussion about the impact of economic inequalities on economic development and social well-being. The rising inequalities in income and wealth distribution, seen in many countries including the most developed ones, have reached a level, which can hardly be explained by traditional economic concepts and which cannot be accepted from the axiological point of (...)
Bogusław Fiedor, Bartosz Scheuer, Zbigniew Dokurno (2016/1, Articles,
The sustainable development Paradigm and Contemporary Macroeconomics: the Epistemological Approach
The paper is an attempt at answering the following question: whether or to what extent is it possible to include the paradigm of sustainable development into contemporary orthodox economics. In other words, it is a question about the possibility of incorporating the ecological economics and/or sustainability economics, as based on this paradigm into the mainstream macroeconomics. The (...)
Grzegorz W. Kołodko (2014/2, Articles,
The New Pragmatism, or Economics and Politics for the Future
Not only is economics a means of interpreting the past and analysing the present, but it must become an instrument that can be used to read and shape the future. On the one hand, it should show the development of inevitable future socio-economic processes, with their links to culture and technology, politics and the environment, for which we need to be properly prepared well in advance. On (...)
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