Global Trends In Eastern Europe

Author : Professor Nikolai Genov
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781409489009

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Global Trends in Eastern Europe by Professor Nikolai Genov Pdf

Eastern Europe was once clearly defined by the centralized political and economic organization of the societies in the region. They shared the same official ideology and were members of the same alliances. After 1989, the region collapsed in an economic, political and cultural implosion. What were the moving forces of this profound change? What are its consequences? Could we try to reasonably foresee any future developments? In this thought-provoking book, Nikolai Genov presents a systematic description and explanation of Eastern European societal transformations after 1989. They are interpreted as adaptations to four global trends; upgrading the rationality of organizations; individualization; spreading of instrumental activism; and universalization of value-normative systems. Adaptations to these trends have generally been successful. However, Genov notes that the process is marked by many failures as well. They are mostly caused by path dependency in the societal development and by the varying quality of relevant decisions, other destructive developments are due to contradictions in the global trends themselves. Guided by the assumption that the societal and supranational integration mechanisms in Eastern Europe before 1989 could not resist the overwhelming power of global trends, Genov's controversial findings question visions about the end of history and simultaneously strengthen the confidence that most complex macro-social processes can be rationally managed. A timely book allowing for a much needed engagement in contemporary debates on the controversial processes in Eastern European transitions.

Author : Nikolai Genov
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317127239

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Global Trends in Eastern Europe by Nikolai Genov Pdf

Eastern Europe was once clearly defined by the centralized political and economic organization of the societies in the region. They shared the same official ideology and were members of the same alliances. After 1989, the region collapsed in an economic, political and cultural implosion. What were the moving forces of this profound change? What are its consequences? Could we try to reasonably foresee any future developments? In this thought-provoking book, Nikolai Genov presents a systematic description and explanation of Eastern European societal transformations after 1989. They are interpreted as adaptations to four global trends; upgrading the rationality of organizations; individualization; spreading of instrumental activism; and universalization of value-normative systems. Adaptations to these trends have generally been successful. However, Genov notes that the process is marked by many failures as well. They are mostly caused by path dependency in the societal development and by the varying quality of relevant decisions, other destructive developments are due to contradictions in the global trends themselves. Guided by the assumption that the societal and supranational integration mechanisms in Eastern Europe before 1989 could not resist the overwhelming power of global trends, Genov's controversial findings question visions about the end of history and simultaneously strengthen the confidence that most complex macro-social processes can be rationally managed. A timely book allowing for a much needed engagement in contemporary debates on the controversial processes in Eastern European transitions.

Author : Nikolai Genov
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 1409409651

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Global Trends in Eastern Europe by Nikolai Genov Pdf

In this thought-provoking book, Nikolai Genov presents a systematic description and explanation of Eastern European societal transformations after 1989 as a consequence of global trends.

Author : Nistoreanu, Puiu
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781799814252

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New Trends and Opportunities for Central and Eastern European Tourism by Nistoreanu, Puiu Pdf

Within the past decade, there has been a re-emergence of tourism in Europe, especially in the central and eastern regions. With socialism becoming a distant memory, these former communist countries are now attractive destinations for travel. Research on this current phenomenon is essential, as professionals and scientists must stay informed on the modern development of this global region. New Trends and Opportunities for Central and Eastern European Tourism provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of contemporary tourism in Eastern Europe and its effect on economics and sociology. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as monument protection, economic features, and socialist architecture, this book is ideally designed for travel agents, tour developers, restaurateurs, hotel management, economic analysts, government officials, policymakers, tourism journalists, tourism practitioners, researchers, and professors seeking current research on the development of travel in Eastern and Central Europe.

Author : National Intelligence Council
Publisher : Cosimo Reports
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1646794974

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Global Trends 2040 by National Intelligence Council Pdf

"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.

Author : Matthias Schwartz,Heike Winkel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137385130

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Eastern European Youth Cultures in a Global Context by Matthias Schwartz,Heike Winkel Pdf

The demise of state Socialisms caused radical social, cultural and economic changes in Eastern Europe. Since then, young people have been confronted with fundamental disruptions and transformations to their daily environment, while an unsettling, globalized world substantially reshapes local belongings and conventional values. In times of multiple instabilities and uncertainties, this volume argues, young people prefer to try to adjust to given circumstances than to adopt the behaviour of potential rebellious, adolescent role models, dissident counter-cultures or artistic breakings of taboo. Eastern European Youth Cultures in a Global Context takes this situation as a starting point for an examination of generational change, cultural belongings, political activism and everyday practices of young people in different Eastern European countries from an interdisciplinary perspective. It argues that the conditions of global change not only call for a differentiated evaluation of youth cultures, but also for a revision of our understanding of 'youth' itself – in Eastern Europe and beyond.

Author : The World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821386964

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Trends in Corruption and Regulatory Burden in Eastern Europe and Central Asia by The World Bank Pdf

Historically countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia have faced a number of obstacles in their transition to democracy and market-based economies. These obstacles include higher levels of corruption, and greater administrative and regulatory burdens as they pass laws and implement programs to combat corruption and promote private sector development. This report uses the results of the most recent Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) to examine trends in corruption and administrative burden of regulations on private sector firms in 29 Eastern European and Central Asian countries. The results show overall positive trends in the Eastern Europe and Central Asian region in terms of incidence of corruption and the burden placed on private sector firms by administrative and other regulations. . The most notable and definitive finding from the 2008 BEEPS is a continuation in the favorable trend regarding firms payment of administrative bribes. Across the region, there has been progress made in the perceptions of bribery and unofficial payments. Frequency of bribe-paying fell significantly in the areas of taxes, customs and imports and courts, for the region overall and in most countries. The report examines several factors that influence the level of administrative corruption, including regulatory burden, strength of anti-corruption legislation, and income (among others). Results show that countries with greater capacity to enforce and implement anti-corruption measures are less likely to have high levels of corruption and incidence of graft. The results presented in the report show that countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia are no longer facing higher corruption or regulatory burden than firms in comparable non-transition countries.

Author : Michael Radu
Publisher : Praeger Publishers
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105001677686

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Eastern Europe and the Third World by Michael Radu Pdf

Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231000126

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World trends in freedom of expression and media development: regional overview of Central and Eastern Europe by UNESCO Pdf

Author : Ken Roberts
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0230214444

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Youth in Transition by Ken Roberts Pdf

Young people in Eastern Europe are more advanced in some global trends than in the west. This original approach to youth studies explores life transitions, covering all aspects of young people's lives from education and work to family and leisure. Written by a popular author, this engaging book is key reading for all students of youth studies.

Author : Puiu Nistoreanu
Publisher : Business Science Reference
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Tourism
ISBN : 1799814246

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New Trends and Opportunities for Central and Eastern European Tourism by Puiu Nistoreanu Pdf

Author : Iliana Zloch-Christy
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023146009

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Eastern Europe and the World Economy by Iliana Zloch-Christy Pdf

Twelve contributions assess transition problems and look for an understanding of how to proceed. The prospects for economic and political relations between Eastern Europe and the European Union, the World Trade Organization, and the international community as a whole are discussed, as well as trends in global and regional development strategies, government policies, privatization, foreign investment, and external balances. Some of the chapters were presented at the IV annual Meeting of the European Association of Comparative Economic Studies in Grenoble, France, September 1996; but the editor has compiled an integrated and coherent book rather than a loose conference proceedings. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Michael J. Morley,Noreen Heraty,Snejina Michailova
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134135349

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Managing Human Resources in Central and Eastern Europe by Michael J. Morley,Noreen Heraty,Snejina Michailova Pdf

Against the backdrop of ancient cultures, a communist legacy and eventual institutional atrophy, many of the societies of Central and Eastern Europe have pursued aggressive development trajectories since the early 1990s. This part of Europe is now characterized by a rising economic heterogeneity and a rapidly changing socio-cultural context, underscored by waves of restructuring, privatization, increasing foreign direct investment and an emerging individualism. While there has been a growing interest in the transition economies in the past number of years, the contemporary nature of human resource management in these societies is not well-documented. This long-awaited text seeks to chart the contemporary landscape of HRM in this region. In doing this, it describes key aspects of the transition process as experienced in each of the economies under consideration, as well as describing key legislative and labour market developments and reforms. Finally, it discusses key trends in HRM policy and practice.

Author : Anastasiya Astapova,Onoriu Colăcel,Corneliu Pintilescu,Tamás Scheibner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000214796

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Conspiracy Theories in Eastern Europe by Anastasiya Astapova,Onoriu Colăcel,Corneliu Pintilescu,Tamás Scheibner Pdf

This collection of state-of-the-art essays explores conspiracy cultures in post-socialist Eastern Europe, ranging from the nineteenth century to contemporary manifestations. Conspiracy theories about Freemasons, Communists and Jews, about the Chernobyl disaster, and about George Soros and the globalist elite have been particularly influential in Eastern Europe, but they have also been among the most prominent worldwide. This volume explores such conspiracy theories in the context of local Eastern European histories and discourses. The chapters identify four major factors that have influenced cultures of conspiracy in Eastern Europe: nationalism (including ethnocentrism and antisemitism), the socialist past, the transition period, and globalization. The research focuses on the impact of imperial legacies, nation-building, and the Cold War in the creation of conspiracy theories in Eastern Europe; the effects of the fall of the Iron Curtain and conspiracism in a new democratic setting; and manifestations of viral conspiracy theories in contemporary Eastern Europe and their worldwide circulation with the global rise of populism. Bringing together a diverse landscape of Eastern European conspiracism that is a result of repeated exchange with the "West," the book includes case studies that examine the history, legacy, and impact of conspiracy cultures of Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, the former Yugoslav countries, and the former Soviet Union. The book will appeal to scholars and students of conspiracy theories, as well as those in the areas of political science, area studies, media studies, cultural studies, psychology, philosophy, and history, among others. Politicians, educators, and journalists will find this book a useful resource in countering disinformation in and about the region.

Author : Michael Landesmann,István P. Székely
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 303057704X

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Does EU Membership Facilitate Convergence? The Experience of the EU's Eastern Enlargement - Volume II by Michael Landesmann,István P. Székely Pdf

This edited volume analyses the channels through which EU membership contributed to the convergence process of member countries in the Baltics, Central-Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. These channels include trade, investment, finance, labour, and laws and institutions. Global integration has certainly played an important role. A large part of FDI flows and financial integration in the world have been persistent features of globalization. Have these countries experienced more intensive integration through these channels because of EU membership, with its much tighter institutional and political anchorage, than their fundamentals and global trends would suggest? Contributions by lead researchers of the area address different aspects of this question. .