Economic Theory And Politics Of Regional Development: One View Of The Origin And Transformation

Economic development, as the original (natural) aspiration and primordial need of every individual, as well as society as a whole, has its own regional aspect in addition to the national one, which, under the influence of numerous factors, always takes place and is realized as an uneven development. The unevenness of regional development is, therefore, constant, that is, its existence represents a general legality. In conditions where development takes place as a spontaneous and not as a socially directed process, unevenness leads to the appearance of large regional differences. That is why there is a permanent need to study regional development, and this need is becoming more and more relevant every day. This is, first of all, the result of the fact that during many years of research it has been confirmed that regional development, due to its importance and impact on overall socio-economic flows, quite justifiably represents one of the central areas of interest of economic science. In addition, the topicality of the study of regional development is growing as a result of the emergence and presence of large regional differences in the economic reality of many countries, regardless of their level of development. Over time, in accordance with changes in the global environment, socio-political, and on that basis, economic systems, the way of observing and understanding regional development has also changed. Starting from the above-mentioned positions, the goal of the research is to, based on relevant theoretical knowledge, look at the origin and development trends of the theory and policy of regional development

Copper and zinc concentrations in atherosclerotic plaque and serum in relation to lipid metabolism in patients with carotid atherosclerosis

© 2015, Institut za Vojnomedicinske Naucne Informacije/Documentaciju. All rights reserved. Background/Aim. Some oligoelements are now investigated as possibly having a role in atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to compare the concentrations of copper and zinc in the serum and carotid plaque and parameters of lipid metabolism in patients with different morphology of carotid atherosclerotic plaque. Methods. Carotid endarterectomy due to the significant atherosclerotic stenosis was performed in 91 patients (mean age 64 ± 7). The control group consisted of 27 patients (mean age 58 ± 9), without carotid atherosclerosis. Atheroscletoric plaques were divided into four morphological groups, according to ultrasonic and intraoperative characteristics. Copper and zinc concentrations in the plaque, carotid artery and serum were measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Results. Serum copper concentrations were statistically significantly higher in the patients with hemorrhagic in comparison to those with calcified plaque (1.2 ± 0.9 μmol/L vs 0.7 ± 0.2 μmol/L, respectively; p = 0.021). Zinc concentrations were statistically significantly lower in plaques of the patients with fibrolipid in comparison to those with calcified plaques (22.1 ± 16.3 μg/g vs 38.4 ± 25.8 μg/g, respectively; p = 0.024). A negative significant correlation was found for zinc and triglycerides in the serum in all the patients (r = -0.52, p = 0.025). In the control group we also demonstrated a positive significant correlation for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and copper in the serum (r = 0.54, p = 0.04). Conclusion. The data obtained in the current study are consistent with the hypothesis that high copper and lower zinc levels may contribute to atherosclerosis and its sequelae as factors in a multifactorial disease. Further studies are necessary in order to conclude whether high concentration of copper and zinc in the serum could be risk factors for atherosclesrosis

Państwo, gospodarka, społeczeństwo w integrującej się Europie TOM 2

Ze wstępu: "Sekcja Zarządzania i Marketingu w ramach III Międzynarodowej Konferencji organizowanej przez Krakowską Szkołę Wyższą im. A. F. Modrzewskiego obradowała pod hasłem „Zarządzanie i marketing w procesie globalizacji”. Zarówno procesy globalizacji, jak i integracji obejmują szerokie spektrum przemian we wszystkich dziedzinach życia, do czego nawiązuje tytuł konferencji. Globalizacja jest procesem niekontrolowanym lub kontrolowanym tylko w niewielkim stopniu, integracja zaś podlega kontroli integrujących się państw, zależy od ich woli. Integracja jest łączeniem się mniejszych struktur w większe, dostosowaniem norm, otwarciem na współpracę. Globalizacja wynika przede wszystkim z postępu technicznego, który ułatwił wymianę informacji w skali całego globu. Globalizacja prowadzi w swej konsekwencji do umiędzynarodowienia działalności gospodarczej. Wynalazki z dziedziny multimediów i przetwarzania danych pozwalają przekraczać wiele barier w dziedzinie ekonomii, socjologii, kultury, techniki. W wielu przypadkach może to osłabiać działanie administracji państwowych i programów rządowych kreujących politykę gospodarczą państwa. Szczególnego tempa globalizacja nabiera na rynku finansowym, gdzie wiele produktów czy usług ma niematerialny charakter."(...

Państwo i społeczeństwo w XXI wieku : harmonizacja europejskiej przestrzeni współpracy w dziedzinie prawa, kultury i turystyki

Słowo wstępne "Poszerzenie Unii Europejskiej w maju 2004 roku różniło się zasadniczo od wcześniejszych. Wymagało bowiem od państw kandydujących nie tylko ogromnego wysiłku dostosowawczego. Daje się ono porównać raczej z początkowym okresem integracji. Wtedy także trzeba było wkroczyć na zupełnie nieznane ścieżki, które stopniowo doprowadziły do jednolitego systemu instytucjonalnego i prawnego, na którym dziś opiera się Wspólnota. Kraje środkowej części naszego kontynentu wchodziły do Unii również z oczekiwaniem, że członkostwo podniesie rangę tych państw na arenie międzynarodowej oraz jednoznacznie określi ich nową pozycję w Europie. Jednoczenie się Europy jest wyrazem głębokiej wspólnoty kulturowej, czerpiącej ze śródziemnomorskich korzeni naszej cywilizacji."(...

The Key Determinants of Serbian Export Strategy

Reintegration of national economy into international economic and political currents is the key supposition for launching the process of its development. "The opening" of economy should enable reconstruction of economic relations with the rest of the world and development of international trade, financial and scientific and technological cooperation. Construction of an open, export-oriented economy means acceleration of the reform processes in all the spheres, as well as a significant improvement of its competitiveness

Analogdesign automation : Topology selection and piccewise linear model generation

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NEW EDUCATION POLICY’S PRIORITIES AS A FUNCTION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF SERBIA

The subject of the analysis is the importance of new education policy of Republic of Serbia, as one of the key factors for economic development, whose dynamics depends on the degree of its realization and capacity of state to implement New Strategy for development of education in Serbia until 2020 (Law on government RS, 2005). In long term, the biggest importance in the process have investments into human capital and education, and research and development. The goal of the paper is to demonstrate that New Strategy for development of education in Serbia until 2020. has responded to requests that educational system should correspond to needs of the economy, to establish active institutional system of linking between science and industry; and that policy of incentives should be focused towards innovation in entrepreneurial sector. The paper starts with hypothesis that level of development of the economy depends on the results of conducted reform in education system, as well as that education system of Republic of Serbia, whose standards lag behind the outstanding legislation standards of European Union, does not satisfy immediate needs of the current economic structure. Defined hypothesis is confirmed in the paper, by the use of comparative legislation analysis of educational policy in European countries and surrounding countries. Basic message of the paper is that establishment of economic development of Republic of Serbia in post-crisis period is closely linked to implementation of education policy whose priorities are given in the New Strategy for educational development in Serbia until 2020, because without reform of education system is impossible to implement structural reforms in the economy

Economic trends in the Transition Process of the Serbian Economy

The economic trends in the 2001 –2008 period are characterized by introducing the numerous reforms, establishing the macroeconomic stability and maintainable and stable economic development, large system restructuring, privatization of enterprises and initiating the convergence process to the EU, which comprises numerous legal adjustments in all economic and social segments. Basic objects of the economic policy were maintaining macroeconomic stability, and simultaneously realizing high rate of the economic growth

Intellectual Capital is a Function of Innovation and Competitiveness of the National Economy

In the second half of the twentieth century, there was a strong development of science, as well as the advance and spreading of technology, which have been recognized as key factors in determining the power and competitiveness of the national economy. One of the main reasons of certain countries coming to their wealth is the level of development of technology. The sole development of science and technology is not enough, but the development of a country depends on the socio - economic system, on its size, on the level of economic development, and on its capabilities to include a larger or smaller number of people in the field of scientific research and development process, as well as on the investments in those fields. Knowledge and modern technology are key factors of competitiveness of the economy to international markets and the increase of exports of technology products and services in international trade. Investments in human capital and technology contribute to economic growth and are a significant factor for innovation - driven national economy