The Challenges of Sustained Development
The Role of Socio-cultural Factors in East-central Europe
1st Edition
Published on 1. October 2004
247 pages
978-963-386-391-6 (ISBN)
Description
The book presents a model of the major factors of developmental performance, their inter-relations and effects that are supposed to generate sustained societal development. They include cultural traditions, social capital, cognitive mobilization, quality of governance, entrepreneurial spirit, social cohesion and openness toward international environments. These factors are measured by many empirical indicators; the data are presented for the old and new members of the European Union as well as the other European nations. The significance of the factors in the model is both tested and confirmed using the fuzzy set analysis. Successful accomplishment of institutional reforms is necessary but not sufficient condition for system competitiveness. The results imply that broader socio-cultural factors discussed in the book are necessary: a country can only embark on positive developmental trends if all factors are present simultaneously, since cumulative effect and synergy are required.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Budapest
Hungary
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
File size
2,10 MB
ISBN-13
978-963-386-391-6 (9789633863916)
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Borut Roncevic | Matej Makarovic | Matevz Tomsic
The Challenges of Sustained Development
The Role of Socio-cultural Factors in East-central Europe
Book
10/2004
Central European University Press
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Persons
Adam Frane:
Frane Adam, Ph.D. is Professor of Sociology at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences. Makarovic Matej:
Matej Makarovic, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences. Roncevic Borut:
Borut Roncevic, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the School of Business and Management in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. Tomsic Matevz:
Matevz Tomsic, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Research Fellow at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences.
Frane Adam, Ph.D. is Professor of Sociology at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences. Makarovic Matej:
Matej Makarovic, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences. Roncevic Borut:
Borut Roncevic, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the School of Business and Management in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. Tomsic Matevz:
Matevz Tomsic, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Research Fellow at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences.
Content
1. INTRODUCTION: THE POINT OF DEPARTURE 2. CIVILISATIONAL COMPETENCE 3. SOCIAL CAPITAL 4. COGNITIVE MOBILISATION 5. QUALITY OF GOVERNANCE 6. ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT 7. SOCIAL COHESION 8. THE OPENNESS OF SOCIETIES 9. DEVELOPMENTAL PERFORMANCE 10. CONCLUSION REFERENCES DATABASES
