The Challenges of Sustained Development

The Role of Socio-cultural Factors in East-central Europe
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-963-7326-00-4
Verlag: Central European University Press

Buch, Englisch, 247 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 365 g

This book addresses these questions in a comprehensive way. It delves into the inter-relations between the major factors of developmental performance and looks at their effects on sustained societal development. A vast amount of statistical data on social and economic factors in selected European countries is grouped into 31 easy-to-handle tables and analyzed along the following constructs: civilizational competence; social capital; cognitive mobilization; quality of governance; entrepreneurial spirit; social cohesion; and openness to the international environment. The analysis, based on theories and indicators of development, reveals that, in spite of the progress since the fall of Communism, countries in Central and Eastern Europe still fall short of having been transformed into propulsive, "vibrant" societies, with intellectually open-minded, socially and technologically innovative environments

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roncevic, Borut

Makarovic, Matej

Tomšic, Matevž

Adam, Frane

Ron¿evi¿, Borut

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. INTRODUCTION: THE POINT OF DEPARTURE 4 2. CIVILISATIONAL COMPETENCE 17 3. SOCIAL CAPITAL 40 4. COGNITIVE MOBILISATION 63 5. QUALITY OF GOVERNANCE 86 6. ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT 108 7. SOCIAL COHESION 131 8. THE OPENNESS OF SOCIETIES 151 9. DEVELOPMENTAL PERFORMANCE 174 10. CONCLUSION 198 REFERENCES 202 DATABASES 212

Über Autor(innen)

Adam, Frane
Frane Adam, Ph.D. is Professor of Sociology at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences.

Tomšic, Matevž
Matevž Tomšic, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Research Fellow 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.