Roncevic / Adam / Tomšic The Challenges of Sustained Development

The Role of Socio-cultural Factors in East-central Europe
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-963-386-391-6
Verlag: Amsterdam University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roncevic, Borut

Tomšic, Matevž

Makarovic, Matej

Adam, Frane

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Makarovic, Matej
Matej Makarovic, Ph.D. is Assistant 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.

Adam, Frane
Frane Adam, Ph.D. is 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.

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. Tomšic Matevž:

Matevž Tomšic, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Research Fellow at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences.