http://library.ime.bg Икономическа библиотека на ИПИ и БМА en Sat, 04 Feb 12 23:23:42 +0200 Sat, 04 Feb 12 23:23:42 +0200 http://library.ime.bg/ MTR CMS rss system library@ime.bg office@mtr-design.com http://library.ime.bg/bulgaria-resourcing-the-judiciary-for-performance-and-accountability Автор(и) : collective
This report examines why, given the increasing resources allocated to the judiciary, there seem to have been only modest improvements in judicial performance. It lifts the veil on the conflicting opinions on the reasons for slow progress on performance and efficiency by analyzing the institutional environment within which the judiciary functions and the key incentives propelling the policy stances and actions of major institutional actors. ]]> 2012-02-02T21:13:52+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/bulgaria-resourcing-the-judiciary-for-performance-and-accountability http://library.ime.bg/bylgariya-resursi-za-funkcioniraneto-i-otchetnostta-na-sydebnata-sistema Автор(и) : колектив
В доклада са изследвани предизвикателствата пред повишаването на ефективността на съдебната система, като от гледна точка на предлагането акцентът е поставен върху разпределението на ресурсите и върху някои въпроси, засягащи управлението, а от гледна точка на търсенето – върху броя на новите дела. Този подход дава възможност да се разгледат факторите на търсенето и на предлагането, които оказват влияние върху работата на съдебната власт, и да се предложат мерки и промени в политиката, които биха позволили търсенето да се управлява по-ефективно, като същевременно се подобри достъпът до правосъдие. ]]> 2012-02-02T21:00:12+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/bylgariya-resursi-za-funkcioniraneto-i-otchetnostta-na-sydebnata-sistema http://library.ime.bg/integraciya-na-kapitaloviya-pazar-i-prilaganeto-na-mifid-bylgarskiyat-opit Автор(и) : колектив
Доклад на Световната банка, който прави преглед на изпълнението на директивата на ЕС за пазарите на финансови инструменти (MiFID), като и предварителна оценка на влиянието на тази директива върху пазара на финансови инструменти в България. Докладът също така отбелязва и какво е научено при прилагането на директивата. Изследването е част от аналитичните услуги на Световна банка и предоставяне на знания на регионално ниво, с основен фокус оценка на приложението на директивата в новите страни членки на ЕС и някои страни кандидатки. ]]> 2012-02-02T20:35:19+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/integraciya-na-kapitaloviya-pazar-i-prilaganeto-na-mifid-bylgarskiyat-opit http://library.ime.bg/bulgaria-accelerating-bulgarias-convergence-the-challenge-of-raising-productivity-1 Автор(и) : collective
The report largely focuses on the supply-side aspects of Bulgaria’s R&D and innovation system, its education delivery, and its labor and product markets, and identifies policy options for their improvement. A companion piece, the Investment Climate Assessment, which is being prepared in parallel, deals with the demand side and, using firm data, identifies the binding constraints to productivity growth from the firm perspective. While there is necessarily some overlap, the two reports together are designed to provide a more comprehensive view of the options to tackle the challenge of boosting productivity. ]]> 2012-02-02T19:52:25+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/bulgaria-accelerating-bulgarias-convergence-the-challenge-of-raising-productivity-1 http://library.ime.bg/bulgaria-accelerating-bulgarias-convergence-the-challenge-of-raising-productivity Автор(и) : collective
The report aims to assist the Bulgarian authorities in identifying options for policies and reforms that would help to boost productivity and employment and thereby economic growth and income convergence. To achieve this, the report looks at Bulgaria’s product and labor markets, human resource development, and R&D and innovation system. The reform options are arranged along a time dimension, ranging from short to medium term. The implications of the proposed policy options for the government’s budget are also briefly explored, including the utilization of EU grant funds. ]]> 2012-02-02T19:49:24+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/bulgaria-accelerating-bulgarias-convergence-the-challenge-of-raising-productivity http://library.ime.bg/long-term-care-policies-for-older-populations-in-new-eu-member-states-and-croatia-challenges-and-opportunities Автор(и) : collective
The new EU member states and Croatia are facing a rapidly aging population. One of the consequences of these demographic changes is the expected increase in demand among the older population for long-term care (LTC). The future demand for LTC services will be driven by two factors: first, the size of the older population (+65), especially the very old (+75) and second, the percentage of older people dependent or severely dependent, and therefore requiring help with Activities of Daily Living (ADL). All four case study countries are facing the double challenge of an increasingly older and more dependent society. The question facing the case study countries, and many others around the world, is how the marked increase of the elderly population will impact future demand for LTC services. For case study countries it is clear that the aging and increasingly dependent population will boost demand for LTC services at the same time the tax base and supply of healthy people to provide them steadily shrinks. Through an evaluation of the global literature on the financing and provision of long-term care services, the study develops a framework for public policy action on LTC. It applies this framework to four countries – Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia and Poland – examining the current state of long-term care in these countries, and, by applying the framework, proposes possible options for policy-makers to consider. ]]> 2012-02-02T17:39:38+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/long-term-care-policies-for-older-populations-in-new-eu-member-states-and-croatia-challenges-and-opportunities http://library.ime.bg/sustainability-of-pension-systems-in-the-new-eu-member-states-and-croatia Автор(и) : collective
This study finds that pension reforms in recent years have improved the efficiency and sustainability of pension systems in the new member states of the European Union and Croatia. However, for many countries, these probably have not gone far enough to ensure long-term sustainability, given the aging of the population. Reforms have included changes to Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) systems, including increases in retirement ages (not at least for women), new benefit formulas, and new indexation mechanism. Some countries (Latvia and Poland) have further strengthened the link of contributions and benefits to the sustainability of the PAYG system through the introduction of national defined contribution accounts. The link is strengthened also by moving to a point system, which has been adopted by many of the countries. Several countries have introduced a second, private, pension pillar, funded through diversion of part of the pension contributions, thereby diversifying risk. However, some countries (in particular the Czech Republic, Slovenia, and Romania) will need to do more to safeguard the long-term viability of their pension systems, while others face challenges to ensure equitable pension systems and adequate living standards for all elderly people. ]]> 2012-02-02T16:24:37+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/sustainability-of-pension-systems-in-the-new-eu-member-states-and-croatia http://library.ime.bg/from-red-to-gray Автор(и) : collective
Demographic trends can have direct implications for labor markets through three primary channels: labor supply, labor productivity, and labor demand (because of shifts in the structure of aggregate demand). This chapter focuses on the first two. The conventional wisdom is that aging societies will face difficult economic and social challenges because of what will inevitably happen in the labor market—that is, output will be reduced because the labor force will shrink as large numbers of workers retire and because older workforces cannot produce at the level of younger ones. ]]> 2012-02-02T16:10:29+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/from-red-to-gray http://library.ime.bg/from-red-to-gray-1 Автор(и) : collective
"The countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union are experiencing a third transition, a transition that overlaps with their recent political and economic transitions. In 2025, more than one in five Bulgarians will be more than 65 years old - up from just 13 percent in 1990. Ukraine’s population will shrink by a fifth between the years 2000 and 2025. And the average Slovene will be 47.4 years old in 2025 - among the oldest in the world. This third transition - from red to gray - is unique. Populations have been aging quite rapidly in many countries; by 2010, populations will start decreasing in such industrial countries as France, Italy, and Japan. Yet the unique conjunction of rapidly aging and relatively poor populations exists only in this region. This report examines the possible impact of this third transition. It analyzes projections and policy outlooks for a whole range of issues, from labor markets to pension policies, from health care to savings and capital markets. It concludes that although aging in the region is occurring in the context of unprecedented weak institutional development, countries can avoid severe economic consequences if they accelerate their economic transition and undertake longer-term policies to meet the aging challenge." ]]> 2012-02-02T16:05:57+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/from-red-to-gray-1 http://library.ime.bg/in-apararea-capitalismului-global Автор(и) : Johan Norberg
"Ideea centrala a cartii ,,In apararea capitalismului global"" a lui Norberg este ca saracia nu e doar o problema materiala. Saracia inseamna lipsa de putere. Inseamna sa fii privat de oportunitati fundamentale si de libertatea de a alege. Veniturile mici sunt simptome ale lipsei acestor lucruri, ale faptului ca oamenii sunt marginalizati si supusi constrangerilor. Ionut Balan, Saptamna Financiara Johan Norberg (n. 1973) este economist si istoric suedez, senior fellow in cadrul Cato Institute (Washington) si membru al European Centre for International Political Economy (Bruxelles). Lucrarea sa, In apararea capitalismului global, a primit numeroase premii internationale si a fost tradusa si publicata in peste 20 de tari." ]]> 2012-02-01T17:25:59+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/in-apararea-capitalismului-global http://library.ime.bg/reconstructia-libertatii-eseuri-critice-de-walter-block Автор(и) : Walter Block
Libertas Publishing a tipărit Reconstrucţia libertăţii, o colecţie de zece articole în care Walter Block se foloseşte de învăţaturile Şcolii austriece de drept şi economie pentru a ne arăta ce e în neregulă, de ce şi cum ar trebui făcute lucrurile de fapt, când vine vorba despre proprietate, regimul armelor, ecologie, muncă, transporturi, imigraţie, secesiune, droguri, liberalism şi libertinism. Dincolo de rigoarea logică şi cultura austriacă bogată, cartea lui Block este delicioasă pentru felul amuzant în care autorul îşi expune argumentele. ]]> 2012-02-01T16:01:24+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/reconstructia-libertatii-eseuri-critice-de-walter-block http://library.ime.bg/upravlenie-na-tvyrdite-otpadyci-v-bylgariya-hyrvatiya-polsha-i-rumyniya Автор(и) : колектив
Това проучване анализира напредъка в България, Хърватия, Полша и Румъния и посочва съществени недостатъци в изпълнението на изискванията на ЕС по отношение на приложението на “acquis communautaire” или „достиженията на общностното право”. И четирите страни са имали достъп до огромни средства за подкрепа по програмите на ЕС и на европейските финансови институции, които в голяма си част са останали неусвоени. Проучването идентифицира силните и слабите страни в националните институционални разпоредби; наблюдава икономиката и финансирането на сектора, включително и как действащите в момента механизми за стимулиране на активността засягат средносрочната и дългосрочната финансова устойчивост на сектора, и най-накрая, посочва поуките, които са извлечени за това, как да се преодолеят основните проблеми и да се оптимизира работата в сектора. ]]> 2012-02-01T15:37:43+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/upravlenie-na-tvyrdite-otpadyci-v-bylgariya-hyrvatiya-polsha-i-rumyniya http://library.ime.bg/doing-business-2012-doing-business-in-a-more-transparent-world 2012-02-01T14:31:15+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/doing-business-2012-doing-business-in-a-more-transparent-world http://library.ime.bg/bylgariya-sektorni-analizi-za-edno-po-dobro-bydeshtebulgaria-mapping-bulgarias-future-1 2012-02-01T13:59:36+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/bylgariya-sektorni-analizi-za-edno-po-dobro-bydeshtebulgaria-mapping-bulgarias-future-1 http://library.ime.bg/konsumativnoto-obshtestvo Автор(и) : Кристиан Банков
„Консумативното общество” е задълбочен анализ на консумизма и социологията на консумативното общество и представлява чудесна възможност за сравнение на различните възгледи. Предлагат се различните профили на бита и душевността на българския потребител през различни епохи. „Научността” и монографичното са характерни белези на тази книга. Библиографията в края е изчерпателна и би спомогнала на всеки, който проявява допълнителен интерес по тази тема. На пръв поглед читатели на „Консумативното общество” са културолози, социолози, философи, преподаватели и студенти по социология, икономика, философия, които искат да разберат сегашната културна ситуация. Същевременно „Консумативното общество” е много подходяща книга и за специалисти по маркетинг, управление на човешките ресурси, за предприемачи и инвеститори, за мениджъри. Защо? „Консумативното общество” предлага много точна картина на културата на потребление. А както е известно всеки бизнес следва да познава профила на своите потребители. ]]> 2012-02-01T12:15:12+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/konsumativnoto-obshtestvo http://library.ime.bg/ekspertite-na-prehoda Автор(и) : Достена Лаверн
"Експертите на прехода, българските think-tanks на прехода и глобаните мрежи за влияние" е своеобразно алтернативно изследване, през погледа на човек, живеещ във Франция, на т.нар. български преход към демокрация. В центъра на изследването са българските think tanks, като клетки част от глобалните мрежи за демократизация в света. Авторката разкрива по какъв начин неолибералнната парадигма деконструира институциите на демократичната модерност и публичната сфера както в областта на политиката, така и в полето на социалните науки и медиите. ]]> 2012-02-01T11:46:03+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/ekspertite-na-prehoda http://library.ime.bg/glasovete-na-prehoda-liberalite Автор(и) : Мартин Иванов, Венелин Стойчев, Орлин Спасов
"С този сборник от интервюта се опитахме да запазим „автентичните гласове” на част от либералите, които от първо лице споделят оценките си за прехода, за своите успехи и провали, надежди и разочарования. Едва ли може да се очаква, че публикуваните тук интервюта ще говорят на един глас. Напротив, очертаната от представените разговори картина е пъстра, многопластова и често доста противоречива. Двайсет години след промените в Източна Европа българските либерали продължават да търсят своята идентичност... " ]]> 2012-01-31T20:09:22+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/glasovete-na-prehoda-liberalite http://library.ime.bg/exposing-the-real-che-guevara Автор(и) : Humberto Fontova
Nearly four decades after his death, it’s impossible to avoid the image of Ernesto “Che” Guevara everywhere from T-shirts to cartoons. Liberals consider Che a revolutionary martyr who gave his life to help the poor of Latin America. Time named him one of the one hundred most influential people of the last century. And a major Hollywood movie is about to lionize him to a new generation. The reality, as we learn from Cuban exile Humberto Fontova, is that Che wasn’t really a gentle soul and a selfless hero. He was a violent Communist who thought nothing of firing a gun into the stomach of a woman six months pregnant whose only crime was that her family opposed him. And he was a hypocrite who lusted after material luxuries while cultivating his image as a man of the people. Fontova reveals that Che openly talked about his desire to use nuclear weapons against New York City. Such was Che’s bloodthirsty hatred that Fontova considers him the godfather of modern terrorism. Exposing the Real Che Guevara is based on scores of interviews with survivors of Che’s atrocities as well as the American CIA agent who interrogated Che just hours before the Bolivian government executed him. ]]> 2012-01-31T18:46:29+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/exposing-the-real-che-guevara http://library.ime.bg/aventurile-lui-jonathan-gullible Автор(и) : Ken Schoolland
Ken Schoolland este profesor asociat de economie si stiinte politice la Universitatea Hawaii Pacific si presedinte al Societatii Internationale pentru Libertatea Individuala (International Society for Individual Liberty – ISIL). Cartea sa, Aventurile lui Jonathan Gullible: O odisee liber-schimbista, ilustreaza intr-un mod extrem de accesibil principiile fundamentale ale economiei de piata, fiind tradusa si publicata in peste 40 de tari si primind numeroase premii internationale. Aventurile lui Jonathan Gullible: O odisee liber-schimbista se regaseste astazi in emisiuni de radio, in discutii si dezbateri scolare, concursuri de eseuri, productii de film si teatru, seriale din reviste si de pe internet, si in desene animate din intreaga lume. "A folosi forta guvernului pentru a impune altora propria ta viziune nu e nimic altceva decat lene intelectuala, care in mod obisnuit are consecinte neintentionate si perverse. Pentru a avea o societate cu adevarat libera trebuie sa ai curajul sa gandesti, sa vorbesti si sa actionezi – mai ales atunci cand este mult mai simplu sa nu faci nimic." ]]> 2012-01-31T16:43:01+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/aventurile-lui-jonathan-gullible http://library.ime.bg/inclined-to-liberty Автор(и) : Louis E. Carabini
Inclined to Liberty is the FAQ of libertarian philosophy. It’s a great way to answer the more personal questions that are sure to be the focal point of any casual discussion of libertarian principles. For example, Carabini covers, in some detail, what exactly is inequality and if it is really a bad thing? Does the accumulation of wealth make you bad? What about people that just seem to be born with all the luck and those that seem to be in desperate need of it? In a clear and concise manner, Carabini tackles these issues and more, making Inclined to Liberty a great book for those approaching the subject for the first time. This is a good and bad thing; good because it’s immensely accessible, bad because you will find yourself repeatedly giving away your copy to friends. ]]> 2012-01-31T16:13:47+02:00 http://library.ime.bg/inclined-to-liberty