In the context of the research underlying this paper, a standardized survey was implemented as an instrument for collecting primary data on the situation, the demands of and the development barriers to Romanian SMEs. The results of the survey were verified in focus groups with consultants and...

In addition to the main social function of the judiciary (solving conflicts), there are other important social tasks of the judiciary that can be summarised as solving conflicts, protecting the interests (rights) of individuals and general (state) interests, social control, the judiciary in the...

Following the unsuccessful Treaty on the Constitution for Europe project, European Union member states adopted the Treaty of Lisbon. The Treaty of Lisbon brought about certain amendments in the institutional framework of the European Union, targeted at increasing the efficiency of the Union’s...

In Hungary, the health status of working age men is extremely bad in comparison with working age men in both developed market economies and neighboring transition countries. The study, based on data between 1960 and 2004, intends to discover the reasons for this peculiar situation by...

The text deals with the issue of a confl icting relationship between state and municipal budgets in the Slovak Republic. It also focuses on the fi eld of possibilities of local self-government fi nancing in the context of current global economic crisis. Cities and towns must adopt rational...

Legal personality of legal persons is special. Its scope is entirely at legislator’s disposal. One of the typical representatives of this entity group is owners association. Flat ownership is strongly infl uenced by non-legal aspects and this is refl ected in the legal regulations and the...

In a small open country such as Slovenia, drivers can either purchase automotive fuel within the country or abroad. A simple demand model is used to test the proposition that changes in excise tax policy caused the decline of purchases in the country, and to delineate the effects of excise tax...