The aim of the research work was to analyze the implementation of a new methodology in the framework of the European System of Regional and National Accounts ESA 2010. In order to achieve the objective author: i) described the need for a methodology for measuring the economy; ii) discussed the...

Suburban zone is an extremely conflicted area exposed to very dynamic changes. Popularity of the suburbs increases every year. The rapid increase of population density and net migration from cities to rural areas changes the spatial, aesthetic and social character of these areas. Hence, it is a...

The authors investigated the impact of foreign direct investment on economically developed and developing countries, and also on transition economy countries as far as technology transfer is concerned. The results show a significant foreign direct investment influence on the economic growth of...

State aid is one of the instruments through which a state can interfere in the economy. Therefore, state aid is a particular instrument of implementing policy. One of the objectives of environmental policy of the European Union is to hold up a climate change. This can be achieved, among others,...

The increasing importance of ecological and environmental protection policies, as well as the corresponding social preferences and action taken by non-governmental organizations, have contributed to the enhanced role of pro-ecological solutions implemented as a part of the European Union’s...

In this article, the authors present their views on the main issues, objectives and measures in the EU energy policy in the context of increasing relative energy scarcity and sustainable development. Aims of sustainable access to energy seem to focus on increased access to fossil fuels, which...

In the paper, the rapid economic growth due to expanding oil production in Kazakhstan at the turn of the twentieth century is discussed in the context of social polarization and growing disparities. Causes of the weakness of social cohesion are elaborated related to privatization, corruption,...

While in theory sustainable development has been included in policy-on-paper, policy-in-practice tends to be difficult. In this context, the author discusses the role that internal and external actors have played with regard to the incorporation of sustainable development into Ukrainian national...

In this article, it is argued that the economic and political transformation in Central and Eastern European countries towards the end of the twentieth century towards a market economy were irreversible and path dependent. The author discusses the importance of this issue for the success of...

The paper’s aim is to assess effectiveness of the implementation of nature conservation measures in Polish agriculture. Environmental regulations influence main groups of Common Agricultural Policy instruments. In the I pillar of the policy, it refers to cross–compliance, in the II pillar it...