This work devotes analysis to the consistency of the idea to measure the Wealth of Nations beyond GDP. Looking at the desirability, utility and feasibility of the concept, the main objective is to outline whether a socially and environmentally adjusted GDP would be able to have a real policy...

This research explores the direct and barrier effects of culture on economic development. It shows both theoretically and empirically that whenever the technological frontier is at the top or bottom of the world distribution of a cultural value, there exists an observational equivalence between...

This academic research explores the experiences and lessons learned from coastal zone management in Zamboanga City, Philippines. The study examines the effectiveness of various strategies and initiatives implemented by local government and stakeholders to address the complex challenges...

Serbian. U radu se razmatraju međusobni odnosi globalizacije i makroekonomskog planiranja. Ukazuje se na vezu globalizacije i neoliberalizma, kao njene teorijske osnove, koja je našla izraza u Vašingtonskom konsenzusu pripremljenom krajem 1980-ih. Dok je u periodu 1960–1980 makroekonomsko...

This study explores the ‘affordability’ of development targets in six key sectors (health, education, water and sanitation, agriculture and infrastructure), by means of an empirical study examining sectoral expenditure in five low income case study countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Ethiopia,...

The monography considers laws and mechanisms of social development from positions of positivism, dialectic materialism and the theory of systems. The methodology of the author is based on causality in relations of a society and social institutes. Social development is considered as result of...

Serbian. U radu se razmatraju problemi ekonomskog (i nacionalnog) suvereniteta u uslovima globalizacije, u kojima značaj državnih granica postaje sve manji. Pošto su međunarodne finansijske institucije preuzele neoliberalnu doktrinu, one su postale i glavni promoteri globalizacije oličene u...

Since the nineties culture is seen also as a vector of development of an economy. "Cultural Economics", is a term that has been often used in the current economic debate, is a new and important source of development in modern economies because of its impact on other sectors and their great...

This research explores the effects of culture on technological diffusion and economic development. It shows that culture's direct effects on development and barrier effects to technological diffusion are, in general, observationally equivalent. In particular, using a large set of cultural...

In less than fifteen years, the world has experienced the worst financial crisis since the 1930’s, the worst global pandemic since the flu in 1918, and the largest war fought since the Second World War. This manuscript argues that these crises are not isolated events. The main thesis is that...