La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has been an important public enterprise for Quebec’s economic development since its creation in 1965. It has been described as an essential element in the economic strategy of modernization in this Canadian province. La Caisse is an interesting case...

The paper presents the analysis of the state and importance of the small and medium-sized enterprise sector in Poland. Theoretical part deals with the role SME sector plays economic growth and development, and kinds of barriers and instruments used to support the development of entrepreneurship...

As highly populous emerging economies begins to take the centre stage in the world economy; demand for energy is surging at an unprecedented rate. Traditionally used fossil fuels are non-renewable and their use often results in serious environmental pollution, as a result renewable energy is...

A little over a decade now, there have been sweeping procurement reforms in most developing countries. The orchestrators of these reforms - mostly the World Bank and other international financial institutions, have cited financial mismanagement and the lack of transparency in public financial...

The hereby paper aims at highlighting the outstanding contribution of the emerging BRICS economies to international affairs. Cooperation can be currently noticed among four emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Considering that the recent financial crisis is an...

This paper presents a methodology for evaluating the relationship between governance and several variables commonly related to the concept of sustainable development, using financial indicators for control. We explore the theoretical framework linking the level of governance of the countries...

This study investigated the impact of software piracy on research and development intensity at the country level. While the software piracy problem is harmful to innovation in developed countries, it could benefit innovation in emerging economies because the chance to gain access to a wide array...