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Comparative analysis of the economic policy response to COVID-19 in the EU-27 and Republic of Serbia
Get PDFIn response to the COVID-19 crisis, a wide range of short-term fiscal, monetary and macroprudential measures have been implemented. The aim of this research is to compare the effects of the package of economic measures implemented in the EU-27 countries and the Republic of Serbia in 2020 according to several criteria, starting from factors which had the impact on the amount of economic aid package to assessing short-term effects on economic activity, labour market and public debt. The results of the research showed that the financial value of the economic aid package in 2020 reflects, above all, the economic capacity and relative wealth of the country, rather than the depth of the crisis that the countries faced. A positive interdependence was found between the financial amount of the economic measures package and the amount of public debt as a percentage of GDP, while a negative interdependence was found between the change in unemployment rate and the volume of economic package aid as a share of GDP. Based on the available data, it is still not possible to determine the positive statistical impact of the economic package aid on economic growth. Such findings are also expected because the measures were primarily tailored to preserve the liquidity of the economy and employment. Besides, a certain period of time is needed for the measures to take effect, which may explain the discrepancy between the amount of aid and the depth of economic activity in 2020. The data showed that the Serbian economy, unlike the Eurozone, recorded moderate debt growth and adequate capitalized banking sector is resistant to credit risk growth
The Prospects of Food Sovereignity in the Former Yugoslav Republics
Get PDFThe neoliberal approach taken to the transition
from socialism to capitalism in the six former
Yugoslav republics has revealed its weaknesses in all
spheres of economic activities, including food production.
These countries have lost sovereignty with respect
to regulating important national policy areas like food
trade and production. Liberalisation of the food trade
has adversely affected national economies by destroying
many small-scale farmers and food producers.
Corporate supermarkets have been taking over an ever
bigger slice of the retail pie. Social movements are calling
for direct democratic control over resources and
food production to be regained. The article examines
the prospects of these countries to overcome the increasing
food insecurity by introducing food sovereignty
Upravljanje inovacijama u kompanijama u Srbiji
No full textUkoliko se termin inovacija posmatra u kontekstu ekonomije, odnosi se
prvenstveno na primenu novih ideja za unapređenje proizvoda, usluga i procesa,
korisnih za kompaniju i klijente. Upravljanje inovacijama je od vitalnog značaja za
uspešno poslovanje kompanije, kako omogućava povezivanje sa različitim tržištima i
obezbeđuje konkurentnost, što je posebno značajno za one u zemljama u razvoju. U
ovom radu su prikazani rezultati istraživanja u kojoj meri se u kompanijama u Srbiji
primenjuje strategija upravljanja inovacijama. Istraživanjem je obuhvaćeno 106
kompanija. Cilj istraživanja bio je utvrditi faktore koji utiču na zastupljenost inovacionih
kapaciteta u kompanijama. Za potrebe istraživanja konstruisan je upitnik, kojim je,
uzimajući u obzir 21 dimenziju upravljanja inovacijama, trebalo ispitati u kojoj meri
kompanije u Srbiji primenjuju inovacione strategije. Podaci su obrađeni primenom
statističkog programa IBM SPSS 19. Metoda analize varijanse (ANOVA) pokazuje da
dimenzije upravljanja inovacijama zavise od veličine kompanije u odnosu na broj
zaposlenih i novčani obrt kompanije
Seasonality and Characteristics of Marriages in Sremska Mitrovica
Get PDFMarriage is a socially acceptable institution in which biological and socio-cultural components interact.
One of the most important features of marriage is seasonality because different factors affect the time
of entering into marriage, which is the primary subject of this research, analyzed on the example of the
settlement Sremska Mitrovica. In agrarian societies, natural conditions were mostly between key factors
that influenced the date of entering into marriage. Religion was often the deciding factor of seasonal
marriage because of the limitation of dates in which it was allowed, because of religious holidays
and periods that were preceded by religious holidays. The goal of this research is to highlight and notice
specific trends, marital norms and patterns, the seasonality of marriage as well as to connect those
changes with historical, political, economical, cultural and social contexts. Data were obtained from
marriage registers (1900-2011) in Sremska Mitrovica. The characteristics of marriage in Sremska Mitrovica
in the period from 1900 to 2011 were changing under the influence of historical and demographic
heritage as well as the factors mentioned which also affected the seasonality of marriage in this period.
In the observed period of 112 years, the highest percentage of marriages are made during autumn,
in November
The role of the state in the 21st century
Get PDFDue to geopolitical changes in the world, thinking primarily of the relationship between the USA and China, intensive changes in the domain of information technologies, which have led to changes in the way of work and life, the question of the role of the nation state in that context is justified. Today, the state and society are facing the putting of traditional values into a new concept, in which the notion of freedom and democracy is more widely observed. Properly understood democratic values should prevent the human rights and freedoms of all citizens from being endangered. What is characteristic of each state is the importance of its institutions, which can be formal or informal. While formal institutions can change almost "instantly", an example of this is a change in the law "overnight", informal ones are slowly changing, such as customs or religious beliefs. The question is whether the welfare state still has the significance that it had before in one society? It is known that the welfare state has been in crisis for a long time, that many of its characteristics have been called into question. Today, in addition to the nation-state and its institutions, other social actors are emerging, such as non-governmental organizations. Then, the relationship between the state and the market is quite complicated today, and the most important issue in that relationship is the economic freedoms of market actors. Depending on their percentage, it is determined which political and economic system will prevail in one country
The modern age and a sense of presence
No full textIn this paper, the idea of human existence is related to current issues of identities within a complex, technologically globalized modern world. Kierkegaard’s discourse seems very useful in this regard, because of its vivid narrative about obstacles arrising from the superficial offerings of freedom and knowledge that essentially supress the individual’s inner development. By conceptualizing existence and reason as polarities of human experience, it is not possible to implement the existential immediacy of the relationship between knowable structure of Being and the living issues of human beings. That is why, I sugest, their relating, which emerges from the qualitative nature of the state of presence - simultaneously belonging to individual’s interiority and to the external world - is of great importance
Radnopravne implikacije IV industrijske revolucije i digitalizacije rada - izazovi normiranja i perspektive razvoja
Get PDFIV industrijska revolucija i digitalizacija proizvodnje i rada imaju pozitivan uticaj na ekonomsko-socijalni razvoj. Međutim, sagledavanje i analiza izazova prilagođavanja postojećeg međunarodnopravnog okvira u smislu smernica za redefinisanje nacionalnih politika i odgovora na promene u oblasti rada neophodni su u kontekstu osiguranja dostojanstvenih uslova rada i zaštite osnovnih prava zaposlenih i kandidata za zaposlenje. Primenom normativnog, uporedno-pravnog i aksiološkog metoda, cilj rada je da se identifikuju osnovna pravna pitanja od značaja za status radnika u uslovima promena izazvanih IV industrijskom revolucijom, te da se nakon utvrđivanja teorijsko-konceptualnog okvira "platformskog rada" ukaže na prednosti i nedostatke upotrebe internet tehnologije u oblasti rada i na moguće načine otklanjanja nedostataka. Poseban fokus je na sagledavanju značaja "internet stvari tehnologije" u oblasti zaštite zdravlja i bezbednosti na radu. Koncept orijentisan na čoveka-radnika u smislu holističkog i integrativnog pristupa predmetu istraživanja treba da rezultira utvrđivanjem osnovnih pravnih pretpostavki regulatornog i normativnog okvira novih formi rada
Resetting the Left in Europe: Challenges, attempts and obstacles
Get PDFThirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Europe is struggling with itself. Inequalities are growing, nationalism is increasing, and populism is exploding. New emerging political movements, if these exist at all, are predominantly arising from the (populist) right, despite the fact that the majority of people in need belong to traditionally left constituencies. But instead of embracing these people, the Left is struggling too: with the wrong paths of the Third way it opted to take during the 1990s, with the consequences of globalization, and – most of all – with detaching itself from the dominating capitalistic economic order and offering a sustainable economic, political and social alternative. This volume sheds light on the theoretical and political challenges that the Left has faced over the past three decades, looks at attempts at and hopes for new beginnings, and outlines the challenges and prospects encountered on the road to a recovery. And, among the many conclusions we can draw, one certainly cannot be dismissed: the overlapping of the crises that both Europe and the Left are facing is not a coincidence, but moreover a sign that the decline of Europe is closely linked to the decline of the Left. Consequently, neither Europe nor the Left will be able to reconsolidate themselves without one another