8,111 research outputs found
Yugoslavia - How redistribution hurts productivity in a socialist economy
No full textSocialism as practiced in Eastern Europe is characterized by massive income redistribution. This paper focuses on: (a) interfirm redistribution, consisting of taxing profitable firms in order to subsidize unprofitable ones; and (b) intrafirm redistribution, consisting of the compression of personal income differentials within a firm. The author constructs a theoretical model of redistribution of income as practiced in Yugoslav firms. Empirical results lead to the conclusions that efficiency in production could be improved at no cost if such redistribution were abolished. Furthermore, economies in which much of the GNP is redistributed through bargaining are also bound to be inefficient in distribution because some groups are less able to represent their common interests than others. Contrary to a common belief, socialist countries can not be praised on the count of equity either. This paper presents the estimating framework and the results of the empirical analysis obtained on the basis of a sample of Slovenian enterprises and a brief discussion of policy implications concludes the paper.Environmental Economics&Policies,Economic Theory&Research,Inequality,Health Economics&Finance,Work&Working Conditions
Barbara James
No full textDate:1943Barbara was born in Holdredge, Nebraska in the United States of America in 1943. In 1960 she arrived in Darwin working in a variety of occupations such as a journalist, historian, author, activist, advocate and editor. Barbara wrote 13 books including "No Man's Land" which explored the contributions of women in the Northern Territory. She also received a number of awards including 2001 NT Heritage Award, the 2000 NT Literary Essay Awards and the Chief Minister's Women's Achievement Award in 1999.JournalistHistorianAuthorActivistEditorAmerica
Interdisciplinary Definition of a Sustainable Approach to the Environmental Protection - the Case of Castle Heritage
No full textTopic of dissertation is integrated preservation of architectural heritage on the case of castles in Slovenia. The aim of dissertation is to contribute to heritage preservation in a way that allows its integration into development\ud
of space and of local environment. Based on research work, presented in dissertation, we therefore developed\ud
multi-criteria methodology for monuments properties assessment. Methodology, as proposed by thesis, embraces\ud
properties of monuments, which can be explored by different disciplines, yet at the same time defines heritage\ud
“potential” for its future use, especially in relation to the planning of its management and function, which would\ud
ensure efficient link of monument with local development. At the same, methodology can be used for science\ud
based renovation and maintenance interventions planning, as the number of castles, in urgent need of such\ud
interventions, exceeds resources available. Methodology is designed to suggest allocation of resources for\ud
interventions to those monuments first, whose assigned priority is the highest according to the state strategy and\ud
respective criteria and objectives of the call. The need for such research has been strong, while at the same time\ud
results of this research come before the state strategy (even though it is prescribed by the law), which would stop\ud
monuments deterioration and introduce clear criteria of state subsidies. In defining criteria of the methodology\ud
we proceeded therefore from the art historical, historical, civil engineering, environmental, administrativeeconomic\ud
and sociological aspects of monument conservation. Methodological approach is interdisciplinary\ud
research, covering methods of art history (style analysis, values assessment and comparative analysis of art\ud
monuments etc.), historiography (critical analysis of primary and secondary sources), sociology (interview\ud
method, analysis, synthesis, method of participant observation), civil engineering (multi criteria decision making\ud
methods, AHP – Analytic Hierarchy Process method, visual inspection of the building state of conservation,\ud
assessment of risks) and partly of the economy and environmental protection field (multi criteria decision\ud
making methods). Castles in Slovenia, declared as monuments of national importance, are the case study for\ud
verification and validation of the methodology, whilst methodology offers also important platform for the\ud
treatment of monuments of local importance, however this approach has not been introduced systematically and\ud
requires further consideration. Research work, presented in dissertation, confirmed the hypothesis that\ud
professionally and science-based multi-criteria decision-making methodology can be important support in\ud
monuments analysis and their integrated preservation. Test methodology has been verified through interviews\ud
with experts from different disciplines and has served for the preparation of methodology proposal, which gives\ud
possibility for integrated interdisciplinary monuments assessment, as well as for definition of methodology for\ud
financing renovation of deteriorated objects and for financing maintenance of those objects, which are in\ud
function and are in satisfactory state of conservation. As crucial it has been pointed out that the state needs a\ud
comprehensive and long-term approach to define function of castles, while at the same time it should not to\ud
expect that the majority of objects will sustain themselves
Barbara Ras - Sowell Conference 2017
No full textBarbara Ras, San Antonio, Poet, author of "Bite Every Sorrow" and "The Last Skin
Stališča učiteljev o učinkovitosti poučevanja glasbene umetnosti na daljavo ter primerjava učinkovitosti doseganja ciljev
No full textExclusive interview with author Barbara Kingsolver
No full textExclusive interview with author Barbara Kingsolver for her 2018 novel *Unsheltered
Dataset for publication: Post‐war architecture and urban planning as means of reinventing Opole’s past and identity
No full textThe collection includes files related to the publication: Barbara Szczepańska, Post‐War Architecture and Urban Planning as Means of Reinventing Opole’s Past and Identity, „Urban Planning”, Vol 8, No 1 (2023): Bombed Cities: Legacies of Post-War Planning on the Contemporary Urban and Social Fabric, pp. 266-278, https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v8i1.6079. The collection includes figures used in the publication:Opole_plan A plan of Opole, with areas of Ostrówek (left), Market Square (center) and Central Square (right) highlighted in red. Originally published in: "Guidebook to the city of Opole" ("Przewodnik po mieście Opolu", Opole: Księgarnia Opolska, 1948, https://polona.pl/preview/2f383a4a-5e9e-444d-9e94-366b8ac8610d). Author: Z. Streer. Licence: CC0Opole_Monument to the Opole Silesian Fighters for Freedom A photograph depicting Monument to the Opole Silesian Fighters for Freedom (Pomnik Bojownikom o Wolność Śląska Opolskiego) in Opole. Author: Barbara Szczepańska. Licence: CC0Opole_monument of Kazimierz I Opolczyk A photograph depicting the monument of Kazimierz I Opolczyk in the Market Square in Opole. Author: Barbara Szczepańska. Licence: CC0Opole_Market Square_eastern frontage A photograph depicting eastern frontage of the Market Square in Opole. Author: Barbara Szczepańska. Licence: CC0Opole_Market Square_eastern frontage_before 1945 A photograph depicting eastern frontage of the Market Square in Opole before 1945. Originally published on Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Market_Square_in_Opole,_eastern_frontage.jpg. Author: unknown. Licence: CC0Opole_monument of Frederick the Great A photograph depicting monument of Frederick the Great in Opole, before 1945. Originally published on Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Opole_Oppeln_Denkmal_Friedrich_der_Große.jpg. Author: unknown. Licence: CC0</ul
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