scholarly journals From command to market-driven economy: the changing role of manufacturing industries in Romania

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-146
Author(s):  
Claudia Popescu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
Foreign Direct Investments ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
National Wealth ◽  
Spatial Changes ◽  
Evolutionary Trajectories ◽  
National Wealth Creation ◽  
Changing Role

In 1990, Romania and other CEE countries embarked on a political shift that prompted radical structural and spatial changes in economic activities. Industrial restructuring holds a central role in strengthening both EU convergence and internal socioeconomic divergence. The aim of this paper is to discuss the contribution of manufacturing to national wealth creation, the attractiveness of industries to foreign direct investments, and the evolutionary trajectories of manufacturing employment and firms in conjunction with the pathways taken at the level of the national economy. To attain this aim, we analyse in detail the period between 2002 and 2019, looking at the temporal dynamics of the industry in times of growth and crisis. The changes discussed are typical of economic restructuring, with regions and urban centres experiencing a dramatic change in their economic roles and functions and increasing inequalities between metropolitan and non-core regions.

Renegotiating the empire, forging the nation (-state): the Bohemian/Czechoslovakian case through the political–economic thought of Thomas G. Masaryk and Karel Kramář, c. 1890–1920s

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 632-650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Brisku
Keyword(s):  
Prime Minister ◽  
Economic Thought ◽  
Nation State ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
National Wealth ◽  
Imperial Period ◽  
National Wealth Creation ◽  
New Nation ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Political Actions

This article explores the dilemma of the small Bohemian Lands/Czechoslovak nation (-state) in staying “in” or “out” of the larger Habsburg supranational entity in the late nineteenth and the early twentieth century. It does so mainly through the language of political economy (on national wealth creation and redistribution) articulated in the opinions and political actions of Czechoslovakia's two founding statesmen, the first president, Thomas G. Masaryk, and the first prime minister, Karel Kramař. The article argues that their choice of staying “in” the large imperial space was premised upon renegotiating a better political and political–economic deal for the Bohemian Lands, whereas the option of abandoning it and of forging the Czechoslovak nation-state was essentially based on political reasons. And while both advocated an interventionist role for the state in the economy during the imperial period, they considered such a prerogative even more essential for their new nation-state.

SUPPLY CHAIN TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION IN MALAYSIA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zulkifli M. Udin ◽  
Abdul Aziz Othman ◽  
Azhar Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Chain Process ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Technology Utilization ◽  
National Wealth ◽  
Main Driver ◽  
Supply Chain Process ◽  
National Wealth Creation

Supply Chain Technology (SCT) utilization becomes a phenomenon in the construction industry nowadays. The uses of these technologies have shown an improvement in construction business process particularly in planning and designing processes. These improvements significantly affect the performance of Supply Chain Management (SCM) in construction industry. The construction industry is critical for national wealth creation particularly in the developing countries such Malaysia. However, about five percent of construction projects were not able to be completed due to various reasons. Therefore, there is a great interest to find out the level of utilization of SCT within the construction industry, which is believed as a main driver to improve the SCM performance and directly reflect to the construction project performance. The objective of this paper is to identify and highlight the issues and problems associated with the current SCM practices, particularly in the technology utilization among the major players in the Malaysian construction industry.  To be more specifically, the type of application system that is being utilized in the Malaysian construction supply chain process will be identified.

Industrialising English Law: Entrepreneurship and Business Organisation 1720–1844. By Ron Harris. [Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2000. xvi, 293 and (Appendices) 6, (Bibliography) 21 and (Index) 9 pp. Hardback £37.50 net. ISBN 0–521–66275–3.]

2002 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 463-492
Author(s):  
Nicholas Sinclair-Brown
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Cambridge University ◽  
Business Organisation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Public Purpose ◽  
National Wealth ◽  
Vested Interests ◽  
Technical Challenges ◽  
National Wealth Creation

During the past decade entrepreneurs have emerged as key figures in national wealth creation. This book serves as a reminder that they were not always so highly regarded and records the intense struggles by which the medieval public purpose corporation was adapted to the structural challenges wrought by the industrial revolution. These were not merely the technical challenges of developing appropriate legal mechanisms to balance the needs of management and investors but entailed the readjustment of a whole range of vested interests and conflicting ideologies.

Productivity—health and wealth

2019 ◽  
pp. 14-21
Author(s):  
Mark Britnell
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Short Term ◽  
National Wealth ◽  
Education Innovation ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
The Subject ◽  
National Wealth Creation

Although productivity is the ultimate engine of economic growth in the global economy, health leaders tend to avoid the subject. As a result, we are faced with a reality in which investment has been hampered. Instead of promoting productivity, national decision-makers have provided short-term decisions. These types of quick solutions and short-term thinking have prevented healthcare from making a substantial and sustainable contribution to national wealth creation through raised productivity. In this chapter, Mark Britnell outlines the goals of productivity within the healthcare sector. He discusses how education, innovation, technology, improved infrastructure, and enhanced business models increase productivity within healthcare.

scholarly journals Temporal Dynamics of Jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca Stranded on the Mediterranean Coast of Morocco

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (02) ◽  
pp. 87-94
Author(s):  
Bilal Mghili ◽  
Mohamed Analla ◽  
Mustapha Aksissou
Keyword(s):  
Atmospheric Pressure ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
The Other ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Annual Variations ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Pelagia Noctiluca

Seasonal dynamics of the scyphomedusa Pelagia noctiluca were studied along with their relation to certain environmental factors between the study period that extends from January 2018 to December 2019. During 2018, stranded individuals of P. noctiluca appeared throughout this year, but their high frequency was reported in the summer. While in contrast, P. noctiluca in 2019 was reported in a very low number only during the winter season and had not been detected in the other seasons of this year. The overall results revealed that the inter-annual variations in the abundance of jellyfish were not significantly (P<0.05) correlated with water temperature, relative humidity and atmospheric pressure. Our results showed easterly winds as a significant predictor of P. noctiluca strandings. The bell diameters of examined jellyfish ranged from 30 to 130 mm, with mean of 72 mm. Stranded mature jellyfish individuals as well as young ones were recorded throughout the year 2018. The size distribution indicated that P. noctiluca can reproduce all around the year, with its more intense activityduring the spring. The continuing presence of P. noctiluca in the Moroccan Mediterranean makes it necessary to set effective strategies in order to prevent and minimize their impact on economic activities.

China's Philanthropic Gestures, Genomic Technologies, and the Imminent Setbacks in Developing Nations

2016 ◽  
pp. 240-266
Keyword(s):  
Telecommunication Network ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Venture Capitalists ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Genomic Technologies ◽  
National Wealth ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Industrialized Nations ◽  
Human Genome Sequencing ◽  
Developed Nations

This study focused on the trajectory of the human genome sequencing and the emanating technologies developed to address the leading causes of death in the industrialized nations. It also examined the flourishing biotechnology and industrial startup companies established for wealth creation. However, in the developing and least-developed nations, we discussed the inability of these nations to have access to capital, the Internet and other telecommunication network to create quadripartite linkage among governments, industries, universities, venture capitalists who create local startup companies. The need to ingeniously revise, and develop innovative technologically-oriented curricula in their academic institutions was emphasized. By far most important, they must invest intellectual resources to eliminate the existing barriers between scientific disciplines and behavioral sciences, because genomics is an eclectic science. Expert committees formed from these intellectual groups could devise the strategies and recommendations to eliminate poverty, reduce unemployment and eventually create badly needed national wealth.

Risk and Challenges in Speedy Commencement of Natural Gas Supplies for Last Mile Consumer Connectivity Projects

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asim Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Actual Usage ◽  
Natural Gas Pipeline ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Gas Consumption

Over the years the natural gas pipeline industry in India has witnessed significant growth in all three segments namely domestic gas production / gas import, development of pipeline infrastructure for gas transmission and actual usage by end consumers. This is manifested by the fact that in the last five years the gas consumption in the country has increased by over 50 %. Natural gas is the fuel of choice due to controllability and flexibility in use, low emission of CO2 and other pollutants, efficiency in transportation and distribution. Due to this, natural gas the cleanest fossil fuel is emerging as the most sought for fuel across the globe. Last Mile Consumer Connectivity are small pipeline projects that are executed to commence natural gas supplies to prospective customers who come forward to sign firm contractual agreement for commencing gas supplies. These projects are extremely important as the connectivity’s leading to start of commercial supplies by different segments of customers for diversified application generates revenue for the company apart from intensifying economic activities for wealth creation of shareholders. It is experienced that such projects encounters risks and challenges both in the internal and external environment which are either known-known, known-unknown or unknown-unknown. This retards the project progress leading to resource idling. The risks are in different areas related to gas marketing, project execution, operations, economic and regulatory risk. Such risks ultimately affect the company’s net profit, due to delay in commencement of commercial supplies. This in turn retards economic development and wealth creation of shareholders. Efforts has been made to draw and consolidate examples from the experience gained in execution of these projects with respect to the types of risks and challenges being encountered under different phases of value chain, situations, along with measures taken to counter the same. Even though such situations are encountered tactfully leading to successful commencement of gas supplies, the question still remains as to what are the best practices for speedy execution for these projects. The aim of this paper is to provide vivid description and insights into the different types of risks and challenges encountered under the Last Mile Connectivity Value Chain and the best practices adapted for speedy commencement of gas supplies to customers.

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