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Innovation and technology absorption are now firmly recognized as one of the main sources of economic growth for emerging and advanced economies alike. International R&D collaboration and FDI are critical and require government support programs, specially financial ones.
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'Global Monitoring Report 2008', the fifth in an annual series, is essential reading for those who wish to follow the global development agenda and debate in 2008. The year marks the midpoint toward the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It is also an important year to work toward a consensus on how the world is going to respond to the challenge of climate change, building on the foundation laid at the Bali climate change conference in December 2007. The report spans this agenda. It provides a comprehensive assessment of progress toward the MDGs and related policies and actions. It addresses the challenge of climate change and environmental sustainability an...
'A Development Emergency', the title of this year’s 'Global Monitoring Report', the sixth in an annual series, could not be more apt. The global economic crisis, the most severe since the Great Depression, is rapidly turning into a human and development crisis. No region is immune. The poor countries are especially vulnerable, as they have the least cushion to withstand events. The crisis, coming on the heels of the food and fuel crises, poses serious threats to their hard-won gains in boosting economic growth and reducing poverty. It is pushing millions back into poverty and putting at risk the very survival of many. The prospect of reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by...
Istnieje rozdźwięk między oficjalnym, wyidealizowanym obrazem wydziałów prawa a rzeczywistością, którą możemy odczytać na podstawie przestrzeni i odbywających się w niej interakcji. Wydziały nie przypominają miejsc rozwoju czy tworzenia wspólnoty, a raczej poczekalnie, gdzie przebywa się z konieczności, w oczekiwaniu na coś lepszego, na jakąś aktywność. Edukacja prawnicza to etap przejściowy, który należy przeczekać i przetrwać. Wydziały prawa opuszczają prawnicy, których ustawienia fabryczne są w „trybie poczekalni”, obejmującym postawy takie jak bierność i zdolność podporządkowania się. Bez zmiany „trybu poczekalni” prawnicy nie będą potrafi...
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Croatia's economic and social development achievements in the last decade have been impressive; the country closed its income gap with the European Union and now has some of the best social development indicators in the region. However, growing current account deficits, in the context of increasing domestic wages, small productivity gains and scarce innovation, suggest that this pattern may not be sustainable. With the economic crisis hitting the region hard, accelerating productivity and reaping the benefits of innovation for the country's development have become even more urgent.