Financial crisis triggered in 2007 outlined once again the weaknesses and flaws of the current international financial system. In the mean time it created the opportunity for rethinking and redrawing its architecture in order to make it more flexible, more legitimate, more resistant to shocks...

The question is whether Europe wants to actively shape globalisation and wants to proactively address global problems that also have repercussions on European polities. The EU is an endeavour to pool national sovereignty in order to gain political clout at the international level. Global risks...

The objective of this paper is to provide a spatial distribution of creative economy in European Union, in 2011. For this purpose, we measure creative economy by proposing a five dimensions index. The results are displayed in the Creative Economy Map of EU. The further discussions highlight the...

In this paper we have treated several fundamental issues underlying a new world order of political and economic perspective. I made a brief foray into what about the prospects of creating a new world order and ways to implement it. new world order is a fundamental problem in the global economy..

The world is in a state of uncertainty; it may be an economic, social, political, moral, military, cultural, religious crisis… The international entities such as the International Monetary Fund, the European Financial Stability Facility, United Nations Organization, etc. collaborate for...

In this paper, we analyse data on global M&A deals for the last four years, from 2007 to 2010 to understand what are the trends and to answer the question - does a global financial slowdown increase the number of mergers or decrease it? We find that the number of mergers across the globe has...

The current global economic crisis involves shocks felt far and wide in Europe, without precedent in post-war economic history. This crisis was preceded by long period of rapid growth, availability of liquidity.The acute liquidity shortage pushed system to collapse. The financial crisis has had...

The "Economy of Communion" is an experience of social economy fostered by the Focolare Movement, an ecumenical and inter-religious organisation that originated within the Catholic Church in the 1940’s and is present in about 180 countries. The Economy of Communion is a global project involving...

Although the concept of CSR is gaining ground in European businesses, there are big differences among countries members of European Union. These differences refer to the approach regarding CSR and its implementation in companies. Central and Eastern Europe has a legacy of institutional and...

Globalization has become one of the most debated issues of our times. Considering that many of the approaches to this phenomenon do not have an answer yet, we are still dealing with multiple interpretations, some even contradictory. The globalization of the world economy entails common standards...