This paper discusses recent claims made by Caplan (2000, 2001a, 2001b, 2001c, 2002, 2007) who argues that democracies produce bad policies as a result of voters' irrational beliefs. We start by outlining the motives which led Caplan to amend classic Public Choice in such a radical fashion. We...

In the paper we analyze economic university research and education in transition countries. University system differs from industry in the nature of output that it produces. University system is engaged in production of public goods rather than private goods. The sector also suffers from the...

This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the inland ports of the Slovak Republic within the framework of the Danube Axis, an analysis of the impact of the ports on their territory and an assessment of policies in this field. It examines port performance over the last decades...

Článok sa zameriava na definovanie základných faktorov vplývajúcich na konkurencieschopnosť regiónov a miest a načrtáva postavenie miestnej správy v procese jej zvyšovania. Autor sa v prvej časti textu venuje vymedzeniu pojmu konkurencieschopnosti vo vzťahu k miestu (lokalite) a...