In the dynamic development of integration processes in the world economy, the structural change is also evident in the service sector, including the telecommunications. The end of the twentieth century showed an intensive integration processes in the telecommunication sector in Europe, which has...

Regional distribution of gross domestic product is one of the basic themes of regional analyses. Knowledge of main trends in regional disparities is conduction for realisation of the whole scope of research projects in the area of regional development. Gross domestic product (GDP) is the most...

In the dynamic development of integration processes in the world economy, the structural change is also evident in the service sector, including the telecommunications. The end of the twentieth century showed an intensive integration processes in the telecommunication sector in Europe, which has...

Tourism interconnects for a long time essentially related aspects, such as tourism and the region of Europe, i.e. the area of the European Union. This topic should get considerable attention for more reasons. Firstly, tourism is described as a phenomenon of the world economy. In areas influenced...

Abstract Political stability is an important precondition for economic development. While political stability cannot be created by laws alone, an effective legal framework for political governance, such as a constitution, can facilitate political stability. Political stability is not synonymous...

Abstract A constitution is not purely a legal document. Neither is it only a political manifesto. It is also an economic charter which expresses a country’s economic hopes and aspirations, and regulates economic activities of constitutional stakeholders. This paper adumbrates a framework to...

Abstract This paper explores the ideas of development and the role of the state in economic development and institutional change from the New Structural Economics perspective. We argue that economic structures – including the structure of technology and industry, and hard and soft...

Dr. Mock began the session by paying tribute to Dr. Myron Dorfman, Professor of Petroleum Engineering at the University of Texas, who had just passed away after a protracted illness. Dr. Dorfman, more than other any individual, was responsible for bringing the geopressured-geothermal...

This paper describes the elements of Fluor Hanford's successful privatization of a major support services function. The privatization has accelerated the closure of the Department of Energy's Hanford Site by streamlining operations and using the realized cost savings to maintain the accelerated...

The economic development potential that wind power offers is often an overlooked aspect of today's wind power projects. Much has been written about how wind can spur economic development, but few have attempted to quantify these impacts. Using the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's)...