The economic and financial crisis began in 2008 marks the end of an accelerated expansion of globalization. With the World Bank estimating a decline of up to 2 percent, 2009 is likely to be the worst year for the global economy, even developing countries feeling the impact, and China having a...

This paper is a review of the book entitled 'Innovative mission in education and science', edited in 2013 by Publishing House of Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Engineering. The team of three authors (Jana Gasparikovs, Jana M. Safrankova and Zdenka Matouskovs) approached...

Sometimes the concept of ecotourism is widely misunderstood and it is often used as a marketing instrument in order to promote tourism businesses related to nature. Ecotourism means not only nature, it also includes indigenous cultures. It is about fostering respect for nature and for cultures,...

Why 2013 European Year of Citizens? Not only because we celebrate the 20th birthday of EU citizenship from when it was launched by the Maastricht Treaty. The people have to know the rights of EU citizens that are enshrined in the Treaty of European Union and complement national rights. If people...

Social economy could be considered a response to the current eco-socio-economic crisis, in fact the first crisis of the globalization era. Developing social economy could mean sustainable, largely non-exportable jobs, social inclusion, improvement of local social services, and territorial...

George Arthur Akerlof (born June 17, 1940) is an American economist and Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. In 2001, he won the Nobel Prize in Economics (shared with Michael Spence and Jose E. Stiglitz), for the article, “The Market for Lemons: Quality Uncertainty...