The science of public finances has an arsenal of methods, techniques and procedures which on long term allow it to act by eliminating waste and losses from the complex mechanism of public finances. An important component of this mechanism is engaging the public expenditure, through which the...

Poverty is a multidimensional, fuzzy and complex phenomenon that cannot be faithfully represented by mono-dimensional monetary indicators. In the last years, much research has been devoted to tackle poverty fuzziness, while less attention has been paid to poverty complexity. In this paper, we...

In the expectation of the EU integration, the improvement of the economic growth on medium term constitutes a national strategic objective. The achievement of a compatible economy regarding to the mechanism, structure and legislative with the EU countries economies allows for a multitude of...

This paper evaluates the potential of hybridising renewable technologies to support trigeneration. A model for trigeneration has been developed for simulation and evaluation. The developed trigeneration system aims to be self-sustaining where cooling, heating and power needs of a commercial...

There are now several concentrated solar thermal technologies (CSP), such as parabolic troughs and central receivers using various heat transfer media, that have reached the phase of initial commercial deployment for large-scale power production. Information about cost, performance and impact on...

Electromagnetic radiations emanating from the high voltage lines and substations pose serious adverse health consequences to living beings. As a result, selection of power substation location is an important strategic decision-making problem for both public and private sectors. In general, many...

This contribution presents a new approach on weights determination in industrial decision making aided by OWA operators. Multi-criteria decision aid is a good way, for an industrialists, to determine his preferred compromise products, in the case of risk products or innovative products. The...