Since 1950s, most African nations have gained independence from their colonial powers. Fortunately, independence has brought many changes to these nations and these include multi-party democratic government and western education systems. Unfortunately, the Africa's economy is the least developed...

Cost optimization in the company in a way that is constantly increasing profits is one of the main objectives of management. Continuous development of technology and market changes, make the achievement of higher profits is becoming increasingly difficult. Companies must perform difficult tasks...

Since 1950s, most African nations have gained independence from their colonial powers. Fortunately, independence has brought many changes to these nations and these include multi-party democratic government and western education systems. Unfortunately, the Africa’s economy is the least...

This book examines the concept of ‘development’ from alternative perspectives and analyzes how different approaches influence law. ‘Sustainable development’ focuses on balancing economic progress, environmental protection, individual rights, and collective interests. It requires a...

In the wake of high profile and recent events of blatant privacy violations, which also raise issues of democratic accountability as well as, at least potentially, undermining the legitimacy of current local and international governance arrangements, a rethinking of the justification of the...

An article about the use of the methodology of general systems theory and the theory of self-organization as a methodological basis of scientific interpretation of social reality. The author analyzes the role of ideology and propaganda in the different concepts of interpretation of social...

Russian Abstract: В статье проведен анализ проявлений прозрачности и подотчетности в российской академической среде в течение последнего десятилетия. Показано, что...

Purpose – University academics are important to the discovery and dissemination of knowledge about accounting practice and accounting learning. This article explores the consequences for the Pacific society of New Zealand of how these discovery and dissemination activities have come to be...

Theoretical models of political agency primarily incorporate elected executives’ self-interest as motivating reelection-seeking behavior. A concerning trend of democratic backsliding and the scholarly recognition that dominant political leaders in democratic regimes are increasingly willing to...

This paper attempts to understand the policy making process in Bolivia. At first in relation to its dynamic, i.e. regarding its constituent stages, the stakeholders, the role of context and the level of institutionalization. Secondly, it is to see what role plays Evidence Based Research in this...