Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia

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Selected Measures of Welfare in the Contemporary World Economy and the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy in the European Union

Katarzyna Czech, Mateusz Czech

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 142-151

The principle for an effective management of the national economy is to create long-term development strategy. Taking determined decisions increase the chance of future growth. A necessary condition for an effective change, however, is basing them on sound and well-chosen premises. It is also essential, to continuously monitor progress and adjust actions if necessary. For this purpose, appropriate...

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An Overview to the Exchange Rate Stability as A Criterion of the Accession to the Euro Zone

Wawrzyniec Michalczyk

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 120-130

The paper's objective is to present the results of an analysis of the exchange rate convergence criterion fulfilment by the European Union member states which still use their national currencies and the indication of the fundamental determinants that affect their ability to meet it. There is essential legislation on this criterion indicated, as well as on the ERM2 system which is directly related...

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The Effects of Delays in the Dissemination and Usage of Broadband Internet

Marcin Gryczka

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 186-201

Information and telecommunication technology development is undeniably one of the most important factors for global knowledge diffusion and digital society creation processes in the contemporary world economy. The purpose of this paper is to analyze ICT infrastructure advances having taken place in the European Union, Japan and the United States in last fifteen years, and - based on the analysis results...

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The Conditions of Development of Peripheral Areas in the Context of Present-Day Transformations of the International Environment

Małgorzata Wosiek

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 228-237

The author of the article has tried to analyse the influence of transformations taking place in the international environment on the development of the countries and peripheral regions (i.e. regions that are underdeveloped in economic terms). It has been indicated that spontaneous globalisation and liberalisation - on the level of national and regional economies - intensify side effects of the market...

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Process of the Economic Integration of China with Asean Countries. An Overview

Bogusława Skulska

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 36-52

China occupies an important economic position in Eastern Asia, accounting for circa 60% of trade turnover and capital flows in the region. Based on the regional production network in Eastern Asia, the Chinese economy might constitute an integral part of the regional market. China is interested in a liberal, secure and stable regional market which promotes the adoption of an active role of a participant...

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Immigration in the European Union in the Second Decade of the 21stCentury: Problem or Solution?

Renata Orłowska

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 164-174

This article presents immigration as an important issue discussed within European Union (EU). The author shows some statistics on international migration, population stocks of national and foreign (non-national) citizens. In destination countries, international migration may be used as a tool to solve specific labour market shortages. At the same time though, international migration alone will almost...

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Some Deficiencies Within the WTO System

Krystyna Żołądkiewicz

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 78-88

The World Trade Organization (WTO), an international organization established in 1995, plays a special role of the global rules-based anchor that makes trade relations fairer and predictable. One of the challenges confronting WTO is to enhance liberal trade policies. Governments recognised the importance of trade liberalisation as a means to economic growth and progress. Open markets, non-discrimination,...

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International Investment Position Versus External Debt

Halina Nakonieczna-Kisiel

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 89-98

The aim of the paper is to provide an answer to the question which phenomenon is a more accurate reflection of Poland's external imbalance: international investment position or external debt. In the first and the second part of the study the definitions and essence of both categories have been explored, in the third and fourth - tendencies in international investment position and the level of external...

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Conditions of Biomass Production for Energy Generation Purposes in Poland

Stanisław Bielski

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 238-249

The issue of production of raw materials for energy generation on agricultural areas is a multileveled issue (the economic, social, environmental and other aspects should be considered). Plantations of energetic plants that represent an important component in satisfying the increasing demand for biomass resulting from the requirement of increasing the use of renewable energy sources in Poland and...

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The Global Financial Crisis and the Problem of Iceland's Membership in the European Union

Magdalena Busch, Edward Molendowski

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 110-119

The article is an attempt of showing how the global economic crisis has influenced the Icelanders attitude towards the European Union membership. The possible consequences of the accession for Iceland and the European Union as well are also presented. It was untill 2008 that the Icelanders had not considered the matter of European Union membership, the more so the prospect of adopting the euro. It...

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German Economy as a Global Generator of Growth and Development - Trends and Prospects

Stanisław Flejterski, Lilianna Jodkowska

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 53-65

The main objective of this paper is to synthetically present primary sources and agents of Germany's leading position in the global economy at the turn of the I and II decade of the twenty-first century. Economic growth and economic development is the result of many factors of different nature: traditional and modern, objective and subjective, exogenous and endogenous, economic and non-economic, with...

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The Current Economic Paradigm in the Light of Financialisation

Jerzy Dudziński

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 20-35

The paper presents the direction of the mainstream economics paradigm shift and the evidence supporting the inadequacy of its several foundations. The author puts emphasis in particular on the aspects of financialisation in international markets and its impact on the current economic life. International commodity markets provide a good reflection of the effects of financialisation. Current price movements...

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NAFTA and the EU are the Two on a Collision Course?

Ignacy Chrzanowski

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 131-141

The paper deals with some crucial issues of the relationship between the European Union and the North-American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA. NAFTA and its functional structure are briefly described in the paper, and possible gains and losses from a confrontation between NAFTA and the EU are discussed. The author's view of the potential benefits for Poland from a closer cooperation with NAFTA are...

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Offshoring in Business Services Sector Over the Business Cycle: A Case of Growth of the International Cooperation

Eliza Chilimoniuk-Przeździecka

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 7-19

In this paper I analyze the role of business service offshoring in international cooperation over the recession. In business services - as described in Schumpeterian literature - external restructuring including resource and production relocation is more intensive during recession periods while intensive internal restructuring accompanies expansion periods. As external restructuring encompass business...

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Inseparability of two Dimensions: Local and Global as theConditio Sine Qua NonRegarding the Quality of Contemporary Education at a University Level

Anna Barwińska-Małajowicz

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 202-212

Globalisation is full of paradox, however it features a strong feedback with the localization and regionalism which can be observed at all levels of political and social and economic life. Due to variability of actions impacting the quality of education at different levels, the objective of this elaboration is to focus on dependencies taking place mainly in two different dimension of establishing...

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Term Structure of Public Debt and Refinancing Risk in the Economic and Monetary Union

Tomasz Uryszek

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 66-77

As public debt is an important factor influencing most countries' economies, the debt management seems to be crucial for the economy. Risk identification and minimizing is considered to be the most important aim of the debt management process, especially during economic slowdowns or crises. The main goal of the article is to assess the term structure and the level of refinancing risk in the in the...

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How to Make Eu Cohesion Policy More Effective? Conclusions for Poland

Tomasz Dorożyński

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 152-163

In order to remove economic regional disparities, the European Union is realizing a cohesion policy. It is justified economically and socially. It is however conditioned by an acceptance of an active role of the Union and member states in the economy, and therefore a permission for cross-national interventionism. The mechanism of the cohesion policy is based on transfers, and then its essence is redistribution...

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Global Imbalances - Their Sustainability and the Role of the Dollar

Artur Balicki

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 99-109

This paper aims at delivering some analysis on the complex issue of global imbalances in the pattern of exports and imports of goods and services and simultaneous flow of capital in the world economy during the last decade. It discusses why these flows were principally streaming from developing to developed countries and what are their main driving forces. It also embarks on the problem of sustainability...

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Trends and Factors of Development of the World Consumption of Fish and Fishery Products

Renata Knap

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 213-227

The aim of the paper is to present the results of the analysis of development trends in the world consumption of fish and fishery products and the fundamental factors shaping the volume and structure of consumption of fishery products in the last five decades. In the first part, the paper presents the volume, dynamics and structure of world consumption of fishery products, while the second part discusses...

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Internationalization of the Service Sector - Marketing Approach

Mirosława Pluta-Olearnik

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia > 2011 > 10 > 1 > 175-185

The main purpose of this article is to indicate the progressive phenomenon of internationalization in the service sector in the context of dynamism of changes concerning economic, technological, legal and social determinants. The first part of this article makes reference to new legal regulations in EU, which fully binding, create special conditions for development of service companies SMB (small...

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