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Diversification of Institutional Economics

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Staniek Z.

Warsaw Forum of Economic Sociology

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2010

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vol. 1

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issue 1

89-116

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In the article the author intends to provide a selective, yet fairly comprehensive review of historical roots and trends of Institutional Economics. Institutional Economics is not an integrated theory based on a set of common hypotheses, but rather a combination of various elements coming from different traditions and different social sciences. However, despite diversity there is a central tenet of both the 'old' and the 'new' institutionalism: that institutions matter in shaping economic performance and economic behavior. Economic processes do not take place outside of the historical or social context; they take place within given institutions. The author attempts to classifying different views concerning these issues and explain how institutional economics relates to neoclassical economics and other social sciences.

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Ekonomia behawioralna: od koncepcji racjonalności do wizji ustroju ekonomicznego

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Godłów-Legiędź J.

Ekonomia - Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wroclawiu

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2013

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issue 4 (25)

24-41

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The purpose of this article is to show the diversity in behavioral economics from both a normative and an explanatory point of view. Based on a critical analysis of the literature, the author presents behavioral economics from three perspectives: the perspective of diversification of the ideas about the way of functioning of human mind and normative suggestions concerning rationality, the perspective of connections between views on rationality and on the optimal economic system, and the perspective of the relationship between a psychological and institutional approach in economics. The analysis leads to the conclusion that in behavioral economics, we can find two opposite approaches to rationality, which result in different assessments of both individual behavior as well as the functioning of social institutions. The ”old” school of behavioral economics, which developed the concept of ecological rationality, is closely related to the institutional approach. The ”new” behavioral economics is less critical of neoclassical economics. It is a consequence of their tendency to interpret rationality in a constructivist spirit. But it is worth emphasizing the important common feature connecting both schools of behavioral economics with institutional economics. Institutionalism and the old school of behavioral economics emphasize the role of institutions from the cognitive, normative, and regulatory perspectives. The new behavioral economics adopts a normative conception of rationality close to that of neoclassical economics, but strongly accentuates the contextual character of human knowledge and behavior, i.e. one of the fundamental principles of the Kahneman school is framing decisions. There is an analogy between how social institutions on the one hand, and the formulation of the problem on the other affect the decisions of the individual. An architecture of choice is created as a result of the activities of private entities and governments. The advocates of libertarian paternalism are conscious of the threat stemming from the fact that cognitive deficiencies affect not only individuals as private entities, but also individuals as regulators and experts, hence their caution with respect to regulatory solutions. Behavioral economics as well as institutional economics both show various aspects and the complexity of the problem of coordination and regulation in a social system. The development of these two streams of economic thought reflects a return to a more balanced approach, both with respect to the assumptions of economic theory as well as with respect to reaching political conclusions based on economic theory.

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Economic process as institutionalization of values. Karl Polanyi’s institutional theory and its ethical consequences

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Kassner M.

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2017

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vol. 20

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issue 6

69-86

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This article is devoted to a critical reconstruction of Karl Polanyi’s institutional theory and its ethical consequences. Starting with the distinction between the formal (neoclassical) and the substantive (institutional) understanding of the economy, the article proceeds to discuss the main forms of institutional integration of economic life described by Polanyi: reciprocity (symmetry), redistribution (centricity), and exchange (market). In this context, the author examines the connection between the work of Karl Polanyi and the economic anthropology represented by the works of Richard Thurnwald and Bronisław Malinowski. The author argues that three main forms of institutional integration of economic life introduced by Karl Polanyi can be interpreted both as analytical tools to describe institutions and as a grand scheme for the classification of different economic systems. The next section of the article is devoted to a comparison between the institutional theories of Douglass North and Karl Polanyi. For North, the main explanatory category is the idea of transaction costs, whereas for Polanyi the key idea is that of the social embeddedness of the economy. When speaking about the social embeddedness of the economy, Polanyi draws our attention to the inseparable bonds which exist between economic institutions on the one hand, and culture, social structure and politics on the other. This theoretical difference between North and Polanyi, the author argues, has important ethical consequences. If Polanyi is right, then institutions are not only alternative solutions to a certain economic problem (i.e. the efficient allocation of resources, the reduction of transaction costs) but above all they are the embodiment of different conceptions of a good life. In conclusion, the author emphasizes the political dimension of Karl Polanyi’s institutional theory, along with its intriguing promise of liberating our social and political life from the economistic fallacy, that is, from the unfortunate tendency to think about society in market terms.

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Assumptions of the theory of regional disintegration: suggestions for further research

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Grosse T. G.

Przegląd Europejski

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2016

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vol. 2016 (42)(4)

10-22

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The crises that hit the EU after 2008 brought about disintegration tendencies. That requires not only further in-depth research on the state of the Union, but also theoretical conceptualisation facilitating an explanation of the processes of disintegration. In this article four theoretical approaches to carry out this type of analysis are proposed, which in a multilateral way may help to explain the problems of the regional disintegration in Europe, but also in other regions of the world. Author’s approach is based on existing theoretical concepts: neofunctionalism, constructivism, institutionalism and realism. Author seeks the complementarity between the theoretical approaches in order to explain the phenomenon of disintegration.

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11 lat systemu Euro: próba weryfikacji wybranych koncepcji teoretycznych dotyczących integracji europejskiej

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Grosse T. G.

Myśl Ekonomiczna i Polityczna

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2010

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issue 3(30)

44-85

EN

The aim of this article is an attempt to verify selected theoretical concepts of the European integration based on the results of the eleven years (1999-2010) of the common monetary system that has been in operation in the European Union. The following theories are examined: neo-functionalism, institutionalism, constructivism, realism and intergovernmental liberalism. The aim of this paper is also to find hierarchy of the discussed theories, which are at least partly applicable to the common currency system in Europe. At the end of the article some predictions of future developments of the system are presented

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Filozofi a (teoria) prawa Carla Schmitta?

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Zajadło J.

Przegląd Sejmowy

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2016

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issue 4(135)

65-94

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The main aim of this article is to analyze the small work of Carl Schmitt “On the three types of juristic thought”, fi rst published in 1934. In the literature of the subject, the German scholar is known primarily as a political philosopher and creator of the original, although controversial, ideas and concepts, including: the nomos, the political, the friend and enemy relationship, a state of emergency, sovereignty and political theology. Not forgotten is also the support Schmitt gave the Nazi regime after Hitler came to power. In the fi rst two parts of the article, the author reviews, on the one hand, the current state of research on the thought of the German scholar and, on the other hand, presents his short biography and his achievements as a writer. All of this, however, is only the background for a general review and analysis of the origins and content of the work of Schmitt of 1934. The author emphasizes the unique character of that small volume book as compared to other works of the German scholar. In the book, Schmitt rather appears to us as a theorist and philosopher of law, who goes beyond a dispute between legal positivism and natural law, and proposes a particular mode of thinking based on legal institutions. His sources of inspiration include two of his contemporary authors, representing institutional theory of law, Maurice Harriou and Santi Romano. According to the author of the article, it is hard to claim on this basis that Schmitt developed his own theory and philosophy of law.

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Badanie instytucji: dylematy, metody, doświadczenia

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Krakowiak-Drzewiecka M.

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2017

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vol. 20

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issue 2

31-43

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The paper is an opinion on the academic discussion concerning research on institutions. Its purpose is to describe the complexity of the categories of institutions and the consequences this has on research. The article is divided into three main parts. The first part presents the problem of conceptualizing the category of institution. The second part focuses on the methodical basis of measuring institutions. The third part presents examples of empirical research in this field.

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Instytucjonalne zaangażowanie korporacji międzynarodowych a trwała przewaga konkurencyjna Institutional

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Sagan M.

Ekonomika i Organizacja Przedsiębiorstwa

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2016

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issue 11 (802)

27-34

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Celem artykułu jest prezentacja określonych modeli zaangażowania instytucjonalnego korporacji międzynarodowych. W niniejszym opracowaniu przedstawiono także rozważania dotyczące trwałości przewag konkurencyjnych przedsiębiorstw międzynarodowych oraz sposobów ich osiągania w kontekście relacji przedsiębiorstw z instytucjami, przede wszystkim kraju macierzystego i krajów goszczących. Przedstawione w niniejszym opracowaniu zagadnienia – w tym przede wszystkim problem interakcji pomiędzy środowiskiem instytucjonalnym, strategiami firm i ich konkurencyjnością są elementem dyskusji w literaturze światowej na temat przewag konkurencyjnych korporacji międzynarodowych i sposobów ich osiągania. Wpisują się w nurt instytucjonalny, poszerzający dotychczasowe sposoby patrzenia na konkurencyjność firm międzynarodowych, wyznaczane głównie przez podejście zasobowe i relacyjne.

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The main aim of the paper is presentation of particular forms of institutional engagement of multinational corporations. Besides, there were considered some aspects of achieving sustainable competitive advantage by TNC, in the context of the relations of international enterprises with institutional environment, both in the home and host country. Presented reflections, especially the issue of interactions between institutions, firms’ strategy and their competitiveness are broadly discussed in contemporary literature. By incorporating the institutional approach, they expand previous frames, appointed by resources and relations theories.

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STANDARDS OF ECONOMIC EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIETY IN TRANSITION: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

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Fedorova L.

Czech Journal of Social Sciences, Business and Economics

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2013

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vol. Volume 2

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issue 3

52-62

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This article presents the problem of the economic theory course updating in terms of its correspondence to the conditions of transformational economics and the possibility of synthesis of various branches of science. Analyzing the state of the emerging Russian market, the author shows the inability of the standard course of the economy, the main content of which is a neo-classical concept, to explain the relevant processes. The article demonstrates feasibility of expediency of treatment to the institutional concept, in particular, the theory of power, for the analysis of the main market elements: supply, demand and price. As the fundamental basis for the analysis of market relations compatibility in various areas of economic science, the author considers the community of an object of research - economic activity of the economic entity. If the analysis of the market relations is the main for neo-classical concept, then the categories of institutionalism, from the point of the author’s view, can operationalize the system of industrial relations, presenting them more directly and specifically, thereby extending the range of the analyzed problems. The role of political economy, considering the relations of production as multilayer formation, is to create a methodology for the study of market relationships. The author describes a number of specific provisions of the economic theory course, in relation to which the possibility of representations of the different branches of science compatibility is quite obvious.

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Zakres i kierunki wykorzystania narzędzi rachunkowości zarządczej w pomiarze dokonań w kontekście New Public Management − ujęcie instytucjonalne

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Zarzycka E., Michalak M.

Zarządzanie Publiczne / Public Governance

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2013

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issue 4(26)

5-19

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Wdrożenie i skuteczne wykorzystanie koncepcji zarządzania jednostkami sektora publicznego, bazującej na dobrych praktykach zarządzania organizacjami biznesowymi, wymaga implementacji odpowiednich narzędzi rachunkowości zarządczej wpierających procesy zarządcze. Główne cele badawcze przyjęte przez autorów tego artykułu obejmują m.in.: − identyfikację metod i narzędzi rachunkowości zarządczej stosowanych aktualnie przez kierowników badanych jednostek samorządu terytorialnego; − ocenę przydatności, adekwatności i skuteczności systemu pomiaru dokonań stosowanego przez badane jednostki samorządu terytorialnego w Polsce. Badanie zostało przeprowadzone w formie wywiadu − ankiety audytoryjnej, skierowanej do respondentów reprezentujących jednostki samorządu terytorialnego.

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If private sector’s good management practices are to be used effectively to manage public sector entities, some management-aiding tools have to be introduced, particularly in the public sector’s accounting system oriented to external reporting, which needs to be supplemented with a management accounting subsystem. The main research objectives of this paper are: – to identify management accounting methods and tools currently used by the managers of the sampled local government entities – LGEs; – to evaluate the usefulness, adequacy, and effectiveness of performance measurement systems used in LGEs.

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Analysing (in)justice in the interplay of urbanisation and transport: The case of agrarian extractivism in the region of Urabá in Colombia

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Toro López M., Van den Broeck P.

Quaestiones Geographicae

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2021

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vol. 40

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issue 2

35-61

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Infrastructural design, transport and mobility policies are strong instruments for interpreting historical urban and regional transformation processes. The paper addresses the intercausalities between both of them. To do so, it briefly sketches debates on the causalities of transport infrastructure and urbanisation and the theory of technological politics, drawing attention to the relationship between transport infrastructure and politics, and how infrastructures and their techno-political frames include means of power and authority. From there, the paper moves to the debate on the relationship between social justice and transport, showing how transport systems embody social processes and social (in)injustice. The history of agrarian extractivism in the region of Urabá in Colombia serves as a case study. The paper shows how existing transport networks of the region of Urabá have supported the expansion of agrarian extractivist industries and more specifically the production of transport (in)justice. It explores the development of the infrastructural network, transport systems and urbanisation of this region from the early 1900s onwards. Results show how the actual agrarian extractivist industries of the region are causing huge challenges related to the overlapping of transport scales, congestion and risks of accidents in urban areas, and how actual transport dynamics in the region are affecting urban development, generating a high segregation characterised by uneven distributions of public services and transport infrastructures. The paper reveals that the existing transport developments in the region of Urabá have no support for local development and are mainly thought for the efficiency of agrarian extractivist industries over local economic development. Agrarian extractivism has been a consistent factor in the economic, political and social spheres, and since colonial times the appropriation of natural resources and the dispossession of territories has been omnipresent. This paper explores the historical role of transport in agrarian extractivism, the long-term impact of the prolongation of old mechanisms, and the interrelations of the latter with current urbanisation and development. It con-cludes that infrastructural developments in this region have supported agrarian extractivist industries, first in colonial times, but also more recently, showing the deep embeddedness of the relation between mobility and urbanity in the (agrarian extractivist) development history of this region

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Gospodarka jako zinstytucjonalizowany proces. Instytucjonalizm Karla Polanyiego i jego etyczne konsekwencje

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Kassner M.

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2017

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vol. 20

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issue 2

45-61

EN

This article is devoted to a critical reconstruction of Karl Polanyi’s institutional theory and its ethical consequences. Starting with the distinction between the formal (neoclassical) and the substantial (institutional) understanding of the economy, the article proceeds to discuss the main forms of institutional integration of economic life described by Polanyi: reciprocity (symmetry), redistribution (centricity), and exchange (market). In this context, the author examines the connection between the work of Karl Polanyi and the economic anthropology represented by the works of Richard Thurnwald and Bronisław Malinowski. The author argues that three main forms of institutional integration of economic life introduced by Karl Polanyi can be interpreted both as analytical tools to describe institutions and as a grand scheme for the classification of different economic systems. The next section of the article is devoted to a comparison between the institutional theories of Douglass North and Karl Polanyi. For North, the main explanatory category is the idea of transaction costs, whereas for Polanyi the key idea is that of the social embeddedness of the economy. When speaking about the social embeddedness of the economy, Polanyi draws our attention to the inseparable bonds which exist between economic institu tions on the one hand, and culture, social structure and politics on the other hand. This theoretical difference between North and Polanyi, the author argues, has important ethical consequences. If Polanyi is right, then institutions are not only alternative solutions to a certain economic problem (i.e. the efficient allocation of resources, the reduction of transaction costs) but above all they are the embodiment of different conceptions of a good life. In conclusion, the author emphasizes the political dimension of Karl Polanyi’s institutional theory with its intriguing promise of liberating our social and political life from the economic fallacy, that is, from the unfortunate tendency to think about society in market terms.

PL

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Mary Douglas "Jak myślą instytucje" – między racjonalnością ekonomiczną i socjologicznym determinizmem

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Ząbkowicz A.

Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny

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2016

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vol. 78

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issue 3

253-260

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The book under review contains the essence of the thought of a respected researcher. It refers to economic, sociological, anthropological and philosophical issues. The review points in particular to those theoretical questions which are of interest to sociologists, economists and students oflaw. These are the origins and motives of collective action, the sustainability of the institutional framework of choice, and the relative meaning of justice.

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Recenzowana książka to kwintesencja dorobku znanej uczonej, który obejmuje zagadnienia ekonomii, socjologii, antropologii i filozofii. Artykuł recenzyjny zwraca uwagę szczególnie na te teoretyczne zagadnienia, które interesują socjologów, ekonomistów i prawników. To zagadnienia przyczyn zbiorowego działania, trwałości instytucjonalnych ram wyboru oraz względności pojęcia sprawiedliwości.

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Ławniczak K.

Przegląd Europejski

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2012

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vol. 2012 (26)(3)

47-56

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Jednym z ważniejszych wyzwań stojących przed studiami europejskimi jest wyjaśnienie procesu podejmowania decyzji w Unii Europejskiej, w tym zwłaszcza w jednej z jej głównych instytucji, jaką jest Rada UE. Zastosowanie do tej problematyki podejścia konstruktywistycznego zwraca uwagę na czynniki niematerialne, takie jak idee, normy nieformalne czy tożsamości. Konstruktywiści kładą szczególny nacisk na znaczenie socjalizacji, czyli przyjmowania przez aktorów funkcjonujących w (międzynarodowym) otoczeniu instytucjonalnym pewnych wspólnych wartości, reguł postępowania itp. Podstawowym celem badawczym omawianej tu rozprawy jest weryfikacja tego stanowiska, poprzez zbadanie wpływu socjalizacji na przebieg i rezultaty podejmowania decyzji w Radzie. Przyczyni się ona również do określenia na ile użyteczne może być podejście konstruktywistyczne w studiach nad Unią Europejską.

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The mechanism of adopting political decisions in the EU on the example of European Rail Infrastructure Managers

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Bugajski W.

Kwartalnik Kolegium Ekonomiczno-Społecznego Studia i Prace

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2019

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issue 2(38)

29-47

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The process of decision-making, lobbying and negotiating formal and legal documents is a complex but also very interesting issue. Referring to the findings of the studies in the field of shaping public policy, in particular the process of making political decisions on the example of European Rail Infrastructure Managers, one of the leading interest group organisations, the thesis put forward in the research process: “The decision-making process in the European Union is a difficult art of seeking compromise and understanding for stakeholders” appears to be justified.

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Diversification of Institutional Economics

Ekonomia behawioralna: od koncepcji racjonalności do wizji ustroju ekonomicznego

Economic process as institutionalization of values. Karl Polanyi’s institutional theory and its ethical consequences

Assumptions of the theory of regional disintegration: suggestions for further research

11 lat systemu Euro: próba weryfikacji wybranych koncepcji teoretycznych dotyczących integracji europejskiej

Filozofi a (teoria) prawa Carla Schmitta?

Badanie instytucji: dylematy, metody, doświadczenia

Instytucjonalne zaangażowanie korporacji międzynarodowych a trwała przewaga konkurencyjna Institutional

STANDARDS OF ECONOMIC EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIETY IN TRANSITION: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

Zakres i kierunki wykorzystania narzędzi rachunkowości zarządczej w pomiarze dokonań w kontekście New Public Management − ujęcie instytucjonalne

Analysing (in)justice in the interplay of urbanisation and transport: The case of agrarian extractivism in the region of Urabá in Colombia

Gospodarka jako zinstytucjonalizowany proces. Instytucjonalizm Karla Polanyiego i jego etyczne konsekwencje

Mary Douglas "Jak myślą instytucje" – między racjonalnością ekonomiczną i socjologicznym determinizmem

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The mechanism of adopting political decisions in the EU on the example of European Rail Infrastructure Managers