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The Role of Territorial Governments in Decentralisation of the Economic Activities of the State (during the Years 2004-2009)

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Heller J.

Olsztyn Economic Journal

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2011

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vol. 6

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issue 2

234-356

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The aim of the research was to assess the decentralisation of the economic activity of the State. Analysis of the general activity of territorial governments in Poland during the years 2003-2009 provided the base for that assessment. In practical terms two methods of economic activity are employed: indirect and direct. In the towns possessing the status of counties and in urban municipalities the indirect method dominates. In counties and rural municipalities the direct methods dominate. Employment of different methods leads to systemically different paths of development of the territorial governments in Poland. The need for organisational changes that might correct that unfavourable trend exists. One of the methods for achievement ofthat goal would involve combining rural counties with rural and urban-rural municipalities in a single organisational structure based on the example of the towns possessing the status of counties.

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Naród i państwo w procesie globalizacji

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Pomieciński A.

Forum Politologiczne

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2007

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vol. 5 - Narody XXI wieku

129-142

EN

Globalization is a multithreaded and complicated process, but nowadays necessary to understand modern cultural reality. With globalization are connected such terms as: "flow space", "shrinking of time and distance", "diffusion of cultural features". Globalization is a multidimensional process of interaction between different factors: from economical to social and cultural. In many situations the traditional perceiving culture in categories like "we-they" looses its importance. All specific places and "their" culture is currently a part of global "we", figuratively created by pop culture. It is pop culture what absorbed many motives and essences of many national cultures of the world.

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Przyszłość państwa i granic w Afryce. Alternatywny punkt widzenia

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Trzciński K.

Forum Politologiczne

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2010

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vol. 10 - Przestrzeń i granice we współczesnej Afryce

243-262

EN

In this article I present and critically analyze the main ideas of the Nigerian thinker, Ifeanyi A. Menkiti, on the problem of African borders for the future of the African state. Menkiti appears to consider that the basic condition for the successful coexistence of the various groups of peoples (ethnic groups, tribes) occupying the states of Africa is for relations between them to rest on equitable principles. Justice, in his opinion, should involve the fair and equitable division amongst peoples of the burdens and benefits of living in a common state. To realize this ideal, he proposes the creation in Africa of morally neutral, minimalist managerial states, in which the competencies of the regional authorities would be increased at the cost of the central government. He bases his plan in part on the ideas of John Rawls, especially on his 'law of peoples'. Close analysis of Menkiti's views shows that his vision of the managerial state is only a temporary solution, which is to lead to the peaceful dismemberment of the current post-colonial model of multi-ethnic states functioning within the old colonial borders. The basic value of Menkiti's thought rests in his reversal of the usual perspective on African states, as he considers that maintaining territorial integrity or achieving unity should no longer be considered a paramount necessity.

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Every state has a limited lifespan: an analysis on Ibn Khaldun

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Demircioğlu A.

Reality of Politics

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2022

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issue 20

42-54

EN

Ibn Khaldun is a Muslim thinker who lived in North Africa in the Middle Ages. The places where he lived were in a geography where tribal management systems were dominant and political turmoil and wars were never lacking. It is possible to see the traces of the geography and era in which Ibn Khaldun lived in the shaping of his political views. At that time, due to the fact that the tribes were constantly at war with each other, the administrations changed hands frequently, some states were destroyed and some new ones were established in their place. These observations led Ibn Khaldun to liken the life of states to human life. According to him, every state is born, develops and dies just like people. The destruction of states is an inevitable end. Ibn Khaldun has been criticized by some thinkers because of these views. In fact, his book Mukaddime was banned in the Ottoman Empire for a while on the grounds that it led the people to pessimism. This study was created by examining the original works of Ibn Khaldun with the exploratory method and interpreting his views.

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Status prawny mniejszości narodowych w Austrii na przełomie XXi XXI wieku

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Godlewska E.

Forum Politologiczne

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2007

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vol. 5 - Narody XXI wieku

177-195

EN

Nowadays there are six groups in Austria, which are officially known as national minorities. According to the figures from the 2001 national census, 17 241 persons have declared they were speaking Croatian in everyday life, 14 746 Slovenian, 15 390 Hungarian, 5 778 Czech, 1 775 Slovak and 1 732 Roma language. The widest rights possess Slovenian, Croatian and Hungarian minorities. In the administrative and judicial districts of Carinthia, Burgenland and Styria, the Slovene, Croat and Hungarian language are accepted as an official language in addition to German. In suchdistricts topographical terminology and inscriptions shall be in this languages as well as in German. This groups get also the biggest financial help from the government. The Roma, Czech and Slovak minorities have worse situation than others. The constitution, the acts (mainly from 1976 year) and many ordinances regulate problems of minorities. They guarantee the rights in different sphere of live (like education, culture, language rights). But on the other hand the group of people which speaks minority language has been decreased. In Austria Polish people are not accepted as the minority. There is still no official ordinance about that.

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The role of state- business relations in the performance of Zambia’s food processing sub-sector

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Hampwaye G., Jeppesen S.

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series

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2014

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vol. 26

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issue 26

83-92

EN

In ensuring growth and development collaborative State-Business relations (SBRs) matters, and with economic growth comes increasing levels of employment, options for poverty reduction and hence more equitable development. Whereas it is known that SBR matters at a macro-economic level, the concept of SBR has also been employed in a more or less all-encompassing way in the literature. Accordingly, while it is clear that SBRs work, there is lack knowledge about which dimensions of SBRs are the most important. Due to the continued importance of agriculture in many developing countries, processing of the food produced in the sector is a key manufacturing activity of high economic importance to many economies. Ensuring collaborative SBRs in the food processing industry is therefore of interest to growth and development, particularly as it is a sector about which little is known about the role of SBRs. The paper attempts to examine how and why SBRs matter to and influence the growth and performance of local owned firms in the food processing sub-sector in Zambia. In particular, the paper analyses the roles and influence of government regulations and policies compared to those of business associations for the performance of the food processing sector in Zambia. The paper draws on primary data from a survey of firms in the food processing sector which was conducted between 2013 and 2014. It is shown that while the majority of the Zambian food processing firms experienced growth over the last five years, with increased employment and in a number of cases growing earnings, this seems to have happened in spite of a business environment which is not particularly supportive. The firms’ experience is that the SBRs mainly constitute institutional barriers to the performance of firms and highlight that formal government institutions and polices are incapable of assisting the firms and in most cases government institutions formulate and enact insufficient support schemes.

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Opinia w sprawie spełnienia wymogów formalnych wstępnego wniosku o pociągnięcie do odpowiedzialności konstytucyjnej przed Trybunałem Stanu byłego Prezesa Rady Ministrów Jarosława Kaczyńskiego

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Sakowicz A.

Zeszyty Prawnicze BAS

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2013

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issue 1(37)

199-209

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The purpose of the opinion is to examine whether the preliminary motion for constitutional accountability action against former Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński for violation of Polish Constitution and the Penal Code meets the formal requirements for such motions. The author points out numerous formal defects of the preliminary motion and opts for their immediate elimination. Nevertheless, in his view, the existing deficiencies do not disparage the motion, as they may be corrected later.

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The State and the Rise of the Middle Class in Iran

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Zahirinejad M.

Hemispheres. Studies on Cultures and Societies

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2014

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vol. 29

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issue 1

63-79

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There are different definitions and opinions about the rise of the middle class in different areas and countries. This is because historically the rise of the middle class has brought change in society, politically and economically. This claim is based on the historical role of the middle class as an important element of change in society, political transitions and ending authoritarian regimes in developed countries. With attention to the role of the middle class and the process of social and political change in developed countries, it can be argued that a capable middle class is requested, for changing and creating a real democratic future in Iran. However, due to the role of the state it can be seen that an emerging and rising middle class in Iran has differed with developed countries. This has had an effect on the characters of the middle class and as the result its role in the democratization and development of Iran.

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Struktury społeczno-organizacyjne Izraela przedpaństwowego

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Matysiak B. W.

Forum Politologiczne

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2012

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vol. 14 - Politologia w chrześcijańskiej myśli społeczno-politycznej

39-56

EN

In ancient Israel, there were no well-defined organizational structures, which were within the framework of the state. Despite this the different generations of Israel survived and communicated a sense of belonging to the people. Three important factors can be identified which gave rise to the awareness of the unity of all the people of Israel. The first of these was derived from a single ancestor, then - the belief in one God and cult YHWH with the annual great feast. In the process of social development of Israel this became a foundation for the creation of a single administrative body with strictly designated borders and a central authority to which everything was subordinated. The creation of royal institutions was important. On the other hand, in ancient Israel there were centrifugal tendencies which manifested themselves at the beginning of the creation of the kingdom. This was apparent not only in the strictly outlined territories of the various generations, but also by the leadership of older generations or the cities. The separatist tendency has come to fruition after the death of the third king of Israel Solomon (970-931 BC), when all of Israel split into two independent states.

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Państwo narodowe i naród a globalizacja - analiza zależności

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Timofiejuk P.

Forum Politologiczne

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2007

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vol. 5 - Narody XXI wieku

143-175

EN

The author begins with the analysis of the place of globalization notion in currently happening social life transformations - universalization and emancipation. He takes note of replacing the notion of universalization by globalization despite the ambiguity of both notions and frequent opposition of their features. Then he presents analysis of social life in political, economic and cultural spheres, in order to draw attention to the relation between national state, nation and international corporation, being a representative of globalization. This analysis leads to the conclusion that globalization is not a complimentary process to universalization, but is one of the symptoms of emancipation processes. This results in the author's conclusion that globalization does not threaten the existence of national states and nations.

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Biblijne oceny instytucji państwa

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Wojciechowski M.

Forum Politologiczne

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2012

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vol. 14 - Politologia w chrześcijańskiej myśli społeczno-politycznej

17-37

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As the backgound for the opinions of the Bible on the stat, this article presents briefly the history of Israel, divided into two main periods: national monarchy (earlier period of the Old Testament) and submission to the foreign powers (later books of the Old Testament and the New Testament). The opinions of the Old Testament on the own state hesitate between hope and disappointment, between optimism (royal ideology and messianism, tasks of the king, principles of government) and criticisms (Judges 9, 1 Samuel 8-12, bad kings). A moderate conclusion is offered by the Pentateuch (law above politics, Deut 17). In the attitudes towards the empires, we find two contradictory currents: submission to foreign rule and resistance. In the New Testament we find an acceptation of the state in the New Testament (Mark 12 on taxation, authority from God in Romans 13, 1 Cor 12.12-30), but also criticisms, triggered by persecutions (life of Jesus and Paul, Rev 13-19 and the satanic side of the empire). The state has its lawful authority, both instituted and limited by God and his law. This institution has some justification, but also serious vices (godlessness, violence, high taxes). However, the citizens should obey the state which deals justly with them.

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Does the State Still Matter? Sovereignty, Legitimacy and International Law

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Kwiecień R.

Polish Yearbook of International Law

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2012

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vol. 32

45-73

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This article explores the issue of sovereignty of States in the context of legitimacy of international law. Sovereign statehood is today increasingly challenged. The article examines if an essential incompatibility exists between international law conceived as a true, that is, legitimized, system of law and State sovereignty. To this end, it seems necessary to determine a meaning and importance of sovereignty in and for international law. The article seeks to argue that the idea of State sovereignty, deprived of orthodox positivistic justification, can still perform an important cognitive function in international law. In a world in which non-State actors suffer from a “democratic deficit”, democratic accountability and responsibility remains concentrated in States. States are, therefore, still the main source of legitimacy of political decisions. It is sovereign States that are the legal subjects assuring the public underpinnings within the international legal order. Consequently, there is no contradiction between the sovereign status of States in international society, and international law conceived as a legitimized legal order.

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W stronę "uszlachetniania demokracji"

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Sepczyńska D.

Forum Politologiczne

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2012

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vol. 14 - Politologia w chrześcijańskiej myśli społeczno-politycznej

115-141

EN

This article is based on the research that places the discussion between political philosophy and history of thought. Author involves the following issues: the genesis, essence, and characteristics of social policy; its ultimate justification or lack thereof; the relationship between the political power and citizens, between the civil society and the state; the genesis, nature and duties of political authorities; the definition of the law, its foundations and limitations; the relations taking place between politics and religion; and, finally, what is the highest political value: liberty, equality or truth. Author examines the problem of the relations between the official Catholic teaching and theory of liberal democracy. Shows the teachings of many Popes, from Leo XIII to John Paul II. From the liberal focus on the political liberalism of John Rawls. He tries to provide an answers for following questions: Is Catholicism has its own vision of democracy or liberal democracy proposes to improve? Has the social thinking of the Church evolved in its assessment?

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Inter-Institutional Social Partnerships Between The State And The Church In Romania (With Reference To The Child Protection)

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Petrică I.

European Review Of Applied Sociology

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2015

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vol. 8

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issue 10

11-22

EN

Compared to the European countries, the sociologic research related to religiousness and religious affiliation ranks Romania among the most religious countries, this aspect being proved also by the active positioning of the Church in society, especially in the public space. The verification of the phenomenon may be done also through our research theme, which has a content focused on social work, whose result may be used accordingly. There are publications in the field of social work also containing chapters about the Church as an institution, describing the specific activities with social character (either of philanthropy, or of empirical assistance, or even professionalised social work). Nevertheless, most papers mention the Church only in the description of some historical aspects of social work in Romania. Our topic is new because a research similar to ours has not been conducted in Romania yet, in our opinion, as in all bibliographic sources used in the writing of our paper he have found no research approaching such topics. The entire scientific endeavour starts from the formal systematic and non-systematic collaboration already existing between Churches and DGASPCs, but in order to scientifically validate this hypothesis we chose to conduct also a quantitative analysis of the data collected through a questionnaire with closed questions. The main purpose of our paper is the highlighting of the specificity of the interaction between the Church and the social work practice in Romania, through the existing partnership links between the State and the Church.

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Christianity and Political Democracy in the Middle Ages and Modern Times

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Brăilean T., Plopeanu A.-P.

Human and Social Studies

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2013

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vol. 2

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issue 2

119-137

EN

Today there is a fruitful dispute between secularists and those who argue the compatibility between Christianity, with its religious precepts and intrinsic system of ethical values, and the liberal democracy. The second group is however hopelessly wrong, as much as the first. This endeavor is epistemologically wrong and the argument is pretty simple. The institutions of divine right, such as the Church or family, shall be subject to the single principle or hierarchy of being, that goes beyond the narrow human consciousness and action. From this perspective, these institutions may be called undemocratic or they do not respect the ideology of inalienable human rights, as formulated at the present time.

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Zasada odpowiedzialności a istota relacji między państwem a rynkiem

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Drenda L.

Studia Ekonomiczne

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2015

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vol. 210

99-107

EN

The modern politics deals with the issues and problems requiring long-term antici-pation. Moreover, the political responsibility does not reach any limits and the technolo-gical development, and dynamic character of the reality increase a gap between the exer¬cising the power and anticipation of the long-term consequences of the human actions. The state should be the ”sward of justice” and the institution transforming the me-taphysical responsibility into real one. The market, being the sum of the decisions of in-dividuals, is not able to cultivate the values, which can help the individuals to be respon-sible for their actions

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Národ a Stát slaví Jana Amose Komenského. Srovnání Komenského oslav v roce 1892 a 1920

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Šima K.

Historie – Otázky – Problémy (History, Issues, Problems)

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2014

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vol. 6

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issue 1

106-119

EN

The celebrations of the Comenius anniversaries in 1892 and 1920 were an important element in the formation of the political culture in the Czech lands, particularly in view of the way they reflected the symbolic creation of the collective spirit of the Nation and State. Based on an analysis of the festive discourse, I conclude that in the new state no answer was found to the basic question of how the independence of the Czechoslovak state was “regained” in Masarykʼs day after the Czech Nationʼs loss of independence during Comeniusʼs time.

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Państwo jako podmiot zamawiający usługi edukacyjne dla społeczeństwa

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Polcyn J.

Studia Ekonomiczne

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2015

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vol. 209

159-170

EN

The paper focuses on the assessment of capital expenditures on secondary vocation¬al and general education, examination efficiency and the results of the key final examinations at the primary level. Higher expenditures are incurred in secondary vocational education. At the same time, outcomes achieved in this area of education are lower. It is proposed to implement a vocational education model, already legally sanc-tioned in extramural forms of education. The adoption of such solutions should actually enrich the human capital of society. This should provide a more careful secondary education and contribute to a significant improvement in the occupational mobility of society, due to a relatively fast process of acquiring new skills

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Idealne państwo (społeczeństwo) w ujęciu renesansowych utopistów

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Danowska-Prokop B.

Studia Ekonomiczne

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2016

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vol. 305

140-149

PL

W dobie renesansu pojawiły się ponownie utopijne koncepcje dotyczące nowego porządku społecznego. Koncepcje te były reakcją na: kryzys dotychczasowych średniowiecznych struktur społecznych, renesansowe prądy umysłowe, zmiany zainicjowane przez reformację, otwarcie na świat zewnętrzny i merkantylną politykę gospodarczą. Renesansowe utopie krytycznie ustosunkowywały się do panującego ustroju, zwracały baczną uwagę na braki ekonomiczne, społeczne i naukowe. Utopiści w nierównościach majątkowych i dochodowych upatrywali źródła zła moralnego w społecznym wymiarze. Panaceum na niedomagania ustrojowe było uspołecznienie własności, sprawiedliwszy podział dóbr i obowiązek pracy fizycznej.

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The utopian ideas for a new social order emerged again the era of the Renaissance. These concepts were a reaction to the crisis of existing medieval social structures, Renaissance philosophy, changes triggered by the Reformation, opening to the outside world and the mercantile economic policy. Renaissance utopias took a critical attitude to the prevailing system and paid close attention to the economic and scientific shortcomings. Utopians looked at inequalities in wealth and income as the moral evilness in the social dimension. The panacea for the problems of the government system were the socialization of ownership, fairer distribution of wealth and the duty of manual labour.

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Państwo w poglądach polskich merkantylistów

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Danowska-Prokop B.

Studia Ekonomiczne

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2016

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vol. 270

38-47

PL

Już na początku XVI w. w Polsce rozpoczął się powolny proces odchodzenia od ładu feudalnego, co związane było ze zmianą sposobu myślenia i nowym spojrzeniem na proces gospodarowania oraz na rolę państwa w tym procesie. W polskich realiach doktrynie merkantylizmu towarzyszyły ostre spory o kształt państwa i o uprzywilejowaną pozycję szlachty w życiu gospodarczym.

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The slow process of leaving feudal order started at the beginning of the 16th century also in Poland. It was connected with the changer of the way of thinking and new look at the process of management and the role of a state in that process. In Polish reality, the doctrine of mercantilism was accompanied with the strident dispute about the form of the state and the privilieged position of peerage.

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The Role of Territorial Governments in Decentralisation of the Economic Activities of the State (during the Years 2004-2009)

Naród i państwo w procesie globalizacji

Przyszłość państwa i granic w Afryce. Alternatywny punkt widzenia

Every state has a limited lifespan: an analysis on Ibn Khaldun

Status prawny mniejszości narodowych w Austrii na przełomie XXi XXI wieku

The role of state- business relations in the performance of Zambia’s food processing sub-sector

Opinia w sprawie spełnienia wymogów formalnych wstępnego wniosku o pociągnięcie do odpowiedzialności konstytucyjnej przed Trybunałem Stanu byłego Prezesa Rady Ministrów Jarosława Kaczyńskiego

The State and the Rise of the Middle Class in Iran

Struktury społeczno-organizacyjne Izraela przedpaństwowego

Państwo narodowe i naród a globalizacja - analiza zależności

Biblijne oceny instytucji państwa

Does the State Still Matter? Sovereignty, Legitimacy and International Law

W stronę "uszlachetniania demokracji"

Inter-Institutional Social Partnerships Between The State And The Church In Romania (With Reference To The Child Protection)

Christianity and Political Democracy in the Middle Ages and Modern Times

Zasada odpowiedzialności a istota relacji między państwem a rynkiem

Národ a Stát slaví Jana Amose Komenského. Srovnání Komenského oslav v roce 1892 a 1920

Państwo jako podmiot zamawiający usługi edukacyjne dla społeczeństwa

Idealne państwo (społeczeństwo) w ujęciu renesansowych utopistów

Państwo w poglądach polskich merkantylistów