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Business ethics and social responsibility in the transition economies

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Chrzanowski I.

Kwartalnik Nauk o Przedsiębiorstwie

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2014

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vol. 32

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issue 3

27-37

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The issue of business ethics and corporate social responsibility continues to be widely discussed in the world literature, and is still actual because of the emerging scandals related to the large corporation’s activities. According to the author, in the Central and Eastern Europe post-communist countries one finds examples of almost all aspects of unethical behavior and practices, and which still require from the business, state administration at different levels, and society appropriate actions. The article includes a retrospective analysis of this phenomenon.

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Intimacy: From Transformation to Transmutation

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Bianchi G.

Human Affairs

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2010

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vol. 20

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issue 1

1-8

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The paper reflects the historical and current dynamism of the concept of intimacy. Besides differences between scientific disciplines in understanding what the substance of intimacy is, the recent discourse on change in intimacy has been dominated by the transformation theme introduced by Anthony Giddens (1992). Led by reflections of Richard Sennett (1986) the author draws attention to the opposite aspect of change in intimacy-the change in content, or the "transmutation" of intimacy. Transmutation of intimacy-the substitution of the satisfaction of intimate needs with identity creation-not only contests the very essence of intimacy, but also constitutes a significant challenge for the project of intimate citizenship (Plummer 2003).

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Ewolucja samorządowej ordynacji wyborczej w Polsce w okresie transformacji systemowej

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Antkowiak P.

Przegląd Zachodni

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2012

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issue 1(342)

69-86

EN

The political transformation which was introduced in Poland in 1989 brought about the creation of a state founded on democratic rules and respecting basic human rights. It was a period of dynamic political changes. As a result, self-government appeared and continues to exist in its present shape. The electoral system is an essential part of political life on a local and regional level. However, this system can also easily be abused to achieve some immediate political goals which do not always converge with the aims of a democratic state. Six previous self-government elections have proven that electoral regulations often become the subject of a political game.

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State and trends in the development of the logistic system of the Bulgarian Armed Forces

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Dimitrov M. S., Irinkov V. N.

Obronność – Zeszyty Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania i Dowodzenia Akademii Sztuki Wojennej

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2018

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issue 3(27)

8

PL

Artykuł omawia transformację systemu logistycznego bułgarskiej armii począwszy od zmian w 1991 roku, przedstawiając historyczną analizę rozwoju tego systemu. Opierając się na podejściu systemowym, autor opisuje reformy, które zostały wdrożone w zarządzającym oraz wykonawczym podsystemie logistycznego systemu Bułgarskich Sił Zbrojnych oraz prezentuje obecny stan rozwoju tego systemu. Koncentrując się na działaniach związanych ze wsparciem udzielanym przez państwa-gospodarzy, autor prezentuje udoskonalenia struktur logistycznych na trzech poziomach rządzenia oraz działania jednostek logistycznych mające na celu realizacje zadań w formatach zarówno narodowym, jak i koalicyjnym.

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TREST AKO ČINITEĽ HRDINOVEJ TRANSFORMÁCIE V ARCINARATÍVOCH

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Danišová N.

Porównania

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2018

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vol. 22

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issue 1

303-314

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The given study focuses on fundamental thematic transformation patterns of human protagonists in the fictive world of ancient narratives (fairy tales, myths, eposes, legends, etc.) from many world cultures (from Europe, Asia, America, Africa, Australia). Our aim will be to find out in what narrative situations and sujet-motif constellations a heroic transformation becomes a punishment.The intent of the proposed research is not only to contribute to the basic typological classification of the transformations of the characters in the investigated magic narratives, but also to conceptually affect the archetypal meaning of the essential transformation for punishment.

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Artykuł poświęcony został fundamentalnym tematycznym wzorcom transformacji ludzkich bohaterów w starożytnych narracjach (baśniach, mitach, eposach, legendach itp.) pochodzących z wielu kultur świata (z Europy, Azji, Ameryki, Afryki, Australii). Celem tekstu jest zbadanie, w jakich sytuacjach narracyjnych i sjużetowo-motywicznych strukturach występuje transformacja bohatera stanowiąca dla niego karę. Intencją proponowanych badań jest nie tylko wniesienie wkładu w podstawową typologiczną klasyfikację transformacji postaci w badanych narracjach, ale również ujęcie archetypowych znaczeń zjawiska.

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Polskie przemiany w perspektywie polityczno-społecznej

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Skorowski H.

MAZOWSZE Studia Regionalne

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2014

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issue 15

77-89

PL

W podsumowaniu refleksji niniejszego artykułu podkreślić należy, że polskie przemiany roku 1989 dokonywały się w kilku zasadniczych płaszczyznach. Najważniejszymi z nich były jednak przemiany w płaszczyźnie politycznej i społecznej. To one, z kolei, spowodowały przemiany w innych sferach, jak np. ekonomicznej, kulturowej, administracyjnej itp. Wydaje się, że najważniejszymi osiągnięciami tych przemian jest zmiana samego charakteru państwa, wypracowanie młodej demokracji jako dobrego ustroju państwa, stworzenie możliwości korzystania przez obywateli z należnych im praw, dopracowanie się idei samorządu terytorialnego, uzyskanie wolności mediów i dopracowanie się właściwej regulacji Kościół – państwo na zasadzie konkordatu. Te osiągnięcia uznać należy za najważniejsze w ocenie politologiczno-socjologicznej.

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To present the summary of this article is worth noting that the polish transformations of 1989 were made in the few fundamental levels. The most importants were the transformations in the politics and social level. They were the ones which resulted in the transformations in the other spheres for example: economic, culture, administrative etc. It seems that the most important achievements of this transformations is the change of the nature of the States, the developement of a young democracy as a good States system, the creating the possibility of use by citizens of the rights owed to them, the making concept of the local government, the geting freedom of the media, the development of the correct adjustment of the Church – State on the principle of concordat. These achievements should be considered for the most important in the socio-politics evaluation.

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Separation of Police from Polish Peoples Republic Milicja – Systemic, Organizational and Media Endeavours

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Ciarka M.

Securitologia

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2018

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issue 1 (27)

15-29

EN

The article presents the changes accompanying the development of the Polish Police after the political transformation that took place in Poland in 1989. Particular attention has been paid to socio-economic changes and accompanying changes in law enforcement authorities, starting from the change of the name from the Militia to the Police, through personnel, structural and legal changes. It was also pointed out that currently operating Police refers to the tradition of the police from the interwar period. In 2019, the Polish Police celebrates its 100th anniversary and it is a professional formation serving the public.

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'Illusory Corporatism' Ten Years Later

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Ost D.

Warsaw Forum of Economic Sociology

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2011

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vol. 2

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issue 3

19-49

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Ten years after the publication of 'Illusory Corporatism in Eastern Europe', the author re-examines his claim that tripartite arrangements introduced in the region after 1989 served chiefly as a façade for introducing neoliberal policies undermining labour interests. He finds that tripartism still produces meagre results, and that most of what labour has gained has come from better organisation, smarter use of resources, and increased militancy, not from tripartism. While 'illusory corporatism' is sustained in Eastern Europe, it is advancing elsewhere in the world. He looks at Latin America and Asia, which resemble 1990s Eastern Europe, as governments introduce tripartism at crisis moments in order to win labour commitments to cutbacks. As for Western Europe, where many scholars have seen an advancement of corporatism because of the signing of pacts in countries where the traditional preconditions were lacking, the author argues that this corporatism is 'illusory' because pacts are made to secure labour's acceptance to the corrosion of union power and a decline in labour conditions. Standards of corporatism have been systematically ratcheted down. Many scholars see 'corporatism' wherever agreements are signed, whereas an outcome-based approach, proposed by the author in his original article, leads to a characterization of 'illusory corporatism'.

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Book Review: G. Meardi, Social Failures of EU Enlargement. A Case of Workers Voting with their Feet, Routledge: New York–London: 2012: 228

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Adamczyk S.

Warsaw Forum of Economic Sociology

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2014

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vol. 5

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issue 10

133-138

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Sometimes you may judge the book by its cover. Those familiar with the works of Guglielmo Meardi know very well that his name as the author usually signals a controversial, if not a provocative content. Italian-born Meardi, who currently is the Head of prestigious Industrial Relations Research Unit at the Warwick Business School, has been covering developments in the field of work and employment relations in Europe for more than two decades, paying special attention to transformations of that field in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). He pioneered field research in the Polish a# liates of multinational corporations. In $%%$ Meardi stepped forward with a thesis that fuzziness, disorganization and hybridity of Polish industrial relations make our country look like an ‘American Trojan horse (Meardi 2002), posing a threat to the foundations of European Social Model. Ten years later the Author does not hesitate to formulate even more acute diagnosis, writing openly about EU’s lack of capability to maintain the social dimension of European integration after the 2004-2007 enlargement. In his book Meardi claims that the accession of post-communist countries to the EU produced a convenient excuse for undermining the idea of the intrinsic nature of work as a value, which should not be assessed only from a market perspective, as either profitable or not. What happened in the New Member States (NMS) from the CEE after the accession, serves as the evidence.

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COVID-19 and security-development nexus : Vietnam’s perspectives

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Thao C. M.

Reality of Politics

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2022

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issue 19

113-131

EN

Covid-19 is considered as an important factor that impacts largely on the security and development. Covid-19 has caused the shiftin the definition of the national security and significance of new emerging non-traditional security issues, for instance the health security, and human security. Accordingly, Covid-19 has had devastating effects on the poor and human development, due to the economic recession and diversion of resources to focus on coping with the virus, stressing the accomplishment of sustainable development goals. It is anticipated that the entanglement of security and development issues gives rise to more complex challenges to ensure the stability and progress of sustainable economic development. This context has raised a question of how countries, especially lower middle-income countries like Vietnam, could cope with arising challenges and opportunities in the new context. This research concludes that Vietnam, as a perfect case study, has strongly supported global and regional cooperation to reset development agenda to focus on quick economic recovery towards resilient, green inclusive, and sustainable development. Internally, Vietnam was successful in controlling the pandemic, and become one of few countries that achieved positive GDP growth in the region in 2020. The key to overcome these challenges remains with the Communist Party of Vietnam’s strong political leadership to control Covid-19, and to take advantages of development trends such as globalization, shifting of supply chain, digital economy, and green recovery and green growth.

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CZASY PRZEŁOMU – „KARNAWAŁ SOLIDARNOŚCI” I ROK 1989 W DOŚWIADCZENIU CUDZOZIEMCÓW MIESZKAJĄCYCH W POLSCE. WYNIKI BADANIA JAKOŚCIOWEGO

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Wójcikowska K.

Polityka i Społeczeństwo

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2013

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issue 3(11)

69-84 (16)

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The article is a qualitative study of the selected aspects of the systemic transformation in Poland experienced by foreigners who lived there. Its goal is show the processes which have been the subject of discussions and debates in Poland for more than 20 years through the eyes of „the stranger”. The research consists of 19 biographical interviews. In the article I reconstruct the ways of political thinking and attitudes towards systemic changes. I pay particular attention to the factors which shaped them – both determinants rooted in the period before the migration (such as: social origin, political views etc.) and experiences from Poland. Differences in perception of the time of so-called „Carnival of Solidarity” and the transformation in 1989 and their sources will be illustrated.

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Europe Divided? Can Warsaw become the Regional Leader of the Central and Eastern European Region?

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Gal Z., Schmidt A.

Politeja : Pismo Wydziału Studiów Miedzynarodowych i Politycznych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego

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2017

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issue 51

235-260

EN

This paper investigates the long-term problems of capital accumulation in the context of centre and periphery and dependency models, the systemic and geo-economic features of the integration of post-socialist transition countries in the context of dependent market economy (DME) model characterized by high dependency on foreign direct investment channelled by foreign MNCs into the CEE and the restructuring of the centres in Central and Eastern Europe. It argues that the global economic crisis has been exposed the systemic vulnerability of the post-socialist neo-liberal transition model characterized by foreign investment-led growth which is failed to generate domestic capital accumulation and decrease the relative development gap between the ‘old’ and ‘new’ EU members. We would like to use the principles of geoeconomics in order to analyse the Central and Eastern European region and the role of the Foregin Direct Investment and its special role in financial sector in transformation and the question of the problem of Central and Eastern European financial centres focusing on the position of Warsaw.

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Pan Miyagi i transformacja szkolnictwa wyższego

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Antonowicz D.

Kultura i Edukacja

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2014

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issue 4(104)

315-331

EN

The article is devoted to Professor Ryszard Borowicz, his research and critical analysis of the changes taking place in the Polish higher education. Ryszard Borowicz was their researcher, witness and participant, as well as, in many aspects, also their co-author, fulfilling many political, management and social functions in that period. The article aims to analyze the transformation of the Polish higher education from the point of view of Borowicz’s critical position, whose research interests were centred on revealing hidden forms of inequality in access to education. The analysis presented in this article is concentrated on the three most import_ant processes: (a) massification of higher education, (b) marketisation of higher education and (c) demographic decline as the most import_ant factors influencing the availability and quality of the education offered by the Polish higher education institutions. The text contains references to a large number of disputes and debates that I had with Professor Ryszard Borowicz throughout the past decade, for which unfortunately I did not manage to thank him.

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The Social Functions of “Solidarity”

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Kurczewski J.

Polish Sociological Review

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2006

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vol. 153

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issue 1

111-128

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The paper from 1981 on the social functions of “Solidarity” is re-published and commented from the 2006 perspective. In the original paper five pairs of the opposed functions were discussed: 1) activation vs. totalisation; 2) unification vs. polarization; 3) civilization of the opponent vs. demystification of the opponent; 4) non-egalitarian egalitarianisation; and 5) institutionalization of the change. In 2006 the author observes the continuing social function of the “Solidarity,” again the conflicting way, as the positive myth that more and more serves as normative reference in current political debates, and as the real political actor that compromised itself through the active participation in politics. The significance of the old functions is discussed in reference to the complexity of non-egalitarian egalitarianism that seems to undermine the whole transformation since 1989 and went to the fore today. The value of the “dialectical functionalism” is thus reasserted.

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Rozwój potencjału innowacyjnego gospodarek V4 – wybrane aspekty

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Olszewska K.

Wschodnioznawstwo

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2017

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issue 11

45-56

EN

Innovation is an essential factor in the growth and long-term development of businesses, national economies and integration groups. The aim of the article is to highlight the importance of innovation for countries transforming their economic system. A good example is the Visegrad Group, which includes four countries with a level of economic development and similar potential for innovation. The key factors influencing the innovativeness of the analyzed economies were identified. The author stresses the special role of the accession of V4 into the EU in overcoming the difficulties and the main obstacles in the process of systemic transformation.

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Bezpieczeństwo lokalne w Polsce po transformacji ustrojowej – zarys problematyki

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Krzyżak K.

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Politologica

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2014

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issue 12

3-18

EN

The author of the article discusses the issue of local security in Poland in the period after the turbulent changes in 1989. He presents how changes to the country’s political system led to a considerable redefinition of national security. He also determines how the situation influenced the development of a new strategic culture.

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Natural and cultural lands capes of Equatorial Africa

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Gilarowski J., Mikulska M.

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development

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2006

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vol. 12

155-163

EN

This paper attempts to characterise various cultural landscapes in the area of Eąuatorial Africa. To achieve this, the contents of various thematic maps and satellite photos representing: areas covered with forests (mostly secondary forests), naturę reserves, areas of extensive and intensive agriculture and urban-industrial areas were overlaid with the contents of map of potential vegetation (which represent, to use a simplification, the natural, primeval landscape). The method applied allowed for distinguishing five types of cultural landscape that correspond to five levels of transformation of the primeval landscape. The resulting map shows a mosaic-like structure of landscapes. This structure changes constantly. The surface area of regions with a certain landscape type increases or decreases, or else the regions change their locations. A detailed analysis of socio-economic processes (and the related changes in the natural environment) can constitute a basis for a prediction of cultural landscape transformation. It is the author's opinion that such prediction could be applied in various planning projects.

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Rozwój polskiego sektora finansowego w I dekadzie XXI wieku

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Opolski K., Dwórznik M.

MAZOWSZE Studia Regionalne

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2014

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issue 15

91-107

PL

W artykule została przedstawiona analiza powiązania rozwoju sektora finansowego z rozwojem go-spodarki realnej w pierwszej dekadzie XXI wieku. Na początku artykułu została przeprowadzona ocena stanu gospodarki realnej na podstawie wskaźników, które są wykorzystywane przy analizie rozwoju gospodarki realnej. Wśród nich znajdą się zmiany: poziomu produktu krajowego brutto (PKB), spoży-cia ogółem, nakładów inwestycyjnych, rozwoju sektora budownictwa mieszkaniowego (mieszkania oddane do użytkowania), stopy bezrobocia, stopy inflacji, obszaru wymiany międzynarodowej (ra-chunku bieżącego bilansu płatniczego, wartości eksportu i importu towarów) oraz stanu zadłużenia państwa (instytucji rządowych i samorządowych) oraz gospodarstw domowych. W drugiej części arty-kułu została przedstawiona zmiana wybranych zmiennych, charakteryzujących sektor finansowy. Oceniając, pod kątem wartości, rozwój sektora finansowego, należy odnieść się do jego segmentów, dla których dostępne są informacje. Instytucją prezentującą najbardziej obszerny zakres danych doty-czących sektora finansowego jest Narodowy Bank Polski. Przy prezentacji rozwoju sektora finanso-wego warto wziąć pod uwagę rozwój aktywów, będących w posiadaniu banków oraz dynamicznie rozwijającej się bankowości spółdzielczej, instytucji pośredniczących w przepływie środków na rynku kapitałowym (fundusze inwestycyjne) oraz obszaru pozabankowego. W ramach obszaru pozabanko-wego warto zwrócić uwagę na segmenty obszaru, kierujące ofertę głównie do przedsiębiorstw: facto-ringu i leasingu. W latach 2000-2012 dynamicznie rozwijał się w ramach sektora finansowego nowy obszar, shadow banking. Z tego powodu została przeprowadzona jego dokładniejsza analiza, m.in. pod kątem segmentacji. W artykule przeprowadzono również analizę zależności pomiędzy rozwojem gospodarki realnej a sektora finansowego. Wyniki analiz wykazały, że największa zależność pomiędzy wybranymi charakterystykami gospodarki realnej występuje z aktywami bankowości komercyjnej, bankowości spółdzielczej oraz aktywami SKOK (biorąc pod uwagę średnią wartości bezwzględnej korelacji). Najniższa korelacja występuje w przypadku wskaźnika cen towarów i usług konsumpcyjnych oraz sektora budownictwa mieszkaniowego (mieszkań oddanych do użytkowania). Na podstawie przeprowadzonych analiz można stwierdzić, że w pierwszej dekadzie XXI wieku, mimo wystąpienia kryzysu finansowego, polski sektor finansowy oraz gospodarka realna rozwinęły się.

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This article presents an analysis combining the development of the financial sector with the develop-ment of the real economy in the first decade of the twenty-first century. At the beginning of the article was conducted assessment of the state of the real economy based on indicators that are used in the analysis of the development of the real economy. These will include: change in the level of gross domestic product (GDP), total consumption, investment, the development of the housing sector (housing completions), unemployment rate, inflation rate, the area of international trade (current account balance of payments, the value of exports and imports goods), and the level of debt the state (government) and private households. In the second part of the article was presented the changing of selected variables characterizing the financial sector. In assessing value in terms of de-velopment of the financial sector should be made to its segments, for which data are available. Institution presenting the most comprehensive range of data relating to the financial sector is the Polish National Bank. With the presentation of financial sector development should take into account the development of assets held by banks and dynamically developing cooperative banking, intermediary institutions in the flow of funds on the capital market (mutual funds) and the area outside the bank. Within the area outside the bank should pay attention to directing segments area especially suited to businesses: factoring and leasing. In the years 2000 - 2012 dynamic development of the financial sector a new area, the shadow banking. For this reason it has been carried out more detailed analysis, including for segmentation. The article also examines the relationship between the development of the real economy and the financial sector. The results of the analysis showed that the highest correlation between selected characteristics of the real economy is out of the assets of the commercial banking, cooperative banking and asset credit unions (taking into account the average absolute value of the correlation). The lowest correlation occurs when the price index of consumer goods and services, and the housing sector (dwellings completed). Based on the analyzes it can be stated that in the first decade of the twenty-first century, despite the world financial crisis, polish financial sector and the real economy were developing.

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Back to the Past? Social assistance and the coronavirus epidemic: preliminary analysis

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Chaczko K., Paprota N.

Praca Socjalna

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2020

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vol. 35(2)

37-53

EN

The article intents to answer what conclusions drawn from the past experiences of the social assistance system may be useful for functioning of the system in the approaching economic crises produced by the coronavirus epidemic. Using comparative analysis, an attempt was made to compare selected elements of the social assistance system from the transformation period of the 1990s with the situation of social assistance in the last decade. Then, there are defined threats to the functioning of social assistance in case of the economic crisis.

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Czy kapitalizm może być etyczny?

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Kowalik T.

Annales. Etyka w Życiu Gospodarczym

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2008

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vol. 11

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issue 1

EN

It is the individualistic approach which prevails in previous analysis of the problem of ethics in economy. The problem of the ethical attitude concerns individuals, business people, managers, politicians and economists. The publications about business ethics lack analysis of system circumstances in which individuals and companies act. If capitalism is just the power of capital owners over workers and if, according to Schumpeter, it is “the civilization of inequality and of the family fortune”, than it can be easily judged as a system of predominantly unethical tendencies. Nevertheless, it is worth raising questions about ethical character of various types of capitalism. Participation capitalism is one which ensures (nearly) full employment, a social minimum wage for everyone and the real power of society including workers’ participation in decision processes. The structural conditions of such capitalism force and even encourage ethical behaviour. The capitalism of the protective state was founded by J.M. Keynes, W. Beveridge and Will Hutton with his stakeholder capitalism. Many European countries approach this standard of capitalism. Predacious capitalism (turbo-capitalism) is a maximum-profit-oriented capitalism with no regard to social costs. The nearest example is the post-Reagan American capitalism. Polish capitalism fails to pass muster even in regard to the liberal capitalism.

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