1st Edition
The Challenges of Sustained Development The Role of Socio-cultural Factors in East-central Europe
248 Pages
by
Central European University Press
This book addresses these questions in a comprehensive way. It delves into the inter-relations between the major factors of developmental performance and looks at their effects on sustained societal development. A vast amount of statistical data on social and economic factors in selected European countries is grouped into 31 easy-to-handle tables and analyzed along the following constructs:... Read more
List of Schemes and Charts, List of Tables, Preface, 1. Introduction: The Point of Departure, 2. Civilisational Competence, 3. Social Capital, 4. Cognitive Mobilisation, 5. Quality of Governance, 6. Entrepreneurial Spirit, 7. Social Cohesion, 8. The Openness of Societies, 9. Developmental Performance, 10. Conclusion, References, Index
Biography
Borut Roncevic, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the School of Business and Management in Novo Mesto, Slovenia.
Matej Makarovic, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences.
Matevž Tomšic, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Research Fellow at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences.
Frane Adam, Ph.D. is Professor of Sociology at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences.
