Development Of Small Countries Research Articles

Comparative evaluation of different options for energy system development in small countries

In this paper an approach, proposed in the frame of the IAEA International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO) and its Collaborative Project “Key indicators for innovative nuclear energy systems” (KIND) for a multi-criteria comparative assessment of different energy options was studied and applied. Comparative evaluation of two hypothetical energy systems - nuclear and non-nuclear was performed in the context of co-operation between small countries in the Balkan region. The evaluation was based on various criteria grouped into selected areas to cover different dimensions in terms of sustainability - economic, environment, public, safety, infrastructure. The results show that nuclear option obtained higher total scores and is thus the preferred option. The nuclear option performs better in the areas of economics, environment and national security and non-nuclear option has the advantage in areas of waste management, safety, public acceptance and infrastructure. The sensitivity and uncertainty analysis performed in the study enable to consider the impact of the input uncertainties on the ranking results and their stability. The study could be used to support decision makers in energy policy at national level, demonstrating the application of methodology.

Building extreme right discourses on Twitter for non-campaign periods: insights from populist leaders across Europe

The growing success of extreme right-wing populist parties changed the political state of play in Europe, which has been widely studied by the literature. Populist parties apply a particular communication style, based on simple and non-mediated messages on social media that promote distrust in public institutions. However, the ways in which these strategies are applied for non-campaigns weeks remain little addressed by academia, as well as its development in small countries. This study examines how far-right leaders from European countries with different sizes and historical extremist backgrounds used Twitter during a non-campaign period (29 September 2020 to 28 February 2021). Specifically, we analyze the issues (issue frame), strategies (game frame), and propaganda mechanisms employed through a mixture of quantitative and qualitative approaches. The sample includes the messages posted on Twitter (n=1346) by the leaders of the main far-right parties in France (Rassemblement National), Austria (FPÖ), Germany (AfD), Spain (Vox), and Portugal (Chega!). A manual content analysis was applied, allowing comparison of countries with different traditions regarding the Extreme Right. The results show a common pattern of anti-migration messages as the main topic for their communication style, but some differences are found in terms of agenda and propaganda. The most recent parties (AfD, Vox, and Chega!) rarely use Twitter tools, which means leaving behind the interactive capacity of social media; meanwhile, the agenda is less thematic in the Austrian and Portuguese cases. Our research contributes to discussions about the communication practices of far-right populist parties in Europe, identifying trends by country as the binary opposition between the people and the elite is not expressed through the same type of propaganda.

Економске слободе и развој малих земаља

Економске слободе представљају важну претпоставку за остваривање економског раста и развоја, нарочито малих земаља које немају преговарачку моћ за антилибералне економске политике, нити могу детерминисати међународне економске односе. У раду ће се представити теоријски концепт економских слобода, са нагласком на њихов значај. Приказано је стање економских слобода малих земаља, уз компаративну анализу компоненти економских слобода малих и великих земаља, сходно индексу економских слобода. Представљен је значај економских слобода, нарочито у контексту економија малих земаља које карактерише рањивост, немогућност развоја диверзификоване привреде, те недостатак одређених ресурса, што детерминира потребу за већим учешћем државе у економији. Основни циљ рада је представити утицај економских слобода на развој малих земаља и објаснити начине за унапређење стања економских слобода у овим земљама.

Development of Small Countries in the Business Environment of the European Union

In this study, we examined whether small countries, when joining the European Union and transferring a part of their sovereignty to the EU institutions, become economically stronger or weaker. We have conducted our assessment based on the index of relative concentration of power (IRC), which was developed for the purpose of this analysis, modifying the Herfi ndahl- Hirschman Index. Our analysis has shown that in the analyzed period between 2000 and 2015, the relative economic power of small member states of the EU grew stronger, while, at the same time, the relative economic power of large countries weakened. We started from the assumption that small countries, prior to their entry into the European Union, have lower competitiveness due to the relatively higher fi xed costs in the public and private sector. Large single market of the European Union produces relatively stronger effect of economies of scale for small countries compared to large countries, which is why their relative economic power grows faster than the relative power of large countries. Keywords: small countries

Peculiarities of the Research of the History of Western European Countries, Case of Norway

Abstract: Researcing of history of small advanced countries of Western Europe has a number of specific features, which are connected to its socio-economic level and dynamic development and the dependence on the external economic factor. So the article is devoted to the analysis of regularity of the development of the industry of Norwegian economic specialization (energy sector) in the international division of labour as an important element of its historical development. The author of the article analyzes the influence of the energy sector on the political life of the country, the balance of political forces, legislation, foreign policy priorities, and the history of the development of society. At the same time he uses the interdisciplinary approach to determine the relationship of cause and effect between historical events to compile a complete historical picture. The author concludes that the regularities in history are universal and concern all small highly developed countries of Western Europe including Norway. The complex of economic, social, political, financial, legal, tax, environmental and other measures of state support to specialized branches of the national economy is the main semantic rod of historical events in many of the small countries of Western Europe. Analysis of individual industries of the economy in the international division of labor should be an integral part of researches of the historical development of small countries which have a narrow structure of economy, because it helps to understand the peculiarities of the historical development of nations.

The Implications of Size for Educational Development in Small Countries: Montserrat, a Caribbean case study

The Implications of Size for Educational Development in Small Countries: Montserrat, a Caribbean case study

The Economics of Development in Small Countries with Special Reference to the Caribbean, by William G. Demas

The Economics of Development in Small Countries with Special Reference to the Caribbean, <i>by William G. Demas</i>

Book Review: International Politics and Economics: The Economics of Development in Small Countries with Special Reference to the Caribbean

Book Review: International Politics and Economics: The Economics of Development in Small Countries with Special Reference to the Caribbean

The Economics of Development in Small Countries with Special Reference to the Caribbean

The Economics of Development in Small Countries with Special Reference to the Caribbean

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: The Economics of Development in Small Countries, With Special Reference to the Carribbean. By William G. Demas. Land and Caste in South India. By Dharma Kumar. Human Capital in Southern Development, 1939–1963. By Marshall R. Colberg. The 1961 Education Panel: Second Report— Education and the South African Economy. The Future of the World Bank. (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Pp.71.) Escott Reid. Exploring 1970, some numerical results. No. 6 in A Programme for Growth. By the Department of Applied Economics, University of Cambridge. Economic Growth in the West: Comparative Experience in Europe and North America. By Angus Maddison. The Accountability and Audit of Government. By E. L. Normanton. The United Nations at Work Developing Land, Forests, Oceans… and People. By Joseph M. Jones. Industrialisation in Malaysia. By E. L. Wheelwright. Money in the International Order. Edited by J. Carter Murphy Cowen on The Law of Negotiable Instruments in South Africa. (Fourth Edition) by Dennis Cowen and Leonard Gering Problems of Agricultural Development. By P. G. H. Barter.

Planning and Growth in Rich and Poor Countries, Accelerating Development: The Necessity and the Means, The Economics of Development in Small Countries with special reference to the Caribbean and The Economics of Underdeveloped Countries

Planning and Growth in Rich and Poor Countries, Accelerating Development: The Necessity and the Means, The Economics of Development in Small Countries with special reference to the Caribbean and The Economics of Underdeveloped Countries

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:The European Community and American Trade: A Study in Atlantic Economics and PolicyThe Common Market and American BusinessInvestment in the European Economic Community: A Study of Problems and OpportunitiesLatin American Trade PatternsThe Economics of Development in Small Countries with Special Reference to the Caribbean

BOOK REVIEWS

JCMS: Journal of Common Market StudiesVolume 5, Issue 2 p. 192-199 BOOK REVIEWS First published: June 1966 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5965.1966.tb01146.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Book reviewed in this article: The European Community and American Trade: A Study in Atlantic Economics and Policy The Common Market and American Business Investment in the European Economic Community: A Study of Problems and Opportunities Latin American Trade Patterns The Economics of Development in Small Countries with Special Reference to the Caribbean Volume5, Issue2June 1966Pages 192-199 RelatedInformation