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LABOUR AND ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN LATVIA
2012
The structure of Latvian economy and distribution of employees within it during last years has changed. Dealing with study of population, one can find young people share continuous decline and labour mean age increase, but in situation of economic slowdown Latvia also face challenge to develop knowledge-based economy. One of the means of helping to achieve the goal of becoming competitive and knowledge-based economy is through an investment in human capital. To ensure sustainable development there is a need to balance between social and economical growth using available resources. The theoretical concepts have shown that further growth has to be built on innovation, diffusion and adoption o…
LATVIAN POPULATION HEALTH QUALITY APPROXIMATION TO THE EU LEVEL- ONE OF THE CHALLENGES FOR PERSISTENT EU ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2012
With the admission of Latvia in constitution of EU, issues related to the harmonization of Latvian national economy development characterizing indexes with the average EU indexes, thus conducting the economic development of all member countries in compliance with agreed strategic setup, became topical. Since one of the fundamental principles of EU economic development is stimulation of sustainable development of national economy, the improvement of Latvian population health quality indexes approximating those to the average indexes of EU countries, is one of the substantial strategic goals which is defined in several long-term development planning documents. The goal of the research is to e…
Polityka energetyczna Unii Europejskiej – 3×20. Diagnoza i perspektywy w kontekście zrównoważonego rozwoju / EU energy policy of 3×20. Diagnosis and …
2016
Unia Europejska stara się działać w oparciu o filozofię zrównoważonego rozwoju. Ma ona swoje odzwierciedlenie w różnych politykach UE, w tym w polityce energetycznej. Zakłada ona zwiększenie efektywności energetycznej o 20% względem roku 1990, zmniejszenie emisji CO2 o 20% względem roku 1990 oraz zwiększenie udziału energetyki odnawialnej o 20% względem roku 1990. Celem badawczym jest próba określenia, czy polityka energetyczna UE wyrażona w realizacji 3×20 przyczynia się do realizacji filozofii zrównoważonego rozwoju przez UE. Prace badawcze przeprowadzono w odniesieniu do wszystkich państw wchodzących w skład UE. Zastosowano w nich dane z IEA, BP, Eurostatu. Próbę odpowiedzi na pytanie, c…
The financial performance of listed companies in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
2021
[EN] Socially responsible companies whose values are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) contribute to creating wealth and long-term economic and social value. This alignment leads to a competitive advantage based on the triple bottom line that enhances financial performance. In this paper, fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) is used to identify the configurations of conditions that lead to high or low financial performance (return on equity) for a sample of companies in the IBEX 35. Firms should adopt business models that embrace the SDGs because sustainability-based models can ensure not only the present but also the future of generations…
La comprensión e impulso de la Sostenibilidad: un requisito imprescindible para una acción educativa y ciudadana eficaz
2019
Diagnósticos concordantes de la actual situación de emergencia planetaria muestran la necesidad de una urgente transición a sociedades que hagan posible una vida justa y digna al conjunto de seres humanos y a las futuras generaciones, al tiempo que se protege la biodiversidad y se revierte la degradación del medioambiente. Esta problemática ha dado lugar a propuestas con distintas denominaciones -transición a la sostenibilidad, decrecimiento, crecimiento inclusivo… - generando controversias que pueden dificultar el establecimiento de una agenda común para hacer frente a los problemas. Proponemos por ello centrar el debate en analizar las medidas que se consideran necesarias, en particular p…
Experiments in sustainable rural livelihood in Finland
2008
This paper addresses rural development and farm level action in Finland by posing the following main questions: What is the pioneering potential of small-scale entrepreneurship in enhancing rural sustainability? What are the specialisations feasible for such entrepreneurship in the present societal circumstances? What kind of local networking does it take to sustain on-farm activity for rural sustainability? We present empirical evidence from Central Finland about the ways in which both local food entrepreneurship and farm-based renewable energy production add to the rural livelihood and particularly to its social dimension. It is concluded that there is a potential overall impact on sustai…
Rethinking Monetary Policy in the Framework of Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
2021
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development places equality and sustainability at the centre of policy agendas. Nowadays, socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable economic growth is a central priority of public policy for most governments worldwide. Based on the theoretical and conceptual frameworks of inclusive growth and sustainable growth, we focus on monetary policy as a powerful macroeconomic policy tool connected with distributional and environmental issues. We deal with how high levels in income and wealth inequality, on the one hand, and shocks related to environmental degradation and climate change, on the other hand, it might have substantial implications for the conduct…
Societal premises for sustainable development in large southern cities
2005
Abstract This article examines considerations related to the societal premises of a ‘sustainable city’ in the context of large southern cities. The article also reviews some alternative concepts to ‘sustainable city’ such as ‘eco-city’ and ‘ecological city’ and examines their suitability in the South. The article proposes that the greatest challenge of environmental urban development in the South is not necessarily the lack of environmental services and infrastructure, but the societal structures reproducing unequal distribution and malfunctioning of these services. The authors’ empirical evidence and personal experience from Lagos, New Delhi, Cairo and Manila is presented to elaborate the …
Sustainable Innovation: A Competitive Advantage for Innovation Ecosystems
2015
In this article, we elaborate the emerging concept of sustainable innovation and analyze the relevance of innovation as a means to solve wicked problems and enhancing sustainable well-being. We also examine the changing conditions for innovation creation: building global knowledge hubs and local innovation ecosystems. As a result, the drivers of innovation and opportunities to utilize the untapped innovation potential of people outside traditional innovation contexts are expanded and diversified. Ultimately, the success of sustainable innovation constitutes its impact on the well-being of people and vice versa: sustainable well-being is an important source of innovation and growth. The arti…
From Sustainable Development to Personalised Healthcare. The Role of Institutions in the Sustainable Development of the Healthcare Systems
2015
Abstract The current issues concerning healthcare institutions are generated by: aging of the population; the increase in prevalence of non-communicable diseases, even in low/medium income countries; the continuous increase of indirect costs generated by chronic diseases; the necessity of new- patient-specific oriented therapies; the need of translation of fundamental research into practice; need of applicability of prevention strategies; an important segment of the working population becomes inactive; migration of healthcare professionals. An essential condition for the sustainable development of any community is the health and the maintenance of the health of its population, and it is ess…