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Poles on Welfare

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Warzywoda-Kruszynska W.

Studia Socjologiczne

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2004

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nr 1(172)

81-102

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The article tries to establish the scope of poverty, based on the information regarding the sources of income of individuals and households (entailed in the National Census 2002). Poor people are operationalized in the research as the ones deriving their income from welfare or other types of social transfers (excluding unemployment benefits). The analyses were conducted separately for men and women. Moreover, I have taken into account the territorial dispersion of people living on welfare in various voivodships, including the division into city and village. I wondered whether welfare transfers or social pensions become substitutive or complementary forms of securing the needs of the disadvantaged in these voivodships. The conclusion stemming from the analyses is that the Census 2002 data do not allow for precise measurement of the scope of poverty. There are significant differences between the criteria regarding the establishment of poverty.- like the one applied in the census (income criterion) and in the article (receiving welfare benefits as the main source of income). Thus, the census - providing information about the percentage of population living on social transfers - is in fact broadening our knowledge about the number of people living in the conditions of permanent poverty and for that reason - making the incipience of the forming underclass.

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BETTER LIFE INDEX AS A MEASURE OF PROSPERITY (Indeks Lepszego Zycia jako miernik dobrobytu)

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Szostek D. J.

Pieniądze i Więź

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2011

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tom 14

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nr 3(52)

123-131

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Article contains a critique of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is considered, even by many experts, as an optimal measure of the social welfare. Meanwhile, the index has many shortcomings, and the consequence is- that despite the increasing GDP- the level of human life may be getting lower. Therefore, for several decades the economists have been looking for more adequate measures of welfare, such as economic, social and psychological measures. An interesting proposal of this type of index is the Better Life Index (BLI), proposed by the OECD, which allows making a holistic approach to the issue of social welfare. The article contains the discussion of the components of this index and the position of Poland compared to other countries in the ranking, based on BLI.

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Mierniki dobrobytu. Polska na tle wybranych krajów świata

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Jabłoński Ł.

Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie

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2012

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nr 897

103-120

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The paper presents the debate in the literature over aggregative measures of economic welfare, and investigates the differences in how economic welfare is evaluated in various countries, depending on the measurement applied. The first part of the article looks at the debate over the various ways of measuring economic welfare. The second presents a comparative analysis of welfare, measured on the basis of a few indicators, between Poland and other countries. The literature overview indicates that alternative, and perhaps better measurements then GDP per capita, are characterised by one major weakness – the arbitrary selection of partial measures. The result is that it is difficult to use the values obtained from various sources in empirical research. Moreover, it is hard to find long enough time series other than GDP per capita and HDI that present other than conventional aspects of welfare, which in turn indicate the quality of life. Comparison of values of various welfare measurements shows a different picture of welfare in the world. Conventional measures, such as GDP per capita and HDI, overestimate the Euro-Atlantic culture countries, especially EU-15, OECD, and UCJNA. Measurement with heterodox theoretical background evaluates as relatively higher those countries with a relatively lower level of economic development, as measured with conventional measurements.

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Determinanty dobrostanu i dobrobytu

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Maciejasz-Swiatkiewicz M.

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2011

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nr 6

171-178

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People tend to think that money is the most important factor that make them happy. But not only do economic factors influence our happiness. There are lots of socio-demographic, ecological, cultural or psychological factors that determine our well-being and welfare. However, the problem with happiness is that the same actions can make one person happy but not another. This article presents in what ways all the aforementioned factors can determine our well-being, welfare and influence our happiness. Except for a pure educational use, this knowledge can be very useful for government while deciding about economic changes.

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WORKING CONDITIONS AND FLEXICURITY MEASURES AS KEY DRIVERS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FOR EUROPE

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Noja G. G. , Cristea M.

Ekonomický časopis (Journal of Economics)

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2018

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tom 66

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nr 7

719 – 749

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The paper aims to design a general assessment framework of working conditions in Europe and associated flexicurity measures, as main drivers of economic growth. We focused on a panel of EU-28 MS and on a sub-panel of 10 CEE countries. First, we conducted a complex cluster analysis based on the Ward method and Euclidian distance that allowed for a proper grouping of EU-28 MS according to the three job quality indices. Second, we configured two SEM models that capture the impact of working conditions and flexicurity measures on labour productivity and economic output. The results highlight that CEE countries have a less flexible working program compared to the other MS. The estimations for flexicurity and job quality interdependencies reveal important positive contributions of the working dimensions and external numerical flexibility credentials to labour productivity, GDP per capita, and a reduction of the poverty risk.

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PEDAGOGY OF THE CONSUMER: THE POLITICS OF NEOLIBERAL WELFARE REFORM

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Wilkins A.

Pedagogický časopis (Journal of Pedagogy)

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2012

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tom 3

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nr 2

161 – 173

EN

Situated against the backdrop of a widespread and growing interest in the linkages between neoliberalism and welfare, this paper introduces the lens of neoliberalism as a conceptual strategy for thinking about contemporary issues in education policy. Through charting the historic rise of unfettered market institutions and practices in the context of 1980s England, it highlights the cultural and geopolitical specificity affixed to nation-based articulations and translations of neoliberalism. Building on this perspective, it considers how market discourses with its pedagogy of the consumer shape a plurality of education sites and practices. To follow, it sets out the specific contributions by authors to this interdisciplinary collection of papers on the themed issue of neoliberalism, pedagogy and curriculum. It identifies the contexts for their analyses and discusses the implications of their approaches for better mapping the ‘global’ impact of neoliberalism on welfare states and peoples, specifically the full range of policy enactments and disciplinary practices shaping education customs of pedagogy and curriculum.

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EURO FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF SELECTED ECONOMIC THEORIES (Euro w ujeciu wybranych teorii ekonomii)

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Dudek M. K.

Ekonomista

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2009

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nr 6

743-760

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The objective of the paper is to present some arguments stemming from economic theories which tend to be overlooked in the debate on adoption of the common currency. The paper focuses on the issues of welfare and efficiency. In particular, the article is devoted to an analysis of the origins of transaction costs, the role of stabilization policies, market completeness and informational issues in the process of the determination of the optimal currency system. The paper shows that insights gained from economic theory on the issue of the adoption of euro as a common currency can in a meaningful and interesting manner complement the so far known results.

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ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SIZE AND THE STRUCTURE OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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Mikušová Meričková B. , Nemec J. , Murray Svidroňová M. , Pischko V.

Ekonomický časopis (Journal of Economics)

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2017

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tom 65

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nr 4

320 – 333

EN

The relation between the levels of public expenditure and their impact on economic growth and socio-economic development is long-term issue investigated by the public finance theory. Relevant answers to it are also of great importance for economic practice. The aim of the present study is to analyse the relation between the levels and structures of public expenditures and the Human Development Index. The study uses the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to identify countries that effectively use public spending to achieve the highest socio-economic development of society. The findings indicate that the total amount of public expenditure does not have significant impact on the socio-economic development; however public expenditures in “productive” sectors of public services (especially education, health and social services) have the potential of positive impact on the socio-economic development.