Year 2010, Issue 1
Date published5.3.2010
Table of content
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Atanas Grigorov
Cultural Codes (1, 2, 3)Summary: The problem of Codes of Culture the "cultural codes" as the term is established in Bulgaria’ mainly through the translations of U. Eco . and R. Barthes/, has long ceased to be only theoretical, and has become a social problem.... The problem of Codes of Culture the "cultural codes" as the term is established in Bulgaria’ mainly through the translations of U. Eco . and R. Barthes/, has long ceased to be only theoretical, and has become a social problem. Understanding of any aspect of a rapidly changing culture of our times, and hence - the formation of adequate personal or institutional development strategies, is related to the identification of the characteristic of this particular aspect of codes. The article "Codes of Culture" has prepared the first of several print publications. All of them, in their entirety, are an attempt to illustrate one possible way of "introduction" to this problem in the public domain, for introduction into the thinking of the widest possible audience.DOI: -
William Barnett Ii, Walter E. Block
The Antimathematicality of Demand CurvesKeywords: Demand curves, consumer behavior, mathematical economics, marginal rate of substitution, indifference, utilitySummary: Mathematics has proven so helpful in the physical sciences such as physics that it has been improperly applied to economics. The dismal science studies purposeful human action, while purpose in the hard sciences is properly... Mathematics has proven so helpful in the physical sciences such as physics that it has been improperly applied to economics. The dismal science studies purposeful human action, while purpose in the hard sciences is properly dismissed as anthropomorphic. The present paper takes the demand curve as a case in point. It demonstrates that this tool of analysis is fundamentally flawed in that it violates its own economic assumption of ceteris paribus, and also the mathematical requirement that only the proper number of variables may vary along a given graph in two-dimensional space.DOI: -
Ventsislav Vasilev
Information from the Cash flow Statement – Possibilities for Analysis of the Activity of Insurance CompanyJEL: G22Summary: Cash flow statement is an integral part of the accountability of the insurance company. It is an important source of information when analyzing the financial structure of the insurance company and the types of amount of the cash... Cash flow statement is an integral part of the accountability of the insurance company. It is an important source of information when analyzing the financial structure of the insurance company and the types of amount of the cash flows determined of its work. Through the cash flow statement is drawn attention to the distinction between types of activity and direction of cash flows. Using some elements of the report is a prerequisite for the calculation of indicators for adequacy, profitability and rate of development of the individual cash flow. Thus becomes possible to extend the analysis of the business of the insurance company.DOI: -
Elka Tsoneva
Youth Unemployment in Bulgaria - Economic and Social ProblemsKeywords: labor market, youth unemployment, risk-groups, human resource, vocational training, professional orientation, professional skills, quality of workforceSummary: Unemployment in Bulgaria is becoming a significant scales being a general problem of the society. The so-called ”risk-groups” are particularly affected. Young are the significant group of people that are not in appropriate level on... Unemployment in Bulgaria is becoming a significant scales being a general problem of the society. The so-called ”risk-groups” are particularly affected. Young are the significant group of people that are not in appropriate level on the labor market. The reasons for this condition are the education which does not conform to the needs of the labor market, the difficulties of starting the first job lower pay and searching for better realization abroad after graduation. Young people are social group which represents the near future of the society. They are the most valuable treasure because of their skills, capabilities and intellectual potential are worth for our country. Exactly for this reasons the country and its government social politic should play a main role in caring of this part of the society. General prerequisite for surviving of the society as an organization is the reproduction of the human recourse and so the change of generation themselves.DOI: -
Mariana Georgieva
Operators in terms of crisisJEL: G01Keywords: financial crisis, financial liberalization, identification of crises, mutual influence between crises, measures for avoiding of crisesSummary: Financial crises are not a new phenomenon for monetary history. International statistics, however, that their manifestation is more frequent at the beginning of the 80-ies of the 20tn century. Shocks in the financial sector over the... Financial crises are not a new phenomenon for monetary history. International statistics, however, that their manifestation is more frequent at the beginning of the 80-ies of the 20tn century. Shocks in the financial sector over the past two decades have their own distinctive characteristics. Liberalization and increased integration of financial markets, introducing some new elements in the study of crises and their development begins to differ from the previous development. Consequence of liberalization and international integration of financial services markets in the rapid spread of the crises and its impact in international development.DOI: -
Ludwig Von Mises
Human Action, Part Five, Chapter XXV. The Imaginary Construction of a Socialist SocietyKeywords: human action, socialist societySummary: When the social philosophers of the eighteenth century laid the foundations of praxeology and economics, they were confronted with an almost universally accepted and uncontested distinction between the petty selfish individuals and... When the social philosophers of the eighteenth century laid the foundations of praxeology and economics, they were confronted with an almost universally accepted and uncontested distinction between the petty selfish individuals and the state, the representative of the interests of the whole society.DOI: