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  The Bulgarian Higher Education and the Economic Determinants of XXI Century

  The present treatment goes into some of the main changes which occur in economy in the conditions of globalization and their influence over the system of higher education. The higher education is taken in as a complex which has the leading role for increasing the quality of human capital. Investigated problem is interpreted on two levels. In the ... The present treatment goes into some of the main changes which occur in economy in the conditions of globalization and their influence over the system of higher education. The higher education is taken in as a complex which has the leading role for increasing the quality of human capital. Investigated problem is interpreted on two levels. In the first place, object of analysis is the determinant function of the global changes in economy with regard to system of higher education. On the second place it studies the changes inside the system of higher education in the context of globalization.

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  After War: the Political Economy of Exporting Democracy. By Christopher J. Coyne. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2008

  Can liberal democracy be exported at gunpoint? Are military occupation and reconstruction effective methods for establishing permanent liberal democracies? While many international relations scholars have utilized the tools of economics (such as game theory) to help answer these questions, few economists have systematically attempted to provide an ... Can liberal democracy be exported at gunpoint? Are military occupation and reconstruction effective methods for establishing permanent liberal democracies? While many international relations scholars have utilized the tools of economics (such as game theory) to help answer these questions, few economists have systematically attempted to provide an answer this question using both economic theory and history. Christopher Coyne’s After War fills in this gap and provides valuable insight into the problems the United States faces when trying to establish law and order by force in weak and failed states.

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  A Research on Demographic Changes within Bulgaria in Regard to European Trends

  The purpose of this study is a research on demographic trends in Bulgaria with a view to finding places which may disappear from Bulgaria’s map and formulating economic polices of the country. The study gives an account of the influence of a set of factors influencing ageing and depopulation processes. Three contribution points may be marked. ... The purpose of this study is a research on demographic trends in Bulgaria with a view to finding places which may disappear from Bulgaria’s map and formulating economic polices of the country. The study gives an account of the influence of a set of factors influencing ageing and depopulation processes. Three contribution points may be marked. Firstly, a database structure is defined, allowing the use of census data for other researchers. Secondly, a technology is developed for converting census data into the created database. Thirdly, the study provides an approach for implementing regional demographic analysis.