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Post-Soviet Georgia Proves that Economic Freedom and Human Dignity Are Inseparable
Economy
Post-Soviet Georgia Proves that Economic Freedom and Human Dignity Are Inseparable
Georgia became an independent nation in 1991 after 190 years of, first, annexation by Russia and then forceful incorporation in the Soviet Union. After the Soviet Union collapsed, Georgia experienced the most dramatic peacetime economic decline in human history – a 75% drop in GDP. The country needed to restart its economy, and quickly.
Terrorism, Poverty & Economics
Economy, Politics
Terrorism, Poverty & Economics
With the increasing number of terrorist attacks in Europe passionate debates all around in the ether picked up in pace, scrutinizing a range of complementary topics – from the circumstances of individual attacks, sources and causes of terrorism to distinct analyses of motives presumably prompting terrorists to carry out their disdainful acts of violence.
Lithuania to Forge Ahead in Doing Business Rankings
Economy
Lithuania to Forge Ahead in Doing Business Rankings
Ranked 20th in the 2016 World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index, Lithuania has outstripped its closest neighbours Latvia and Poland. Yet, possibilities of forging ahead as one of the most business-friendly economies are not fully exhausted.
Poland: Moving Away from the Forced Conversion of Foreign Currency Loans Is a Good Step Forward
Economy
Poland: Moving Away from the Forced Conversion of Foreign Currency Loans Is a Good Step Forward
Taking a loan in a foreign currency puts both borrowers and banks at risk. At the time of signing the contract, both providers and takers neglected the possible weakening of Polish zloty, believing in its further strengthening. Besides the fact that one can easily learn about it from various sources, the majority of borrowers knew that such a danger exists.
Institutional Systems, Policies, Inequalities
Economy
Institutional Systems, Policies, Inequalities
“Inequality” refers to very important aspects of social life. But the debate on equality is full of confusion because of its many meanings, methodological and empirical errors and very strong emotions which “inequality” evokes. Conceptual confusion includes the lack of precise distinction between the inequality of situation and the inequality of opportunity.
Poles in the UK: Should They Stay or Should They Go?
Economy, Politics
Poles in the UK: Should They Stay or Should They Go?
A morning of June 24 was like no other. Some people were woken up in the early hours by a piercing sound of their mobile phones, when their friends wanted to reach them. Others anxiously climbed out of their beds. Most of them immediately switched on BBC news on their tellies only to find out that their worst fears came true – the majority of British citizens voted ‘leave’ in the EU referendum.