Livestock Farming Systems in Central and Eastern Europe
Livestock Farming Systems in Central and Eastern Europe

Author: A. Gibon

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-08-28

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9086865127

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This book examines the potential of Livestock Farming Systems (LFS) research to assess and understand the diversity of livestock farming systems in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). LFS research based on systemic modelling has improved the understanding of livestock production realities at farm level and influenced agricultural development strategies in Western Europe. Researchers from both Western and Eastern Europe carried out this initial study, which was coordinated and sponsored under a collaborative agreement between EAAP and FAO, and was run in selected regions in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and the Slovak Republic. The results and conclusions of the study are reported in the book, together with the other contributions of interest with respect to the sustainable development of livestock production in CEE presented and discussed during a workshop in Budapest in August 2001. The results of the study demonstrate the adaptability of LFS research to systems predominantly based on large-scale private, corporate and co-operative farms in the CEE countries.

Co-op
Co-op

Author: Johnston Birchall

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9780719038617

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Covers the history of the cooperative movement in the United Kingdom from the beginning of the "Rochdale Pioneers" in 1844 to the establishment of the International Cooperative Alliance and the present day.

Promoting Farmer Entrepreneurship Through Producer Organizations in Central and Eastern Europe
Promoting Farmer Entrepreneurship Through Producer Organizations in Central and Eastern Europe

Author: John Millns

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9789251056202

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On 1 May 1 2004, after a 14-year transitional period from central planning to market economics, eight Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries (the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) became members of the European Union (EU). Bulgaria and Romania are preparing for accession and are expected to join in 2007. Croatia submitted its application for membership in 2002 and Macedonia in 2004. Part One of this paper presents an overall analysis of the situation and development of producer groups and farmer cooperatives across the CEE countries, including the new EU members, the applicant countries and Balkan states alike. Part Two provides a case study of FAO's experiences and lessons learned with technical assistance programmes and projects in the subregion. The example presents a number of practical suggestions as to how development organisations, governments, donors and advisers might be best able to facilitate the formulation and implementation of policies and strategies that promote the further development of more autonomous and financially sustainable producers' organisations and cooperatives in CEE countries.

Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe
Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe

Author: Svetla Trifonova Marinova

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-01-12

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1351774573

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This title was first published in 2003. Covering a diverse range of countries such as Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Russia, as well as referring to the characteristics of the region as a whole, this book examines the inflow and outflow of foreign direct investment from both home and host company and country perspectives. By analyzing foreign direct investment in terms of process, content and context, the book provides a holist approach towards direct foreign investment in the transitional context of Central and Eastern Europe, embracing both macro- and micro-economic perspectives of the process.

Youth Entrepreneurship and Local Development in Central and Eastern Europe
Youth Entrepreneurship and Local Development in Central and Eastern Europe

Author: Paul Blokker

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780754670957

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This work analyses the opportunities and barriers for youth entrepreneurship amid systemic change in Central and Eastern Europe. The authors cover different aspects of youth entrepreneurship and its contribution to the debate on youth unemployment in transition economies. The book discusses the wide-spread over-optimism regarding youth entrepreneurship, self-employment, and its impact on economic innovation and job creation, resulting from a disregard of critical contextual features and the characteristics of young entrepreneurs themselves. The authors give due acknowledgment of the importance of both factors and so fully understand the impediments to youth entrepreneurship, especially in a transition context. Most importantly, the book provides the first empirical contribution to youth entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe by offering a representative number of case studies.

The International Co-operative Movement
The International Co-operative Movement

Author: Johnston Birchall

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780719048241

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Examines the development of the international cooperative movement from the 19th century to the mid-1990s. Includes a chapter on the founding and development of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA).

Internationalisation of Social Sciences in Central and Eastern Europe
Internationalisation of Social Sciences in Central and Eastern Europe

Author: Ilona Pálné Kovács

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-08-06

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1135998019

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Internationalisation of Social Sciences in Central and Eastern Europe explores the way in which social sciences, in comparison with other sciences in Europe, have been divided by the political orders of West and East. As part of the field of science policies in Europe, this book contributes to the creation of a new understanding of the European academic landscape of social sciences with particular focus on CEE countries. In its investigation of the emergence of social sciences in Central and Eastern Europe following the collapse of the totalitarian systems, this book discusses how the internationalisation of the social sciences and the convergence between Western and Eastern social scientific life is hindered by factors including funding, academic contacts, and curriculum development. The issues addressed within the text serve to prompt the realisation that coherence in European social sciences can be reached only if new academic traditions and cultures are developed, and science policies harmonised. This book is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students of European Integration, CEE or Transitional Studies, and any courses related to science policies. It is also relevant to science administrators and policy makers at national and European level.