Inessa Avanesova
Global investment strategies of transnational corporations
Journal of European Economy, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2009, pp.117-125
| JEL: G1, F21 | Full text (PDF) |
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In the given article global investment strategies of transnational corporations are examined. The role of transnational corporations as backgrounds for internalization that covers all the areas of human activity is investigated. The impact of the economic crisis upon the behavior of foreign direct investment is studied.
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Jan Werner
Educational finance in Western Europe: some experiences from a tangled web
Journal of European Economy, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2009, pp. 126-147
| JEL: H7, H1, I2 | Full text (PDF) |
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Education is one of the most important services provided by public governments in almost every country worldwide. However, the most important cross-country observations about education – like the PISA report by the OECD or the TIMSS by the IEA – focus only on international benchmarks to compare the knowledge capacity of pupils. This paper provides a general overview of the different forms how education expenditures are financed in ten European countries. We observe the educational system in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom and point out the similarities and national distinctions.
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Mariya Chernousova
Possibilities of transnationalization of economy of Ukraine on the basis of improvement of process of attraction of direct foreign investments
Journal of European Economy, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2009, pp. 148-158.
| JEL: F21, G11 | Full text (PDF) |
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The author makes the analysis of possibilities of transnationalization of economy of Ukraine on the basis of improvement of process of attraction of direct foreign investments.
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Anatoliy Kredisov, Ivan Berezhnyuk
World Customs Organization as institute of customs service management on international level
Journal of European Economy, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2009, pp. 159-182
| JEL: H21 | Full text (PDF) |
In the article the purpose of forming World Customs Organization and its organizational structure are explored, the stages of its development, key principles of modernization of customs services and administrative influences on customs service of Ukraine are classified; recommendations and suggestions concerning the adaptation of customs system of Ukraine to the requirements of WCO are formed.
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Svitlana Vovk
International foreign direct investment flows and Ukraine's participation in them
Journal of European Economy, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2009, pp.183-208
| JEL: F21 | Full text (PDF) |
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The paper studies and analyses the global flows of foreign direct investments on the whole and determines the Ukraine’s participation, in particular. The role of transnational companies in the processes of direct investments is studied, and trends of the forms and methods’ development are analyzed for internationalization
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Mykola Matviiv
Forming the international market of knowledge's production in Ukraine
Journal of European Economy, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2009, pp. 209-221
| JEL: I23 | Full text (PDF) |
In this article international market of knowledge’s production is examined. We have grounded the structure of the world’s higher education. We also have shown the comparative description of expenses on education in a percentage ratio to GDP in some countries of EU. The analysis of the system of knowledge’s production in Great Britain is carried out. Also we described the place of Ukraine
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