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The analytical report, which was prepared by the results of target complex scientific research program of the NAN in Ukraine "Humanitarian technologies as a factor of social transformation in Ukraine", deals with the analysis of theoretical and practical aspects of interethnic and interconfessional relations, challenges an risks in the sphere of interethnic and interconfessional interaction in Ukraine. A group of authors proposes the models and possible way of harmonization relations in the social and humanitarian sphere, in particular, through the understanding of the changes that are taking place, social consolidation, implementation of specific actions to respond to the challenges of our time.

Minorities --- Church and state --- Political aspects --- History --- Ukraine --- Ethnic relations --- Politics and government

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This is an analysis of development problems in a former socialist country in South Eastern Europe. It is also a story about life in Stip a medium-sized town in Eastern Macedonia; the emergence of a new group of private entrepreneurs on the ruins of formerly socialist companies; and the policy responses to the emerging new economy by public institutions. The story explores the forces that have affected the people and economy of Stip in the past and the factors which are buffeting them today. Examining and investigating those forces and factors is crucial for anybody who wants to understand the current socio-economic situation of Macedonia. As Stip is traditionally the biggest center of clothing and textile production in Macedonia this study is important for understanding the overall situation in this sector. In this study we aim to explore what is the state of affairs of the textile and apparel industry. Is there a need for modernization and transformation to make it one of the economic driving forces of the country? Stip - due to its historical and regional importance for the textile production - shall be used as a case study for this sector.

Fashion --- History.

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The eleventh Corruption Assessment Report of the Center for the Study of Democracy is focused on the most potent form of corruption affecting Bulgaria: state capture. The report builds on years of CSD experience in the regular monitoring and assessing of the spread of administrative and political corruption. This is now complemented by an assessment of the mechanisms by which powerful lobbies capture government decision making to the benefit of shady business interests and the detriment of public good. The report finds that these two manifestations – administrative corruption and state capture – are closely linked because they represent different facets of the same phenomenon.

Political violence. --- Violence --- Political crimes and offenses --- Terrorism

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This is the second updated edition under the same title, published by the Center for the Study of Democracy of its Reports/ Analyses series to be distributed among participants in Regional Coordination Meeting of Subtable "Justice and Home Affairs" of Stability Pact Working Table III, held in Sofia on October 3rd, 2000. // This latest analytical report is the outcome of the efforts of non-government organizations and state institutions, and of independent experts and journalists as well within the framework of the Coalition 2000 process. Launched in 1997, Coalition 2000 strives to support the restriction and curbing of corrupt practices in Bulgarian society, including regular monitoring of public perceptions and attitudes towards corruption. // The illicit trafficking growth, as one of the most important sources of local "gray economy" throughout the 90ies, was caused by a number of international and internal factors, the most crucial of which being the weakening of the post-communist state and the spread of corruption practices among state officials. // The threat on society posed by the interlacing of the interests both of crossborder crime perpetrators and the associated corrupt public officials (customs officials being the most alarming example according to public opinion), became a serious public concern. This initiated the necessity to analyze the phenomenon and to identify adequate monitoring and counteraction measures, moreover this type of crime finds further confirmation in experts' estimate that a large portion of the local gray economy is related to smuggling of goods and the proceeds of the respective unlawful activities.

Politics / Political Sciences --- Social Sciences --- Economy --- Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence --- National Economy --- Sociology --- Applied Sociology --- Evaluation research --- Economic development --- Socio-Economic Research

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The conference report with papers and articles about the informal economy in the accession countries is published in the framework of the project "The Informal Economy in the EU Accession Countries: Size, Scope, Trends and Challenges in the Process of EU Enlargement". It includes papers presented at an International informal economy conference, organized by the Center for the Study of Democracy on 29th and 30th of November, 2002 in Sofia. The first part presents the size, scope and methods for grey economy assessment in the transition and accession countries. The second part is dedicated to the consequences and development of the practical responses in the sphere of the institutional reform and the policy for counteracting the informal economy. The relationship between the informal economy and the organized crime is analyzed as well.

Economics.