Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 10 / 2013 (587)
Education for sustainability – a prerequisite for post-crisis economic competitiveness with possible inference for Romania
The Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Abstract. The need to integrate sustainability among the skills of specialists in economics and its accreditation for the university curricula was recognized in academic literature for over twenty years. Based on literature review the study outlines the idea that although there is significant interest in the concept of sustainability for economic education, particularly for the accounting domain, as demonstrated by the wide range of topics dealt with in a number of high quality journals, the dispersion is extremely high, the subjects are not treated consistently and the research impact is not reflected in practice. The paper presents then a documentary based research on the deepening the subjects included in the curricula of master's programs in a number of European universities, central or collateral dealing with aspects of sustainability. In the last part of the article a study is depicted in order to present a picture of the possible involvement of Romanian students, graduated of economic studies, regarding the aspects of sustainability (environment, society and corporate responsibility), impacting the future evolution of the Romanian economy.
Contents
The Balkan balneotherapy product – an approach from the destination marketing perspective
A new vision on competitiveness within the post-crisis economy. Causes, evolutions and possible innovative solutions to fight against the undesirable effects of the economic crisis
Estimating the size of Romanian shadow economy using Gutmann’s simple currency ratio approach
Motivation of the public employee in Romania in the context of the economic crisis
Urban revitalisation in the creative economy and the development of the creative society
Modeling the relationship between GDP and unemployment for Okun’s law specific to Pakistan during 1976-2010
Education for sustainability – a prerequisite for post-crisis economic competitiveness with possible inference for Romania
Forecasting of the economic crisis using business cycles patterns
The role of the human capital and investment in human capital within the sustainable socio-economic development. How labour force migration affects competitiveness?
Costing systems design for sustainability