Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 3 / 2010 (544)
The Equivalence of Ideologies
„No matter how many instances of white swans we may have observed, this does not justify the conclusion that all swans are white.”
The great error in the dispute of ideas is the belief in capitalism as a global social system, as sociologists put it, a societal system. It must be noted that the error is not dissimilar to the one which has attributed socialism with the same virtue. Whereas, capitalism - as an ensemble of ideas, assumptions, expectations, methods and consequences tied to capital for the purpose of profit - remains attached to a part of society, it is a component among many others. For this it cannot justify its founding as a global social system, but by accepting unidimensionality as a strict universal principle.
Contents
The Administrative Convergence in the Balkan Area. Empirical Analysis of Social Policy in Romania and Bulgaria
Convergence of Croatian Financial and Budget Regulations to the Framework and Practices of the European Union
Fiscal Sustainability and Social Cohesion. Common and Specific in EU Sub-models
Does Trade Help to Explain Tourism Demand? The Case of Portugal
Algorithms for the Public Pension System Reform in Romania – a Necessity Imposed by the Global Economic Crisis
Public and Private Relations – a New Philosophy of Management
A SWOT Analysis on the Waste Management Problem in Romania in 2010
Premises in Implementing the Common Consolidated Tax Base System