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The forms of decentralization, focusing on the main features and differences of these forms, are analyzed in thisarticle. It is shown that each type of decentralization - political, administrative, fiscal, and market - has differentcharacteristics, policy implications, and conditions for success. There are defined the main goals of decentralizationreforms and identified the tools for theirs achievement. Decentralization is considered as a sine qua non not only in thedevelopment of local self-government, but with regard to civil society as a whole and the greatest factor of social change.Decentralization can address poverty, gender inequality, environmental concerns, and the improvement of healthcare,education and access to technology. Moreover, decentralization does not only affect government and civil service, but isconditional on the involvement of community organizations, stakeholders in the private sector, international aidorganizations and citizens. The measurements of decentralization are analyzed too. Since, the standard measures fail totake into account the different degrees of decentralization and the true decision-making authority of sub-nationalinstitutions over revenues and expenditures, there are focusing on the search for more impartial and integrated evaluationindicators.

Despite to the ambiguity of the political processes, the fall of the communist system and the re-establishmentof the independence of Lithuania were closely related. Post – Communist transition in 1992–1996 has unexpectedlyreturned the former communists (Labour Democratic Party of Lithuania) to the Olympus of power. They,having controlled the Seimas (Parliament of Lithuania) and the Government, have performed the reasonable domestic and foreign policy, yet drawn – up by the program attitudes of Sàjûdis. The aims of one political party toimpose political dictate to all other political forces was not accepted by society. The complicated relations betweenruling majority and opposition have stimulated the political polarization of society as well as upgrow of the civicenmity, and so prevented social development of civic society.

The article discusses a successful rearrangement of the economy which was carried out in German FederalRepublic. It's "godfather" became Professor Liudwig Erhard whose personality combined whose theoretical knowledgeand an experience of a head leader of economy. Drastic reforms were performed on his initiative and underhis command. Thanks to these reforms defeated, ruined and disgraced during 10 postwar years Germany threw outideological stereotypes and all schemes of planned economy into the dump of history. Besides that it presented tothe world "an economic miracle" which made Germany a prosperous and powerful state.Socially orientated conception of market economy, always showing its best result during a short period of time,was raised into the rank of official GFR doctrine and become the basis of economic programmer or ChristianDemocrats Alliance.The article tells about the neoliberalism credo's founder – Freiburg's School.Particular attention is paid to Professor Walter Eucken and his social notions. Besides that it discusses thetransformational problem of classical liberalism and shows social guides produced by Erhard.The article pays attention to the role of the state in the terms of social market economy. It discusses the threatsof father state.The article presents Erhard's conception of "formed community" and discusses it's parallels with the opencommunity and legal state.

Seit den 1990er Jahren stossen viele der 2'842 Schweizer Gemeinden, bei der Erfüllung ihrer Aufgaben anLeistungsgrenzen. Als Antwort auf dieses Problem sind im Alpenland mit 7 Millionen Einwohnern durch dieGemeinden unterschiedliche Reformen eingeleitet worden. Der Beitrag fokussiert auf die interkommunaleZusammenarbeit (IKZ) und Gemeindezusammenschlüsse, welche in der Schweiz zu den am Häufigsten verbreitetenReformen gehören. Eine postalische Befragung aller Schweizer Gemeinden und 13 Fallstudien zeigen, dassGemeindezusammenschlüsse tendenziell in leistungsschwachen und in kleinen Gemeinden durchgeführt werden.IKZ ist hingegen bei allen Gemeindetypen verbreitet. Reformwillige Behörden, intensive soziale Kontakte zwischenden Einwohnern der Gemeinden, eine günstige topografische Lage und die Politik der übergeordneten Staatsebenenfördern die Reformfreudigkeit. Nach Zusammenschlüssen und Kooperationen steigt in der Regel dieDienstleistungsqualität. Hingegen findet nur selten eine Entlastung des Gemeindehaushaltes statt. Obwohl dieGemeinen in der Schweiz um einiges kleiner sind als in Litauen, lassen sich auch für den baltischen StaatSchlussfolgerungen ziehen

The Internet intelligence of the Lithuanian government and governmental information accessibility to the wider public are analysed and comparedwith the situation in the EU countries. Based around a standard for EU countries questionnaire, the different Internet activities of the Seimas, thePresident office and Lithuanian ministries are investigated and compared with findings of West European countries. The findings show, that the Seimasand the President office closely approach EU countries average level according to Internet intelligence. The analysis shows however most of Lithuanianministries poorly use Internet feedback from society.

The article covers the project management problems, which will be especially important for the Lithuanianpublic sector after joining the European Union and trying to use the Structural and Cohesion funds investmentssuccessfully. The article provides management principles of Structural and Cohesion funds, typical programmerstructure in national and regional levels, the features of preparation and implementation of programmers and projects.It is necessary to provide more intensive training on project management for all levels of Lithuanian publicadministration.

The design of exoskeletons is a popular and promising area of research both for restoring lost function and rehabilitation, and for augmentation in military and industrial applications. A major practical challenge to the comfort and usability for exoskeletons is the need to avoid misalignment of the exoskeletal joint with the underlying human joint. Alignment mismatches are difficult to prevent due to large inter-user variability, and can create large stresses on the attachment system and underlying human anatomy. Previous self-aligning systems have been proposed in literature, which can compensate for muscle forces, but leave large residual forces passed directly to the skeletal system. In this paper we propose a new mechanism to reduce misalignment complications. A decoupling approach is proposed which allows large forces to be carried by the exoskeletal system while allowing both the muscle and skeletal joint force presented to the user to be compensated to any desired degree. ; Biomechanical Engineering ; Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Marie Curie programme under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP/2007-2013) / Career Integration Grant n. PCIG10-GA-2011-303728 (CIG Grant NBHCHOICE, Neighbourhood choice, neighbourhood sorting, and neighbourhood effects). Studies of neighbourhood effects typically investigate the instantaneous effect of point-in-time measures of neighbourhood poverty on individual outcomes. It has been suggested that it is not solely the current neighbourhood, but also the neighbourhood history of an individual that is important in determining an individual's outcomes. Using a population of parental home-leavers in Stockholm, Sweden, this study investigates the effects of two temporal dimensions of exposure to neighbourhood environments on personal income later in life: the parental neighbourhood at the time of leaving the home and the cumulative exposure to poverty neighbourhoods in the subsequent 17 years. Using unique longitudinal Swedish register data and bespoke individual neighbourhoods, we are the first to employ a hybrid model, which combines both random and fixed effects approaches in a study of neighbourhood effects. We find independent and non-trivial effects on income of the parental neighbourhood and cumulative exposure to poverty concentration neighbourhoods. ; OTB ; Architecture and The Built Environment

Text is in Portuguese. Also available on the internet with the English translation. ; Taylor, G. , Middleton, C., & Goodrick, P. (November, 2015). Levando a política de comunicação para fora da cabine telefônica. Politics 22. (pages 27 - 30). Retrieved from: https://www.politics.org.br/sites/default/files/downloads/politics22.pdf

Comprend : Aperçus de l'évaluation à mi-parcours du plan de développement rural national / Bruno Vindel, Nicolas Gergely - L'évaluation de la politique de soutien à l'agroenvironnement : une politique à l'efficacité contrastée qui mérite clarification et amélioration / Laurent Barbut, Jean-François Baschet - L'évaluation du Contrat Territorial d'Exploitation (CTE) : un outil novateur pour favoriser la multifonctionnalité de l'agriculture et engager une redistribution des soutiens / Ghislaine Urbano, Dominique Vollet - L'évaluation de la politique de développement des zones rurales dans le cadre du règlement de développement rural (RDR) / Ghislaine Urbano, Lucille Carrouée ; Appartient à l'ensemble documentaire : BnSP000

Der Crash-Kurs zum Thema Insolvenz. Als Titel aus dem Programm der Centrale für GmbH ist der Band ein Praxisbuch durch und durch. Dem Rechts- und Steuerberater, aber auch dem versierten Laien bietet er einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Praxisprobleme aus dem Themenbereich Insolvenz. Checklistenartige Prüfungsfragen führen Schritt für Schritt durch das Insolvenzverfahren und stellen sicher, dass in jedem Stadium die richtige Beratung erfolgen kann. Das Buch enthält 22 Checklisten von Ziel und Ablauf des Verfahrens über die Rechtsstellung von Schuldner, Gläubiger und Gesellschafter bis hin zu Strafrecht und Steuern in der Insolvenz. Beraterhinweise und Formulierungsbeispiele - optisch besonders benutzerfreundlich gestaltet - gewährleisten die problemlose Umsetzung in die Praxis

Intro -- CONTENTS -- ALPHABETICAL LIST OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF CONTENTS BY TOPIC -- PREFACE -- COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS (as amended 1924) 1919 -- Articles 1-9 omitted -- Article 10 -- Article 11 -- Article 12 -- Article 13 -- Article 14 -- Article 15 -- Article 16 -- Articles 17-21 omitted -- Article 22 -- Articles 23-26 omitted -- TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER POWERS PROVIDING FOR THE RENUNCIATION OF WAR AS AN INSTRUMENT OF NATIONAL POLICY (KELLOGG-BRIAND PACT) 1928 -- Article I -- Article II -- Article III -- CONVENTION ON RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF STATES 1933 -- Article 1 -- Articles 2-16 omitted -- CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS (as amended) 1945 -- CHAPTER I PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES -- Article 1 -- Article 2 -- CHAPTER II MEMBERSHIP -- Article 3 -- Article 4 -- Article 5 -- Article 6 -- CHAPTER III ORGANS -- Article 7 -- Article 8 -- CHAPTER IV THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- Composition -- Article 9 -- Functions and Powers -- Article 10 -- Article 11 -- Article 12 -- Article 13 -- Article 14 -- Article 15 -- Article 16 -- Article 17 -- Voting -- Article 18 -- Article 19 -- Procedure -- Article 20 -- Article 21 -- Article 22 -- CHAPTER V THE SECURITY COUNCIL -- Composition -- Article 23 -- Functions and Powers -- Article 24 -- Article 25 -- Article 26 -- Voting -- Article 27 -- Procedure -- Article 28 -- Article 29 -- Article 30 -- Article 31 -- Article 32 -- CHAPTER VI PACIFIC SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES -- Article 33 -- Article 34 -- Article 35 -- Article 36 -- Article 37 -- Article 38 -- CHAPTER VII ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THREATS TO THE PEACE, BREACHES OF THE PEACE, AND ACTS OF AGGRESSION -- Article 39 -- Article 40 -- Article 41 -- Article 42 -- Article 43 -- Article 44 -- Article 45 -- Article 46 -- Article 47 -- Article 48 -- Article 49 -- Article 50 -- Article 51 -- CHAPTER VIII REGIONAL ARRANGEMENTS -- Article 52 -- Article 53.