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This research monograph consists of 17 papers under the framework of contemporary economic and business issues which we can structure into several main research fields. These fields relate to the regulation of economic and business activities, especially in the context of digitalization processes, fiscal and monetary issues, dealing with the impact of digitalization and COVID19 pandemics on traditional academic and business debates, as well as on innovation processes in both government and the corporate sector. We can borrow the phrase from one of our papers and confirm that the papers presented show that the innovative market and digital society, as the new global development and technology paradigm of the modern world, together with its capabilities and standards, has changed the character of entrepreneurship and the state/government in terms of their new interactions. Thus, the contributions from the research monograph are made more urgent by the main objective of introspection of the traditional economic and business sectors and activities under the prism of digital transformation. The researchers were particularly interested in the impact of the COVID19 pandemic on the economic and business sectors. Although the conference was held in the midst of the pandemics, researchers were able to present valuable studies showing the extent of the threat posed by COVID 19 to the public health and economic outcomes of EU citizens. Significant pressure was placed on member state spending, particularly in countries with lower fiscal capacity, resulting in a severe temporary deterioration in the fiscal deficit and public debt. It is also noted that the crisis COVID -19 will have an uneven impact on member states and could deepen their divergence. Therefore, new and creative fiscal policies to support investment in digital transformation, green transition and innovation are of utmost importance. This monograph provides some guidance.

Although scholars have long speculated about how organised interests link the public to decision makers, there has actually been little empirical research on this important element of democratic theory. This important gap in the literature is addressed in this article by examining, in addition to other supply-side and demand-side factors, whether groups mobilise on issues in policy areas that are regarded as salient by the public. Based on an analysis of 4,501 contributions in 142 European Commission online consultations, it is found that organised interests potentially can act as a transmission belt between the public and decision makers. Although the results vary to some degree by issues, higher rates of mobilisation are found on those issues that fall within policy areas that are regarded as salient by the general public and those with consequences for budgetary spending. Adapted from the source document.

The article discusses issues of safety culture as a way to reduce injuries. The situation of industrial safety in Russia over the past few years, statistics of industrial injuries in different countries of the world are considered. Shown are statistics of fatal work injuries per 100 thousand workers. The main causes of industrial injuries and accidents are given. A survey was conducted to find out whether employees adhere to the safety culture. Based on the survey results, a method was proposed to reduce injuries at the enterprise. Organizational methods and techniques for improving safety culture are proposed.

AbstractWhen the Kyoto Protocol was drafted, a major opportunity was lost to conserve existing stands of rainforest, particularly in developing countries, through the recognition of the benefits of reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (known as REDD). Even post‐Kyoto, arguments persist for excluding REDD and related schemes from carbon accounting systems. The gap in mandated procedures, however, has to some extent been filled by the voluntary market which draws investment from companies wishing to demonstrate their environmental credentials to investors. This innovative market has products that extend beyond carbon to biodiversity and social benefits. The issues and principles involved are addressed in this article, along with reference to two possible REDD opportunities in northern Australia. Sadly, one of these opportunities has just been missed. For the other, institutional mechanisms will be needed to allow owners of intact forests to benefit from their carbon value and related environmental services potential. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Lagos is a chaotic, trash-ridden, ugly, dirty, smoky, and incredibly congested metropolitan area of more than seven million people. Lagos is not a desirable place to live, so it has attracted little or no foreign immigration from the First World, although it has received a massive influx of Nigerian poor. In this essay, the author examines one of the central concerns of such overwhelming congestion characterized by out-of-control development, high population, and extreme poverty: fire. More specifically, he looks at the enterprise of fire safety services in Lagos: Who provides them, and how well they are provided. At the heart of these questions is the issue of who can best provide them: the government or private enterprises. His research indicates that private initiatives seem to have had more success. Adapted from the source document.

Irrigation and soil salinity in Tunisia / Belhaj Mguidiche Amel, Douh Boutheina and Boujelbene Abdelhamid -- Combining FAO-56 with an economic model to assess deficit irrigation of moderate sensible crop for water stress under semi arid climate / Hiba Ghazouani, Amel Mguidiche BelHaj, Boutheina Douh M¿hamdi, Besma Latrach, Issam Ghazouani, and Abdelhamid Boujelben -- Performance evaluation of aquacrop in simulating soil water content, canopy cover, and root development for maize conducted under subsurface drip irrigation / Douh M'Hamdi Boutheina, Abdelkader Nada, Mguidich Bel Haj Amel, Ghazouani Hiba, Khila Sami, and Boujelben Abdelhamid -- Thermal performances and economic analysis of solar water heating systems feasibility for domestic applications in Tunisia / Majdi Hazami, Nabiha Naili, Issam Attar, and Abdelhamid Farhat -- Performances prediction of a (PV/T) solar collector integrated in individual Tunisian households / Majdi Hazami, Farah Mehdaoui, Omeima Nouicer, Nabiha Naili, and Abdelhamid Farhat -- Are current wastewater treatments enough to avoid public health problems in Tunisia? / Imen Ouardani, Mahjoub Aouni and Jesús L. Romalde -- Climate change effects on evapotranspiration estimated by different empirical models under Mediterranean environment / Latrech Basma, Ghazouani Hiba, Mguidich Amel, Douh Mhamdi Boutheina, Boujelben Abdelhamid

Indicators of political alienation – distrust in politicians and dissatisfaction with democracy – in the Danish electorate are associated with specific issue positions, economic grievances, and voting for parties with little influence on government policies. Of critical importance are issues in which cosmopolitan values in the political elite confront various kinds of nationalist or isolationist values in the mass public. Thus, during the 1970s and 1980s, distrust and dissatisfaction with democracy were concentrated among NATO and EU opponents on the left. From 1990 on, the emergent issues of refugees and immigration have generated a new basis of alienation on the right, especially after the change from Conservative to Social Democratic government leadership in 1993. Policy distance from the government on EU and on immigration policies constitutes the two major components of political alienation in the 1990s.