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Alarming rates of environmental change have catalyzed scholars to call for fundamental transformations in social-political and economic relations. Yet cautionary tales about how power and politics are constitutive of these efforts fill the literature. We show how a relational framing of adaptation and transformation demands a political, cross-scalar, and socionatural analysis to probe the affects and effects of climate change and better grasp how transformative change unfolds. We bring affect theory into conversation with the literature on adaptation politics, socio-environmental transformations, subjectivity, and our empirical work to frame our analysis around three under investigated aspects of transformation: (i) the uncertain and unpredictable relations that constitute socionatures; (ii) other ways of knowing; and (iii) the affective and emotional relations that form a basis for action. Affective adaptation represents a different ontological take on transformation by reframing the socionatural, normative and ethical aspects as relational, uncertain, and performative. This directs analytical attention to processes rather than outcomes. The emphasis on the encounter between bodies in affect theory points to the need for experiential and embodied ways of knowing climate to effect transformative change. Effective transformation requires recognizing uncertainty and unpredictability as part of transformative processes. This is not because all outcomes are acceptable, but rather because uncertainty and unpredictability are elements which help generate affects (action) and emotional commitment to shared human and more than human relations in action, projects, and policies. This article is categorized under: Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change > Values-Based Approach to Vulnerability and Adaptation

"This book is a practitioner's guide to sustainable development, laying out strategies for attracting investment for communities and their partners. It proposes an innovative Sustainable Development Proposition (SDP) decision-making tool based on a propositional calculus that can be used to analyse the sustainability of an infrastructure investment. It draws on environmental sustainability governance data analysis enabling investors to understand the economic indicators, income potential, return on investment, demand and legal compliance, as well as community and social benefits. Identified risks, issues and advantages are managed and monitored, and the SDP guidance can be applied to improve the prospects of the project in order to attract investment. Sustainable Community Infrastructure Indicators have been developed to assist with attracting investment and monitoring feedback on infrastructure projects, designed by the author for remote rural and indigenous communities - in response to current industry tools that are designed for urban environments. The book includes a broad range of real-world and hypothetical case studies in agricultural and indigenous areas in South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific. Taking a diverse economies approach, these industry tools can be adapted to allow for enterprise design with unique communities. This book provides sustainable development practitioners, including government agencies, financiers, developers, lawyers and engineers, with a positive, practical guide to addressing and overcoming global issues with local and community-based solutions and funding options"--

The city has been the political unit of organization in the international system for long periods of history. As actors in international society, cities have left irreplaceable classics: Athens, Imperial Rome, the Hanseatic League or Machiavelli's Florence. However, the dominant school of thought has diminished the role of the city on the international scene. The Westphalian model consolidated the nation-state as the axis and macro-political unit object and subject of study. Following this logic, cities' capacity for international action was limited and, as a field of study, was reduced to cultural activities or of little diplomatic relevance (e.g. twin cities). This state-centered approach, both in theory and practice, finds its place in the legal approach over the political one in the development of international society and international relations theories. However, the global dynamic has changed substantially, and it opens the door to new structures or vectors of transnational analysis. The Westphalian system loses weight in the face of the concatenation of phenomena and transformations of international society. Taking this to be the case, the current international structure opens avenues of research in the international political activity of the city, diplomatic practice, global and economic hub relations, or the rise of city brands as a marketing strategy. Of course, the nation-state will not disappear in the short term, but it does seem that new actors and dynamics are emerging in the construction of the post-liberal order. Above all, the city emerges as a new point of reference for solving globalization problems: climate change, migrations, diversity, or identity. The effect is relevant to the epistemological bases of a transversal discipline: the city is incorporated as a reference subject in the reformulation of the general theory of International Relations. The consensus around the liberal order, born after 1945, has been broken. The current theoretical doctrine only agrees on one element: there is no new consensus on the foundations of the international system. The global architecture of institutions, the effective capacities for the exercise of power, the decline of multilateral practices, or the difficulty in establishing a common economic agenda are symptoms of a change in global power structures. With or without legitimacy, cities act in the international sphere with the aim of influencing, modifying knowledge, behavior, or judgment. In this context, the institutionalization of the city as an actor in international relations is one of the most relevant fields for studying the new organizing principle of international society. The city lacks the normative and institutional instruments, but it does promote principles that later become public policy practices that affect the international order. The theoretical approach emphasizes the economic aspects of the global city, since the economic and industrial capacity has reinforced the ability to influence the transformation of the international system. From a methodological point of view, urban cosmopolitanism is not a theory closed by the very diversity of global cities. Therefore, the areas of interest of each city can vary from one to the other, as well as the global action repertoire. Working in collaborative networks and alliances of a political and economic nature is facilitated. In its relationship with the State, the global city poses agency problems that are relevant to the future of theory: will they be cooperative or competitive? In what disciplines? The asymmetry of interests can deepen dissonances and accelerate the theoretical basis of development. The proposed methodology affects the impact of climate change on the reformulation of the theoretical bases of international studies. It is theorized from practice. The institutionalization of urban diplomacy refers to the search for practical solutions of a collective nature. There are networks such as C40, the Clean Air Coalition or We are Still In that are led and organized from urban practice. The climate issue gives moral strength to the city as an international actor insofar as it does not deal with political borders, but with the consequences of climate change on the lives of residents. It fits in with the cosmopolitan tradition insofar as it affects all individuals, without discrimination of origin, gender, or nationality; and it is a matter of universal status, because it impacts all territories and human life conditions. There is no arbitrariness in Anthropocene reason. The article studies the succession of changes in the international political structure before the reconfiguration of the sources of power. It establishes three aspects in the theoretical bases of urban cosmopolitanism. The first indicates what the foundations of a theoretical elaboration should be. The international city contributes to the reconfiguration of the structure and the exercise of interstate power by occupying or creating new spaces that contribute to the plurality of international relations. The second aspect analyzed is the growth of the city as a unit of measurement in the global economy. Capital flows circulate and operate on a local basis with global destinations. It is the cities and their metropolitan areas that benefit from the economic system. Large pockets of internal inequality appear and, above all, with a rupture between cities within and outside the economic order, including the relational inequality that is generated in the least populated territories. Finally, anthropogenic reason is stressed, that is, the impact of human action on natural conditions and its consequences on the world order. Climate change changes the main substrate of international relations, which is the physical environment and geography. On these two tangible dimensions, the bases of power and the basic theory of international studies are ordered. By changing the strategic board, the city conquers positions of non-coercive power, facilitating collaboration through networks and structures. The military and security aspect are not relevant to urban diplomacy, which focuses on aspects of economic and social power. The results indicate that the new cosmopolitanism has urban bases and offers a framework for interpreting the tensions between the center and the periphery of foreign action, economic globalization, and new public policies in the fight against climate change. Urban cosmopolitanism emerges as a theoretical reference in the post-liberal order. The present work seeks to establish the foundations of urban cosmopolitanism, a theoretical approach to the current world organized around urban areas, be they cities, megacities, or metropolitan regions. Cities have become structural axes of international society with consequences in the political, economic, and social spheres. There is no closed conclusion, a kind of theory that replaces the previous ones. On the contrary, urban cosmopolitanism aspires to reflect a change in the paradigm of international relations. Thus, climate change is a transforming element of the global scene and opens new avenues for international politics, which can end with a substantial change in the modes of government, representation, and citizen participation. Be that as it may, this first paper addresses difficulties, raises research questions, and supports elements for change. ; El artículo estudia la sucesión de cambios en la estructura política internacional ante la reconfiguración de las fuentes de poder. Establece tres vertientes en las bases teóricas del cosmopolitismo urbano. La primera indica cuáles deberían ser los fundamentos de una elaboración teórica. La ciudad internacional contribuye a la reconfiguración de la estructura y el ejercicio del poder interestatal ocupando o creando nuevos espacios que contribuyen a la pluralidad de las Relaciones Internacionales. El segundo aspecto que se analiza es el crecimiento de la ciudad como unidad de medida en la economía global. Los flujos de capital circulan y operan sobre una base local con destinos globales. Son las ciudades y sus extensiones metropolitanas quienes se benefician del sistema económico. Aparecen grandes bolsas de desigualdad interna y, sobre todo, con una ruptura entre ciudades dentro y fuera del orden económico, incluyendo aquí la desigualdad relacional que se genera en los territorios menos poblados. Por último, se incide en la razón antropocénica, esto es, el impacto de la acción humana en las condiciones naturales y sus consecuencias en el orden mundial. El cambio climático cambia el sustrato principal de las Relaciones Internacionales, que es el medio físico y la geografía. Sobre estas dos dimensiones tangibles, se ordenan las bases del poder y la teoría básica de los estudios internacionales. Al cambiar el tablero estratégico, la ciudad conquista posiciones de poder no coercitivo, lo que facilita la colaboración mediante redes y estructuras. El aspecto militar y de seguridad no es relevante para la diplomacia urbana, que se centra en aspectos de poder económico y social. Los resultados indican que el nuevo cosmopolitismo tiene bases urbanas y ofrece un marco de interpretación de las tensiones entre centro y periferia de la acción exterior, la globalización económica y las nuevas políticas públicas en la lucha contra el cambio climático. El cosmopolitismo urbano emerge como referencia teórica en el orden postliberal.

"The free market as we know it cannot produce gender equality. This is the bold but authoritative argument of Vicky Pryce, the government's former economics chief. 'Women vs Capitalism' is a fresh and timely reminder that, although the #MeToo movement has been hugely important, empowerment of the mind will not achieve full power for women while there remains economic inequality. Pryce urgently calls for feminists to focus attention on this pressing issue: the pay gap, the glass ceiling, and the obstacles to women working at all. Only with government intervention in the labour market will these long-standing problems finally be conquered. From the gendered threat of robot labour to the lack of women in economics itself, this is a sharp look at an uncomfortable truth: we will not achieve equality for women in our society without radical changes to Western capitalism."

The first part of this open access book sets out to re-examine some basic principles of trade negotiation, such as choosing the right representatives to negotiate and enhancing transparency as a cure to the public's distrust against trade talks. Moreover, it analyses how the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) might impact on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership's (RCEP) IP chapter and examines the possible norm setters of Asian IP. It then focuses on the People's Republic of China's (PRC) trade and IP strategy against the backdrop of the power games between the PRC, India and the US. The second part of the book reflects on issues related to investor–state dispute settlement and its relationship with IP, such as how to re-calibrate the balance in international investment arbitration, and whether compulsory license of IP constitutes expropriation in India, the PRC and select ASEAN countries. The third part of the book questions and strives to improve some of the proposed IP provisions of CPTPP and RCEP and to redefine some aspects of international IP norms, such as: pre-grant patent opposition and experimental use exception; patent term extension; patent linkage and data exclusivity for the pharmaceutical sector; plant variety protection; pre-established damages for copyright infringement; and the restructuring of copyright limitations in the public interest. The open access edition of this book is available under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Applied Research Centre for Intellectual Assets and the Law in Asia, School of Law, Singapore Management University.

Over the last twenty years, there has been a growing understanding that conflicts in or over holy places differ from other territorial conflicts. A holy site has a profound meaning, involving human beliefs, strong emotions, "sacred" values and core identity self-perceptions; therefore a dispute over such land differs from a "regular" dispute over land. In order to resolve conflicts over holy sites, one must be equipped with an understanding of the cultural, religious, social and political meaning of the holy place to each of the contesting groups. This book seeks to understand the many facets of disputes and the triggers for the outbreak of violence in and around holy sites. It analyses fourteen case studies of conflicts over holy sites in Palestine/ Israel, including major holy sites such as Al-Haram al-Sharif/the Temple Mount, the Western Wall and the Cave of the Patriarchs/Al-Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, in addition to disputes over more minor sites. It then compares these conflicts to similar cases from other regions and provides an analysis of effective and ineffective conflict mitigation and resolution tools used for dealing with such disputes. Furthermore, the book sheds light on the role of sacred sites in exacerbating local and regional ethnic conflicts. By providing a thorough and systematic analysis of the social, economic and political conditions that fuel conflicts over holy sites and the conditions that create tolerance or conflict, this book will be a key resource for students and scholars of conflict resolution, political science and religious studies

Acknowledgements -- Contributor information -- Introduction -- The organizational and business ethics imperative and ethical theory in an organizational and business context -- Broken organizations / Diane Huberman Arnold and Keith Arnold -- Re-thinking the role of business decision-makers in contemporary society / Martin Kelly and Ruth Walker -- Spinoza?s ethics in a global world / Lydia B. Amir -- A deontological approach to business ethics : beyond maximization of profits / Wataru Asanuma -- Perceptions of culturally-based ethics, trust and their impact on global supply chains / Marc J. Schniederjans and Dara Schniederjans -- Ethical organizational culture, professional codes of ethics, and corporate social responsibility -- Building community at work : spirit, ethics, and culture / G.L. Reed -- The politics of corporate literature : writing the self in a flexible work culture / Angela Lait -- Sustainability, institutional capital, and the social value of the arts / Alisa Moldavanova -- Accountants and human rights : extending the boundaries of accountability / Susan Wild and Edwin Mares -- Trends and best practice ethics in corporate social responsibility / Michele Simms -- Corporate social responsibility: interaction between multinational companies and development countries / Naci Polat -- Ethical organizational leadership and future directions in organizational and business ethics -- Building ethics in construction partnerships: an analysis of values-based leadership / William A. Moylan -- Creating sustainable organizations through servant leadership / Simon Taylor and Noel Pearse -- An islamic perspective on economic and social justice / Kasim Randeree -- A future global ethic : peter singer's view of one world / Peter Madsen -- Transforming organisations towards sustainable practices / Ling Wong and Gayle C. Avery -- Ethics in practice : moral education for the leaders of tomorrow / Sabine H. Hoffmann and Mickal Wangue.

"The contributors to Cocaine analyze the contemporary production, transit, and consumption of cocaine throughout Latin America and the illicit economy's entanglement with local communities. Based on in-depth interviews and archival research, these essays examine how government agents, acting both within and outside the law, and criminal actors seek to manage the flow of illicit drugs to both maintain order and earn profits. Whether discussing the moral economy of coca cultivation in Bolivia, criminal organizations and drug traffickers in Mexico, or the routes cocaine takes as it travels into and through Guatemala, the contributors demonstrate how entire ways of life are built around cocaine commodification. They consider how the authority of state actors is coupled with the self-regulating practices of drug producers, traffickers, and dealers, complicating notions of governance and of the relationships between economic and moral economies. The collection also outlines a more progressive drug policy that acknowledges the important role drugs play in the lives of those at the urban and rural margins. Contributors. Enrique Desmond Arias, Lilian Bobea, Philippe Bourgois, Anthony W. Fontes, Robert Gay, Paul Gootenberg, Thomas Grisaffi, Laurie Kain Hart, Annette Idler, George Karandinos, Romain Le Cour Grandmaison, Fernando Montero, Dennis Rodgers, Taniele Rui, Cyrus Veeser, Autumn Zellers-León"--

Migration movements have been a constant in the societies of the past, as well as in postmodern society. However, in the past ten years, the increase in political, economic, and religious conflict amongst nations; the increase of the poverty index; and many and various natural disasters have duplicated the forced displacement of millions of people across the seven continents of the planet. This situation brings important challenges in terms of the vulnerability, inequity, and discrimination that certain peoples suffer. Professionals from the fields of the social sciences, education, psychology, and international law share the fact that education represents an opportunity for children and young migrants to become members with full rights in the societies they arrive in. Empirical studies show that that the implementation of the right to education for migrants presents some challenges and dilemmas to the governments of host countries and more specifically to the education centers, NGOs, universities, and the professionals working in them, hence the need for more research on these issues of immigration, refugees, social justice, and intercultural education.The Handbook of Research on Promoting Social Justice for Immigrants and Refugees Through Active Citizenship and Intercultural Education provides visibility to issues such as the increase in migration and displacement and the difficulties in political agreements, educational contexts, and in cultural issues, stigmatization, vulnerability, social exclusion, racism, and hatred amongst host communities. This book gives possible solutions to this current complex situation and helps foster and promote sensitivity, perspective, and critical thinking for a respectful and tolerant coexistence and promotion of equity and social justice. The chapters promote cultural diversity and inclusion in classrooms by offering knowledge, strategies, and research on organizational development for educational institutions and multicultural environments. This book is essential for administrators, policymakers, leaders, teachers, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students interested in the promotion of social justice in education for immigrants and refugees

"Widely recognized as one of the greatest economists in history, there has been a surge of interest in the work of John Maynard Keynes since the financial crisis of 2008 with people looking for solutions to rebalance the economy. Presciently, Keynes argued that free markets are unable to fully organize economic activity and that the steadying and reforming hand of the State is needed for capitalism to function properly. In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008, and exacerbated by a global pandemic, these ideas are more timely than ever. This book provides an introduction to Keynes' thought on capitalism, the State and macroeconomics. It starts with Keynes' epistemological theory of his A Treatise on Probability (1921), from which aspects such as uncertainty and the decision-making process, both later important in his economic work, can be drawn. The book then pursues Keynes' economic writings. From A Tract on the Monetary Reform (1923) and A Treatise on Money (1930) it shows Keynes' pursuit of a full understanding of the role of money in the economy. Keynes masterfully demonstrated the knowledge he gained through his 1936 masterpiece The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money. Going beyond Keynes' classic, this books also explores his later work on economic policy prescriptions and finally his concept of State and economic development. This accessible introduction to the economic thought of Keynes will be essential reading for those interested in the history and development of economics, as well as political scientists, sociologists, historians and others seeking an overview of these foundational economic ideas"--

Земля є головним засобом виробництва в сільському господарстві, і тому ефективне її використання приводить до підвищення результатів господарювання. В законодавстві України існують прогалини, які стосуються питання ефективного землекористування, і тому слід визначити сутність цього поняття та його проблематику ; Земля является главным средством производства в сельском хозяйстве, и поэтому эффективное ее использование приводит к повышению результатов хозяйствования. В законодательстве Украины существуют пробелы, которые касаются вопроса эффективного земельного использования, и поэтому следует определить сущность понятия и его проблематику ; Earth is the national wealth of our country, its original value. The question of the effective use of land potential is relevant to the present, and therefore there are a number of issues that need to be generalized and further resolved.Efficient use of land resources is essential for sustainable development of Ukraine. Due to the deterioration of the ecological state of the land there is a problem regarding the effective use and improvement of land legislation. The purpose of the article is to study the scientific issues of effective use of land.The concept of effective land use differs great complexity and versatility and is not subject to unambiguous definition. Dedicated in one of its aspects, it can be formulated incorrectly in the sense of the complex content of the concept itself. The essence of effective land use forms three main aspects: economic, environmental, social.It should be noted that in the land legislation there is no clearly defined definition of the effective use of land. Definition of efficiency is most often used only in the field of economy, and therefore there is a problem regarding the understanding of the concept of effective land use.The concept of effective land use includes a number of economic and environmental components. However, considering the effective use of land only from an economic point of view, leaving out the attention of the ecological aspect, is inappropriate, which in turn leads to deterioration of the quality state of land in Ukraine.Thus, today there is an urgent need to determine the concept of effective land use and its consolidation at the legislative level. By supplementing the legal norms of the national legislation with an element of efficiency, it is possible to stop the negative processes of degradation of the lands of Ukraine

Земля є головним засобом виробництва в сільському господарстві, і тому ефективне її використання приводить до підвищення результатів господарювання. В законодавстві України існують прогалини, які стосуються питання ефективного землекористування, і тому слід визначити сутність цього поняття та його проблематику ; Земля является главным средством производства в сельском хозяйстве, и поэтому эффективное ее использование приводит к повышению результатов хозяйствования. В законодательстве Украины существуют пробелы, которые касаются вопроса эффективного земельного использования, и поэтому следует определить сущность понятия и его проблематику ; Earth is the national wealth of our country, its original value. The question of the effective use of land potential is relevant to the present, and therefore there are a number of issues that need to be generalized and further resolved.Efficient use of land resources is essential for sustainable development of Ukraine. Due to the deterioration of the ecological state of the land there is a problem regarding the effective use and improvement of land legislation. The purpose of the article is to study the scientific issues of effective use of land.The concept of effective land use differs great complexity and versatility and is not subject to unambiguous definition. Dedicated in one of its aspects, it can be formulated incorrectly in the sense of the complex content of the concept itself. The essence of effective land use forms three main aspects: economic, environmental, social.It should be noted that in the land legislation there is no clearly defined definition of the effective use of land. Definition of efficiency is most often used only in the field of economy, and therefore there is a problem regarding the understanding of the concept of effective land use.The concept of effective land use includes a number of economic and environmental components. However, considering the effective use of land only from an economic point of view, leaving out the attention of the ecological aspect, is inappropriate, which in turn leads to deterioration of the quality state of land in Ukraine.Thus, today there is an urgent need to determine the concept of effective land use and its consolidation at the legislative level. By supplementing the legal norms of the national legislation with an element of efficiency, it is possible to stop the negative processes of degradation of the lands of Ukraine

Земля є головним засобом виробництва в сільському господарстві, і тому ефективне її використання приводить до підвищення результатів господарювання. В законодавстві України існують прогалини, які стосуються питання ефективного землекористування, і тому слід визначити сутність цього поняття та його проблематику ; Земля является главным средством производства в сельском хозяйстве, и поэтому эффективное ее использование приводит к повышению результатов хозяйствования. В законодательстве Украины существуют пробелы, которые касаются вопроса эффективного земельного использования, и поэтому следует определить сущность понятия и его проблематику ; Earth is the national wealth of our country, its original value. The question of the effective use of land potential is relevant to the present, and therefore there are a number of issues that need to be generalized and further resolved.Efficient use of land resources is essential for sustainable development of Ukraine. Due to the deterioration of the ecological state of the land there is a problem regarding the effective use and improvement of land legislation. The purpose of the article is to study the scientific issues of effective use of land.The concept of effective land use differs great complexity and versatility and is not subject to unambiguous definition. Dedicated in one of its aspects, it can be formulated incorrectly in the sense of the complex content of the concept itself. The essence of effective land use forms three main aspects: economic, environmental, social.It should be noted that in the land legislation there is no clearly defined definition of the effective use of land. Definition of efficiency is most often used only in the field of economy, and therefore there is a problem regarding the understanding of the concept of effective land use.The concept of effective land use includes a number of economic and environmental components. However, considering the effective use of land only from an economic point of view, leaving out the attention of the ecological aspect, is inappropriate, which in turn leads to deterioration of the quality state of land in Ukraine.Thus, today there is an urgent need to determine the concept of effective land use and its consolidation at the legislative level. By supplementing the legal norms of the national legislation with an element of efficiency, it is possible to stop the negative processes of degradation of the lands of Ukraine

The novelty of thesis topic defines the fact that social insurance and social welfare as symbiosis of social protection measures, which affect public finances, have not been thoroughly examined by scientists and government agencies. The research problem. What influence has social insurance and social welfare for Lithuania's public finance system? Research objects: Lithuanian financial, social insurance and social welfare systems. Research aim – institutional and economic assessment of the social insurance and social welfare systems on public finances. Objectives: 1. To examine financial system definitions and key aspects in scientific literature; 2. To examine legal regulation of the most important social insurance and welfare aspects. 3. To identify the most actual problems; 4. To examine social insurance and welfare funding sources. 5. To evaluate social insurance and welfare economic impact on public finance system. 6. To propose improvements for social insurance and welfare systems. Work structure. The work consists of three parts. The first part presents financial system, social insurance and social welfare theoretical and legal aspects as well as its problems. The second part justifies research problem, selects relevant research methods and presents research instrumentation. The third part evaluates social insurance and social welfare economic influence on public finance sector and proposes some solution for this system improvement. Research methods. It was applied comparative and logical analysis as well as descriptive statistical methods (graphical data visualization methods, characteristics of the numerical data) time series, scientific literature, legal documents; government institution summary reports generalization and analysis. Conclusion: National financial system consists of 4 units: national budget, non-budget funds, national credit and national companies finance. Social insurance is being financed by social insurance instalments paid by employees, employers and other insured bodies. Social welfare is being financed by national budget through local municipalities. Social security and welfare cost constitutes the largest national expenditure part – 40%. Proposals: 1. Legally regulate social insurance and welfare systems characterization and classification of subsystems: to define social insurance and welfare principles. 2. To separate government expenditure classification of "Social Insurance" into two parts social insurance and welfare costs. 3. To rearrange social pay-outs calculation system which would be associated with the amount of personal social insurance instalments.

The novelty of thesis topic defines the fact that social insurance and social welfare as symbiosis of social protection measures, which affect public finances, have not been thoroughly examined by scientists and government agencies. The research problem. What influence has social insurance and social welfare for Lithuania's public finance system? Research objects: Lithuanian financial, social insurance and social welfare systems. Research aim – institutional and economic assessment of the social insurance and social welfare systems on public finances. Objectives: 1. To examine financial system definitions and key aspects in scientific literature; 2. To examine legal regulation of the most important social insurance and welfare aspects. 3. To identify the most actual problems; 4. To examine social insurance and welfare funding sources. 5. To evaluate social insurance and welfare economic impact on public finance system. 6. To propose improvements for social insurance and welfare systems. Work structure. The work consists of three parts. The first part presents financial system, social insurance and social welfare theoretical and legal aspects as well as its problems. The second part justifies research problem, selects relevant research methods and presents research instrumentation. The third part evaluates social insurance and social welfare economic influence on public finance sector and proposes some solution for this system improvement. Research methods. It was applied comparative and logical analysis as well as descriptive statistical methods (graphical data visualization methods, characteristics of the numerical data) time series, scientific literature, legal documents; government institution summary reports generalization and analysis. Conclusion: National financial system consists of 4 units: national budget, non-budget funds, national credit and national companies finance. Social insurance is being financed by social insurance instalments paid by employees, employers and other insured bodies. Social welfare is being financed by national budget through local municipalities. Social security and welfare cost constitutes the largest national expenditure part – 40%. Proposals: 1. Legally regulate social insurance and welfare systems characterization and classification of subsystems: to define social insurance and welfare principles. 2. To separate government expenditure classification of "Social Insurance" into two parts social insurance and welfare costs. 3. To rearrange social pay-outs calculation system which would be associated with the amount of personal social insurance instalments.