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Problem regionalnih razlika u Europskoj uniji je pitanje od prvorazredne gospodarske, političke i društvene važnosti. Sve zemlje članice su suočene s razlikama u stupnju razvijenosti.Različitost regija s prirodnog i društvenog aspekta predstavlja prednost za neku zemlju ukoliko se te razlike uspješno iskoriste. Te razlike, s ekonomske točke gledišta bi mogle ograničiti budući rast, a u političkoj dimenziji bi mogle povećati nestabilnost. Stoga se poticanje ujednačenog regionalnog razvoja može poistovjetiti s poticanjem gospodarskog razvoja u cjelini. Ulažući znatna sredstva Europska unija nastoji smanjiti ekonomske razlike na svom prostoru, a pitanje konvergencije zemalja članica ima važne političke i gospodarske implikacije. Cilj ovog rada je ukazati na problematiku ekonomskih razlika između europskih regija u svrhu mogućnosti jačanja njihovih ekonomskih potencijala. Radom se usporedbom relevantnih ekonomskih pokazatelja i izračunom koeficijenta varijacije ustanovila konvergencija između NUTS 2 europskih regija. ; The problem of regional disparities in the European Union is a matter of prime economic, political and social importance. All member states are faced with differences in level of development. The diversity of regions from the natural and social aspect can be advantage for a country if these differences are successfully used. These differences, from an economic point of view, could limit the future growth, and in the political dimension could increase instability. The promotion of a balanced regional development can be identifi ed with the promotion of general economic development. By investing signifi cant resources, the European Union seeks to reduce economic diff erences in its area. Convergence of member states has important political and economic implications for European Union. The aim of this paper is to point out the issue of economic diff erences between European regions for the purpose of strengthening their economic potential. By comparing the relevant economic indicators and calculating the disparities, the convergence between the NUTS 2 European regions has been proven.

The identification and analysis of regional disparities are increasingly important issues for a better understanding of regions and their socioeconomic development, and the subsequent application of regional policies. The objective assessment of regional disparities is an important step in directing regional policies by individual countries and supranational institutions such as the European Union. The paper deals with selected indicators of regional socio-economic disparities in the territory of the Czech Republic that were observed, visualized and evaluated to contribute to measuring regional disparities. The indicators were divided into three categories - demographic, economic and infrastructural - and defined and analyzed at the level of the Czech NUTS3 regions (counties), with the data organized as a geodatabase within ArcGIS software. A synthetic index was used to define and analyze the disparities within the three categories. The values for the indicators, along with the results of the regional evaluation, were presented cartographically as a series of cartograms, and the analysis and cartographic visualizations were used to reach conclusions about existing disparities. ; Prepoznavanje i analiza regionalnih dispariteta sve su prisutnija tema u razumijevanju regija i njihova socioekonomskog razvoja, kao i posljedičnoj primjeni regionalnih politika. Objektivna procjena regionalnih dispariteta postala je, stoga, važan korak u usmjeravanju regionalnih politika i od strane pojedinih država i od strane supranacionalnih institucija poput Europske unije. U radu se obrađuju odabrani pokazatelji regionalnih dispariteta na teritoriju Češke Republike, te se razmatraju, vizualiziraju i evaluiraju s ciljem doprinosa mjerenju regionalnih dispariteta. Pokazatelji su podijeljeni u tri kategorije – demografske, ekonomske i infrastrukturne – te su analizirani na razini čeških NUTS 3 regija (pokrajina) i organizirani u bazu prostornih podataka u okruženju softwarea ArcGIS. Upotrebom sintetičkog indeksa definiraju se i analiziraju dispariteti unutar spomenutih triju kategorija. Vrijednosti pokazatelja i rezultati evaluacije regija kartografski su prikazani u vidu niza kartograma, te se na temelju analize i kartografskih vizualizacija donose zaključci o postojećim disparitetima.

Suvremeni razvoj Hrvatske opterećen je izrazitim regionalnim disparitetima. Kako su razlike u socioekonomskoj razvijenosti ključni generator prostorne pokretljivosti stanovništva, to se odražava i na atrofiju demografskih resursa slabije razvijenih područja, a na taj način i destabilizaciju njihove naseljenosti. Zbog uzajamne povezanosti gospodarskoga i demografskog razvoja, u radu su pobliže razmotreni demografski resursi kao indikator i čimbenik dispariteta u regionalnom razvoju države. Istraženi su demografski resursi 2001. i 2011. godine na tri hijerarhijske razine regionalnog razvoja i četiri prostorne kategorije prema kompozitnom indeksu razvijenosti županija 2013. godine. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da: prvo, Hrvatsku karakterizira izrazito neravnomjeran prostorni razmještaj demografskih resursa; drugo, više od polovine ukupnoga broja županija ulazi u I. kategoriju razvijenosti, a samo tri županije u IV. kategoriju razvijenosti; treće, područja IV. kategorije razvijenosti karakteriziraju povoljni demografski resursi, a područja I. kategorije slabi demografski resursi, i četvrto, strukturna i dinamička obilježja indeksa demografskih resursa jasno indiciraju specifične razvojne probleme u pojedinim dijelovima zemlje. ; According to recent research, modern development in Croatia is burdened by distinct regional disparities. As differences in socioeconomic development are the key generator of spatial mobility of the population, this is reflected in the atrophy of demographic resources of less developed areas, and consequently in the destabilization of their population. Due to the connections between economic and demographic development, the paper examines demographic resources as an indicator and factor in the disparities occurring in the regional development of the country. Demographic resources in 2001 and 2011 on three hierarchical levels of regional development and four spatial categories are explored, as well as the composite index of development of counties in 2013. The research process includes the calculation of synthetic indicators of demographic potential – the index of demographic resources (ider) and its evaluation within the typological scale of six threshold values. The research results show that: first, Croatia has a highly uneven spatial distribution of demographic resources; second, more than half the number of the counties belong to the first development category, and only three counties to the fourth development category; third, regions in the fourth development category are characterized by favorable demographic resources, while areas in the first category are characterized by weak demographic resources; and fourth, structural and dynamic characteristics of the index of demographic resources clearly indicate specific development problems in certain parts of the country.

Suvremeni razvoj Hrvatske opterećen je izrazitim regionalnim disparitetima. Kako su razlike u socioekonomskoj razvijenosti ključni generator prostorne pokretljivosti stanovništva, to se odražava i na atrofiju demografskih resursa slabije razvijenih područja, a na taj način i destabilizaciju njihove naseljenosti. Zbog uzajamne povezanosti gospodarskoga i demografskog razvoja, u radu su pobliže razmotreni demografski resursi kao indikator i čimbenik dispariteta u regionalnom razvoju države. Istraženi su demografski resursi 2001. i 2011. godine na tri hijerarhijske razine regionalnog razvoja i četiri prostorne kategorije prema kompozitnom indeksu razvijenosti županija 2013. godine. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da: prvo, Hrvatsku karakterizira izrazito neravnomjeran prostorni razmještaj demografskih resursa; drugo, više od polovine ukupnoga broja županija ulazi u I. kategoriju razvijenosti, a samo tri županije u IV. kategoriju razvijenosti; treće, područja IV. kategorije razvijenosti karakteriziraju povoljni demografski resursi, a područja I. kategorije slabi demografski resursi, i četvrto, strukturna i dinamička obilježja indeksa demografskih resursa jasno indiciraju specifične razvojne probleme u pojedinim dijelovima zemlje. ; According to recent research, modern development in Croatia is burdened by distinct regional disparities. As differences in socioeconomic development are the key generator of spatial mobility of the population, this is reflected in the atrophy of demographic resources of less developed areas, and consequently in the destabilization of their population. Due to the connections between economic and demographic development, the paper examines demographic resources as an indicator and factor in the disparities occurring in the regional development of the country. Demographic resources in 2001 and 2011 on three hierarchical levels of regional development and four spatial categories are explored, as well as the composite index of development of counties in 2013. The research process includes the calculation of synthetic indicators of demographic potential – the index of demographic resources (ider) and its evaluation within the typological scale of six threshold values. The research results show that: first, Croatia has a highly uneven spatial distribution of demographic resources; second, more than half the number of the counties belong to the first development category, and only three counties to the fourth development category; third, regions in the fourth development category are characterized by favorable demographic resources, while areas in the first category are characterized by weak demographic resources; and fourth, structural and dynamic characteristics of the index of demographic resources clearly indicate specific development problems in certain parts of the country.

U članku su prezentirani rezultati analize financiranja državnih arhiva proračunskim sredstvima namijenjenim financiranju javnih potreba u kulturi Republike Hrvatske u posljednjem desetogodišnjem razdoblju. Dane su nove spoznaje o financiranju arhivâ, što se uobičajeno navodi među ključnim čimbenicima (uz prostorne i ljudske resurse) koji utječu na stanje arhivske službe u Hrvatskoj. Rezultati analize sistematizirani su u obliku grafikona i tabličnih prikaza. Interpretirani su u širem kontekstu kretanja relativnoga udjela Ministarstva kulture u državnom proračunu Republike Hrvatske te ulaganja u programe drugih kulturnih djelatnosti. Između ostaloga, rezultati pokazuju vrstu, opseg i kontinuitet aktivnosti na koje su arhivi u sustavu javne arhivske službe stavljali naglasak, te njihovu podudarnost s osnovnim zadaćama arhivâ. Zajedno s pregledom kretanja iznosa odobrenih sredstava, takvi su podatci i jedan od pokazatelja odnosa države prema arhivskoj djelatnosti. Mogućnost praktične primjene rezultata istraživanja je u tome što daju podlogu za preispitivanje pristupa državnih arhiva u planiranju arhivskih programa, kao i metodologije financiranja od strane mjerodavnoga ministarstva. ; The article presents the results of state archives financing within programmes of public needs in the cultural portfolio of the Republic of Croatia during the last ten-year period. It is a contribution to the issue of state archives financing in general, which is usually listed among key factors (with spatial and human resources) that determine and condition the position of contemporary archival service in Croatia. The results are systemised in the form of graphs and tables. They are interpreted in the wider context of trends in the change of the Ministry of Culture's proportion in the total state budget and investments in programmes of other cultural services. Inter alia, the results demonstrate which activities, to what extent and in which continuity (short-term, long-term) were in focus of state archives in Croatia, as well as how they corresponded with their core tasks. Together with an analysis of the total amount of appropriations, such data are also one of the indicators of state's attitude towards archival service. The analysis shows that in the period 2010-2018, within public calls for financing programmes of public needs in culture, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia approved to state archives 1209 programmes in six categories: archives, international cultural cooperation, computerisation, digitisation, investment aid and preservation of immovable cultural goods. The total amount of appropriations for archival programmes was around 87,8 million HRK, which is 5,87% of total amount of appropriations provided for all programmes within those six categories. In the comparison with the average annual appropriations from the Ministry of Culture's budget in all cultural services and their programmes, the average annual appropriations in the programmes of state archives were 3,43%. They depended on the Ministry of Culture's proportion in the total annual state budget in that period. Analysis also demonstrates that three largest users of appropriations were the Croatian State Archives (32,05%), the State Archives in Dubrovnik (18,36%) and the State Archives in Zagreb (6,16%). All other state archives achieved individual shares less than 5 %. Such data illustrates disparities between state archives in the number, but also in the variety of applied programmes. Such disparities are the result of specific possibilities of each state archives (such as spatial and human resources), but also the consequence of the absence of long-term planning and development strategies for the archival service in Croatia in general. Such situation should be improved by the National Archival Service Development Plan, adoption of which by the Government of the Republic of Croatia is intended in the new Law on Archives and Archival Institutions (Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia 61/2018). Besides appropriations from the national budget within described programmes of public needs in culture, state archives in Croatia are in front of the challenge to improve financing from other sources. The potential for such improvement is a more active approach to the use of the EU funds, i.e. better positioning of the archival and other cultural services in the EU multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the 2021-2027 period. Also, the results and services developed within archival programmes should be usable as new resources, i.e. potential sources of new income.

Politika ruralnog razvoja za svoj glavni cilj ima poboljšanje životnog standarda ljudi koji žive u ruralnim područjima. Ulaskom u Europsku uniju, sve zemlje dobivaju mogućnost korištenja sredstava koje EPFRR (Europskog poljoprivrednog fonda za ruralni razvoj). Cilj ovog rada je prikazati iskoristivost EPFRR-a za zemlje srednje i istočne Europe u razdoblju od 2014. do 2020. godine. Sam cilj EFRR je smanjiti gospodarske razlike između regije kroz razvoj poljoprivrede. Mjere EPFRR odnose se na investiranje u poljoprivredne aktivnosti, potpore slabije razvijenim područjima, u ljudske resurse, zaštitu okoliša i slično. A te mjere još su upotpunjene mjerama za šumarstvo, te mjerama promocije razvoja ruralnih područja. To je napravljeno kroz analizu dokumenata Europske unije, ponajviše ključnih odluka i planova. U radu su dati primjeri na zemljama srednje i istočne Europe, s detaljnijim pregledom iskoristivosti EPFRR u Republici Hrvatskoj, kao i Estoniji, Rumunjskoj i Poljskoj. Kroz komparativnu analizu odabranih zemalja Europske unije prikazuju se korištena sredstava EPFRR-a te i prikaz same poljoprivrede tih zemalja i njihovo pozicioniranje u Europskoj uniji. ; Rural development as its main objective has to improve the living standards of people living in rural areas. By joining the European Union, all countries, together with Croatia, get the opportunity to use the funds that are offered. One of the options which got available is the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). The aim of this pape is to demonstrate the usefulness of EAFRD for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe in the period from 2014 to 2020. The Fund's goal is to reduce economic disparities between the regions through agricultural development. The EAFRD measures themselves relate to investment in agricultural activities, support for less developed areas, human resources, environmental protection and the like. And these measures are further complemented by measures for forestry, and measures to promote the development of rural ...

Moderna definicija pojma globalnoga zdravlja obuhvaća više od brige o zanemarenim bolestima i nerazvijenim zemljama. Postojeće inicijative usredotočuju se na poboljšanje zdravlja, smanjenje nerazmjera te zaštitu od globalnih prijetnji, pokušavajući utjecati na zdravstvenu praksu, politiku i sustave. Zanimanje za istraživanje globalnoga zdravlja raste, s obzirom na epidemiološku tranziciju koja se trenutačno zbiva u zemljama s malim i srednjim BDP-om te rastući epidemiološki značaj kardiovaskularnih i drugih nezaraznih bolesti nauštrb zaraznih bolesti i prehrambenih deficijencija. Razni vidovi tih bolesti – dosad zanemareni, kao što su epidemiologija, prevencija, dijagnostika i liječenje, predmet su rasprave u publikacijama o globalnom zdravlju, što vodi do boljeg razumijevanja zdravlja kao javnoga dobra neovisnoga o državnim granicama. Znanstveni dokazi podupiru šire inicijative u kojima vlade, udruge i civilno društvo moraju dijeliti odgovornosti i financijsko breme kako bi postigli zdravstvenu ravnopravnost - glavni cilj globalnoga zdravlja. ; The modern definition of Global Health has expanded its scope beyond neglected diseases and low-income and underdeveloped countries. The current initiatives focus on improvement of health, reduction of disparities and protection against global threats, seeking for interaction with health practices, policies and systems. There has been a growing interest on Global Health research, given the epidemiological transition currently underway in low and mid-income countries and the increasing epidemiological importance of cardiovascular and other non-communicable diseases, to the detriment of infectious diseases and nutritional deficiencies. Various aspects – formerly neglected – of these diseases, such as epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis and therapy, have been addressed in Global Health publications, leading to a better understanding of the importance of health as a public good, beyond borders. Scientific evidence supports broader initiatives in which governments, foundations and the civil society must share responsibilities and funding to achieve health equity, the main goal of Global Health.

Politika ruralnog razvoja za svoj glavni cilj ima poboljšanje životnog standarda ljudi koji žive u ruralnim područjima. Ulaskom u Europsku uniju, sve zemlje dobivaju mogućnost korištenja sredstava koje EPFRR (Europskog poljoprivrednog fonda za ruralni razvoj). Cilj ovog rada je prikazati iskoristivost EPFRR-a za zemlje srednje i istočne Europe u razdoblju od 2014. do 2020. godine. Sam cilj EFRR je smanjiti gospodarske razlike između regije kroz razvoj poljoprivrede. Mjere EPFRR odnose se na investiranje u poljoprivredne aktivnosti, potpore slabije razvijenim područjima, u ljudske resurse, zaštitu okoliša i slično. A te mjere još su upotpunjene mjerama za šumarstvo, te mjerama promocije razvoja ruralnih područja. To je napravljeno kroz analizu dokumenata Europske unije, ponajviše ključnih odluka i planova. U radu su dati primjeri na zemljama srednje i istočne Europe, s detaljnijim pregledom iskoristivosti EPFRR u Republici Hrvatskoj, kao i Estoniji, Rumunjskoj i Poljskoj. Kroz komparativnu analizu odabranih zemalja Europske unije prikazuju se korištena sredstava EPFRR-a te i prikaz same poljoprivrede tih zemalja i njihovo pozicioniranje u Europskoj uniji. ; Rural development as its main objective has to improve the living standards of people living in rural areas. By joining the European Union, all countries, together with Croatia, get the opportunity to use the funds that are offered. One of the options which got available is the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). The aim of this pape is to demonstrate the usefulness of EAFRD for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe in the period from 2014 to 2020. The Fund's goal is to reduce economic disparities between the regions through agricultural development. The EAFRD measures themselves relate to investment in agricultural activities, support for less developed areas, human resources, environmental protection and the like. And these measures are further complemented by measures for forestry, and measures to promote the development of rural areas. This will be done through an analysis of EU documents, highlighting key decisions and plans. Furthermore, this document will attempt to provide a comparative analysis of the researched countries of the European Union, which is an analysis of how much EAFRD is used and how this has affected the development of their rural economic sector, with a more detailed overview of the use of the EAFRD in the Republic of Croatia, as well as Estonia, Romania and Poland.Through a comparative analysis of selected countries of the European Union, the used EAFRD funds are presented, as well as an overview of the agriculture of those countries and their positioning in the European Union.

Visoke i rastuće regionalne ekonomske nejednakosti u Hrvatskoj uz »parcijalnu decentralizaciju« sustava socijalne skrbi rezultirale su porastom socijalnih nejednakosti među hrvatskim građanima. Spomenuti procesi rezultirali su situacijom da se jedno od temeljnih načela socijalne države i socijalne politike kao što je načelo jednakosti sve više narušava. Navedeno ima za posljedicu da razina ostvarenja socijalnih prava građana u Hrvatskoj u sve većoj mjeri ovise o mjestu stanovanja i socioekonomskom statusu. Navedena tvrdnja je središnja hipoteza rada koja je eksplicirana analizom dostupnosti institucionalne skrbi za starije osobe po županijama u Hrvatskoj i lokalnih socijalnih programa izabrane četiri jedinice lokalne samouprave. Provedena analiza pokazala je značajnu razinu međužupanijskih nejednakosti u dostupnosti institucionalne skrbi za starije te isto tako analizom izdvajanja i strukture lokalnih socijalnih programa demonstrirala da je stupanj ostvarenja socijalnih prava građana Hrvatske u značajnoj mjeri neujednačen i ovisan o mjestu stanovanja i socioekonomskom statusu. Uzroci za navedenu situaciju nalaze se u neuspješnim politikama ujednačavanja regionalnog razvoja i parcijalno provedenoj decentralizaciji sustava socijalne skrbi. Zaključno poglavlje donosi određene preporuke za nositelje ekonomske i socijalne politike kojima bi se demonstrirane i rastuće socijalne nejednakosti hrvatskih građana potencijalno ublažile. ; High and increasing regional economic inequality with 'partial decentralization' of social welfare system in Croatia resulted in an increase of social inequality among Croatian citizens. The aforementioned processes resulted in a situation in which one of fundamental principles of social welfare and social policy, such as the principle of equality, is being seriously impaired. The result of that is that the realization of social rights of citizens in Croatia is increasingly dependent on the place of residence and socio-economic status. This claim is a central hypothesis of the paper which was demonstrated by analyzing the availability of institutional care for the elderly by county in Croatia and an analysis of local social programs of four selected units of local self-government. The analysis demonstrated a significant level of inter-county disparities in the availability of institutional care for the elderly and the analysis of local social programs has shown that the degree of realization of social rights of Croatian citizens is largely uneven and dependent on the place of residence and socio-economic status. The causes for that situation had come from the unsuccessful policies of harmonization of regional development and partial decentralization of the social welfare system. The final chapter provides specific recommendations for economic and social policy makers with potential positive effects which would decrease social inequality of Croatian citizens in the future.

Basic education of the future – Let's turn the trend! was a development project on compulsory education in Finland. The aim was to assess the current situation, examine the reasons for the drop in the learning outcomes at the national and international levels and study the needs to develop teaching and learning in the Finnish educational system. Two working groups coordinated by a broad-based steering group were set up for the purposes of the project. The objective of the working group on competence and learning was to discover means to improve learning outcomes, bridge the gap in the learning outcomes between girls and boys, ensure regional equality, safeguard equal opportunities for further studies and halt the trend of increasing disparities within and between schools. The project also examined the position of minorities and their learning outcomes in the Finnish educational system. The working group on motivation and teaching explored different learning environments, study materials including educational games, and innovations that support learning, investigated how learning motivation and well-being could be improved, and assessed the significance of motivation and school satisfaction for learning and school attendance. The group members also looked at the content and methods of education and pre- and in-service training for teachers. In the autumn an online survey was organized and 7,000 people responded. Also, six regional events were held in late autumn in 2014. The purpose of these events was to facilitate an extensive public discussion about the future of basic education. The working groups' proposals as well as the results of the survey were presented in more detail at the beginning of March when the report on this development project was published. The proposals are to be exploited in the drawing up of the government programme after the next parliamentary elections in April 2015. ; Osnovno obrazovanje u budućnosti – Promijenimo trend! razvojni je projekt u osnovnom i srednjoškolskom obrazovanju u Finskoj. Cilj je procijeniti trenutnu situaciju, proučiti razloge za pad u ishodima učenja na nacionalnoj i međunarodnoj razini i proučiti potrebe za razvojem poučavanja i učenja u finskom obrazovnom sustavu. Dvije radne skupine koordinira upravni odbor. Cilj radne skupine zadužene za kompetencije i učenje je pronaći načine za poboljšanje ishoda učenja, premošćivanje jaza između ishoda učenja djevojčica i dječaka, uspostavljanja regionalne ravnopravnosti; očuvanje jednakih mogućnosti za buduća istraživanja i zaustavljanja trenda povećanja nejednakosti unutar škola i među školama. Projekt će također proučiti položaj manjina i njihove ishode učenja u finskom obrazovnom sustavu. Radna skupina zadužena za motivaciju i poučavanje proučit će različita okruženja za učenje, zatim materijale koji uključuju obrazovne igre i inovacije koje potpomažu učenje, proučiti kako se motivacija za učenje i dobrobit mogu poboljšati te ocijeniti važnost motivacije i zadovoljstva školom za učenje i pohađanje škole. Također će biti istraženi sadržaj i metode obrazovanja, zatim obrazovanje budućih nastavnika i nastavnika praktičara. Online anketa organizirana je prošlu jesen i anketirano je 7000 ispitanika. Također, u kasnu jesen održana su regionalna događanja. Svrha tih događanja je olakšati opsežnu javnu raspravu o budućnosti osnovnog obrazovanja. Prijedlozi radnih skupina kao i rezultati ankete bit će detaljnije prikazani početkom ožujka 2015. kada će biti prikazan i izvještaj o razvojnom projektu. Prijedlozi će se razmatrati i putem razvoja Vladina programa nakon sljedećih parlamentarnih izbora u travnju 2015.