Summary. The article focuses on the important prob-lem, which is little studied in educational and peda-gogical sciences, namely, issue of professional compe-tence a head higher education institution modern conditions, his/her ability to respond changes remain competitive market services. shows that development knowledge economy, growing importance ser-vices sector require global transformation...

The impact of globalization on democratic governance is vigorously contested. This debate has largely failed to address the impact of integration on the signature institution of representative democracies|competitive elections. In this paper, I argue that globalization makes the voter's fundamental problem of selecting a desirable representative easier by increasing the revelation of informatio...

The finance-growth nexus is discussed with respect to possible conclusions from economic history, contributions from economic theory as well as recent empirical crosscountry studies. Then, a new proxy for financial development is introduced, which refers to the input of real resources into the financial system. Based on this proxy, an empirical framework is elaborated to clarify the importance ...

In order to maintain the provision of high-quality ecosystem services in wetlands, it is important protect ecosystems through designation protected areas. However, process designating areas can potentially give rise social conflicts or problems by acquisition private lands. As an alternative, institution payments for (PES) be a more viable solution. This study intends propose reasonable contrac...

This paper considers the possibility of collective action by the business community to counter corruption in the award of government licenses and contracts. The analogy is with contract enforcement institutions studied by economic historians and contract law scholars. The institution in this context comprises a no-bribery norm, a community system to detect violations, and a multilateral ostraci...