Towards a society with a more fair economy or an economy with a more social face : the contribution of scientific social knowledge to the alternative models of socioeconomic development / José António Filipe, Nikos Nagopoulos, Kostas Rontos, and Ioannis Vavouras, editors.

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TOWARDS A SOCIETY WITH A MORE FAIR ECONOMY OR AN ECONOMY WITH A MORE SOCIAL FACE: THE CONTRIBUTION OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIAL KNOWLEDGE TO THE ALTERNATIVE MODELS OF SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- TOWARDS A SOCIETY WITH A MORE FAIR ECONOMY OR AN ECONOMY WITH A MORE SOCIAL FACE THE CONTRIBUTION OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIAL KNOWLEDGE TO THE ALTERNATIVE MODELS OF SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: GOVERNANCE QUIALITY: THEORY, DETERMINANTS AND POLICY ISSUES -- ABSTRACT -- 1.1. INTRODUCTION -- THEORETICAL BACKGROUND -- 1.2. DATA AND METHODOLOGY -- 1.3. RESULTS OF EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2: SOCIOECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ASPECTS OF OVERALL DEVELOPMENT WORLDWIDE: MEASUREMENT AND INTERCONNECTIONS -- ABSTRACT -- 2.1. INTRODUCTION -- 2.2. CARRYING OUT THE EMPIRICAL WORK -- 2.3. EMPIRICAL RESULTS OF THE STUDY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: ENDOGENOUS GROWTH, SOCIAL ECONOMY AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AS A MEANS OF REVERSING THE TRADITIONAL MODEL OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT -- ABSTRACT -- 3.1. INTRODUCTION -- 3.2. CONCEPT, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT -- 3.3. ENDOGENOUS GROWTH, LOCAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND SOCIAL ECONOMY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: A THEORETICAL AND LEAL BACKGROUND -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. CSR AS A BUREAUCRATIC STRUCTURE -- 3. A MARXIST ANALYSIS OF THE SURROUNDING GLOBAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF CSR -- 4. CSR AS A TRAIT OF A NEW SOCIAL POLICY UNDER DEVELOPMENT -- 5. CSR AS A EUROPEAN POLICY INSTRUMENT FOR SOCIAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT -- 6. CSR AS SOFT LAW AND MATTERS OF LEGISLATION -- 7. CSR AND LEGITIMACY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5: THE EMERGENCE OF CSR IN GREECE AT LOCAL LEVEL: SYNERGIES BETWEEN SMES AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION.

2. LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, CSR AND SMES -- 3. THE CSR IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK IN GREECE -- 4. CSR AND THE SMALL AND MEDIUM DIMENSION OF THE GREEK ECONOMY -- 5. PROMOTING CSR THROUGH COLLABORATIVE SCHEMES BETWEEN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND SMES -- THE EXAMPLE OF THE CITY OF ATHENS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND SOCIOECONOMIC -- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- ABSTRACT -- 1.1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.2. THE CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS -- 1.3. PRECURSORS EDUCATIONAL MOVEMENTS BEFORE E.E. -- 1.4. POPULAR MILESTONES IN THE HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INTERNATIONALLY -- 1.5. EUROPEAN UNION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION -- 1.6. GOOD PRACTICES FOR THE INTEGRATION OF E.E. IN THE FORMAL SCHOOL -- 1.7. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AS A TOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY -- 1.8. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7: COMMONS, ANTI-COMMONS, COOPERATION AND FAIR ECONOMY: A REFLECTION -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. COOPERATION: A WAY TO PROMOTE WEALTH -- 3. THE COLLABORATIVE COMMONS -- 4. THE CONTRIBUTION OF ANTI-COMMONSTHEORY TO CHANGE BEHAVIOURS -- 5. CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE FUTURE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8: MEDITERRANEAN, REGION, DEVELOPMENT: THREE KEY WORDS AND A BRIEF COMMENTARY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE MEDITERRANEAN 'WEAK' THOUGHT -- A CLAIM FOR MEDITERRANEAN SPEECHES -- THE 'MEDITERRANEAN DELAY':RHETORIC AND MATERIAL CONDITIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9: A QUENE MODEL FOR IDLE MOTORCARS MANAGEMENT CONSIDERING AN ENERGY SOURCES' NEW SCENARIO -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- "NON-RENEWABLE" NATURAL RESOURCES AND RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES INCOMING: THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ENERGY ALTERNATIVE CARS -- THE MODEL -- COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES.

Chapter 10: EXPLORING ENVIRONMENTAL CONVERGENCE IN COMPLEX SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS: A BRIEF COMMENTARY -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. A LOGICAL FRAMEWORK -- 3. THE ASSESSMENT OF CONVERGENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES -- 4. THE PROCESS OF CONVERGENCE -- 5. CONVERGENCE AND SPACE -- 6. POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CASE STUDIES WORLD WIDE -- Chapter 11: CASE STUDY: SOCIAL ECONOMY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THE CASE OF GREECE (OR EVIDENCES FROM GREECE) -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK IN GREECE AND RECENT LEGISLATION FOR SOCIAL ECONOMY -- 3. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL ECONOMY IN THE GREEK REGIONS -- 4. GOOD PRACTICES OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN DISADVANTAGED REGIONS: THE NORTHERN AEGEAN SEA EXAMPLE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12: CASE STUDY: AN INTERNATIONAL STUDY ON CSR IN FIVE COUNTRIES (PORTUGAL, BULGARIA, BRAZIL, INDIA AND GREECE): EFFECTS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL WELFARE -- ABSTRACT -- 11.2.1. INTRODUCTION -- 11.2.2. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND -- 11.2.3. CASE STUDIES IN FIVE COUNTRIES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13: CASE STUDY: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTERS IN GREECE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 11.3.1. THE CONTRIBUTION OF ENDOGENOUS DEVELOPMENT IN THE CREATION OF EECS -- 11.3.2. THE CONTRIBUTION OF LOCAL AGENDA -- 11.3.3. THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTERS (EEC) IN GREECE -- 11.3.4. COLLABORATIONS -- 11.3.5. EVALUATION -- 11.3.6. COURSE OF CREATION A NETWORK OF EECS IN GREECE -- 11.3.7. PROBLEMS IN OPERATION OF EECS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX.

It has been established long ago that unrestricted economic growth is not a sufficient condition for the overall advancement of nations. With this in mind, we must switch our priorities to development. Development is a much wider concept than growth; it stimulates the social and political advancement of countries. Unfortunately, the identification and analysis of these sociopolitical transformations is associated with major difficulties. However, this problem should not hinder policymakers and academic researchers' concern for the social and political dimensions of development. This book focuses on the reality that a balanced, sustainable, overall development of nations will overcome the various problems that humanity faces today.

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