European Spatial Research and Policy Volume 22 (2015) Issue 2http://hdl.handle.net/11089/172592024-03-29T11:47:51Z2024-03-29T11:47:51ZExplaining The Prevalence Of The Informal Economy In The Baltics: An Institutional Asymmetry Perspective1Williams, Colin C.Horodnic, Ioana A.http://hdl.handle.net/11089/172662019-02-25T13:54:29Z2016-01-06T00:00:00ZExplaining The Prevalence Of The Informal Economy In The Baltics: An Institutional Asymmetry Perspective1
Williams, Colin C.; Horodnic, Ioana A.
Reporting a 2013 Eurobarometer survey of participation in the informal economy across eight Baltic countries, this paper tentatively explains the informal economy from an institutional perspective as associated with the asymmetry between the codified laws and regulations of the formal institutions (state morality) and the norms, values and beliefs of citizens (civic morality). Identifying that this non-alignment of civic morality with the formal rules is more acute when there is greater poverty and inequality, less effective redistribution and lower levels of state intervention in the labour market and welfare, the implications for theorising and tackling the informal economy are then discussed.
2016-01-06T00:00:00ZPlanning Practices For The Protection Of Cultural Heritage: Lessons Learnt From The Greek UNESCO SitesPapageorgiou, Marilenahttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/172652019-02-25T13:54:29Z2016-01-06T00:00:00ZPlanning Practices For The Protection Of Cultural Heritage: Lessons Learnt From The Greek UNESCO Sites
Papageorgiou, Marilena
By the case study conducted in the Greek UNESCO sites, it was revealed that, despite the fact that most of the monuments are subjects of multiple zoning, little is accomplished for their spatial protection. This is either because zoning and planning launched by the Ministry for the Environment is absent or taking too long to get approved or because zoning deriving from the Ministry of Culture is void of spatial regulations. This means that on the one hand the Ministry for the Environment should proceed at a faster pace to the elaboration of Local Spatial Plans that are necessary especially in the case of monuments in rural settings, while on the other hand the Ministry of Culture should immediately proceed to the revision of Protection Zones A and B, so they fall into the guidelines of the new Law 3028 and they acquire spatial restrictions and regulations; a condition that can only be achieved with the collaboration among Spatial Planners and Archaeologists and among competent bodies.
2016-01-06T00:00:00ZManaging ‘Ordinary Heritage’ In Poland: Łódź And Its Post-Industrial LegacyPielesiak, Iwonahttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/172632019-02-25T13:54:29Z2016-01-06T00:00:00ZManaging ‘Ordinary Heritage’ In Poland: Łódź And Its Post-Industrial Legacy
Pielesiak, Iwona
Since the transition period of the 1990s, historic relics have been exposed to multiple threats. The following case study of Łódź illustrates the general need for a change of approach towards cultural legacy management, especially in reference to more common heritage elements which are not under hard protection.
2016-01-06T00:00:00ZLandscape Heritage Protection And Perception In Urban Fringe Area: The Case Of The Southern Part Of WarsawKupidura, Adriannahttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/172642019-02-25T13:54:29Z2016-01-06T00:00:00ZLandscape Heritage Protection And Perception In Urban Fringe Area: The Case Of The Southern Part Of Warsaw
Kupidura, Adrianna
This article presents two approaches to landscape heritage that can be observed in the southern outskirts of Warsaw. It presents the landscape heritage protection and management policy in those areas, as well as the perception of the elements of this heritage by the local community.
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