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From Corporates to International Governance: The Coming of the ‘Platform Economy

... more about the interoperability of platforms across the various levels of governance Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work. – Seth Godin In the past few years one of the most emphatic trends in the world economy was the propagation of corporate platforms that encompassed marketplaces as well as digital ecosystems. The onset of the COVID epidemic is likely to further accentuate the shift towards the use of such platforms to facilitate transactions and ...

28.09.2020

No More Rise of China?

... autocracy”. However, a slowdown in 2012-2014 shattered this myth, and here is the explanation. The rapid growth was ensured by simple and extensive solutions, such as legalizing entrepreneurial freedom, recruiting vast human resources, establishing market economy and stimulating export. However, the moment came when internal resources were depleted, and market demand for new goods and services was exhausted. Extensive methods stopped working. According to Youwei (2014: 2), China faced a necessity for ...

28.05.2015

OPEC Decision to Cause Oil Shock for Russia

The OPEC refusal to decrease oil production and a subsequent price fall to a 4-year low make the future of Russian economy tenuous. Since July 2014, the Russian ruble depreciated to the U.S. dollar by 45%, and the economic growth stalled. Falling oil prices together with western sanctions induce Russian experts to seek alternative sources to fill the budget. The situation ...

29.11.2014

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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