China’s growth challenges (Madalina BOUROS)

Today, China is the world fastest growing economy – with 9.7% GDP growth rate. In 2010, China became the second largest economy after surpassing Japan and is expected to become the world largest economy by 2020. There is no doubt that China has found the key to economic development, yet there is still the question whether this approach will promise the same pattern of growth for the future. Continue reading

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Food or politics for the North Koreans (Diana TONEA)

Experts from the European Commission have gathered evidence of the deteriorating situation for one-fourth of the North Korean population who suffer from food insecurity. The European Commission has announced a €10 million aid package in emergency food assistance to reach around 650,000 people at risk of serious malnutrition. The assistance is targeting the most vulnerable, namely children under five, pregnant and breast-feeding women, the infirm and the old. Continue reading

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Can India be the next Asian surprise? (Madalina BOUROS)

Until recently Asian economies as: China, India, Singapore, etc., were not seen as a real competition for Western economies (Western Europe and North America), however the situation is dramatically changing while China is emerging as a major economic player. Even though India’s economic growth is not as impressive as the Chinese one, it is certainly worthwhile analyzing its implications. Continue reading

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La coopération roumaine au développement. Exercice d’approche goffmannienne (Codrat Alin TECLU)

L’objectif de notre mémoire était de comprendre comment un pays, en l’occurrence la Roumanie, passe du statut d’aidé à celui d’aidant. Le 1er janvier 2007 celle-ci intègre en effet l’Union Européenne. Faisant partie de l’acquis communautaire, la coopération au développement en tant que donateur et concepteur commence dès lors officiellement pour la Roumanie. Continue reading

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Is there still a role for industrial policy? (Graziela VOICA)

After the WWII many countries saw the industrial policy as a way to facilitate modernization and to catch up with the developed world as well as to improve living standards and the income level of their people. However with few exceptions, the rest of them failed to achieve their goal. Both, the ones who believed in state’s ability to avoid externalities and market failures as well as the ones who adopted market oriented reforms failed to achieve competitive performance. Continue reading

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