The subject of this paper is the legitimacy and purpose of concluding a free trade agreement (FTA) between the USA and Kenya. The main research problem lies in whether the US-Kenya FTA can become a template for strengthening trade cooperation between the US and Africa and strengthening the American economic position on the continent. The main hypothesis is that the successful negotiations leading to the conclusion of an FTA, satisfactory for both the US and Kenya, might motivate other African countries to negotiate with the US in this regard. The US-Kenya FTA could become a model document, helping the US and African countries to negotiate free trade cooperation. It may prove to be a milestone on the road to closer economic cooperation between the United States and Africa.
{"title":"THE US–KENYA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: A GATEWAY OF CLOSER COMMERCIAL COOPERATION WITH AFRICA","authors":"Łukasz Jureńczyk, M. Szatlach","doi":"10.7862/rz.2023.hss.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7862/rz.2023.hss.13","url":null,"abstract":"The subject of this paper is the legitimacy and purpose of concluding a free trade agreement (FTA) between the USA and Kenya. The main research problem lies in whether the US-Kenya FTA can become a template for strengthening trade cooperation between the US and Africa and strengthening the American economic position on the continent. The main hypothesis is that the successful negotiations leading to the conclusion of an FTA, satisfactory for both the US and Kenya, might motivate other African countries to negotiate with the US in this regard. The US-Kenya FTA could become a model document, helping the US and African countries to negotiate free trade cooperation. It may prove to be a milestone on the road to closer economic cooperation between the United States and Africa.","PeriodicalId":13234,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41837304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The aim of this paper is to identify the potential of the Ukrainian grain transport route through Poland, and to predict the effects of using this route for the domestic grain market. Analytical methods are used in the research, including SWOT analysis and variant analysis. It is found that, even with a certain organizational and investment effort, the route through Poland may be, at most, a significant supplement to other export routes. The available transport, reloading, and storage reserves are small when set against the scale of needs related to the replacement of traditional export routes through Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Conclusions are also formulated about the impact of Ukrainian grain transport on the domestic grain market in various scenario options (direct transit, indirect transit, and “penetration” of goods into the Polish market).
{"title":"THE TRANSPORT OF UKRAINIAN GRAIN THROUGH POLAND AND THE DOMESTIC GRAIN MARKET","authors":"Adrian Sadłowski, Jacek Brdulak, A. Budzyńska","doi":"10.7862/rz.2023.hss.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7862/rz.2023.hss.19","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this paper is to identify the potential of the Ukrainian grain transport route through Poland, and to predict the effects of using this route for the domestic grain market. Analytical methods are used in the research, including SWOT analysis and variant analysis. It is found that, even with a certain organizational and investment effort, the route through Poland may be, at most, a significant supplement to other export routes. The available transport, reloading, and storage reserves are small when set against the scale of needs related to the replacement of traditional export routes through Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Conclusions are also formulated about the impact of Ukrainian grain transport on the domestic grain market in various scenario options (direct transit, indirect transit, and “penetration” of goods into the Polish market).","PeriodicalId":13234,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47403679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aldona MIGAŁA-WARCHOŁ, Bożydar Ziółkowski, Patryk Babiarz
Production and consumption are both monitored in the context of progress toward a circular economy and sustainable development. In each case, the number and types of the implemented indicators are different. Thus, it is reasonable to ask about the comparability of information produced by two composite measures for equivalent research subjects: production and consumption. This is a thematic area of the EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy, as well as for responsible consumption and production, which is the 12th goal of the UN Agenda 2030. To scrutinize this problem in the European Union, this research aims to test statistically the similarity between the production and consumption composite indicators (based on Circular Economy Action Plan measures), and the responsible consumption and production composite indicators (based on the UN Agenda 2030 measures). The thesis that the application of the composite indicators generates significantly different results is not proved.
{"title":"THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY VS THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION: THE CASE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES","authors":"Aldona MIGAŁA-WARCHOŁ, Bożydar Ziółkowski, Patryk Babiarz","doi":"10.7862/rz.2023.hss.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7862/rz.2023.hss.15","url":null,"abstract":"Production and consumption are both monitored in the context of progress toward a circular economy and sustainable development. In each case, the number and types of the implemented indicators are different. Thus, it is reasonable to ask about the comparability of information produced by two composite measures for equivalent research subjects: production and consumption. This is a thematic area of the EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy, as well as for responsible consumption and production, which is the 12th goal of the UN Agenda 2030. To scrutinize this problem in the European Union, this research aims to test statistically the similarity between the production and consumption composite indicators (based on Circular Economy Action Plan measures), and the responsible consumption and production composite indicators (based on the UN Agenda 2030 measures). The thesis that the application of the composite indicators generates significantly different results is not proved.","PeriodicalId":13234,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48194214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Road safety is one of the most important global social issues. According to data from the United Nations, every year, around 1.2 million people worldwide die as a result of road accidents; that is, on average, one person dies every 30 seconds. Children and teenagers make up 40% of the fatalities. An additional 30–50 million people are injured as a result of these accidents; some of them become permanently disabled. The main types of accident risks are well documented; they concern a large range of factors, most often related to the behavior of drivers, especially in terms of speed. This article ranks the European Union countries in 2004 and 2018 by their levels of road safety. Four groups of countries are distinguished: very high, moderate, low, and very low levels of road safety.
{"title":"LEVELS OF ROAD SAFETY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS SPATIAL DIVERSITY","authors":"B. Ślusarczyk, Małgorzata A. Kozłowska","doi":"10.7862/rz.2023.hss.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7862/rz.2023.hss.20","url":null,"abstract":"Road safety is one of the most important global social issues. According to data from the United Nations, every year, around 1.2 million people worldwide die as a result of road accidents; that is, on average, one person dies every 30 seconds. Children and teenagers make up 40% of the fatalities. An additional 30–50 million people are injured as a result of these accidents; some of them become permanently disabled. The main types of accident risks are well documented; they concern a large range of factors, most often related to the behavior of drivers, especially in terms of speed. This article ranks the European Union countries in 2004 and 2018 by their levels of road safety. Four groups of countries are distinguished: very high, moderate, low, and very low levels of road safety.","PeriodicalId":13234,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44734755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The future of small and micro-enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria’s informal sector has received less attention since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, the challenges and characteristics of the informal sector are used as arguments for understanding the future of SMEs in this sector in the era of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The study recruited a total of 17 informal-sector SME business owners in Lagos, Nigeria. The major implications of the pandemic include reduced patronage, low financial turnout, increased operational costs, poor supply chain functions, and liquidation of many SMEs. The need to embrace innovation and strategic change management is shown as critical to the sustainability of SMEs in the informal sector. This research echoes the need for a more regulatory function of the operations of informal-sector SMEs towards addressing the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic for small businesses.
{"title":"THE CHARACTERISICS AND CHALLENGES OF THE INFORMAL SECTOR: IMPLICATIONS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FOR SMALL AND MICRO-BUSINESSES IN LAGOS, NIGERIA","authors":"A. Adewumi, C. Chipunza","doi":"10.7862/rz.2023.hss.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7862/rz.2023.hss.11","url":null,"abstract":"The future of small and micro-enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria’s informal sector has received less attention since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, the challenges and characteristics of the informal sector are used as arguments for understanding the future of SMEs in this sector in the era of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The study recruited a total of 17 informal-sector SME business owners in Lagos, Nigeria. The major implications of the pandemic include reduced patronage, low financial turnout, increased operational costs, poor supply chain functions, and liquidation of many SMEs. The need to embrace innovation and strategic change management is shown as critical to the sustainability of SMEs in the informal sector. This research echoes the need for a more regulatory function of the operations of informal-sector SMEs towards addressing the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic for small businesses.","PeriodicalId":13234,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and social sciences","volume":"11 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41288501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hunger, poverty, malnutrition, and unstable food systems are among the societal challenges facing the African continent. These difficulties result from Africa’s inability to address external shocks such as poor economic growth and widespread conflict. Furthermore, the continent is still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, which devastated its developmental prospects. Increased dependence on Russia and Ukraine for vital supplies such as wheat and sunflower oil has exacerbated Africa’s food insecurity crisis. This paper examines how the Russia-Ukraine conflict has affected Africa’s food supply and how, in the future, the continent can secure food supply in times of uncertainty. The authors submit that Africa must improve its agricultural production systems to reduce reliance on other countries and promote long-term food supply.
{"title":"THE GRASS SUFFERS WHEN ELEPHANTS FIGHT: LESSONS FOR AFRICA FROM THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT","authors":"X. Thusi, Victor H. Mlambo","doi":"10.7862/rz.2023.hss.21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7862/rz.2023.hss.21","url":null,"abstract":"Hunger, poverty, malnutrition, and unstable food systems are among the societal challenges facing the African continent. These difficulties result from Africa’s inability to address external shocks such as poor economic growth and widespread conflict. Furthermore, the continent is still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, which devastated its developmental prospects. Increased dependence on Russia and Ukraine for vital supplies such as wheat and sunflower oil has exacerbated Africa’s food insecurity crisis. This paper examines how the Russia-Ukraine conflict has affected Africa’s food supply and how, in the future, the continent can secure food supply in times of uncertainty. The authors submit that Africa must improve its agricultural production systems to reduce reliance on other countries and promote long-term food supply.","PeriodicalId":13234,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49461051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The aim of this article is to identify the challenges faced by startups and determine their impact on the possibility of success or failure. It achieves its goal by reviewing the literature on the subject, conducting a survey, and employing statistical methods. The paper presents research conducted among Generation Z. From the results, it can be concluded that key factors in the success of a startup include the ability to take risks, obtain financing for development, gain a competitive advantage, find a scalable and repeatable business model, and implement effective marketing and promotion activities. According to the respondents, the biggest factor in the failure of a startup is lack of knowledge about the market and customer needs, as well as legal, accounting, and tax issues.
{"title":"CHALLENGES DETERMINING THE SUCCESS AND FAILURE OF A STARTUP IN THE OPINION OF REPRESENTATIVES OF GENERATION Z IN POLAND","authors":"Angelika NIGBOR-DROŻDŻ, Wiesław Łukasiński","doi":"10.7862/rz.2023.hss.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7862/rz.2023.hss.16","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this article is to identify the challenges faced by startups and determine their impact on the possibility of success or failure. It achieves its goal by reviewing the literature on the subject, conducting a survey, and employing statistical methods. The paper presents research conducted among Generation Z. From the results, it can be concluded that key factors in the success of a startup include the ability to take risks, obtain financing for development, gain a competitive advantage, find a scalable and repeatable business model, and implement effective marketing and promotion activities. According to the respondents, the biggest factor in the failure of a startup is lack of knowledge about the market and customer needs, as well as legal, accounting, and tax issues.","PeriodicalId":13234,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47355208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This article analyzes the ban on the export of goods from the EU to Russia, with particular emphasis on dual-use goods and export controls. In the current political situation, these controls pose a serious challenge to EU exporters, who have been placed under an additional obligation to reliably verify recipients, intermediaries, and, above all, the type of goods being shipped, in terms of compliance with the regulations governing exports. The catch-all clause is also discussed. On the one hand, this allows a great deal of discretion within the competence of the Member State when deciding whether a given good, its elements, or its ownership rights should be controlled. On the other, the exchange of information on licensing decisions between the licensing and customs authorities of the Member States and the Commission contributes to further harmonization of the practical application of the law by introducing a new dual-use control enforcement coordination mechanism. This is aimed at improving cooperation between law enforcement agencies, and exchanging best practices.
{"title":"A BAN ON THE EXPORT OF EU GOODS TO RUSSIA","authors":"Ewa Gwardzińska, Małgorzata Chackiewicz","doi":"10.7862/rz.2023.hss.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7862/rz.2023.hss.12","url":null,"abstract":"This article analyzes the ban on the export of goods from the EU to Russia, with particular emphasis on dual-use goods and export controls. In the current political situation, these controls pose a serious challenge to EU exporters, who have been placed under an additional obligation to reliably verify recipients, intermediaries, and, above all, the type of goods being shipped, in terms of compliance with the regulations governing exports. The catch-all clause is also discussed. On the one hand, this allows a great deal of discretion within the competence of the Member State when deciding whether a given good, its elements, or its ownership rights should be controlled. On the other, the exchange of information on licensing decisions between the licensing and customs authorities of the Member States and the Commission contributes to further harmonization of the practical application of the law by introducing a new dual-use control enforcement coordination mechanism. This is aimed at improving cooperation between law enforcement agencies, and exchanging best practices.","PeriodicalId":13234,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45236308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-27DOI: 10.11648/j.hss.20231103.14
P. Siame, S. Simona
: This study was set up try to address some of the problems which the Parastatal organizations have been facing in their operations. Corporate governance is seen as being critical in the leadership of Parastatal organizations. One of the motivating reasons for establishing Parastatal organizations in Zambia is to facilitate social and economic development in sectors that are not considered expedient for private sector investment by foreign and local investors. However, the Parastatal organizations established by the government to fill this vacuum have been faced with challenges that constrain their ability to perform optimally. The Board of Directors are key in the success of the Parastatal organizations. Primary methodology used in this study is Qualitative field research. Sampling was based on non-probability which is purposive sampling. After initial participants were selected using purposive sampling, Snowball sampling was used to select subsequent participants. In this study, opinions, perceptions, feelings, attitudes, and beliefs were sought through face-to-face informant interviews supplemented by the desk research. The study population were former Government leaders, Board of Directors, and senior management members who had been involved in Parastatal organizations. In-depth interview methodology was used where each person interviewed shared with the interviewer’s understanding on the subject of the role of leadership in Parastatal organizations in Zambia. Government Leaders, Board of Directors and Senior management leaders who were appointed to run these organizations were the main target groups for this study. A total of 40 respondents (comprising of 30 males and 10 females) belonging to the existing and past Parastatal organizations were systemically interviewed within their setting. Leadership in these organizations is led by the Board of directors were appointed by the minister. The board then have a responsibility of appointing and overseeing the senior management to hold them responsible for the success of the organization. Most of the participants were quick to point out that the leadership in parastatal organizations are mostly constrained by political interests whereby what is actualized within organizations is not the vision of Parastatal leaders but the interests of the politicians running the country. Parastatal organizations are supposed to be contributing to domestic revenue, employment creation and economic growth. Unfortunately, Parastatal organizations in Zambia had in the past been marred with inefficiencies, high liabilities and poor financial management. This has been mainly attributed to the interferences of Government in the Board of Directors.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-27DOI: 10.11648/j.hss.20231103.15
Ndwamato Walter Tshamano, Mawere Joshua, Mawere Nyasha Terry, Kugara Stewart Lee
: South Africa's constitutional commitments have been widely celebrated for their expansion and deepening of the country's commitment to realizing socio-economic rights. However, limited progress in guaranteeing food security threatens to compromise the nation's developmental path. To transform South Africa's food system, it is necessary to address the wider issues of who controls the food supply, which in turn influences the food chain and the food choices of individuals and communities. This research paper aims to explore the challenges and opportunities surrounding food sovereignty in South Africa, with a specific focus on unlocking the potential for food security. Through a critical analysis of the political, economic, and social factors that have contributed to the country's current food system, the paper will identify key strategies for achieving food sovereignty and security. Drawing on extensive literature review, in the field, the research will provide a comprehensive overview of the complex issues surrounding food sovereignty and its impact on South Africa's future. Ultimately, the paper seeks to provide a roadmap for unlocking Africa's food sovereignty potential and ensuring the long-term food security of its people. The paper is grounded in the African Renaissance theory
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