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REJOINDER TO HOPPE ON ISRAEL VERSUS HAMAS 就以色列与哈马斯问题再论霍佩

MEST Journal Pub Date : 2024-07-19 DOI: 10.12709/mest.12.12.se.04

Walter E. Block, Alan G. Futerman

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MICRO AND MACRO LIBERTARIANISM: REJOINDER TO McMAKEN 微观和宏观自由主义：麦卡金的再出发

MEST Journal Pub Date : 2024-07-19 DOI: 10.12709/mest.12.12.se.01

Walter E. Block

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FROM FRIEND AND CO-AUTHOR TO MAD CRITIC 从朋友、合著者到疯狂评论家

MEST Journal Pub Date : 2024-07-19 DOI: 10.12709/mest.12.12.se.03

Walter E. Block

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ANTI-WAR? A rejoinder to Antiwar.com, Lew Rockwell, Tom DiLorenzo, and the Mises Caucus of the Libertarian Party 反战？对 Antiwar.com、Lew Rockwell、Tom DiLorenzo 和自由党米塞斯核心小组的反驳

MEST Journal Pub Date : 2024-07-19 DOI: 10.12709/mest.12.12.se.02

Walter E. Block

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ROLE OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES REGULATION IN CHINA-CEEC COOPERATION 加密货币监管在中欧合作中的作用

MEST Journal Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI: 10.12709/mest.12.12.02.01

Zoran Babic, Marko Vidnjevic

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DIGITAL ECONOMY AND CYBERSECURITY ANALYSIS WITH A FOCUS ON CHINA AND SLOVENIA 以中国和斯洛文尼亚为重点的数字经济和网络安全分析

MEST Journal Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI: 10.12709/mest.12.12.02.10

Bogdan Vukosavljevic, Martin Kralj, Marko Vidnjevic

{"title":"DIGITAL ECONOMY AND CYBERSECURITY ANALYSIS WITH A FOCUS ON CHINA AND SLOVENIA","authors":"Bogdan Vukosavljevic, Martin Kralj, Marko Vidnjevic","doi":"10.12709/mest.12.12.02.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12709/mest.12.12.02.10","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores the evolving landscape of digital economy cooperation between China and the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs), set against the backdrop of the China-CEEC Cooperation Initiative and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It highlights the untapped potential for digital economy projects, despite the absence of major projects under the BRI framework, and underscores China's strategic shift towards exploring new areas of collaboration, including the digital economy, artificial intelligence, financial technology, life sciences, and environmental protection. The paper delves into the rapid development of the digital economy, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on how both China and the CEECs are strengthening their digital economies to overcome current challenges and foster future growth. It examines China's commitment to digital economy expansion, digital governance, and international cooperation, including initiatives such as the \"Global Initiative on Data Security\" and the application to join the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA). Additionally, the paper considers the digital economy in Slovenia, highlighting its strategic commitment to digitalization, cybersecurity efforts, and its role within the broader digital transformation landscape in Europe. Through this analysis, the paper aims to provide insights into the opportunities and challenges of China-CEEC digital economy cooperation, offering recommendations for fostering effective collaboration and advancing mutual benefits in the digital era.","PeriodicalId":487094,"journal":{"name":"MEST Journal","volume":" 31","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141833326","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}

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LAST-MILE DELIVERY - A CHALLENGING OPPORTUNITY FOR SMES: MANAGERIAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS 最后一英里配送--中小企业面临的挑战性机遇：管理和经济方面

MEST Journal Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI: 10.12709/mest.12.12.02.03

Zdenek Dvorak, L. Prigoda, Z. Čekerevac

{"title":"LAST-MILE DELIVERY - A CHALLENGING OPPORTUNITY FOR SMES: MANAGERIAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS","authors":"Zdenek Dvorak, L. Prigoda, Z. Čekerevac","doi":"10.12709/mest.12.12.02.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12709/mest.12.12.02.03","url":null,"abstract":"Cities are expanding and becoming more populated. Citizens are becoming increasingly demanding in meeting their needs. Retail must constantly adapt to new client requirements. As a result, last-mile delivery is becoming more complex and requires new methods and innovative solutions. SMEs are becoming increasingly significant participants in the logistics chain. Transformation of last-mile delivery provides them with new development opportunities. After a short consideration of the current situation and forecasting future needs in logistics, the article detailly analyzes the importance of SMEs and the importance of modern last-mile delivery. In the second chapter, the authors analyzed modern e-commerce through the opportunities for SMEs participating in the global market and logistics chains and the challenges SMEs face. Specific attention the authors paid to the analysis of security and financing, which can be considered the most critical factors in the participation of SMEs in last-mile delivery. Some of the most common innovative logistics solutions and the need for legal regulations are analyzed below. Based on the analyses carried out in the work, in the Conclusions chapter, the conclusions reached by the authors are systematized and presented with suggestions for the continuation of the research.","PeriodicalId":487094,"journal":{"name":"MEST Journal","volume":" 29","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141833458","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}

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ARMENIA’S ENVIRONMENTAL DIPLOMACY: UTILIZING INSTITUTIONAL PRECONDITIONS 亚美尼亚的环境外交：利用体制先决条件

MEST Journal Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI: 10.12709/mest.12.12.02.06

Tatoul Manasserian

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ANALYSIS OF CHINA-CEEC INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP COLLABORATION - CASE STUDY ON SLOVENIA 中国-欧洲经济委员会创新创业合作分析--斯洛文尼亚案例研究

MEST Journal Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI: 10.12709/mest.12.12.02.08

G. Santek, Marko Vidnjevic, Martin Kralj

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THE TECHNOLOGICAL LEVELS OF PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF BELARUS, RUSSIA, AND KAZAKHSTAN 白俄罗斯、俄罗斯和哈萨克斯坦的生产和消费技术水平

MEST Journal Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI: 10.12709/mest.12.12.02.11

Mikalai Zianchuk

{"title":"THE TECHNOLOGICAL LEVELS OF PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF BELARUS, RUSSIA, AND KAZAKHSTAN","authors":"Mikalai Zianchuk","doi":"10.12709/mest.12.12.02.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12709/mest.12.12.02.11","url":null,"abstract":"Innovative economic growth is not only based on the development of technologies that ensure the growth of aggregate supply. This type of growth is impossible without constant innovation in consumer goods that drive growth in aggregate demand. At the same time, in modern economic theory, the attention of researchers focuses mainly on the development of engineering and technology and the role of innovation in the field of consumer goods has not been studied separately from technical and technological innovations. The article analyzes the special roles of production innovations and consumer innovations in economic growth. A methodology developed by the author is presented for measuring the technological level of consumption, as well as for comparing the production technological level and the consumption technological level in the national economy. Based on statistical data, technological levels of production and consumption were calculated for the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, and Kazakhstan. The results of analysis of the dynamics of the production and consumption technological levels are presented. The level of сorrespondence between the technological capabilities of production and consumption within the national economies of the countries under consideration is evaluated. Such an analysis allows us to anticipate possible threats to the development of countries occupying a catching-up position in innovative development, as well as to anticipate the danger of a slowdown in economic growth for countries that are leaders in innovative development.","PeriodicalId":487094,"journal":{"name":"MEST Journal","volume":" 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141833359","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}

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