(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego, 2008-06) Fedirko, Oleksandr
The main idea of the article is to research a shift of the EU social-and-economic developmental model towards a more liberal one, oriented towards strengthening the entrepreneurial base as well as fostering investment in innovations and human capital, building the knowledge based economy. Author’s standpoint is supported by the analysis of reasons indicating the downturn in the EU international competitiveness due to the gap in productivity and innovation capacity. Accent is placed on the Lisbon strategy implementation and its re-launch as the main instrument of social-and-economic reform. In the end conclusions concerning the affect of the abovementioned shifts upon the social-and-economic cohesion within the EU are drawn.
