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After more than twenty years of transition filled with promises, mistakes, failures, and dilemmas concerning the economic challenges lying ahead, Albania has made remarkable economic progress. Based on the level of debates held between economists either in Albania or abroad, and based on what different policy makers believe, we came to the conclusion that there is still a lot of economic challenges like: inadequate reforms and various obstacles that hinder the country's transition from communism to a developing country worthy of being a member of the EU. In this article, we will talk about the economic transition in Albania by re-evaluating the models of economic development and economic thought of development in order to find a connection between theory and practice. We will also try to evaluate the model of economic development applied in Albania, taking into consideration the different problems, what went wrong, and what needs to be done in order to have a sustainable economic development, and to deal with the economic-financial crisis which has affected our country. The final goal of this article is the contextualization of economic reflection and the analysis of economic models. This takes into consideration the main factors of the economic development of a country and its development, bearing in mind the economic situation we live in.

This article seeks to identify some of the more common trends within evangelical biblical interpretation produced by current circumstances in the countries of the former Soviet Union. The author argues that the present religious-cultural context, the ongoing political-economic shift, and theological education are affecting the way the Bible is interpreted by these countries' evangelicals. Today's evangelical Christians face the challenge of approaching the biblical texts in the midst of constant change related to the historic transformation that their country, society, and churches are undergoing. Within this unsettled context, a reinterpretation of the biblical texts frequently occurs, and the search to discover new meanings within them continues. The author attempts to formulate a framework for the post-communist hermeneutical debate among Slavic evangelicals.

This article seeks to identify some of the more common trends within evangelical biblical interpretation produced by current circumstances in the countries of the former Soviet Union. The author argues that the present religious-cultural context, the ongoing political-economic shift, and theological education are affecting the way the Bible is interpreted by these countries' evangelicals. Today's evangelical Christians face the challenge of approaching the biblical texts in the midst of constant change related to the historic transformation that their country, society, and churches are undergoing. Within this unsettled context, a reinterpretation of the biblical texts frequently occurs, and the search to discover new meanings within them continues. The author attempts to formulate a framework for the post-communist hermeneutical debate among Slavic evangelicals.

It is common in index decomposition studies to decompose an aggregate into five or more factors. This applies to energy-related carbon emissions since carbon emission coefficient by fuel type is relatively easy to derive. However, it is extremely demanding to derive the air pollutant emission coefficient by fuel type and by sector. As a result, air pollutant emissions have typically been decomposed into three factors − the scale, the structure and the intensity factor. Using a unique facility-level dataset, this is the first study that decomposes air pollutant emissions into five factors, i.e. by decomposing the emission intensity effect further into the fuel-intensity, the fuel-mix, and the emission-fuel intensity factors. Specifically, we use a 5-factor Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) method to decompose annual changes in the emissions of four types of air quality pollutants (SO2, NOx, CO and particulate matters) stemming from large stationary emission sources in the Czech Republic. Our analysis covers the period 1990 to 2016, during which the Czech economy transited towards a market economy. It also implemented strict environmental regulation to become a full member of the European Union in 2004. The emissions decreased cumulatively by 74% or more in the 1990s, remained at stable levels during the 2000s and declined again thereafter. We examine how the results differ if one relies on the "standard" 3-factor and the 4-factor decompositions.

This article seeks to identify some of the more common trends within evangelical biblical interpretation produced by current circumstances in the countries of the former Soviet Union. The author argues that the present religious cultural context, the ongoing political economic shift, and theological education are affecting the way the Bible is interpreted by these countries' evangelicals. Today's evangelical Christians face the challenge of approaching the biblical texts in the midst of constant change related to the historic transformation that their country, society, and churches are undergoing. Within this unsettled context, a reinterpretation of the biblical texts frequently occurs, and the search to discover new meanings within them continues. The author attempts to formulate a framework for the post communist hermeneutical debate among Slavic evangelicals.