No 3 (2011)

The article presents the results of researches on the role of intermediaries in the diamond complex in Europe. The objective and subjective reasons for the formation of intermediary functions in enterprises and as a consequence of territories that are involved in the operation of the diamond and lapidary industries are identified. The types of intermediaries, the territorial features of their activities are shown. The historical and geographical features of an emergence of a mediation in Europe (Belgium, Switzerland) and their role in brokering the world diamond market are reviewed. The issue shows trends in the development of the mediation in the world diamond market.

The fundamental purpose of the article is to show changes in the intensity, scale and main directions of final foreign migrations in Poland during 1990-2008. On the grounds of statistical data, it ought to be stated that the expectations of increased migration outflow of the permanent character, and also media expectations that after 1st May 2004, 2 mln Poles would leave Poland did not come true. However, after Poland had joined the European Union the scale of temporary departures for work increased, and the number of people leaving Poland for a specific period of time, while assuming return migration but without stating when the return was going to take place, increased. After Poland had joined the European Union the scale of temporary departures for work increased. 70% of emigrating Polish people stay abroad for over a year, and therefore they should be considered long-term emigrants: the main purpose is earning money, but the transfer of income to the country is smaller and smaller, espesially during the world crisis 2008-2009. This decrease places Poland on the third position (after Moldavia and Turkey) among emigration countries that suffered most in the crisis because of lower transfers.

The real option approach for estimation of venture project efficiency and risk is under consideration. The possibility of such approach is based on analogy between the project and call-option. The problem of option efficiency and risk is solved for the case of probabilistic uncertainty. Exact definitions of option parameters analogs for venture projects are given. Obtained results makes possible to estimate project efficiency and risk with taking into account intermediate results of a project.

In the article the problems of development of professional standards for key industries of Kazakhstan and their interface with the system of vocational and technical education are considered. Analyzed the main features and benefits created by the National Professional Qualification System, which is the basis for the reform of vocational education in the country. The method of functional analysis as a phase definitions and descriptions of hierarchical levels of professional activity are considered. Justified, that the formation mechanisms for maintaining, updating and use of professional standards will support solving problems of staff policy and staff management.

The goal of this article is to demonstrate that the system of direct sales, when viewed in an economic context, is an effective distribution channel that generates jobs and facilitates upward mobility in Russia. When compared to classic distribution systems, including large-scale distribution, small commerce and industrial enterprises, the system of direct sales relies more heavily on the human component. The system has proven to be very effective in Russia, where it has contributed to the development of a new model of capitalism. This new model is more social and based on human relations without the hierarchical constraints which characterize a more traditional profit-based capitalism.

The review highlights the results of the debates on Convulsions in the Middle East which were dedicated to the disturbances in the Middle East and the North Africa. The speakers' reports are analyzed and their main arguments on the problems are concerned. The problems of shaping the new national consciousness and toughening the social demands are analyzed and also the economic conditions of the concerned countries are described separately from the social factors. In conclusion the Russian role in the region is concerned.