Forms of Ownership of Medical Organizations, World Practice and Georgia

January 5, 2016

Author: Tengiz Verulava Doctor of Medicine, Professor at Ilia State University In different developed and developing countries, there are several forms of ownership of medical organizations: Nonprofit, For-profit, State-owned, Public-private partnership. Such diversity is mostly due to the particularities of the medical market. However, there are predominantly two forms of ownership in Georgia – for-profit … More Forms of Ownership of Medical Organizations, World Practice and Georgia

What’s the Use of Appealing?!

December 28, 2015

Author: Tamar Charkviani Analysis of Appellate Commissions of the Civil Service According to Government of Georgia (GoG), civil service reform is one of the most important priorities. According to strategic plan ‘Georgia 2020’ ‘facilitate the development of a human resources management system as part of efforts to ensure the stability of public service provision and … More What’s the Use of Appealing?!

Series of Lectures in Tbilisi State University

December 21, 2015

On December 15-18, the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) organized series of lectures “Informal Economy: Diagnosis and Remedies” at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, headed by Lela Rekhviashvili – Researcher of Central European University (CEU, Budapest). The course was held within the framework of the project “Strategic Plan Georgia 2020 – Strengthening … More Series of Lectures in Tbilisi State University

Rise of Bureaucracy in Georgia

December 16, 2015

Author: Levan Alapishvili Center for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia The process of forming statehood, civil service and bureaucracy in Georgia turned out to be full of equally complicated and contradictory challenges and mistakes. Despite initiation of the reform and numerous amendments to the legislation, none of the governments of Georgia managed to create … More Rise of Bureaucracy in Georgia

What is Inclusive Growth?

December 15, 2015

Author: Lasha Arevadze From “Washington Consensus” to Inclusive Growth The prominence of inclusive growth, reflected in the Social-Economic Development Strategy – Georgia 2020, can be thought of as a mirror-image of the debates among academic and policy makers. In principle, ‘Georgia 2020’ presents classical arguments against those, who emphasize the [significance] of economic growth. The … More What is Inclusive Growth?

World Models of Pension Schemes and Georgia

December 9, 2015

Author: Demna Devdariani The developed countries of the modern world have long realized the necessity of the pension system reform, which would adequately respond to financial, demographic and economic challenges of the civilized world. Growth and aging of the world population , increase in life-expectancy, frequent financial crises and decreased labor force led to the … More World Models of Pension Schemes and Georgia

Series of Lectures at Ilia State University

December 7, 2015

On December 1-4, IDFI organized series of lectures “Regulating Capital Market in Georgia – Transformation and Sustainability” at Ilia State University. The course was held within the framework of the project “Strategic Plan Georgia 2020 – Strengthening Public Involvement”. The project is implemented by IDFI in cooperation with University of Bremen and with the financial … More Series of Lectures at Ilia State University

Efficiency of Logistics System and Georgia

December 7, 2015

Author: Davit Gochava According to the survey conducted by the World Bank (WB) in 2014, the level of efficiency of the Georgian Logistics System is rather low: Georgia is not even among 100 countries on the list and lags behind not only developed countries, but also post-soviet states such as – Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine, … More Efficiency of Logistics System and Georgia

Securities Market in Georgia – Problems, Challenges and Perspectives

December 2, 2015

Author: Giorgi Loladze Besides direct investments, there are two major alternatives for financing of business and economy – bank loans and the securities market. The first mechanism implies the flow of investors’ money to banks in form of deposits (for certain interest) and its use by banks for issuing loans (with higher interest). In case … More Securities Market in Georgia – Problems, Challenges and Perspectives