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Papers by Jan Klasinc

2022 45th Jubilee International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology (MIPRO)

The hypothesis of this paper is that the intellectu al capital is one of key motivational factors... more The hypothesis of this paper is that the intellectu al capital is one of key motivational factors for attracting FDI in Croatia. The confirmation of the hypothesis is based on sectoral and specific firm a nalysis. The analysis of intellectual capital is based on VAIC method and ot her methodologies for measuring intellectual capital are also mentioned a s a reference. It is also suggested that those sectors that have more intelle ctual capital are usually more than average users of ICTs, and that investmen ts i to ICTs (information and communication technologies) can fu rther increase FDI, which can be seen in developed countries, although not in transition countries.

2013 36th International Convention on Information and Communication Technology Electronics and Microelectronics, May 20, 2013

This paper aims to asses the transformational impact of EU integrations and e-government on the s... more This paper aims to asses the transformational impact of EU integrations and e-government on the structure of government and its effectiveness and efficiency. Two examples that are used for the purpose of analysis are the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports and the government agencies that cooperate with it, and the Ministry of Finance, Tax Administration. The first is an example of the agencification model that was stimulated by European integrations in the period from 2001-2009, mainly in order to decentralize decision making and governing of the EU funds. The other example is the cash fiscalization process of Tax Administration, that was stimulated by the processes that started from 2010-2012 and are connected with the need to react to the economic crisis with the onset in 2008 that continued to the present. This process is the opposite to the first one, as it is not the process of decentralization of fund distribution, but of centralization of collection of funds, that is based on cash accounting, not accrual accounting. It can be shown that both processes were stimulated by European integrations and EU fund management, i.e. by the need to increase the collection of funds by governmnet taxing in order to meet the requirements for EU fund programmes and in order to implement European values and reduce corruption. This process is blocked by the lack of trust of citizens in government and the unequal redistribution of collected funds.

2015 38th International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics (MIPRO), 2015

This paper presents an analysis of the newly amended Distraint Act in Croatia, concerning foreclo... more This paper presents an analysis of the newly amended Distraint Act in Croatia, concerning foreclosure and sales of properties. The idea behind the act is that making sales of foreclosed properties more transparent by the means of online auctions can create gains for both the foreclosed and the state. The banks may also profit from better repayment of defaulted loans. The unamended act provided that the properties are put on sale by the court in execution proceedings, and those sales were conducted by dealers that saw their interest in lowering the prices. This apparently meant that properties were sold below the market prices and that loans were still not payed off when the sale of property was concluded, which also presented a useful opportunity for some buyers of properties to make profits, as well as for dealers themselves, while the state did not collect as much as it could have and the process of selling was slow. With online sales of properties the process becomes more transparent and it can reach larger number of potential buyers, which could increase the price and profits for both state and the former owners of those properties that are in debt. However, a similar act in the Netherlands provided that the properties should be sold through private online auction resellers, while in Croatia this is given to the government financial agency FINA. The problem is analysed from the perspective of principal agent theory, and from the perspective of supply and demand.

2014 37th International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics (MIPRO), 2014

So far citizen consultations and participation in policy-making has been mostly the feature of lo... more So far citizen consultations and participation in policy-making has been mostly the feature of local governments and local administrations. This paper aims to explore the usage of public participation in policy making via e-consultations with interested public in central government, namely in two Croatian ministries - Ministry of Science, Education and Sport (MoSES) and MInistry of Culture. This topic is mainly related to the problems of accountability and transparency, but also citizen cynicism and digital divide. Moving beyond this general approach, there is an underlying issue of defining and measuring accountability and establishing the role of e-consultations in the strengthening of accountability principle and framework within governmental organisations. The main problems analysed are the creation of curricula in elementary and secondary school in MoSES and policy-making concerning mainly the distribution of subsidies (establishment of public cultural needs), theaters, and electronic media in the Ministry of Culture. The paper explores the type of comment left on the web sites of those ministries, their quality and general tone, by the means of content analysis, but also the type of organisation and/or inndividual leaving the comment in order to assess the motivation and impact of the coment. On the other hand, it explores and analyses the structures enabling accountability and transparency in those ministries in order to establish the role and potential of e-consultations in strengthening them and possible improvements of e-consultation methodology and practice.

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2016

There has been a lot of theoretical discussion about triple helix and quadruple helix methodologi... more There has been a lot of theoretical discussion about triple helix and quadruple helix methodologies for innovation and knowledge transfer in the context of local development and even smart cities. The goal of this paper is to describe specific barriers related to ICT uptake, usage and development related to knowledge based capital and their role in Croatia, especially in the context of passing from triple helix (academia, business, government) to quadruple helix (academia, business, government, NGOs/citizens) model. Specific barriers exist in each country, and they may be divided into technological, organisational, human, societal and/or cultural barriers. The case of Croatia is specifically analysed and compared to other countries in the region and in the EU. The lack of participative culture and other criteria influencing social dynamics are particularly addressed in order to reach a conclusion about country specific barriers and provide policy advice for decision makers.

International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied Research, 2015

Purpose - The hypothesis of the paper is that domestic value added created by exports in Croatia ... more Purpose - The hypothesis of the paper is that domestic value added created by exports in Croatia could be increased by investments in green economy. Methodology - In the developed economies only specific products, processes and functions that outperform emerging economies in Global Value Chains are able to profit from the larger share of value added. Large portion of "green economy" is knowledge intensive, and if knowledge based economy (KBC) plays a significant role in determining the domestic value added created by exports, economies with a larger stock of KBC should have a larger difference in VAX between knowledge-intensive industries and less knowledge-intensive industries. Domestic value added embodied in exports can be proxied by attracted FDI. Findings - The results seem to show some support to the hypothesis. In Croatia it has already been shown that sectors of economy with larger stock of intellectual capital measured by Intellectual Capital Efficiency (ICE) inde...

EnergyRN: Energy Policy (Topic), 2016

Socialiniai tyrimai, Dec 14, 2017

This paper aims to establish whether collaborative governance may be a useful concept in Croatian... more This paper aims to establish whether collaborative governance may be a useful concept in Croatian local government and what barriers might prevent Croatian ULGs from developing such models. Recent research has shown that some ULGs in Croatia are more successful than others in terms of financial management and resource allocation, which may be due to better quality of civil servants working in local government and increased participation of citizens in public policy making but also to some form of collaborative governance. The second case also offers a possibility of achieving higher level of citizen satisfaction with local government on the basis of results, although this satisfaction is not necessarily linked to achieving proclaimed policy objectives or transparency and openness. In the case of e-governance we also assess the technological development of ULGs as a precondition for dynamic communication needed for collaboration. We find that in some cases the achievement of public good and community goals are due to better leadership and creating trust and in some others due to better participation in policies and involvement of citizens in common problems, such as unemployment. Barriers are detected by studying the most and least successful ULGs.

The hypothesis of this paper is that the intellectual capital is one of key motivational factors ... more The hypothesis of this paper is that the intellectual capital is one of key motivational factors for attracting FDI in Croatia. The confirmation of the hypothesis is based on sectoral and specific firm analysis. The analysis of intellectual capital is based on VAIC method and other methodologies for measuring intellectual capital are also mentioned as a reference. It is also suggested that those sectors that have more intellectual capital are usually more than average users of ICTs, and that investments into ICTs (information and communication technologies) can further increase FDI, which can be seen in developed countries, although not in transition countries.

The paper aims to asses the possibilities of increasing domestic value added created by exports b... more The paper aims to asses the possibilities of increasing domestic value added created by exports by investments in green economy. It can be argued that a large portion of " green economy " by sectors is knowledge intensive, and if knowledge based economy (KBC) plays a significant role in determining the domestic value added created by exports, economies with a larger stock of KBC should have a larger difference in VAX between knowledge-intensive industries and less knowledge-intensive industries. In Croatia it has already been shown that sectors of economy with larger stock of intellectual capital measured by Intellectual Capital Efficiency (ICE) index attracted more FDI, which can also serve as a predictor for larger value added in exports due to higher productivity. Knowledge intensity of 18 industries in the US as the benchmark economy shows that " Electrical and optical equipment " has knowledge intensity of 0,53, measured as share of labour compensation of personnel with tertiary education, whereas construction (0,17) and some other sectors are under average sectors with respect to knowledge intensity. In the developed economies only specific products, processes and functions that outperform emerging economies in Global Value Chains are able to profit from the larger share of value added, and in this respect Croatia with its stock of intellectual capital, higher wages (especially in workers with tertiary education) and should behave more like a developed than emerging economy. This hypothesis is tested on a sample of Croatian firms and sectors in different counties/regions, in order to assess the importance of knowledge based capital for their competitiveness and domestic value added embodied in exports, which can be proxied by attracted FDI. The results seem to show some support to the hypothesis. Although this study is limited just to KBC, as an extension, the potential role of financial development could be included.

– Tbe aim of the paper is to propose a new model for understanding smart and cognitive cities. Wh... more – Tbe aim of the paper is to propose a new model for understanding smart and cognitive cities. While the term smart encompasses a lot of different ideas, cognitive when applied to cities means that a city is able to learn, sense and adapt based on experiences and changes in the environment. In theory, the interaction between the city and its inhabitants should work both ways-cognitive cities change the lives of their inhabitants and their behaviour as much as the inhabitants change the city and its processes by interacting with them. Desired states of wellbeing could be measured by Human Development Index (HDI) applied on a local scale as City Development Index (CDI), including health, education and wealth, but in complex environment such as a smart city wellbeing can take different and often unpredictable forms, Given the specific nature of smart cities that are ICT enabled, we would also like to propose an extension of this development model in order to include other development related concepts, such as social capital and mobility, quality of life and knowledge based capital, which could, despite some limitations of measurement in theory create reversible effects that allow sustainability.

The paper explores legal, economic, human rights and social aspects permanent life care contracts... more The paper explores legal, economic, human rights and social aspects permanent life care contracts in Croatia, by which the provider of support becomes the owner of receiver's property. Monitoring of such contracts is rendered ineffective due to incapacity and old age of one party to the contract and lack of close persons and relatives involved; thus, different unethical situations may arise, such as people not receiving the support and nevertheless being evicted or moved away from their homes. This, however, harms their human rights and is unacceptable in a social sense in developed liberal democracies. One possible solution in a strictly legal sense would be to ammend the Obligations Act, and create a registry that would be available to interested persons, bearing in mind that those are essentially contracts of private law and thus not subject to public or administrative law. Thus the utilisation of distributed public governance and involvement of NGOs in the protection of human rights would be limited. On the other hand, in a purely economic sense, another solution could be the introduction of new types of insurance that would pit the life care provider against an insurance company, such as in 'longevity' or 'reverese life' insurance, and the introduction of an online solution for reverse mortgates and life care contracts (agreements).

So far citizen consultations and participation in policy-making has been mostly the feature of lo... more So far citizen consultations and participation in policy-making has been mostly the feature of local governments and local administrations. This paper aims to explore the usage of public participation in policy making via e-consultations with interested public in central government, namely in two Croatian ministries-Ministry of Science, Education and Sport (MoSES) and MInistry of Culture. This topic is mainly related to the problems of accountability and transparency, but also citizen cynicism and digital divide. Moving beyond this general approach, there is an underlying issue of defining and measuring accountability and establishing the role of e-consultations in the strengthening of accountability principle and framework within governmental organisations. The main problems analysed are the creation of curricula in elementary and secondary school in MoSES and policy-making concerning mainly the distribution of subsidies (establishment of public cultural needs), theaters, and electronic media in the Ministry of Culture. The paper explores the type of comment left on the web sites of those ministries, their quality and general tone, by the means of content analysis, but also the type of organisation and/or inndividual leaving the comment in order to assess the motivation and impact of the coment. On the other hand, it explores and analyses the structures enabling accountability and transparency in those ministries in order to establish the role and potential of e-consultations in strengthening them and possible improvements of e-consultation methodology and practice.

This paper aims to establish whether collaborative governance may be a useful concept in Croatian... more This paper aims to establish whether collaborative governance may be a useful concept in Croatian local government and what barriers might prevent Croatian ULGs from developing such models. Recent research has shown that some ULGs in Croatia are more successful than others in terms of financial management and resource allocation, which may be due to better quality of civil servants working in local government and increased participation of citizens in public policy making, but also to some form of collaborative governance. The second case also offers a possibility of achieving higher level of citizen satisfaction with local government on the basis of results, although this satisfaction is not necessarily linked to achieving proclaimed policy objectives or transparency and openness. In the case of e-governance we also assess the technological development of ULGs as a precondition for dynamic communication needed for collaboration. We find that in some cases the achievement of public good and community goals are due to better leadership and creating trust and in some others due to better participation in policies and involvement of citizens in common problems, such as unemployment. Barriers are detected by studying the most and least successful ULGs.

Autor: ANTON-JAN KLASINC, Univ.spec.oec., konzultant Ustanova/poduzeće: Vertex projekt d.o.o. Zna... more Autor: ANTON-JAN KLASINC, Univ.spec.oec., konzultant Ustanova/poduzeće: Vertex projekt d.o.o. Znanstveni interes: ekonomika EU, europske integracije, europsko pravo, izravna strana ulaganja, informacijsko komunikacijske tehnologije, ekonomija poduzeća (mikroekonomija), kooperativna i nekooperativna teorija igara, javna uprava, e-uprava, sigurnost podataka i zaštita privatnosti podataka Scientific interest: Economics of the EU, European integrations, European law, Foreign direct investments (FDI), Information and communication technologies (ICTs), Economics of enterprises (Microeconomics), Cooperative and non-cooperative game theory, Public administration, E-government, Data security and privacy protection. Tel: + 385 1 4655 296 Fax: +385 91 4655 297 Naslov rada: Usklađivanje pravnog sustava zemalja u tranziciji s EU i neizrazita logika Title of the work: Harmonisation of legal systems of transition countries with EU and fuzzy logic Sažetak:

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It has been determined that more corrupt the local mayor, the more likely (s)he is to get elected... more It has been determined that more corrupt the local mayor, the more likely (s)he is to get elected. But, not much has been done to establish those connections and determine the actual dynamics of support for corrupt top officials on local level. However, digitalization and various available databeses provide an invaluable source for researchers in corruption and investigative journalists. For instance, the so called "Mosaic of relationships" web site and application (Mozaik veza) was launched by Gong and its partners in order to determine connections between different actors in public and private sphere, including businesses and family ties, as well as functions in government. We analyse the project, which is currently in its starting phase from different aspects, and suggest how it may be improved. The main databases used ar the registry of firms (sudski registar) and the registry of non-profit organisations and NGO-s, as well as databases of physical persons and their relationships. The author suggests that the dynamics of establishing connections should be analysed from different aspects in order to establish legitimate suspicion of criminal acts or simply activities that may be harmful to local and national economy. On the basis of a background case study and analysis of Mozaik veza online tool, the conclusions are made how to improve the existing model of link analysis through the online tool, so that it can really prove that 'incestuous relations' generate illegal activity. I.

In this paper we analyse the legal framework of Croatian forestry and the possibilities for bette... more In this paper we analyse the legal framework of Croatian forestry and the possibilities for better forest planning and control on the basis of fuzzy decision making. Fuzzy decision trees as a framework for decision making in the public sector have already been proposed by Jože Benčina, as well as for coordinationg investment projects in public sector. We take this proposal a step further, by suggesting this particular application in forestry. Fuzzy decision making has a potentially nice application in forrestry, as the very nature of the subject lends itself to fuzzy methods. In addition to this, forrestry in Croatia is a particularly difficult problem, as the public governance should compromise between local and central levels of government, as well as with a particular deconcentration or division of the public corporation Croatian Forrests (Hrvatske Šume) on Forrestry Directions (Šumarska uprava). Besides legal obligations to remove old trees and replant new ones, there may be economic considerations or simply a desire to maintain nice landscape at some points, which concern different stakeholders. Ih order to better regulate forrest planning and control in the situation of such legal and administrative chaos, the utilisation of novel technological means and methods, such as surveillance and mapping by drones is also proposed.

2022 45th Jubilee International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology (MIPRO)

2013 36th International Convention on Information and Communication Technology Electronics and Microelectronics, May 20, 2013

2015 38th International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics (MIPRO), 2015

2014 37th International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics (MIPRO), 2014

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2016

International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied Research, 2015

EnergyRN: Energy Policy (Topic), 2016

Socialiniai tyrimai, Dec 14, 2017

The hypothesis of this paper is that the intellectual capital is one of key motivational factors ... more The hypothesis of this paper is that the intellectual capital is one of key motivational factors for attracting FDI in Croatia. The confirmation of the hypothesis is based on sectoral and specific firm analysis. The analysis of intellectual capital is based on VAIC method and other methodologies for measuring intellectual capital are also mentioned as a reference. It is also suggested that those sectors that have more intellectual capital are usually more than average users of ICTs, and that investments into ICTs (information and communication technologies) can further increase FDI, which can be seen in developed countries, although not in transition countries.

So far citizen consultations and participation in policy-making has been mostly the feature of lo... more So far citizen consultations and participation in policy-making has been mostly the feature of local governments and local administrations. This paper aims to explore the usage of public participation in policy making via e-consultations with interested public in central government, namely in two Croatian ministries-Ministry of Science, Education and Sport (MoSES) and MInistry of Culture. This topic is mainly related to the problems of accountability and transparency, but also citizen cynicism and digital divide. Moving beyond this general approach, there is an underlying issue of defining and measuring accountability and establishing the role of e-consultations in the strengthening of accountability principle and framework within governmental organisations. The main problems analysed are the creation of curricula in elementary and secondary school in MoSES and policy-making concerning mainly the distribution of subsidies (establishment of public cultural needs), theaters, and electronic media in the Ministry of Culture. The paper explores the type of comment left on the web sites of those ministries, their quality and general tone, by the means of content analysis, but also the type of organisation and/or inndividual leaving the comment in order to assess the motivation and impact of the coment. On the other hand, it explores and analyses the structures enabling accountability and transparency in those ministries in order to establish the role and potential of e-consultations in strengthening them and possible improvements of e-consultation methodology and practice.

This paper aims to establish whether collaborative governance may be a useful concept in Croatian... more This paper aims to establish whether collaborative governance may be a useful concept in Croatian local government and what barriers might prevent Croatian ULGs from developing such models. Recent research has shown that some ULGs in Croatia are more successful than others in terms of financial management and resource allocation, which may be due to better quality of civil servants working in local government and increased participation of citizens in public policy making, but also to some form of collaborative governance. The second case also offers a possibility of achieving higher level of citizen satisfaction with local government on the basis of results, although this satisfaction is not necessarily linked to achieving proclaimed policy objectives or transparency and openness. In the case of e-governance we also assess the technological development of ULGs as a precondition for dynamic communication needed for collaboration. We find that in some cases the achievement of public good and community goals are due to better leadership and creating trust and in some others due to better participation in policies and involvement of citizens in common problems, such as unemployment. Barriers are detected by studying the most and least successful ULGs.

– We analyse the possibilites of cloud computing for e-government in Croatia regarding issues of ... more – We analyse the possibilites of cloud computing for e-government in Croatia regarding issues of dana security, openness and transparency and protection of privacy. As the services in cloud computing are provided via Internet, it is possible to reduce the costs while increasing the quality of service to citizens and government agencies. We find the determinants affecting competitive advantage on national level, taking into account legal and institutional background, as well as political, economic and social factors. The challenges of cloud computing are mainly in the domain of privacy protection and data security, and in the EU these are governed by specific directives and laws. Systemic and country specific differences play a significant role. We compare Croatia with the case of Estonia which could represent best practice for transition countries. The attutude of citizens toward adoption of e-government may aslo be country sepcific, and it is crucial for the development of information market. It is shown that taking all this into account is vital when making strategic decisions and analysing the possibilites of using cloud computing for e-government.

New online social networks, e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, etc., have been interacting with cl... more New online social networks, e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, etc., have been interacting with classical audience-oriented media, which can be shown to exist as two separate influences on public opinion. The first consists of 'gossipers' that are not audience-oriented, but may be influenced by audience-oriented media, e.g. TV, radio, etc., but the second may also be influenced by the first, which may be shown to create new kind of opinion dynamics, as well as new kind of social dynamics that may be directed by an intelligent agent. Mathematical modelling refers to complexity science, system theory and system dynamics and agency theory.

– In this paper the concept of utility in social sciences and decision making in education is use... more – In this paper the concept of utility in social sciences and decision making in education is used in order to propose a model for vouchers for private higher education that would improve education outcomes, on the basis of a comparative study, qualitative and quantitative analysis. It is furthermore argued that in this case standard rational choice decision making and utility models such as expected utility (EU) have important limitations due to uncertanty and imperfect information. Therefore, other models are proposed and analysed, such as subjective expected utility (SEU) and "fuzzy" models with imperfect information. For the analysis, we consider universal vouchers and weighted vouchers that can be used only by disadvantaged students or students in specific areas. This measure is used to promote inclusion and increased competition between private and public schools in order to achieve better education outcomes and allocation of budgetary resources. Our approach is to consider both secondary and higher education, because they present different aspects of the same problem of demand driven state funding of education. The education outcome in secondary education can be objectively measured via PISA tests and success in final state exams (matura), where the academic level may be attained by the majority students, whereas only a certain portion of high schools students is able to attain the required level for enrolment in universities and even smaller number finishes universities and gets employed. There are similarities in relation to influence of socioeconomic inequalities on education. Other countries are used as reference points for determining possible models for Croatia. The impact on budget is also mentioned and policy reccomendations are included at the end.

– The role of Government Vs. Governance in Croatia can be analysed on the basis of new policies a... more – The role of Government Vs. Governance in Croatia can be analysed on the basis of new policies adopted for curbing grey economy and corruption, namely cash fiscalisation and income and asset declarations by public officials. The paper studies the effects of cash fiscalisation, as a model in which grey economy and corruption are curbed by the interaction with public and involvement of citizens, rather than purely by governmental institutions, such as when citizens report an invoice that does not include proper unique serial numbers and fiscalisation codes. Another example of citizen involvement are the cases of income and asset declarations (IAD) of senior public officials that are published on the internet, and the legal possibility of requesting the IADs of judges, that was introduced into the new State Judicial Council Act in 2013. In the first case of cash fiscalisation, we study the increase, efficiency and effectiveness of tax collection, cases of administrative proceedings against tax evasion and other irregularities and cases initiated by citizens themselves. In the second case, we would like to show how the ability to access the IADs of judges may affect the ability to detect corruption, and what are the obstacles to that, and subsequently, judge the usefulness of that measure in the overall anti-corruption strategy and institutional anti-corruption in Croatia. We would also like to show in particular how the possibilities of citizen involvement affect the public perception of corruption (e.g. in judiciary, politics, economy, etc.) comparing it with the available information on anti-corruption systems and institutions from other countries.

Current levels of spending on public health have become a heavy burden on Croatian economy and go... more Current levels of spending on public health have become a heavy burden on Croatian economy and government budget, calling for overhaul of the payment system. In this paper we compare Croatian model of payment in public health and compare it to Canadian model as benchmark. In Croatia, payment to physicians is made on the basis of the number of patients registered with a particular physician, and in Canada it is made on the basis of service provided, pharmaceuticals not included. The possibilities of introducing performance related pay models and reducing unnecessary health service are considered. In addition to this, we analyse impacts of Croatian and Canadian model of (not) subsidizing prescribed drugs on patients' health and its efficiency. Possible models of public private partnership in health service provision based on performance related pay are analysed in order to determine whether it is possible to preserve the present level of service while reducing costs to budget. In the end, we make conclusions about efficiency and effectiveness of the current model and suggest solutions for its improvement.

– The aim of this paper is to presents an analysis of the application of legal framework governin... more – The aim of this paper is to presents an analysis of the application of legal framework governing the activities of Croatian Food Agency operating as a national agency under European Food Safety Authority in order to assess its quality and suggest a way of improving food safety risk assessment, management, communication and analysis by introducing an improved model of distributed public governance including consumer protection NGOs and CSOs in alternative service delivery. EFSA has been put under a lot of pressure by consumers and their organisations for its questionable assessing ability, due to influence of corporate lobbyists, which may also present an example of conflict of interest. On the other hand, Croatia as a new member country (also the last one to become member in 2013) has had considerable problems with the harmonisation of its legislature with the Acquis Communautaire, and the quality of legislative framework and the quality of application of the legislation significantly impact the food safety risk assessment and management-the first one through legal certainty and the second one through the intensity of application of the legislation by public administration. In general, risk assessment means identifying hazardous events that produce risk, including its consequences, and the estimation of probability of each risk. The methodology of this paper is to concentrate on the analysis of the transposition of EU Acquis concerning food safety by concentrating on its most important element, the Croatian Food Agency (Hrvatska agencija za hranu – HAH), in order to determine its substance and quality in terms of independence, impartiality, accountability, openneess and in general values of good governance guaranteed in the EU by the right to good administration. In this fashion it may be determined whether EU Acquis was incorporated into Croatian legal system in such a way that provides adequate legal certainty and intensity of application in accordance with EU regulatory policy mode. Finally, we provide policy recommendations and argue for a new model baseed on producers' cooperatives, Croatian legal and institutional tradition as well as Canadian experience, that could be applicable also in the EU and that would be more based on the open policy coordination method than regulatory policy.

– We propose the analysis of the phenomenon of immigration and tolerance in the western world fro... more – We propose the analysis of the phenomenon of immigration and tolerance in the western world from both economic and cultural perspective, as well as from purely material perspective as well as a problem of communication. The methodological framework for this analysis is based on the sociological concept of civilisation vs. decivilisation, that describes different social trends leading to more or less tolerance and/or violence and criminality in human societies. On the other hand, we discern another main movement, towards greater conservatism or liberalisation, in purely economic and in social sense. We refer to different concepts in philosophy and social theory, such as the paradox of tolerance, war of cultures, but also economic theories, such as neoliberal, liberal and libertarian, in order to reach conclusion about their influence on civilising and decivilising trends and the consequences to the treatment of immigration, development of intensive nationalism and future of liberal democracy on the basis of differences in legal treatment of hate speech between EU and the US.

Abstrait – Le contrôle de la gestion locale en France et en Croatie est réglé differemment. Tandi... more Abstrait – Le contrôle de la gestion locale en France et en Croatie est réglé differemment. Tandis qu'en France on se sert d'un juge financier des chambers de la gestion locale, en Croatie le contrôle des organismes locaux est exercé par l'Office d'Audit d'Etat (Državni ured za reviziju-DUR), qui publie ces rapports d'office d'une maniere publique et en ligne. En outre qu'il publie ces opinions, l'Office n'a aucune obligation d'agir contre les malfaisances, et il reste aux organes des persécution judiciaire d'initier la procédure pénale. Ici on voudrait éclairer les différences entre les procédures permettant le contrôle de la gestion locale en France et en Croatie, tout en soulignant les similarités et développements récents.

L'impacte du droit administratif français en Croatie a été renforcé par l'integration européene e... more L'impacte du droit administratif français en Croatie a été renforcé par l'integration européene et la coopération des universités croates et françaises, malgre les problemes avec la connaissance de langue. Le theme de cet expose-ci vise, donc, l'impacte potentiel et désirable de la Loi Administrative francaise sur le systeme juridique croate et, en particulier, celui du Conseil d'Etat français, voire l'ensemble de la problématique concernant la separation du pouvoir en pouvoir legislatif, juridique et exécutif. Pour y arriver, ce qui est incontournable en France, c'est le rôle du Conseil d'Etat, en tant qu'organe conseilleur et de justice administrative (au niveau suprème) à la fois., lequel est censé prononcer les sentances dans le contentieux administratif, et de cette manière déterminer la demarcation entre ces trois pouvoirs deifferents separes. Cette solutions trouve ces racines dans les principes français datant du XVIIe siècle, d'apres lesquels c'est la sécurité juridique qui doit fournir une base solide sur laquelle les relations à l'intérieur de l'état doivent s'appuyer. Il va de soi qu'il s'ensuit l'égalité absolue de tous et de toutes devant la loi et, par conséquent, le contrôle de l'arbitraire, ce qui doit nécessairement faire partie de l'administration publique, et éviter l'influence de la politique sur le systeme juridique. L'hypothèse que nous voudrions prouver par cet expose c'est que ce problème est assez présent en Croatie, ce qui entrave l'impacte de la loi administrative française sur le système juridique à un tel point qu'il le presque totalement inefficace. Mots clés: état de droit, droit administratif français, Conseil d'Etat, séparation des pouvoirs, sécurité juridique

– Croatia is a new country and a new democracy. Some of the problems that have recently come to a... more – Croatia is a new country and a new democracy. Some of the problems that have recently come to attention of our administration and citizens are 1) voting lists-the discrepancy between the registered number of voters and the number of citizens; 2) problem of voters with domicile outside of Croatia and their place of voting; 3) problems of voters that are not able to access their prescribed place of voting; 4) the voting system itself; 5) the need for popular referenda and collecting signatures for referenda, or for non-partisan or presidential candidates. A possible solution to this problem would be the introduction of an e-voting system as an upgrade to an existing e-citizen system. The problem would be which system to choose and whether trust in government and voting results would. This hypothesis can be tested by comparison with other countries, taking into account our specific problems, secondary data and empirical data. Benefits and disadvantages in terms of building public trust are analysed. On one hand, ordinary voting in elections is more reliable than e-Voting, whereas on the other e-Voting can be an efficient way of transmitting real will of citizens even better than ordinary voting, as it can prevent influencing results if candidates and their parties are informed about voters' preferences. The election rules and laws in Croatia are analysed as well as certain election results in order to determine whether similar results would be achieved with a different voting rule, in which percentage of cases, whether it expresses true will of the voters and wheter e-Voting could improve on this despite its negative side effects.