Fluid Modelling: A Step Toward More Adequate Modelling
One of the main problems at modelling economic systems is changing of the structure of the system. It is especialy important for economic situation in Yugoslavia during last few years. It’s characteristic is drastic changing of inner relationships as a consequence of the proposed economic reform and hyperinflation trends. This means that the structure of the existing economic system is changing (the structure between main macroeconimic sectors). When the a priori informations about model are unknown, an adaptive model is needed. Adaptability means that it is possible to: (1) change the values of parameters; (2) change the structure of the model so that it corresponds to the changes of the structure of the system under control; (3) modify goals and criterions according to the additional informations about surroundings; (4) change limitations control actions due to changes of available resources. The subject of researches in this work is the “structural adaptability” that is models with unknown input-output mapping operator.
Some experiences with fluid modeling of economic systems
This paper deals with a new approach to modeling of economic systems, called fluid modeling. The main feature of this approach amounts to a revised concept of dynamics. After having established a set of requirements towards economic modeling we represent a practical example on fluid dynamic modeling of a particular macroeconomic system and discuss the extent to which the basic requirements of fluid modeling have been fulfilled.
An assessment of the Impact of Devolution on Women Empowerment in Nakuru County
-Women have been grossly marginalized in organs of decision-making and governance structures. The Constitution of Kenya has sought to bridge this gap by providing both women and men the right to equal treatment, including the right to equal opportunities in political, economic, cultural and social spheres. However, gender equality has not been achieved and women are still lagging in terms of decision making processes. The main objective of the study was to detemine the impact of devolution on women empowerment in Nakuru County. The study found that substantive women representation, development of programs and accessibility of services had a positive effect on the women empowerment in Nakuru County. The study also found out that increased accessibility of Services by women influenced women empowerment, this study also concludes that the introduction of development programs had the greatest impact on women empowerment in Nakuru County. The study recommends that more programs targeting women should be introduced as these have the greatest impact on women empowerment. The findings may be used to make conclusions and recommendations.