Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Claudiu Doltu Title: The truth about flat-rate income tax in Romania Abstract: This article is about the 'Myth' of the flat rate income tax in Romania. It is not meant to add another argument for the 'pros' or for the 'cons' (the flat rate income tax or progressive income tax debate). It is simply a reality check of the Income Tax system Romania adopted in early 2006, which started and maintained not only many academic, but also even stronger public policy debates ever since. This article shows that accepting a necessary basic distinction between the nominal and the effective tax rate ends any 'debate' on the subject. Why? Because Romania never had and still does not apply a flat rate income tax, but a progressive income tax rate. The study uses data from 2012 and 2018 and shows how eight effective tax rates and not a single income tax rate were applied in 2012 and five effective income tax rates exist today.2 These evidences were always available not just for the experts and public policy decision makers, but also for the public. They were and still are simply ignored on the background of a misleading ideological noise. Publication-Status: Published in "Journal of Community Positive Practices", 1 2019 File-URL: http://jppc.ro/index.php/jppc/article/download/100/85 File-Format: Application/pdf File-Function: First version, 2019 Keywords: fiscal policy; income tax; progressive taxation; nominal tax rate; effective tax rate Pages: 3-9 Issue: 1 Year: 2019 Number: 1191 Handle: RePEc:cta:jcppxx:1191 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Virginia ANDREI Andrei Title: Biases and influencing factors in risk perception Abstract: The aims of this paper are to analyze the causes and implications of risk perceptions and to review the theories developed nowadays. One of the main concepts outlined in risk psychology literature is cognitive biases, which refers to cognitive shortcuts used subconsciously by every individual in order to understand a hazardous situation and act upon it. The qualitative research for this study has identified various ways to process risks and various associations made by respondents when talking about the risks perceived in their lives. Some of the answers have been gathered in this paper, which tries to identify connections with well-known biases in risk psychology. Research findings will help in the elaboration of the author’s PhD thesis. Publication-Status: Published in "Journal of Community Positive Practices", 1 2019 File-URL: http://jppc.ro/index.php/jppc/article/download/103/88 File-Format: Application/pdf File-Function: First version, 2019 Keywords: risk; risk perceptions; cognitive biases; emotions; media Pages: 10-17 Issue: 1 Year: 2019 Number: 1192 Handle: RePEc:cta:jcppxx:1192 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Bianca Buligescu Title: Dimensions of multiple deprivation in Roma population? A description of the Roma according to the household budget survey 2016 Abstract: The current article compares Roma with Romanian population in terms of various dimensions using data from the Household Budget Survey 2016. The current article aims to illustrate the multiple deprivations of the Roma population. The article is descriptive and aims to capture a snapshot of the Roma population using a large dataset. The article finds the traditional structure of the Roma family is preserved with Roma women more likely to be housewives, men more likely to be self employed workers, Roma have a lower educational status and are more likely to be poor. Publication-Status: Published in "Journal of Community Positive Practices", 1 2019 File-URL: http://jppc.ro/index.php/jppc/article/download/105/90 File-Format: Application/pdf File-Function: First version, 2019 Keywords: Roma; deprivations; inequalitie; poverty; Household Budget Survey 2016 Pages: 18-42 Issue: 1 Year: 2019 Number: 1193 Handle: RePEc:cta:jcppxx:1193 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Corina Cace Title: Intervention in Roma communities. Participation in formation activities Abstract: The study developed within an integrated program follows the actions carried out on the labour market for the employment of the Roma population. Are these measures effective and respond to the needs of the Roma population or the lack of adequacy to the specifics of the population leads to poor results? Data collection methodology included face-to-face questionnaire interviews with predefined questions, administrated by trained field operators. A total of 1064 questionnaires with Roma people were also collected. The marginalised Roma persons have been selected using the “snowball” method (we started from the town hall; if we had no success with the town hall, we approached the next institutions that might supply such information, for instance, the church, health care unit, police, school etc.). A percent of 13% of the respondents declared that they attended professional training courses after having graduated the school. The respondents who attended training courses after having graduated the school, attended training courses in mechanics and plumbing (26%), in constructions (16%), catering and services (14%), counselling and formation (12%). Less than 10% of these respondents attended training courses in other areas. Publication-Status: Published in "Journal of Community Positive Practices", 1 2019 File-URL: http://jppc.ro/index.php/jppc/article/download/108/93 File-Format: Application/pdf File-Function: First version, 2019 Keywords: regional development; social development; employment; vocational training; Roma communities Pages: 43-76 Issue: 1 Year: 2019 Number: 1194 Handle: RePEc:cta:jcppxx:1194 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Monica-Mihaela Bescu Title: Educational management in kindergarten Abstract: The article addresses the issues of educational management in kindergarten and of educational leadership. These two concepts are very important and a lot of researchers are interested to find more information about. We are interested to discover the importance of the activity of a manager in a kindergarten and how this activity influences the quality of education provided there. In the education system in Romania, we have kindergartens that have legal personality and kindergartens that are structures of another kindergarten or another school. Also, there are kindergartens from rural or urban areas. In this article, we propose an approach to the issue of educational management in order to be able to find out to what extent a kindergarten management can influence the work of teachers and all staff in the education unit to achieve quality education. Publication-Status: Published in "Journal of Community Positive Practices", 1 2019 File-URL: http://jppc.ro/index.php/jppc/article/download/111/95 File-Format: Application/pdf File-Function: First version, 2019 Keywords: leadership; kindergarten in Romania; kindergarten’s head-teacher; education management; quality of education; pupils Pages: 77-84 Issue: 1 Year: 2019 Number: 1195 Handle: RePEc:cta:jcppxx:1195 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sorin Cace Title: Book review terry Kading, editor, no straight lines: Local leadership and the path from government to governance in small cities, Calgary, university of Calgary press, 2018, p. 308 Abstract: Publication-Status: Published in "Journal of Community Positive Practices", 1 2019 File-URL: http://jppc.ro/index.php/jppc/article/download/113/97 File-Format: Application/pdf File-Function: First version, 2019 Keywords: Pages: 85-87 Issue: 1 Year: 2019 Number: 1196 Handle: RePEc:cta:jcppxx:1196