The so-called ‘Asian crisis’ at first appeared so incontrovertibly astounding, perplexing and compelling that few fully interrogated it as a result. As the accompanying shock and surprise further undermined other surrounding equilibria, economic governance at large appeared...

This paper examines the trends in income inequality in Singapore during 1974–1999 using Labour Force Survey data of Government of Singapore. It is found that income inequality in Singapore is quite high. This paper investigates the Singapore government’s efforts in bringing about...

The end of the nineties has brought many substantial changes on the world economic map. On the one hand, a considerable acceleration of globalization and integration process has taken place and the volume of transactions in financial markets increased enormously, whereas on the other hand,...

The postal service is a neglected business in academic historiography. Today’s postal service confronts two challenges: information technology and deregulation. This study deals mostly with deregulatory issues in a historical perspective. Comparisons between different periods in Swedish...

While recognising the contribution of the traditional approaches and the vital role of the economic components of development, this article is an attempt to explore the need for a radical shift from partial understanding of development, as purely economic phenomena, to a comprehensive and...

The article traces in the book of Genesis (1) theoretical and (2) methodic elements of an institutional economics: (la) the idea of capital contribution-distribution interactions as model of social exchange; (lb) the idea of incentive structures as model of an institutional regulative for social...

Institutions do not exist independently of individuals. Individuals relate to institutions in cognitive and emotional ways. In this essay emphasis will be on how individuals interpret various phenomena as part of their ideological orientation. A Political Economic Person will be suggested as an...

As we proceed toward the twenty-first century issues of corporate governance are as important as ever. Unscrupulous business activities, during the late eighties and early nineties, undermined director integrity and emphasised short-termism rather than sustainable economic performance. In an...