Scholars working in the field of the economics of education have long documented how investment in girls’ education delivers the greatest return in terms of societal wellbeing (see, for example, Dollar and Gatti, 1999; Forbes, 2000; Klasen, 2002). Unfortunately, mainstream economists have quite a...

‘Digital Storytelling’ is a term often used to refer to a number of different types of digital narrative including web-based stories, hypertexts, videoblogs and computer games. This emergent form of creative work has found an outlet in a wide variety of different domains ranging from...

Empowerment of women and girls is firmly on the political agenda in many countries around the world, including the UAE. This paper evaluates public policy to date with a focus on the extent to which historical and cultural factors have helped or hindered progress towards gender equality, and how...

This paper explores the role of sustainable enterprise in the context of a rapidly emerging economy. It centres on a multiple case study analysis based upon observations and interview data from six organisations operating in Dubai. Preliminary results indicate that the motivation to transition...

The biblical books of Ezra and Nehemiah portray the return and restoration of exiled Judeans set in the Persian period. Evidence suggests the post-exilic period included immense difficulties for various groups of returnees. In this study, I argue that they navigated their struggles, in part, at...

As ecological economists we research passionately those issues that will give us a clearer understanding of the complex interaction between the economy and the environment. We believe this to be vital for implementing environmental policies that will have fewer unanticipated or irreversible side...

A key, overarching goal for any committed educator is to ensure that the learner has a meaningful and memorable learning experience while achieving the desired learning outcomes. In this paper it is argued that in order to achieve such a goal, a strategy needs to be put in place that is capable...

Many countries are contemplating the design of institutions to address ‘the greatest market failure the world has ever seen’.3 In Australia, a carbon trading scheme is being considered, and prominent amongst the proposals being discussed is the ‘McKibbin-Wilcoxen hybrid scheme’ (2007,...