The paper initially engages in a discussion of the different concepts of trust promulgated over the years via a review of the literature.Trust is then discussed in the context of three management accounting situations, viz. the typical transfer pricing situation; the (equally) typical budget...

This paper describes the potential application of a US Department of Defense-developed simulation architecture to the domain of economic and financial simulation. This approach, known as the High Level Architecture (HLA) for Simulation Interoperability, provides the ability to link disparate...

The paper seeks to assess the timeframe for eradication of poverty, defined by poverty lines of $1.25 and $5 per person per day at 2005 purchasing power parity, if pre-crisis (1993-2008) patterns of income growth were maintained indefinitely, taking account of the differential performance of...

The IMF’s economically-weighted voting system gives rise to a major asymmetry of political power, both directly and indirectly, and to serious systemic inertia. The increasing financial pressure on the Fund, a credible “walk-away” threat by “emerging market” economies, and the...

Corporate social responsibility encompasses a multiplicity of different concepts, such that its nature is confused, and it remains difficult to operationalize because opening dialogue with and responding to the various expectations of diverse stakeholders is beyond the capacity of many...

Borrowing can be an efficient way for sub-national governments to acquire capital assets, but it also carries risks of fiscal distress and insolvency for borrowers. To minimise these risks, many governments around the world have developed ex-post insolvency remedies, including, most importantly,...