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Wicksell and the Scandinavian and public choice traditions

Johnson, Marianne - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) July, pp. 584-594

Purpose – Wicksell's contributions to welfare economics are viewed as largely aligned with Pareto efficiency and James … modern Swedish socialist economy. The purpose of this paper is to examine Wicksell's approach to economics, particularly his … and his position on key aspects of welfare economics, including the relative importance of allocation versus distribution …

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Wicksell and the Scandinavian and public choice traditions

Johnson, Marianne - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) 7, pp. 584-594

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John Paul II's vision of the social economy

O'Boyle, Edward J. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) June, pp. 520-540

of the social economy that was published by the International Journal of Social Economics in fall 1998. This author is … significant for what they teach about the premises employed in economics. His own philosophy of the human person reinforces the … four premises of personalist economics more so than the premises of the mainstream and challenges the mainstream at its …

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Islamic economics: still in search of an identity

Mahomedy, Abdulkader Cassim - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 556-578

economics. Design/methodology/approach – A critical and comparative review of Islamic economics texts written by key proponents …-political context are contrasted. Findings – The proponents of Islamic economics have had little success in shaping a distinctive …, Islamic economics has not been able to shed its neoclassical moorings, the very paradigm it originally set out to replace …

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Human development in a statist world

Booth, Ken - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 633-647

development economics. Practical implications – The Human Development and Capability Association is committed to generating ideas …

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Who are the poor? Who are the rich? Evidence for Portugal

Crespo, Nuno; Moreira, Sandrina B.; Simões, Nádia - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 579-590

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the main determinants of the probability of a household being poor, middle class, or rich. Design/methodology/approach – A new and integrated approach to the measurement of inequality in income distribution, poverty, and richness was...

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Payment for health in Singapore

Reisman, David - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) February, pp. 132-159

Purpose – Singapore's rapid economic progress has been accompanied by a series of experiments in medical savings and health insurance. This paper aims to examine the “three Ms” – Medisave, MediShield, and Medifund – in order to establish the way in which the policy-instruments are...

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Analysis of the potential and problems of new institutional economics for third world development

Herath, Gamini - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) October, pp. 877-892

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to provide a critical evaluation of the potential of new institutional economics …

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The economic function in the Hindu worldview: its perennial social relevance

Chakraborty, S.K.; Chakraborty, D. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) October, pp. 714-734

economics and allied matters. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is a conceptual one that highlights a few crucial … economics in the context of Hinduism. …

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Factors that influence choice of major: why some students never consider economics

Calkins, Lindsay Noble; Welki, Andrew - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) August, pp. 547-564

Purpose – In the fall of 1996, Walstad suggested that the economics profession needed to obtain the students …/methodology/approach – To recruit majors and to address Walstad's concern, economics and non-economics majors were surveyed to determine which … factors they consider important when choosing a major and to better understand why some students never consider economics …

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