The paper develops a conceptual framework aimed at analysing the profitability to finance general training, grounding on the notion of complementarity among productive factors. First, we show that a simple application of theoretical analysis based on the lattice theory and the notion of...

The aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between non-standard contracts (part-time, fixed-term) and workplace training by discussing the implications of two different theoretical frameworks grounding on human capital theory and strategic management, respectively. To achieve this...

After a synthetic presentation of the state of poverty and inequality in the world and the contradictions incurred by economic theory in this field after decades of globalization and in the midst of a persisting global crisis, in paragraphs 2. and 3. we outline the rational for our theoretical...