Swedish wage-earner funds (WEFs) represented a distinctive form of socialization of investment intended to counter the dynamic inefficiency of capitalism and facilitate Post Keynesian economic policy. This paper reviews the theoretical arguments for the socialization of investment, before...

The development of co-operatives has been (and is) influenced by ideas and conceptions first developed by mainstream economics, yet there is commonly claimed to be a disinterest (or misunderstanding) among economists relating to the advantages and challenges posed by co-operative organisations....

Economic and Monetary Union in Europe brings together contributions from leading specialists which explain and evaluate the most important implications of economic and monetary union. The book examines theoretical aspects of monetary integration, illustrates the historical lessons to be learned...

Economic and Monetary Union in Europe brings together contributions from leading specialists which explain and evaluate the most important implications of economic and monetary union. The book examines theoretical aspects of monetary integration, illustrates the historical lessons to be learned...

This paper analyses, for the first time, consumer preferences for religion within the British Isles. We examine the characteristics of the leading denominations on a cross-sectional basis for 1994 in relation to their membership. It is found that significant factors determining religious...

This paper analyses the performance of one of the most controversial of recent economic policy 'experiments', namely Swedish Wage-earner Funds (WEFs). It examines the ability of the WEFs to meet macroeconomic, financial and democratic objectives. The analysis indicates a favourable financial...

The accuracy of short-run macroeconomic forecasts for the UK economy is analysed by examining institutional, human capital and model-based factors. It is found that members of the Chancellor's panel of independent forecasters have a superior performance than other institutions, whilst the higher...

This paper evaluates the impact Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) will have upon world business. The impact upon the European business environment includes potential benefits of a low inflation, low interest rate zone, contrasted with problems of incomplete prior convergence and a deflationary...

This paper analyses trade union membership with respect to the Association of University Teachers representing academic and related staff in the 'old' UK higher education sector. It therefore negates the difficulties encountered with prior cross-sectional research concerning unionized and...