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It has been widely accepted that economic globalization is inevitable, and that globalization plays an increasingly … in globalization is directly or indirectly responsible for economic degradation due to welfare loss and poverty … inequality. This paper discusses the third world's globalization process incorporating poverty inequality and reviews of …
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This paper was prepared as a background paper for the panel on "Global Capitalism and Sustainable Development"; in the International Conference on Global Ethos to be held at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan, in October 2000. It surveys the major issues involved in defining...
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Expectations and information about the growth of GDP per capita have a large influence on decisions made by private and public economic agents. It will be argued here that GDP (per capita) is far from a robust indicator of social welfare, and that its use as such must be regarded as a serious...
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Social Economy and Sustainable economics are two independent fields that sometimes refer one to another. The former is primarily concerned with “social capital” issues, while the latter deal with “natural capital” stakes. When referring to the other field, there is no systematic analysis...
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Standard income inequality indices can be interpreted as a measure of welfare loss entailed in departures from equality of outcomes, for egalitarian social welfare functions defined on the distribution of outcomes. But such a welfare interpretation has been criticized for a long time on the...
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challenges of social fragmentation in the presence of globalization and technological advance. We present two indexes of well … of population groups who feel left behind by globalization and technological advance, may be viewed in terms of a … welfare effects of globalization and automation. The dashboard is meant to provide an empirical basis for mobilizing action in …
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Poverty eradication has been repeatedly identified as the largest challenge facing international society in its quest for a peaceful, prosperous, and just world. The present document summarizes academic reflections on the links between the concepts of poverty, development and sustainability....
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