This paper demonstrates how the idea of cognitive dissonance in psychology offers a perspective for assessing the epistemic quality of green deliberative democracy. In political theory, it is argued that deliberative democracy, in general, produces correct or good decisions (e.g., Cohen, 1986;...

This paper offers a perspective of constructing a normative model for collective environmental decision-making which aims at reconciling the tension between technocracy and democracy.Drawing on literatures in social choice theory / theory of judgment aggregation, I illustrate how the idea of...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the default characteristics of Sukuk issues by corporate firms in Malaysia using value-at-risk (VaR) techniques over a period of 16 years from 2000 to 2015 and across nine economic sectors. Design/methodology/approach: The paper employs...

Foucault's late work, in particular his research on practices of the 'care of the self', has been seen by some authors as a possible resource for democratic theory, but that hope has recently been challenged: Ella Myers argues that the practices of Foucault's 'care of the self' do not correct...

In summary, the returns to investment in education in Singapore tend to increase with years of schooling, with the returns to tertiary education generally higher than those for non-tertiary education. This is similar to the findings for other Asian newly industrialised economies like South Korea...

The study, which examines the impact of training on the Singapore labour market, focuses on two main hypotheses. First, does structured training actually benefit those who have undergone training? Second, what factors affect workers' participation in structured training programs? The paper also...