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New Zealand: A Typical Australasian Economy?

Grimes, Arthur - EconWPA - 2005

We examine trend economic developments in New Zealand and in each of Australia’s six states and two territories (i …

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Gender Inequality in a Globalizing World

Seguino, Stephanie - EconWPA - 2005

Emphasis on market-friendly macroeconomic and development strategies in recent years has resulted in deleterious effects on growth and well- being, and has done little to promote greater gender equality. This paper argues that the example of East Asia states, which recognized their position as...

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Negative Stereotypes and Willingness to Change Them: Testing Theories of Discrimination in South Africa

Aguero, Jorge - EconWPA - 2005

This paper proposes a new test to distinguish between the two leading theories of discrimination: preference versus information. Discrimination based on preferences occurs when people behave as if they refuse to change their stereotypes about the capabilities of discriminated individuals. Those...

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MRS. GANDHI GAVE NEW ECONOMIC APPROACHES

SUBRAMANIAM, DR. VSR. - EconWPA - 2004

Plenty of food, Sufficient clothing, Proper monitoring of the Key Socio- Economic factors, with commitment to Domestic Productivity were the Essence of the Administrative strategy of Mrs. Indira Gandhi (Late Prime Minister of India). These approaches could be critically related to the remarkable...

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Is Islam really a development blockade? 12 predictors of development, including membership in the Organization of Islamic Conference, and their influence on 14 indicators of develo...

TAUSCH, Arno - EconWPA - 2005

With all the talk in Europe about “Islam” and “Muslim culture” it is surprising how little hard-core empirical evidence … exists on the compatibility of “Muslim culture” with positive patterns of political, social, and ecological development in … logic of “collective action”. Islamic culture is not a development blockade; on the contrary. Membership in the Islamic …

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Are there Regional Variations in the Psychological Cost of Unemployment in South Africa?

Powdthavee, Nattavudh - EconWPA - 2003

Are certain groups of unemployed individuals hurt less by unemployment than others? This paper is an attempt to test the hypothesis that non- pecuniary costs of unemployment may vary between societies with different unemployment rates. Using cross-sectional data from the SALDRU93 survey, we show...

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Una misurazione del benessere nelle regioni italiane

Grasso, Marco - EconWPA - 2004

La limitazione del benessere ai soli aspetti reddituali ignora numerose dimensioni e condizioni fondamentali per il realizzarsi delle potenzialità individuali. Obiettivo dell’articolo è quello di fornire una misura multidimensionale di benessere per le Regioni italiane, che superi la...

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CAPITAL SOCIAL Y CALIDAD DE VIDA

Vivas, Alejandro; Acevedo, Alberto Alvarado - EconWPA - 2004

La formación de Capital social es un factor clave para el desarrollo de programas y proyectos dirigidos a la superación de la pobreza. La investigación hace explícitos los factores asociados a la generación de capital social en un proyecto de desarrollo llevado a cabo en un barrio pobre de...

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Mapping sustainable development in a capability perspective

Grasso, Marco; Giulio, Enzo Di - EconWPA - 2003

The importance of the notion of sustainable development has been advocated, among others, by Amartya Sen. In Sen’s view it is necessary to depart from the general strategy of defining sustainable development only in terms of fulfilment of needs and to use the broader perspective of enhancing...

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A dynamic operationalization of Sen's capability approach

Grasso, Marco - EconWPA - 2002

The limits of the utilitarian approach have led to a search for different notions of welfare. The income approach to well-being, in fact, doesn’t account for the diversity in human beings and for the heterogeneities of contingent circumstances. Amartya Sen, looking for broader notions of...

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