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deviations from the behaviour predicted by the neoclassical theory. The development of behavioural economics therefore questions … current formulation of libertarian paternalism the same difficulties than the ones of Pareto's theory of the homo oeconomicus …
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Recent research on maritime ports hinterlands points out the relevance of mass ground transport modes such as barge transport for enormous flows of containers to and from harbours, especially when a maritime port is located at the mouth of a river. Though, the modal share of container barge...
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We have very few ideas as to what factors can influence the duration of roscas and reduce their failure risk. In this research, we bring new light on these empirical questions using an original data set containing information on living and dead roscas from Cotonou, Benin. We notice that the...
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Effective solutions for integrating agricultural development and conservation of biodiversity at the landscape scale remain to be identified. We present a case study in an intensively farmed French cereal plain, where the reintroduction of grasslands has been proposed first for conservation...
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pensons qu'elle pourrait être avantageusement rapprochée de la vision qui était celle de Commons du capitalisme raisonnable. …
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Since the Brundtland report in 1987, at the start of the series of United Nations Conferences on the Environment and Development, the world population has grown by more than it was in the time of Adam Smith. Oil consumption has increased by 40% and the trend is similar for other exhaustible...
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La rupture faite par Commons, bien que peu revendiquée, est fondamentale. L'incertitude et la rareté nécessitent l … travaux de Commons en partant notamment de certaines critiques que celui-ci adresse implicitement à la "Fable du Troc". Son … création et destruction de celle-ci devient une clef essentielle dans le jeu des interdépendances sociales. Mais, pour Commons …
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of institutionalist thought founded by economists such as Mitchell, Commons and Veblen are in agreement the reflexions of …
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The aim of this contribution is two-fold: On the one hand, we wish to show that Polanyi considers institution to be a concept, as is clearly demonstrated by an analysis of the role of money in his work. In this perspectives, it seems relevant to stress the theoretical similarities between some...
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may be also too restrictive. The recent modernisation of irrigation practices in Spain highlights that the rebound effect …
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