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In view of a unique relationship of unity and divergence between Islam and capitalism, the paper takes a hurried look at the current state of profit theory in the mainstream economics. Here it identifies a few issues which include the concept of profit, its source and its relationship with the...
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integrates the debate theories of growth, income distribution, inequality and differences between the extremes income and income …
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integrates the debate theories of growth, income distribution, inequality and differences between the extremes income and income …
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An introduction to interval analysis of distributions, as a new direction of interval analysis, is presented, including illustrated examples. New formulas and additional restrictions for intervals of moments, including mean value, are obtained. Among them are Novoselov formulas for moments and...
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While economic growth has been cited as one of the main factors behind the reduction in absolute poverty, the … persisting problem of poverty in developing countries has raised doubts about the efficacy of economic growth in its reduction …. Recent evidence revealed that growth in Asia has been accompanied by an increase in relative poverty, or income inequality …
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Notably, the 20th century was dominated by the legacy of devastating global wars, colonial struggles, and ideological conflicts as well as effort s to establish international systems that would foster global peace and prosperity. Yet, insecurity and corruption not only remain, they have become...
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This review of the book by Thomas Piketty, the capital in the XXI century, presents the central themes of the work and exposes its scope on the relationship between inequality and wealth. In particular a positive reflections on the progressive tax is added.
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the transmission of the growth from the North to the South through international markets, both through trade and through … particular, I shall present a set of results that contradict the statement that he growth of the North is necessary or even at … all favorable to the growth of the South, which is central to much thinking about the New International Economy Order. I …
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This essay analyzes the long-run economic effects of HIV/AIDS in Kenya, with emphasis on fertility, education and child labor. Human capital, which is built up through formal education and parental child-rearing, is the only input in production. Two aspects are central to the analysis: First, a...
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Given the decline in growth momentum in the manufacturing sector in many OECD countries, the role of knowledge …-based capital has emerged as a key driver for sustained growth. While empirical studies on estimating knowledge spillovers have …. This paper therefore assesses the effect of spillovers in driving per capita output growth taking into account the role of …
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