This paper demonstrates that the property of 'replication invariance', generally considered to be an innocuous requirement for the extension of fixed-population poverty comparisons to variable-population contexts, is incompatible with other plausible variable- and fixed-population axioms. --...

Debates about poverty relief and foreign aid often hinge on claims about how many poor people there are in the world and what constitutes poverty. Good measures of poverty are essential for addressing the world poverty problem. Measures of poverty require a basis for determining who is poor and...

This book responds to key issues in strategic management control by studying the interplay between strategy, operations, finance and controls. Grounded in research but written with practitioners and students in mind, it addresses the most up-to-date management control issues in the public...

This book responds to key issues in strategic management control beyond the numbers. Grounded in research but written with practitioners and students in mind, this second volume addresses the most up-to-date management control issues in the public sector, forecasting, budgeting and controls in...

Chapter 1. Historical Perspectives on Strategy, Ethics and Management Accounting -- Chapter 2. Trust in Management Accounting: From Transparency to Confidence -- Chapter 3. Corporate Social Responsibility and Accounting for Externalities -- Chapter 4. The Ethics of Management Accounting: Innate...

The Philosophy of Paradigm Change in the History of Social Evolution -- Paradigm Changes in Technological Knowledge Connections in Urban Innovation Systems -- International Standardization of the New Technology Paradigm: A Strategy for Royalty-Free Intellectual Property -- New roles for Japanese...

Introduction -- The importance of sustainable development in Asia -- Research on Oriental Management: Review and Prospects -- Inclusive Business and Sustainable Rural Development in India: The Community-Based Food Chain Constructed by AMUL -- Doing while Thinking in Dynamic Environment: A Review...