In this paper, we use online search engines and archive collections to examine the popularity of socially responsible investing (SRI) in newspapers and academic journals. A simple content analysis suggests that most of the papers on SRI focus on financial performance. This profusion of research...

I propose a personal reading of some theories of social justice at a moment when the issue of equality or equity appears to be back on the ‘development agenda’. Nowadays the term equity tends to be most often associated with the equality of opportunity principle. After having briefly...

Nous sommes entrés dans l'ère des sociétés de la connaissance qui nous amène à considérer les activités de recherche avec une acuité nouvelle. Exercée jusqu'alors en marge de la société productive, la recherche s'est vue demandée des comptes sur son efficacité et son utilité. Les...

While researchers are increasingly encouraged to refocus their publishing activities towards so called “excellence” academic journals, the question of knowledge dissemination and its role in developing countries becomes more acute. This dilemma, whereby any scientist is confronted, affects...