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Response to the papers
Nussbaum, Martha C. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 7, pp. 663-676
Purpose – This article aims to provide a response to the papers in this issue. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology employed is philosophical. Findings – In her response, Nussbaum thanks the authors for their contributions and addresses their most salient arguments....
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The determinants of foreign direct investment in ASEAN
Xaypanya, Phonesavanh; Rangkakulnuwat, Poomthan; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 3, pp. 239-250
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the significant factors determining foreign direct investment (FDI) in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam (ASEAN3) and Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore (ASEAN5). Design/methodology/approach – This paper applies the...
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Welfare, preferences and the reconstruction of desires
Holler, Manfred Joseph - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 5, pp. 447-458
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a model that relates the desire for justice with welfare. Design/methodology/approach – The point of departure, elaborated in the first part of the paper, is the observation that we have no sense-organs for experiencing welfare and the...
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Capability, objectivity and “false consciousness”: on Sen, Marx and J.S. Mill
Qizilbash, Mozaffar - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 12, pp. 1207-1218
Purpose The extent to which Amartya Sen’s capability approach is prefigured in Karl Marx’s views comes into sharper focus when one notes that Marx and Friedrich Engels explicitly argued that the transformation from capitalism to communism would involve the development of “a totality of...
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Liang Qichao, Sun Yat-sen, and the 1905-1907 debate on socialism
Lai, Cheng-chung; Trescott, Paul B. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) December, pp. 1051-1062
Purpose – To review one of the earliest Chinese debates on socialism, highlighting the consequent changes in outlook by … initially favored Bismarckian socialism, but moved during the debate to increasing skepticism about a major economic role for …
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Triumphant capitalism and the future of human, social and economic progress in the post-Cold War era
Ukpere, Wilfred I.; Slabbert, Andre D. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) May, pp. 417-422
between capitalism and socialism (effective state), so that a higher human, social and economic order is realised. Design … single capitalist triumphant orthodoxy. Practical implications – Socialism has failed and capitalism is in the process of … failing. Therefore, the only hope left to resurrect socialism and resuscitate capitalism, is a complementary and comprehensive …
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Poverty as a transient reality in a globalised world: an economic choice
Slabbert, A.D.; Ukpere, W.I. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) August, pp. 858-868
Purpose – Poverty is indeed a terrible monster confronting humanity today. It is alarming and, indeed, not without despair to note that 22,000 children under five die every day as a result of poverty. Thus, in a calendar year, more than eight million children do not progress past the age of...
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Islamic economics: still in search of an identity
Mahomedy, Abdulkader Cassim - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 556-578
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critique the philosophical underpinnings of the growing field of Islamic economics. Design/methodology/approach – A critical and comparative review of Islamic economics texts written by key proponents during the last eight decades is undertaken. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010742462
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Who are the poor? Who are the rich? Evidence for Portugal
Crespo, Nuno; Moreira, Sandrina B.; Simões, Nádia - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 579-590
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the main determinants of the probability of a household being poor, middle class, or rich. Design/methodology/approach – A new and integrated approach to the measurement of inequality in income distribution, poverty, and richness was...
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Islamic economics: still in search of an identity
Mahomedy, Abdulkader Cassim - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 556-578
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critique the philosophical underpinnings of the growing field of Islamic economics. Design/methodology/approach – A critical and comparative review of Islamic economics texts written by key proponents during the last eight decades is undertaken. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010685864