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Governance and enterprise restructuring in Southeast Europe
Apostolov, Mico - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 680-691
): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Design/methodology/approach – The European Bank …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010742451
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Governance and enterprise restructuring in Southeast Europe
Apostolov, Mico - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 680-691
): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Design/methodology/approach – The European Bank …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010686103
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Governance and enterprise restructuring in Southeast Europe
Apostolov, Mico - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 8, pp. 680-691
): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Design/methodology/approach – The European Bank …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807487
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A wellbeing index based on an enabling environment
Kula, Maria Cornachione; Panday, Priniti; Parrish, Brandon - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) March, pp. 174-187
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to devise a new index of wellbeing that includes social and political in addition to economic factors. The new index seeks to assess a country's underlying “enabling environment” – the extent to which individuals are able to live as each chooses....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081294
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Disabled people's living standards: filling a policy vacuum
Doessel, D.P.; Williams, Ruth F.G. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) March, pp. 341-357
Purpose – Government policy can alleviate inequities in living standards. Disabled people often qualify for government assistance which is one way that their living standard can improve, although arbitrary systems for distributing assistance are not likely to serve equity objectives. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009131062
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A wellbeing index based on an enabling environment
Cornachione Kula, Maria; Panday, Priniti; Parrish, Brandon - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) 3, pp. 174-187
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to devise a new index of wellbeing that includes social and political in addition to economic factors. The new index seeks to assess a country's underlying “enabling environment” – the extent to which individuals are able to live as each chooses....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805443
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Disabled people's living standards: filling a policy vacuum
Doessel, D.P.; Williams, Ruth F.G. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) 4, pp. 341-357
Purpose – Government policy can alleviate inequities in living standards. Disabled people often qualify for government assistance which is one way that their living standard can improve, although arbitrary systems for distributing assistance are not likely to serve equity objectives. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805662
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Is There Any Truth to the Buzz Words “Feminisation of Poverty”?
Lee Agee, Marcia; Walker, Roger W. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 17 (1990) 5, pp. 18-30
“Feminisation of poverty” is a phrase heard frequently today, not only in the popular press, but also in professional … poverty burden. The following questions are discussed: Is this a crisis for American society? Is the standard of living … finally, what could be done about it? Data are examined that show that “feminisation of poverty” is a significant problem in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805857
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The Measurement of Multidimensional Development: Comments on Commonly Accepted Indicators
Bacquelaine, Myriam - In: International Journal of Social Economics 20 (1993) 11, pp. 4-14
Argues that, notwithstanding the wide acceptance of the multidimensional character of the development process, one has to consider the many theoretical problems that this recognition has generated. Determining criteria and measurements for development are very likely among the more intricate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805930
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Productivity, profitability and economic insecurity
O’Boyle, Edward J. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 24 (1997) 4, pp. 364-382
For some time, economists have taken note of a reversal in the historic rise in living standards in the USA and its serious consequences. Namely, for some persons and families, living standards of late have not improved at all and, worse yet, for others their financial fortunes have actually...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014806106