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Norms and values of the various microfinance institutions

Hudon, Marek - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) January, pp. 35-48

Purpose – The paper aims to study the role of norms and values in the microfinance sector. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides a combination of narrative with argument and analysis. Findings – A classification of the sector is proposed, mapping the institutions along two axes:...

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The evolving roles of the clubs in the management of international debt

Brown, Richard P.C.; Bulman, Timothy J. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) January, pp. 11-32

Purpose – The regularity of default by countries on their sovereign debt has led to the establishment of a number of evolving institutions or “Clubs”. These institutions' objective is to optimise the impact of imminent default or actual default on both international lending and borrowing....

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Islamic banking in Brunei Darussalam

Shahid Ebrahim, M.; Kai Joo, Tan - In: International Journal of Social Economics 28 (2001) 4, pp. 314-337

This paper studies the current realities of the Islamic banking system of Brunei Darussalam from the perspective of the theories of modern financial intermediation and Islamic financial contracting. The limited information on the banking system of Brunei Darussalam reveals that the first phase...

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The evolving roles of the clubs in the management of international debt

Brown, Richard P.C.; Bulman, Timothy J. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) 1, pp. 11-32

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Norms and values of the various microfinance institutions

Hudon, Marek - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) 1/2, pp. 35-48

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Economic security, well functioning courts and a good government

Mamoon, Dawood - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) July, pp. 587-611

through a strong governance structure by practicing rule of law, eliminating corruption and a government that acts as a …

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Measuring and ranking of economic, environmental and social efficiency of countries

Malul, Miki; Hadad, Yossi; Ben-Yair, Avner - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) June, pp. 832-843

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to measure and rank nation-states' governance effectiveness and quality on a …

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Global capitalism and the question of global governance: A socioeconomic perspective

Taylor, Kenneth B. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) July, pp. 773-789

global governance are explored. An index of global government is presented to monitor these phenomena over time. …

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UNDP on good governance

Elahi, Khandakar Qudrat-I - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) October, pp. 1167-1180

Purpose – Since the 1990s, most bilateral and supranational donor agencies have been pursuing “good governance” as … their priority development policy. Yet, in their own evaluation, the speed of progress of this gargantuan governance project … occasionally supported by real world data and socio-political evidences. Since the paper uses Governance for Sustainable Human …

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Allocating responsibilities in multi-level governance for sustainable development

Karlsson, Sylvia I. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) February, pp. 103-126

and concern principles – for allocating responsibility for governance in a multi-level context of addressing sustainable … relevant stakeholders from local, national and global governance levels on themes which enabled analysis of the workability and … mutual complementarity of the three principles for allocating responsibility for governance, especially when culpability and …

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