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Gustav von Schmoller and Social Economics
Backhaus, Jürgen G. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 16 (1989) 9/10/11, pp. 6-16
It is proposed that social economics is in danger of losing its societal significance if economic analysis is reduced to one method only. Recently, prominent economists have emphasised the need to reintroduce the historical method into economic research work. A brief look is taken at some of the...
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An abbreviated autobiography: saint or devil? Or neither?
Tisdell, Clem - In: International Journal of Social Economics 24 (1997) 7/8/9, pp. 695-722
Princeton and Stanford and the period of his employment from 1966 onwards. His family and its history are given particular …
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A case study in the globalization of jobs in Ireland
Jobs, Charles; Butler, David - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) October, pp. 666-676
Purpose – The paper sets out to identify the challenges and potential responses Ireland has related to the potential … how Ireland can turn the problems associated with offshoring into strategic advantage. Practical implications – The paper … proposes responses to the threat of lost jobs in Ireland due to the forces of globalization may offer useful insights for other …
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An analysis of the interdependence of demographic factors, labour effort and economic growth in Ireland
Doran, Justin - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) March, pp. 221-237
-population ratio on Ireland's economic output. Design/methodology/approach – This paper utilises data on the birth rate, old … this paper raise interesting policy implications. It is evident that Ireland's declining birth rate and increasing old …
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The social and economic impact of the call center industry in Ireland
Jobs, Charles; Burris, Deena; Butler, David - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) April, pp. 276-289
. 33 No. 10 titled, “A case study in the globalization of jobs in Ireland” by objectively assessing many socioeconomic … implications of the call center industry in Ireland. The paper first builds a foundation of understanding on what comprises the … socioeconomic impact of this industry on Ireland by analyzing how Irish call center jobs pay compared with other Irish industry …
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A case study in the globalization of jobs in Ireland
Jobs, Charles; Butler, David - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) 10, pp. 666-676
Purpose – The paper sets out to identify the challenges and potential responses Ireland has related to the potential … how Ireland can turn the problems associated with offshoring into strategic advantage. Practical implications – The paper … proposes responses to the threat of lost jobs in Ireland due to the forces of globalization may offer useful insights for other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805354
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The social and economic impact of the call center industry in Ireland
Jobs, Charles; Burris, Deena; Butler, David - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) 4, pp. 276-289
. 33 No. 10 titled, “A case study in the globalization of jobs in Ireland” by objectively assessing many socioeconomic … implications of the call center industry in Ireland. The paper first builds a foundation of understanding on what comprises the … socioeconomic impact of this industry on Ireland by analyzing how Irish call center jobs pay compared with other Irish industry …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805385
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An analysis of the interdependence of demographic factors, labour effort and economic growth in Ireland
Doran, Justin - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) 3, pp. 221-237
‐population ratio on Ireland's economic output. Design/methodology/approach – This paper utilises data on the birth rate, old … this paper raise interesting policy implications. It is evident that Ireland's declining birth rate and increasing old …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805722
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Essentialism and epochalism within the context of Irish state‐building
O’Neil, Daniel J. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 26 (1999) 10/11, pp. 1285-1301
This article explores the hypothesis of Clifford Geertz concerning the importance of essentialism (culture) and epochalism (economics) in the creation of new states. It focuses on the Irish state‐building process, examining the thought of the two leaders of the 1916 rising. It finds that...
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GNP and beyond: searching for new development indicators – a view in retrospect
Simonis, Udo E. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) November, pp. 953-961
Purpose – World wide, the gross national product (GNP) has been and still is the basic accounting concept and the … impasse of the flawed GNP concept, and to improve and extend traditional accounting. Several of these early attempts are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365027