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A putative East Asian business model
Low, Linda - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) July, pp. 512-528
Purpose – This paper aims to distill from both the Asian “miracle” and the “meltdown” since the Asian crisis, a generic East Asian business model which is changing in the context of globalisation, information communication technology, knowledge-based economy, deregulation and emerging...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081367
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Georgescu-Roegen's entropic model: a methodological appraisal
Cojanu, Valentin - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) January, pp. 274-286
Purpose – This paper aims to tackle in turn the merits and limits of Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen's entropic model, as well as its implications for the methodological discourse in economics. This appraisal of the Georgescu-Roegen's work emphasizes the emergence of the entropic nature of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004977807
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Paul A. Samuelson: philosopher and theorist
Szenberg, Michael; Gottesman, Aron A.; Ramrattan, Lall - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) April, pp. 325-338
Purpose – To assess not how Samuelson's individual models contributed to human knowledge but the very true foundation on which they rest, namely, sound theory, facts, and philosophy. Design/methodology/approach – This article has placed Samuelson as a philosopher seeking the truth, and as a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004977833
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Technology revolutions and social development: Prospects for a green technoeconomic paradigm in lower income countries
Daniels, Peter L. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) May, pp. 454-482
sustain higher levels of welfare from economic and environmental sources in manylower income countries (LIC). A green TEP … income nations would need to play a significant role in this process. Originality/value – Ecological modernisation and … transformation is only viable in the technological and economic context of the higher income nations. However, this paper provides a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005051005
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The multiple dimensions of mental health services: a conceptual framework
Williams, Ruth F.G.; Doessel, D.P. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 30 (2003) 9, pp. 1000-1033
It is usually unnecessary to define the output of an industry, but this is not the case with mental health services. Following Grossman's conception of health capital, the outputs of mental health care enter a household production function as a commodity vector. Considering the multiple and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805152
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Paul A. Samuelson: philosopher and theorist
Szenberg, Michael; Gottesman, Aron A.; Ramrattan, Lall - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) 4, pp. 325-338
Purpose – To assess not how Samuelson's individual models contributed to human knowledge but the very true foundation on which they rest, namely, sound theory, facts, and philosophy. Design/methodology/approach – This article has placed Samuelson as a philosopher seeking the truth, and as a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805269
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Technology revolutions and social development
Daniels, Peter L. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) 5, pp. 454-482
sustain higher levels of welfare from economic and environmental sources in manylower income countries (LIC). A green TEP … income nations would need to play a significant role in this process. Originality/value – Ecological modernisation and … transformation is only viable in the technological and economic context of the higher income nations. However, this paper provides a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805276
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A putative East Asian business model
Low, Linda - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) 7, pp. 512-528
Purpose – This paper aims to distill from both the Asian “miracle” and the “meltdown” since the Asian crisis, a generic East Asian business model which is changing in the context of globalisation, information communication technology, knowledge‐based economy, deregulation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805343
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Georgescu‐Roegen's entropic model: a methodological appraisal
Cojanu, Valentin - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) 3, pp. 274-286
Purpose – This paper aims to tackle in turn the merits and limits of Nicholas Georgescu‐Roegen's entropic model, as well as its implications for the methodological discourse in economics. This appraisal of the Georgescu‐Roegen's work emphasizes the emergence of the entropic nature of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805522
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Why do we ignore the best solution for improving unequal income distribution?
Nissim, Ben-David - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) June, pp. 415-424
Purpose – This paper aims to propose a tax reform that would reduce income taxes and other indirect taxes while at the … equalize income distribution. Design/methodology/approach – A wide review of the death and inheritance taxes in the USA and …. Practical implications – Because inheritance taxes are economically efficient, they improve the immoral unequal income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004977818