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Dualism, Duality and the Complexity of Economic Institutions
Jackson, William A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 26 (1999) 4, pp. 545-558
Dualism - the division of an object of study into separate, paired elements - is widespread in economic and social theorising: key examples are the divisions between agency and structure, the individual and society, mind and body, values and facts, and knowledge and practice. In recent years,...
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Population Growth: A Comparison of Evolutionary Views
Jackson, William A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 22 (1995) 6, pp. 3-16
forms of theory. Their interpretations of evolution are different: the neo-Malthusians appeal to the entropy law, whereas … adopt an evolutionary outlook, but that they are too restrictive in their conception of evolution. A more complete …
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Veblen's evolutionary economics of religion and the evolutionary psychology of religion
Leathers, Charles G.; Raines, J. Patrick - In: International Journal of Social Economics 41 (2014) February, pp. 146-146
Purpose – Because belief in a supernatural agent with extraordinary power is rooted in psychology, Veblen's instinct psychology was the essential basis for his evolutionary economics of religion. The innate behavioral traits that Veblen called instincts in human nature are now recognized in...
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Veblen's evolutionary economics of religion and the evolutionary psychology of religion
G. Leathers, Charles; Patrick Raines, J. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 41 (2014) 2, pp. 146-161
Purpose – Because belief in a supernatural agent with extraordinary power is rooted in psychology, Veblen's instinct psychology was the essential basis for his evolutionary economics of religion. The innate behavioral traits that Veblen called instincts in human nature are now recognized in...
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Family size, economics and child gender preference: a case study in the Nyeri district of Kenya
Kiriti, Tabitha W.; Tisdell, Clem - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) June, pp. 492-509
. This may be an impediment to Kenya's development. Design/methodology/approach – First relevant economic literature is …
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The evolution of development economics and globalization
Piasecki, Ryszard; Wolnicki, Miron - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) August, pp. 300-314
The legacy of the last 50 years of development economics is not very inspiring. In the 1960s and 1970s, instead of … looking at the real causes and viable solutions to poverty and underdevelopment, development economics was preoccupied with … specific policies of development. These countries skillfully combined government interventionism with market system incentives …
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Towards best practices for micro finance institutional engagement in African rural areas: Selected cases and agenda for action
Mwenda, Kenneth Kaoma; Muuka, Gerry Nkombo - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) January, pp. 143-158
Micro-finance institutions are critical to Africa's quest for solutions to the continent's development challenge. The …, two of the major Millennium Development Goals. The paper concludes with some policy recommendations and a set of “best …
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Tracking the Millennium Development Goals in sub-Saharan Africa
Ahmed, Allam; Cleeve, Emmanuel - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) January, pp. 12-29
international development goals and targets set by the United Nations, UN Millennium Development Goals and the Agenda for Action of … the 2nd Tokyo International Conference on African Development. Africa's recent economic performance is a reflection of the …
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Acts of entrepreneurial creativity for business growth and survival in a constrained economy: Case study of a small manufacturing firm (SMF)
Mambula, Charles Jabani; Sawyer, Frank E. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) January, pp. 30-55
Using a case study approach, this article presents findings on a small plastic manufacturing firm and entrepreneur in Nigeria. The study identifies performance factors of a firm that has received hardly any external support and, as a result, the entrepreneur had to independently sustain his firm...
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Small firms' internationalization for development in Tanzania: Exploring the network phenomenon
Rutashobya, Lettice; Jaensson, Jan-Erik - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) January, pp. 159-172
stimulate small firms’ competitiveness in the current globalized export markets if the millennium development goals are to be … strategies under the global partnership for development. One such approach is to promote partnering and networks. The Tanzanian …
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