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epistemology (naturalism or hermeneutics) and ontology (agency or structure) to demarcate and depict a set of Weberian archetypal …
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This paper examines the socio‐economic determinants of gambling expenditure on lotteries, Lotto and Instant Lotto, TAB …/on‐course betting, poker machines and casino‐type games. Using a sample of 8,389 Australian households in 1993‐1994, the impact of … assessed. The results indicate that these variables exert a significant influence on the probability of households gambling …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critique the philosophical underpinnings of the growing field of Islamic economics. Design/methodology/approach – A critical and comparative review of Islamic economics texts written by key proponents during the last eight decades is undertaken. The...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the main determinants of the probability of a household being poor, middle class, or rich. Design/methodology/approach – A new and integrated approach to the measurement of inequality in income distribution, poverty, and richness was...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critique the philosophical underpinnings of the growing field of Islamic economics. Design/methodology/approach – A critical and comparative review of Islamic economics texts written by key proponents during the last eight decades is undertaken. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010685864
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the main determinants of the probability of a household being poor, middle class, or rich. Design/methodology/approach – A new and integrated approach to the measurement of inequality in income distribution, poverty, and richness was...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010686090
Conservative Party and now Britain's Prime Minister, called for embracing a “moral capitalism.” The purpose of this paper is to … capitalism” will be influenced doctrinal stances of institutional religions, sectarian differences may be bridged by considering …
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, and possibilities for, alternative economic futures beyond free-market capitalism. Originality/value This paper makes a …
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Here Marx's philosophy is dissected from the angle of bourgeois capitalism which he, Marx, sought to overcome. His … sense and capitalism that holds out the best hope for coping with most of the problems he sought to solve. Marx's philosophy … humanity as “an organic body”. Capitalism, while by no means out to guarantee a perfect society, is the best setting for the …
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, but for Western capitalist countries also. The social benefits and socially harmful aspects of modern capitalism are …, psychology, ethics and political science. The changes ecessary to restructure capitalism are diagnosed and some possible …
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