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Economics and civilisation
Armour, Leslie - In: International Journal of Social Economics 26 (1999) 12, pp. 1455-1491
its very existence. This paper argues that, if one takes seriously Collingwood’s own distinction between wealth and riches …, and if a co‐operative economy can be made to flourish, civilisation can readily survive. Wealth in these terms is a … understand how to maximise wealth without creating unnecessary riches. In these terms the three main competing civilisations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014806326
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A wellbeing index based on an enabling environment
Kula, Maria Cornachione; Panday, Priniti; Parrish, Brandon - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) March, pp. 174-187
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to devise a new index of wellbeing that includes social and political in addition to economic factors. The new index seeks to assess a country's underlying “enabling environment” – the extent to which individuals are able to live as each chooses....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081294
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A democratic view on prosperity
Cojanu, Valentin - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) August, pp. 565-579
Purpose – This paper aims to advance the argument that the process of wealth creation predominantly originates from the … process of wealth creation take a course dependent on the democratic organization of economic activities. The set of policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081327
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Socioeconomic status, family structure and child outcomes in Brazil: health in the childhood
Hermeto, Ana Maria; Caetano, André Junqueira - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) September, pp. 979-995
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed some light on the large differences between poor and rich Brazilian households regarding children's outcomes; that is, understanding inequality in health outcomes in the childhood in Brazil, examining the link between the health of Brazilian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005005732
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Is the Israeli economy controlled by a tiny group of common interest members?
David, Nissim Ben - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) July, pp. 537-540
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the centralization of control in the Israeli economy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses data published by the Israeli stock market authority to identify owners holding more then 5 percent of a company's value. Findings – The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008788380
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Reversing the flow of international migration
Shrestha, Min B. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) January, pp. 165-176
Purpose – The role of international migration, mainly south-to-north migration, in economic growth has been well recognised. This paper aims to explore the possibility of reversing the flow of international migration from north to south or from developed countries to developing countries....
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Social development in market society by intrinsic value account: a case of China
Wang, Bing - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) July, pp. 671-689
/methodology/approach – The concept of intrinsic value is elaborated, and marketization and closely linked concepts such as price, wealth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010561114
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Determinants of health professionals’ migration in Africa: a WHO based assessment
Simplice, Asongu - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 7, pp. 666-686
Purpose – How do economic prosperity, health expenditure, savings, price-stability, demographic change, democracy, corruption control, press freedom, government effectiveness, human development, foreign aid, physical security, trade openness and financial liberalization play-out in the fight...
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Globalization and health worker crisis: what do wealth-effects tell us?
Simplice, Asongu - In: International Journal of Social Economics 41 (2014) 12, pp. 1243-1264
(when existing emigration levels are low), wealth-effects have the following implications. First, while economic prosperity …, the work explores how the wealth of exporting countries play-out in the determinants of HHR emigration.  …
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Poverty: a worldwide form of injustice
Haines, Walter W. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 28 (2001) 10/11/12, pp. 861-878
As Bill Gates’ estimated wealth has reached the unimaginable mark of $100 billion, and other billionaires are being … disparities between rich and poor worldwide, while even the rich do not seem to be happier as a result of their wealth.  …
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