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Labour force participation of elderly in India: patterns and determinants

Reddy, A Bheemeshwar - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 5, pp. 502-516

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the labour force participation of older persons (aged 60 and above) in India from 1983 to 2011-2012. The paper also briefly reviews the conditions of work for the elderly and examines different socio-economic and demographic factors that are...

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Analysis of rural households’ wellbeing in Nigeria: a capability approach

Ayoola Oni, Omobowale; Adenike Adepoju, Temitayo - In: International Journal of Social Economics 41 (2014) 9, pp. 760-779

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to use the capability approach to analyse the wellbeing of rural households in … Nigeria and determine the factors that influence the wellbeing status reported. Design/methodology/approach – The paper … analyses multidimensional wellbeing of the households in the capability space using data in seven dimensions obtained from the …

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Co-operation and conflict between firms, communities, new social movements and the role of government v. Cerro De San Pedro case

Vargas-Hernández, José G. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) May, pp. 320-344

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyze relationships of cooperation and conflict between a mining company and the involved communities, focusing on the presence of the mining company (MSX) in Cerro de San Pedro, Mexico. Design/methodology/approach – The paper focuses on the...

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Government health care spending and the poor: evidence from Nigeria

Amaghionyeodiwe, Lloyd Ahamefule - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) January, pp. 220-236

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether or not government health care spending reduces the poor-rich differences in health status. Specifically, it aims to assess the health status of the poor vis-à-vis government health spending in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach –...

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CO2 emissions and GDP

Lane, Jan-Erik - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) October, pp. 911-918

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how CO2 equivalent emissions are closely linked with economic development, over time and also across countries. Design/methodology/approach – Emissions data from energy information administration were subjected to macro analysis, regressed upon...

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State credit and reconstruction: the first New Zealand Labour Government

Bolton, Kerry Raymond - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) December, pp. 39-49

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to show that there are workable alternatives to the debt-finance system in the form of “state credit.” Design/methodology/approach – The example used for the practical application of “state credit” is the State Housing programme of the 1935 New...

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Restoring pragmatism in American governance

Wolnicki, Miron - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) July, pp. 490-502

Purpose – The greatest asset of US capitalism until recently has been a blend of pragmatism with a passion to create the best socio-economic system in the world. Today the USA is besieged by unprecedented budget deficit, public debt, financial crises, unemployment and rising...

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Comparative welfare state impacts on work quality and job satisfaction: A cross-national analysis

Westover, Jonathan H. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) July, pp. 503-525

Purpose – The vast cross-disciplinary literature exploring work quality and job satisfaction has linked worker experiences to many individual, organizational, and social outcomes, yet this research has largely failed to shed much light on why cross-national differences in worker satisfaction...

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The missing movement: a Polanyian analysis of pre-crisis America

Herman, Dan - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) July, pp. 624-641

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to seek to apply Polanyi's theory of the double movement as a response to the effects of economic liberalization and globalization to the pre-2007 American economy. In so doing, it seeks to ascertain the reasons why this assumed double movement did not...

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Altruism – an alternative value in policy formation and decision making

Gates, Donald; Steane, Peter - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) September, pp. 962-978

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose an alternative approach to the decision- and policymaking that has been practiced in most developed countries for more than a quarter of a century. Such policies followed, to a greater or lesser degree, the policies adopted in the UK and the...

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