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“Happy slaves”? The adaptation problem and identity politics in the writings of Amartya Sen

Burns, Tony - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 12, pp. 1178-1193

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between Amartya Sen’s notion of adaptation and his views on identity politics by focussing on the issue of slavery and, more specifically, on the example of the happy or contented slave. Design/methodology/approach The paper is...

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Efficiency and utility: an evolutionary perspective

Mann, Stefan; Wüstemann, Henry - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) September, pp. 676-685

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop the argument that the link between efficiency and utility was strongest in the twentieth century. This would not only explain the growing focus on efficiency in the past, but also suggest that the importance of efficiency in society is set to...

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Self-interest and the modernity of homo economicus

Cojanu, Valentin - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 5, pp. 670-682

Purpose Criticism directed at neoclassical economics has failed to replace it with a similar grand theory. The authors argue that one possible explanation may lie in the failure of economists to formulate an opinion as to the philosophical foundations of the author’s object of study. The paper...

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Efficiency and utility: an evolutionary perspective

Mann, Stefan; Wüstemann, Henry - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) 9, pp. 676-685

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Wicksell and the Scandinavian and public choice traditions

Johnson, Marianne - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) July, pp. 584-594

understanding of “justice” as a way to understanding the evolution of two such divergent traditions. Design … examined. Findings – Both the public choice and Swedish welfare traditions based on Wicksell's justice represent overly … overly simplifies his use of the term “justice.” Similarly, the Swedish economists failed to appreciate efficiency arguments …

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Response to the papers

Nussbaum, Martha C. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 663-676

Purpose – This article aims to provide a response to the papers in this issue. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology employed is philosophical. Findings – In her response, Nussbaum thanks the authors for their contributions and addresses their most salient arguments....

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Socioeconomics of crime and discretionary punishment: the case of Ghana

Akpalu, Wisdom; Mohammed, Anatu - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) February, pp. 116-126

countries may not guarantee retributive justice. Indeed the judiciary is likely to grant favours to elites who steal more and … employing Suits index and regression analysis to verify the feasibility of retributive justice in the presence of unlimited …

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Recovering Nussbaum's Aristotelian roots

Deneulin, Séverine - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 624-632

of the capabilities approach. Originality/value – The paper seeks to build an account of social justice based on the …

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Nussbaum's political liberalism: justice and the capability threshold

Roberts, Peri - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 613-623

justice is her addition of the notion of a capability threshold below which no dignified human life can be lived. This … capability threshold identifies a standard for distributive justice that any decent political order must secure for all citizens … into a theory of social justice, then, rather than being set locally at different levels, the capability threshold may need …

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Nussbaum, cosmopolitanism and contemporary political problems

Burns, Anthony - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 648-662

Purpose – The paper aims to be a critical engagement with the ideas of Martha Nussbaum, as expressed in her recent book Creating Capabilities. Design/methodology/approach – The author's discussion focuses on the relationship which exists between Nussbaum's capabilities approach and...

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