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Exploring the sources and benefits of cooperation: The role and challenges of relational and moral goods
Lopes, Helena; Calapez, Teresa - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) July, pp. 607-627
without questioning the individualistic set-up on which it is grounded. This paper aims to develop a theory of cooperation … cooperation and the relational, as opposed to atomistic, nature of individuals must be acknowledged. Design … the social benefits of cooperation. A categorical components analysis was carried out to build indicators for the notions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319856
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The effect of subtle religious representations on cooperation
Ahmed, Ali; Hammarstedt, Mats - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) October, pp. 900-910
. The authors study the impact of religious representations on prosocial behavior in terms of cooperation in a one … religious representations increased cooperation in the experiment, that is, increased contributions to the public good. The … religiosity were not correlated with cooperation in this study. Originality/value – The paper adds to the growing body of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320530
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Discrimination, inequality and the competitive model of US education
Luker, Bill; Cobb, Steven L.; Luker, William A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 28 (2001) 10/11/12, pp. 987-1002
US public education is dominated by a win‐lose competitive model. While this model has been relatively successful in educating and training most Americans to function in the type of economic environment that has prevailed since the Second World War, it has almost completely failed to develop a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014806872
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Exploring the sources and benefits of cooperation
Lopes, Helena; Calapez, Teresa - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) 7, pp. 607-627
without questioning the individualistic set‐up on which it is grounded. This paper aims to develop a theory of cooperation … cooperation and the relational, as opposed to atomistic, nature of individuals must be acknowledged. Design … the social benefits of cooperation. A categorical components analysis was carried out to build indicators for the notions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805681
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The effect of subtle religious representations on cooperation
Ahmed, Ali; Hammarstedt, Mats - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) 11, pp. 900-910
. The authors study the impact of religious representations on prosocial behavior in terms of cooperation in a one … religious representations increased cooperation in the experiment, that is, increased contributions to the public good. The … religiosity were not correlated with cooperation in this study. Originality/value – The paper adds to the growing body of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805703
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Does activism matter? The case of environmental policy in the US states
Basu, Suchandra; Devaraj, Nirupama - In: International Journal of Social Economics 41 (2014) 10, pp. 923-943
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of activism in determining the identity of the “green” median voter and the influence of the green voter on environmental regulatory stringency in the US states. Design/methodology/approach – Regulatory stringency is measured...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807493
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Intergenerational equity and social discount rates: what have we learned over recent decades?
Roche, Julian - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 12, pp. 1539-1556
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine what the significant contributions to the intergenerational equity and social discount rate (SDR) literature have been over recent decades and presents what policy progress has been made as a result. Design/methodology/approach The approach has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807510
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An economic analysis of the philosophical common good
Murphy, Tim; Parkey, Jeff - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 8, pp. 823-840
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze economically several versions of the philosophical common good in order to contribute to the search for a viable conceptualization of the common good. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents an economic analysis of the common good by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807573
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The difference between Partners and Strangers designs in public goods experiments
Nihonsugi, Tsuyoshi - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 6, pp. 554-572
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on conditional cooperation and investigate whether the difference in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807668
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Deprivation in slums and child poverty: study on Kolkata
De, Indranil; Nag, Tirthankar - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 7, pp. 739-759
Purpose – The study attempts to look into the poverty and deprivation in slums across various social and religious groups and its bearing on the children. It not only analyses income poverty but also looks at derivation of access to basic services including water, sanitation and drainage. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807855