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Problems to agricultural sustainability in developing countries and a potential solution: diversity
Regmi, Punya P.; Weber, Karl E. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 27 (2000) 7/8/9/10, pp. 788-801
Problems addressed, in reporting from relevant sources, include population pressure, subsistence agriculture, rural … form an insurmountable barrier in the development path toward sustainable agriculture. Efforts made so far have had impacts …
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Sustainability of land use in north‐east India
Tisdell, Clem; Roy, Kartik - In: International Journal of Social Economics 24 (1997) 1/2/3, pp. 160-177
University. Identifies priority areas for future research as sustainable agriculture and use of forestry resources with the …‐eastern Indian states consists of tribal people, many of whom still engage in shifting agriculture and are still very dependent on …, traditional practices in agriculture and forest use in this part of India are no longer sustainable, noting that the incomes of …
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The Age of Sustainable Development
Simonis, Udo E. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 2500-2502
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Determinants of rural people to join cooperatives in Northern Ethiopia
Nugusse, Woldegebrial Zeweld; Huylenbroeck, Guido Van; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) November, pp. 1094-1094
Purpose – There are many farmers in rural Ethiopia, who do not join cooperative societies, despite the different technical and financial supports from the government. This study thus aims to investigate the main factors that inspire rural people to join into the cooperatives....
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A deliberative ethic for development: A Nepalese journey from Bourdieu through Kant to Dewey and Habermas
Cameron, John; Ojha, Hemant - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) February, pp. 66-87
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the possibility of a procedural deliberative alternative to an atomistic conception of individuals and an economic logic of markets or a priori universal lists, as ethical foundation for evaluating socio-economic change....
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Assessing sustainability of faith-based enterprises in Kenya
Ndemo, Elijah Bitange - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) May, pp. 446-462
Purpose – This paper is concerned with sustainable development (supporting profit-making enterprises as alternatives to providing relief efforts in developing countries) of faith-based enterprises in Kenya focusing on the question of measuring social enterprises as a strategy for the...
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A model of human behaviour for sustainability
Zabel, Hans-Ulrich - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) August, pp. 717-734
Purpose – The paper aims to explicate the systematic creation of social and ecological scarcities within an absolutely monetised economy and derives the necessity to change the “rules of the game” for doing business towards sustainability. Therefore, a model of human behaviour is developed...
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Goods and persons, reasons and responsibilities
Gasper, Des - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) February, pp. 6-18
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present exploration of themes that interconnect six studies in environmentally and socially sustainable human development. Design/methodology/approach – The article presents an overview of the papers included in this special issue. Findings – As...
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Circulation economics – a turn towards sustainability
Ingebrigtsen, Stig; Jakobsen, Ove - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) August, pp. 580-593
Purpose – This paper is an attempt to advance the critical discussion regarding environmental and societal responsibility in economics and business. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents and discusses as a holistic, organic perspective enabling innovative solutions to challenges...
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Green community entrepreneurship: creative destruction in the social economy
Gliedt, Travis; Parker, Paul - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) August, pp. 538-553
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the process of green community entrepreneurship in the social economy by studying creative responses among environmental non-profit organizations to an external fiscal shock. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 12 managers of...
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