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Disabled people's living standards: filling a policy vacuum
Doessel, D.P.; Williams, Ruth F.G. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) March, pp. 341-357
Purpose – Government policy can alleviate inequities in living standards. Disabled people often qualify for government assistance which is one way that their living standard can improve, although arbitrary systems for distributing assistance are not likely to serve equity objectives. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009131062
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Volunteer work and domain satisfactions: evidence from Italy
Fiorillo, Damiano - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) January, pp. 97-124
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the determinants of three domain satisfactions, focusing on volunteer work supplied in official non-profit service associations. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses the data from the Multiscopo Survey of Households (MSH) conducted...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421146
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The hierarchy of human needs and their social valuation
Gomes, Orlando - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) February, pp. 237-259
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the valuation of human needs within a given hierarchy. An important distinction is made between private utility and social relevance of needs. Design/methodology/approach – The authors consider a generic hierarchy of needs in a world of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009131044
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What drives behavioral intention of mobile money adoption? The case of ancient susu saving operations in Ghana
Osei-Assibey, Eric - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 11, pp. 962-979
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the ancient susu savings operation in Ghana and the behavioural intention or willingness of susu collectors and users to adopt a mobile money (MM) platform as part of their savings practices. More specifically, this study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807656
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Small firms' internationalization for development in Tanzania: Exploring the network phenomenon
Rutashobya, Lettice; Jaensson, Jan-Erik - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) January, pp. 159-172
The paper attempts to explore the role of networks in small firms' internationalization in Tanzania. It notes that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509658
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Deviation of community savings groups from their apparent methodology
Maliti, Emmanuel - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 3, pp. 326-336
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide generalised views on ways in which field practice in Tanzania deviates … from the practice, the study adds value to the literature which is largely dominated by economic and poverty impact of …
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Changing the Rules
Harris, Geoff - In: International Journal of Social Economics 26 (1999) 4, pp. 581-583
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Small firms' internationalization for development in Tanzania
Rutashobya, Lettice; Jaensson, Jan‐Erik - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) 1/2, pp. 159-172
The paper attempts to explore the role of networks in small firms' internationalization in Tanzania. It notes that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805189
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Global food crisis: magnitude, causes and policy measures
Singh, Sumanjeet - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) January, pp. 23-36
-economic systems, and political structures. The challenges in achieving food security are to reduce poverty, increase food security … break the cycle of poverty. Originality/value – The paper presents comprehensive research work in the field of global food …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081255
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Micro-level determinants of poverty reduction in Sri Lanka: a multivariate approach
Silva, Indunil De - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) March, pp. 140-158
Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to construct a poverty profile for Sri Lanka, and examine the micro …-level determinants and correlates of poverty. Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on the latest Sri Lanka Integrated Survey … commissioned by the World Bank. The unconditional poverty profile was constructed using three different poverty measures (poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081292