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Financialization: critical assessment based on Catholic social teaching
O'Boyle, Edward J.; Solari, Stefano; Marangoni, GianDemetrio - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) January, pp. 4-16
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address financialization in the light of Catholic social teaching (CST) and investigate the issues surrounding corporate governance and the impact that the priority of shareholder value poses for achieving ethical outcomes in routine economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008522657
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Financialization: critical assessment based on Catholic social teaching
O'Boyle, Edward J.; Solari, Stefano; Marangoni, GianDemetrio - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2009) 1, pp. 4-16
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address financialization in the light of Catholic social teaching (CST) and investigate the issues surrounding corporate governance and the impact that the priority of shareholder value poses for achieving ethical outcomes in routine economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805576
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Motivations, income determinants and livelihood vulnerability of female teenage head porters in Kasoa, Ghana
Otieku, Evans; Ackah, Charles Godfred; Forkuor, David - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 2396-2408
determinants and livelihood vulnerabilities of female teenage head porters. The paper draws from the motivational theory and the … livelihood vulnerability approach to assess the motivations, livelihood vulnerabilities and income determinants of female teenage … determinants of income of respondents. Exposure to frequent malaria, stress and physical pains were common livelihood risk factors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807779
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Mining and livelihood: a microanalysis in Odisha, India
Sahoo, Minati; Mohapatra, Dharmabrata; Sahoo, Dukhabandhu - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 1, pp. 93-113
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of mining on the livelihood of the inhabitants of Keonjhar … span and calls for policy interventions that can lead to sustainable livelihood to the local inhabitants.  …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807162
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Impact of the production of underutilized vegetables on the livelihood of farmers in Southwestern Nigeria
Adejoke Oyedele, Oluwatosin; Adenegan, Kemisola O. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 1669-1682
impact of the production of underutilized vegetables on the livelihood of farmers in South Western Nigeria. Design … is ₦139,336.43. The total income of the participants from all the various livelihood strategies is increased by 29 …
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Evaluating the persistence of subsistence work in contemporary economies: Some lessons from Moscow
Williams, Colin C.; Rodgers, Peter - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) July, pp. 721-737
Purpose – Contrary to the view that the subsistence economy is some minor residue persisting in only a few peripheral enclaves of modern economies, the purpose of this paper is to begin to chart the importance and prevalence of subsistence work across the contemporary economic landscape and...
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Evaluating the persistence of subsistence work in contemporary economies
Williams, Colin C.; Rodgers, Peter - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) 9, pp. 721-737
Purpose – Contrary to the view that the subsistence economy is some minor residue persisting in only a few peripheral enclaves of modern economies, the purpose of this paper is to begin to chart the importance and prevalence of subsistence work across the contemporary economic landscape and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805753
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Economics of access in a developing country: an analysis of firm-conduct in financial services
Okeahalam, Charles - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) December, pp. 923-942
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of industrial concentration on the level of access to financial services in a developing country context. In most studies, price is the only variable that is used to assess conduct. In this paper, we extend the standard approach by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081286
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Social value orientation and regulatory compliance in Ugandan public procurement
Ntayi, Joseph Mpeera; Ngoboka, Pascal; Mutebi, Henry; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 11 (2012) October, pp. 900-920
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceptions and effects of social value orientation, expected utility, fairness in procurement procedures, the legitimacy of the procurement law and the procurement law enforcement authority on compliance with the procurement law,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010584370
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Economics of access in a developing country: an analysis of firm‐conduct in financial services
Okeahalam, Charles - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) 12, pp. 923-942
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of industrial concentration on the level of access to financial services in a developing country context. In most studies, price is the only variable that is used to assess conduct. In this paper, we extend the standard approach by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805427