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CSR disclosure on the web: major themes in the banking sector
Vilar, Vítor Hugo; Simão, João - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 3, pp. 296-318
Purpose – Corporate social responsibility became a core topic in the management and activity of banks. Being a bidirectional, permanent, updateable and universal access communication channel, the internet contributed to transform the way the organizations report social responsibility to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807752
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An econometric model of the determinants of private investment and a CGE model of the impact of democracy on investment and economic growth in Fiji
Narayan, Paresh Kumar - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) October, pp. 1017-1031
a particular focus on the impact of democracy on investment. Design/methodology/approach – The first step was to … was found that democracy has a positive and statistically significant impact on private investment in Fiji. The paper … a CGE model to examine the impact of democracy, via investment, on other macroeconomic fundaments. No other study is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081316
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A democratic view on prosperity
Cojanu, Valentin - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) August, pp. 565-579
economic system of democracy. It seeks to put forth the concept of economic democracy and understand as the process enabling … prosperity based on occupational diversification as a practical consequence of the economic democracy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081327
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Institutional convergence of Turkish Islam and European social democracy on the political economy of social question
Akan, Taner - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) December, pp. 70-96
Conservative Democracy in Turkey in their politico-economic strategies for dealing with the social question with the thought that … contextualised into the evolutionary cycles of the socialism ? social democracy ? the Third Way in Europe and the Just Order … ? Conservative Democracy in the Ottoman-Turkish territory. Initially focusing on the first cycle, the paper then turns to examine the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009644177
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Restoring pragmatism in American governance
Wolnicki, Miron - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) July, pp. 490-502
Purpose – The greatest asset of US capitalism until recently has been a blend of pragmatism with a passion to create the best socio-economic system in the world. Today the USA is besieged by unprecedented budget deficit, public debt, financial crises, unemployment and rising...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010551548
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Social capital and subjective happiness in Taiwan
Chang, Wen-Chun - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) June, pp. 844-868
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test the theoretical predictions of the social capital investment model and examine the relationships between different forms of social capital and subjective happiness in Taiwan. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses the data from the Survey...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004993590
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The distributional role of small business in development
Amini, Amin - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) March, pp. 370-383
Economic growth, without distributional measures and policies, engenders inequality and concentration. National income may be distributed either through the establishment of a proper welfare system, or by the encouragement of and incentive for economic activities and policies with built-in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008515774
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Democratic development: a comprehensive concept of comparative assessment
Holmes, Jennifer S.; Piñeres, Sheila Amin Gutiérrez de - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) January, pp. 54-76
Purpose – Existing attempts to assess national development and processes of democratization suffer from conceptual and … concept of democracy to provide a common set of categories to evaluate its depth and quality. Design/methodology/approach – In … order to measure the depth and health of democracy, democratic development incorporates four categories of human progress …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005047673
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Social versus conservative democracies and homicide rates
Marktanner, Marcus; Noiset, Luc - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) April, pp. 292-310
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critique recent findings that democratic practices are positively related to homicide rates. Design/methodology/approach – Economic rational choice model supported by empirical evidence. Findings – It was found that higher homicide rates are only...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010742467
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Social versus conservative democracies and homicide rates
Marktanner, Marcus; Noiset, Luc - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) April, pp. 292-310
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critique recent findings that democratic practices are positively related to homicide rates. Design/methodology/approach – Economic rational choice model supported by empirical evidence. Findings – It was found that higher homicide rates are only...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010686108