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Pluralism and deformalisation as mechanisms in the achievement of more equitable and just outcomes – the move from „Classical Formalism“ to deformalisation.
Ojo, Marianne - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
By tracing the development and evolvement of certain legal theories over the centuries, as well as consequences emanating from such developments, this paper highlights how and why a shift from the model of „classical formalism“ towards more deformalised models has arisen. The paper also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009223337
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Ethno-diversity and bio-diversity: Methods and measurement
Evers, Hans-Dieter; Yusoff, Anis; Shamsul, A. BB. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
diversity index” is proposed and used in the analysis of Malaysia’s plural society. This index is based on Simpson’s diversity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008532164
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Moral Behavior in Stock Markets: Islamic finance and socially responsible investment
Pitluck, Aaron Z. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
professional fund managers has been so popular in Malaysia and yet has had to date relatively little influence in the United States … stock market. Drawing from over 125 ethnographic interviews with financial workers in Malaysia, this paper argues that moral … Malaysia is strong because Islamic social movements have reformed the Malaysian stock market’s structure. Specifically, a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789952
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Shadow economy revisited: logic, morality and intuition in corrupt practices and illegal channels
Orkodashvili, Mariam - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The aim of the paper is to analyze how corruption contributes to the spread of shadow economy and damages viable economic development of any country. The unfreedoms that are created under the conditions of illegal transactions and corrupt practices considerably limit the opportunities of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008596407
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Submission from the Association for Heterodox Economics to the International Benchmarking Review on Research Assessment
Freeman, Alan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This article, deposited for archival purposes with Repec, contains the submission of the UK-based Association for Heterodox Economics (AHE) on the benchmarking of research assessment in economics in the UK, to a consultation organised by the Economics and Social Science Research Council (ESRC)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258872
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Cultural Identity, Diversity and European Integration. Introductory Study
Brie, Mircea; Polgar, Istvan; Chirodea, Florentina - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
”. Cultural diversity, pluralism and multiculturalism are elements specific to the European area. The European integration process …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258928
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Defining and Measuring Metropolitan Regions: a rationale
Freeman, Alan; Cheshire, Paul - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
This paper was presented an OECD working group of city measurement, in Paris, in November 2006. It presents the rationale for, and a method for measuring, the ‘Functional Urban Region’ of London which establishes an estimate of its true economic extent, independent of its actual or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260786
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Beyond talking the talk: towards a critical pluralist practice
Freeman, Alan; Kliman, Andrew - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
one of the earliest to argue that pluralism in economics requires formal rules of conduct to guarantee pluralism in …. The guiding principle of this reform is what we term critical pluralism. There are two key ideas in this. The first is … explanations of that reality. Pluralism is thus not a normative or ethically desirable adjunct to science but a necessary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260978
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Economists, listen to Feyerabend
Thomas, Alex M - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper revisits the writings of the philosopher of science, Paul Feyerabend, in order to argue for pluralism in … economics education. In particular, the benefits of pluralism, the role of science and the notion of scientific rationality are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008694006
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Catechism versus pluralism: the heterodox response to the national undergraduate curriculum proposed by the UK Quality Assurance Authority
Freeman, Alan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Paper presented to the 2007 conference of the International Confederation for Pluralism in Economics (ICAPE), June 1 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836214