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A ‘Third Culture’ in Economics? An Essay on Smith, Confucius andthe Rise of China
Herrmann-Pillath, Carsten - Frankfurt School of Finance & Management - 2011
can affect certain foundational principlesin economics, such as the assumptions on individualism and self …-cultural communication theory, which starts out from the observation thatthe Chinese model was already influential during the European … woven together in a comparison between Confucianthinking and Adam Smith, especially with regard to the ‘Theory of Moral …
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Evolving Preferences andPolicy Advice in Democratic Society
Vanberg, Viktor - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften - 2009
Beyond its explanatory ambitions as positive science, economics has always had its normativeor applied branch that aims at providing advice about how man’s socio-economic conditionmight be improved. Under the name welfare economics the discipline’s normative branch hasbeen formalized, in the...
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A Note on the Principle of“Normative Individualism"
Schubert, Christian - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> / Abteilung … - 2005
According to the principle of Normative Individualism, the evaluation of economicstates and processes should be guided …
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Does Culture InfluenceAsset Managers’ Views and Behavior?
Beckmann, Daniela; Menkhoff, Lukas; Sutō, Megumi - Universität <Hannover> / Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche … - 2007
, controlling for various determinants, the dimensionof more Individualism predicts less herding behavior, more Power Distanceleads …
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Community Issues and the Bioeconomy Transition:Moving Independence from Imported Oil and ClimateChange Up the Local Policy Agenda
Boren, Mark Edelman - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2009
My assignment today is to comment on Community Issues that are likely to emerge during thetransition to a bioeconomy …
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Travelling in the Social Science Community: Assessing the Impact of the Indian Green Revolution Across Disciplines
Howlett, Peter - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2008
The Indian Green Revolution, which began in the late 1960s,offers an exemplary case for studying the nature of evidence andhow it travels between academia and the public sphere, betweendifferent academic disciplines and over time. Initial assessmentsof the Green Revolution’s effects were...
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East Enders: Family and community in East London
Mumford, Katharine; Power, Anne T. - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2003
East Enders tells the story of a hundred families who live in two of the lowestincome areas in the East End of London, Hackney and Newham. The East Endhas the biggest concentration of poverty in the capital. It lies at the heart of theThames Gateway, London’s major growth area.Nearly half the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008766031
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Talking to Families in Leeds and Sheffield
Bowman, Helen - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2001
diverse area, stretching out of Sheffield city centre.Three-quarters of the families in both areas felt that community spirit … families wanted to know that they could relyon their local community in times of need.All families shared worries about their … children, but most families valued theirlocal community.[...] …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008766034
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Low income housing estates: a report to HammersmithUnited Charities on supporting communities, preventingsocial exclusion and tackling need in the London Boroughof Hammersmith and...
Lane, Laura; Power, Anne T. - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2009
This report provides information on the levels of deprivation and need in 4 estates within theLondon Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. These estates are:Edward WoodsWhite CityWilliam ChurchOld Oak[...]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008785039
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Report to Incommunities on the About Turn Project
Power, Anne T.; Lane, Laura; Serle, Nicola - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2008
This is an independent account of the work of the Incommunities About Turn project to support households in difficulty with their tenancy. The project has run for 3 years and has a track record in dealing with difficult tenancies. LSE Housing has examined the tenancy records, evidence from staff...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008836908