Antonio Oliveira Marreca foi um economista português (e por um breve período também professor de economia politica) de meados do seculo XIX que, a partir de uma certa fase, se revelou desalinhado do cânone liberal dominante e se aproximou das perspectivas do 'sistema nacional de economia...

Alan S. Milward was an economic historian who developed an implicit theory of historical change. His interpretation which was neither liberal nor Marxist posited that social, political, and economic change, for it to be sustainable, had to be a gradual process rather than one resulting from a...

It is often claimed that what is popularly known as the "flying geese paradigm" of dynamic comparative advantage has accurately depicted the East Asian catching-up process. This paper presents a critical study of the paradigm, as well as its application to the current situation in East Asia...

The distinct characteristic in James Buchanan's thinking about federalism in contrast to the traditional theory of fiscal federalism is his view about fiscal competition. In this paper, it is demonstrated that this thinking went through three stages. From the 1950s to the beginning of the 1970s,...

Theoretical study identifying one modality with conditions necesary for the financial stabilization of an inherently unstable system; and 5040 other unstable dynamic modes. It draws on knowledge made available by the academic field of Control Engineering.

The rapid development of a new comparative advantage in the hi-tech sector in Israel in the period 1995-2005 provides an example of a new form of foreign direct investment (FDI). Unlike traditional FDI, this new form of international investment that we dubbed financial foreign direct investment...

One major change in the world of international business and finance is the growing role of private equity investments in firms in emerging markets. In little more then four years, since 2003, the money raised by international, primarily American private equity funds for investment in emerging...

Turkey Abstract: Bu makale, bir ülkede doğal kaynak kapsamında petrol ve doğalgaz rezervlerinin bulunmasıdurumunda bu durumun ülke üzerindeki ekonomik etkilerini bulmayı amaçlamaktadır. Dolayısıyla,Hollanda Hastalığı’nın uzun dönemde ülke ekonomisine olacak muhtemel negatif...

This study provides a unique case study into the impact of stock exchange financing within the fully shari'ya compliant Islamic economy of Sudan. The evidence suggests that while Islamic financial instruments have considerable potential in facilitating development finance through their emphasis...

The sourcing of low-cost finance to facilitate corporate expansion on competitive terms is a major challenge to firms from emerging markets. There are additional constraints in Islamic markets as financial instruments must adhere to shari'ya law. This paper examines the approach taken by the...