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A Methodological Case Study on the Theory of Demand
Müller, Olaf L. - 2005
My philosophical case study concerns textbook presentations of the theory of demand. Does this theory contain anything …. But then, the theory implies false factual claims. We can avoid this result by embracing the theory’s normative character … of physics by Oliver Timmer. Applying his ideas to the theory of demand reveals that the statements of this discipline …
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A Good Time for Gross National Happiness
Bakshi, Rajni - 2004
This essay will examine just some signs of change in economic and social thought in the North-South relations. It does not attempt to offer a comprehensive overview of the creative possibilities for positive change that are now visible on the world stage. The basic premise of this exploration is...
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Gross National Happiness: Towards a New Paradigm in Economics
Tideman, Sander G. - 2004
theory. GNH can be regarded as the Buddhist equivalent to Gross National Product (GNP), which is the conventional indicator …
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Towards an Economics of Happiness
Norberg-Hodge, Helena; Gorelick, Steven - 2004
The authors have studied the effects of global economic development on individuals and cultures for the last three decades and have concluded that the most strategic and effective way of building a more positive future is through economic localisation. Fundamentally, localisation is about...
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A REINTERPRETATION OF SUSTAINABILITY UNDER THE SIGN OF CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION
Pohoata, Ion; Crupenschi, Vladimir Mihai; Diaconasu, … - 2018
Sustainability is usually constructed in terms of environmental preservation or of replicating a certain output level. To challenge the status-quo, we argue that it is a matter of preserving a certain version of social order, which can only be replicated by a trickle-down pattern of conspicuous...
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Risk premiums and benefit measures for generalized-expected-utility theories
Quiggin, J; Chambers, RG - 1998
Standard tools for the analysis of economic problems involving uncertainty, including risk premiums, certainty equivalents and the notions of absolute and relative risk aversion, are developed without making specific assumptions on functional form beyond the basic requirements of monotonicity,...
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Ausländische Direktinvestitionen und Welthandelsordnung
Panetta, Frank - 2001
Angesichts der Bedeutung ausländischer Direktinvestitionen in den globalen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ist ein multilaterales Investitionsabkommen (MAI) zwingend notwendig. Dieses sollte die Liberalisierung der Etablierung und des operativen Geschäfts ausländischer Investoren induzieren wie auch...
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Forced migration and resettlement as a strategy for development: An analysis of implications based on a study of the New Halfa Scheme in eastern Sudan
Plater, Terry Denise - 1994
Involuntary migration and resettlement is examined as a development strategy and analyzed in an intensive study of the New Halfa Scheme in eastern Sudan. New Halfa was created between 1962 and 1969 to foster economic development through large-scale irrigated agriculture and to compensate,...
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Understanding IT adoption and consumption within the social structure of a consumer's economy
Ting, Sherman; Dawson, Linda; Dubelaar, Chris - 2009
Research into adoption, acceptance and consumption of Information Technology (IT) within its diffusion cycle has been extensively studied in Information Systems (IS) and marketing. However, research often focused too narrowly on technology adoption rates and drivers leading to technology...
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