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Rethinking the sacred and secular divide: Accounting and accountability practices in the Diocese of Ferrara (1431-1457)
Bigoni, Michele; Gagliardo, Enrico Deidda; Funnell, Warwick - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 26 (2013) April, pp. 567-594
Purpose – Informed by the work of Laughlin and Booth, this paper aims to analyze the role of accounting and accountability practices within the fifteenth century Roman Catholic Church, more specifically within the Diocese of Ferrara (northern Italy), in order to determine the presence of a...
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Attractivité et stratégies de développement de trois zones textiles de l'océan Indien
Dimou, Michel; Fernand, Phidélice - In: Mondes en développement n° 144 (2008) 4, pp. 115-128
growth dynamics. Mauritius? strategy was based on locally integrating the export-base activities, while Sri Lanka has chosen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005560321
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Integrating Economic and Social Policy: Good practices from high achieving countries
Mehrotra, Santosh - 2000
This paper examines the successes of ten 'high-achievers' - countries with social indicators far higher than might be expected given their national wealth. Their progress in such fields as education and health offers lessons for social policy elsewhere in the developing world. Based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005430344
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African Development,Partnership and Rationality Challenge:An Exposition
NWAOBI, GODWIN - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
system is based on a consensus of values among its members while every society is at every point subject to processes of … some aspect of this environment are imperative. This paper therefore argues that GOD has created man and African society …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259767
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Economics and religion: Globalization as the cause of secularization as viewed by Adam Smith
Alvey, James E. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) March, pp. 249-267
Purpose – In the Western world the voices calling for a secular society have grown ever louder over the last three … economic and moral grounds. Design/methodology/approach – A discussion focusing on those calling for a secular society and, in … history from a purportedly positive view, they have argued that “modernization” leads to a secular society. Recently …
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Festivals Under Shadow of Terror
Joshi, Swati - eSocialSciences - 2008
The terror attacks everywhere have impacted on young people’s lives in many ways. A point of view from Vadodara, India.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009250079
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Human embryonic stem cell science and policy: The case of Iran
Saniei, Mansooreh - In: Social Science & Medicine 98 (2013) C, pp. 345-350
paper then expands and refines the conceptual bioethical basis for the co-production of science, policy, and society in Iran …
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The One Savior Paradigm
Zeps, Dainis - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The one savior paradigm is discussed not only as doctrinal aspect of religious teachings but as one of mostly manifested aspect of our psychic that should be adequately investigated. We suggest simple idea that could serve as starting cognitive model for the one savior paradigm, that might give...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008565439
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Imag[in]ing accounting and accountability
Davison, Jane; Warren, Samantha - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 22 (2009) August, pp. 845-857
Purpose – This paper aims to set out several of the key issues and areas of the inter-disciplinary field of visual perspectives on accounting and accountability, and to introduce the papers that compose this AAAJ special issue. Design/methodology/approach – This takes the form of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009318055
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Corporate governance, accountability and mechanisms of accountability: an overview
Brennan, Niamh M.; Solomon, Jill - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 21 (2008) September, pp. 885-906
Purpose – This paper aims to review traditional corporate governance and accountability research, to suggest opportunities for future research in this field. Design/methodology/approach – The first part adopts an analytical frame of reference based on theory, accountability mechanisms,...
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