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Economy of post‐Communist capitalism under the financial crisis

Papava, Vladimer - In: Studies in Economics and Finance 27 (2010) 2, pp. 135-147

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to distinguish the economic foundations of post‐Communist capitalism and to …/methodology/approach – This question is approached by studying the “necroeconomy” as a phenomenon of post‐Communist capitalism and the … countries of post‐Communist capitalism owing also to their exposure to necroeconomy. Findings – It is found that the financial …

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A Comparison of Privatization in Capitalist and Socialist Countries

Cameron, Colleen W. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 19 (1992) 6, pp. 55-60

Reports intensive country studies conducted for a sample of ten countries – five historically socially planned and five predominantly market economies – for comparative analyses of socioeconomic‐political characteristics prior to privatization. Purpose was to discern if there were any...

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The Muslim Republics of the CIS : Their Political Economy under Communism, Capitalism and Islam

Alam Choudhury, Masudul - In: International Journal of Social Economics 21 (1994) 5/6, pp. 3-32

Discusses the present‐day economic trans‐formation sponsored by the IMF in the direction of privatization in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Chooses as case study the Muslim CIS bloc as the perfect example of the fiasco of the prescriptions of structural transformation by the...

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A Note on Misconceptions about Market and Non‐market Economies

Raiklin, Ernest; Yousefi, Mahmood - In: International Journal of Social Economics 21 (1994) 5/6, pp. 56-60

economic analysis is wrong in denying the existence of markets and capitalism to certain modern societies (e.g. the former …, China, Cuba and others may be characterized as totalitarian state capitalism. …

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Positive Wirtschaftsanalyse oder normativer Wirtschaftsentwurf? : Adam Smiths kommerzielle Gesellschaft als wirtschaftspolitische Utopie

Kremser, Christian E. W. - In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 67 (2018) 2, pp. 219-245

Abstract Many people consider Adam Smith the first economist to describe the functioning of capitalism. In fact, Smith … must be considered less the discoverer of capitalism, but rather as its inventor. The economic laws Smith formulated are …

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Adam Smith und die Bankenregulierung Ein Widerspruch zu einer sonst liberalen Wirtschaftspolitik?

Kremser, Christian E. W. - In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 63 (2014) 3, pp. 293-328

Abstract Proponents of liberal economic policies in the financial market often refer to the moral and economic authority of Adam Smith, the founder of economics as a science, to add weight to their recommendations. They think, they can do so, because Adam Smith is in these circles considered a...

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A Commentary on Adam Smith and International Business

Forsgren, Mats; Yamin, Mo - In: Multinational Business Review 18 (2010) 1, pp. 95-112

A close reading of Adam Smith’s works, “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of Wealth of Nations” and “The Theory of Moral Sentiments,” indicates that he would not support the advocacy of free markets wholeheartedly. His view on market systems, although “free,” implies strong...

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Agency theory and financial crime: the paradox of the opportunistic executive

Dion, Michel - In: Journal of Financial Crime 23 (2016) 3, pp. 574-587

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to philosophically address the issue of managerial opportunism and to describe the paradox of the opportunistic executive, particularly when the CEO could be considered as a “criminal-to-be”. Design/methodology/approach It will be seen to what extent...

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Adam Smith as Bodhisattva? A metta analysis of global leadership

William Swierczek, Fredric; Jousse, Dominique - In: Journal of Management Development 33 (2014) 8/9, pp. 786-796

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review approaches to Authentic Leadership and Mindfulness and to Global Competencies from the Buddhist perspective of Leadership Rajadhamma. It considers the parallel approach of Adam Smith's Moral Leadership. Design/methodology/approach – The...

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Revisiting Adam Smith's theory of the falling rate of profit

Tsoulfidis, Lefteris; Paitaridis, Dimitris - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) 5, pp. 304-313

Purpose – This paper aims to present the salient features of Smith's argument of the falling rate of profit. This theory has usually been interpreted as a result of the intensification of competition in the markets of goods and services of the factors of production. This aspect of Adam Smith...

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