This paper explores the relationship between economic growth and the welfare state. We argue that: (i) the institutional constraints set by the international monetary system may be at least as effective determinants of growth differentials between countries as the different dimensions of their...

There is a considerable literature, albeit inconclusive, on whether workers in the nonprofit sector are paid less than their counterparts in the private and public sectors. For example, a large national study in the U.S. showed positive and negative differentials for some occupations and...

This article examines the interchangeability of paid and volunteer labor. It reports on estimates and prevalence of such interchangeability through a series of studies of Canadian nonprofits: two national surveys of nonprofit organizations and case studies of two hospitals. The first study found...

Webcast of "Flexible Work Arrangements and Low-Wage Work," a briefing held on Wednesday, July 8, 2009, and presented by Workplace Flexibility 2010 and the New America Foundation.Panelists presented "the latest research on scheduling challenges faced by low-wage workers, [. . .] common sense...

The adoption of import oriented policies introduced distortions into the economy which caused Nigeria to ignore resource-based industry in agriculture, petroleum and metal production. The resulted in the transfer of technology into industries with a continual reliance on imported inputs. This...

This dissertation is a multi-method, institutional theoretic study that sought to understand how organizational communication in the United States petroleum industry functioned as a device for corporate legitimation over the years 1975-1990. The study investigated the symbolic dimension of...

The historical development of the system is shown from the beginning unto 2001. Several picked important problems are discussed ( i.e. small stages - character and importance of the directors and their influence on the demand ) and tested ba statistical methods. The development of the subsidies...

1. Introduction Power industry deregulation and electricity market restructuring, which began in Chile in the 1980s and then spread to Norway, New Zealand and the UK, were introduced in the United States with the passage of the Energy Policy Act (EPA) of 1992 (Jameson, 1997). The EPA and...

High-profile corporate scandals earlier in this decade provoked outrage and legislative action, however corporate executive-level ethical lapses continue to come to light. This article examines the work of Professor Dunfee and his co-authors on corruption, ethical leadership, and social...