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Globalisation, development and poverty in the Pacific Islands

Tisdell, Clem - In: International Journal of Social Economics 29 (2002) 12, pp. 902-922

Using the United Nations’ definition of least developed nations, examines the socioeconomic situation of the least developed Pacific island nations, namely the Melanesian countries – the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, the Polynesian countries – Samoa and Tuvalu, and the Micronesian country...

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Norms for evaluating economic globalization

Gaburro, Giuseppe; O'Boyle, Edward J. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 30 (2003) 1/2, pp. 95-118

globalization. There are two perspectives regarding globalization: mainstream economics and personalist economics. The first … evaluating economic globalization. Mainstream economics brings to bear a few principles from positive economics. Personalist … relevant to evaluating economic globalization properly. Our argument rests on principles from personalist economics and two …

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Income inequality between skilled individuals

Svizzero, Serge; Tisdell, Clem - In: International Journal of Social Economics 30 (2003) 11, pp. 1118-1130

It is widely agreed that income inequality has increased in OECD countries over the past two decades. Most of the debate has focused on the distinction between skilled and unskilled workers. However inequality increased not only among those with different observable traits but also within groups...

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Institutional paradigm and the management of transitions

Nwankwo, Sonny; Richards, Darlington - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) 1/2, pp. 111-130

One of the overarching goals of many African countries since the past two decades has been the rapid move towards integration with the global economy. This is evident through far‐reaching macroeconomic and political reforms now taking place in these countries. However, despite the aggressive...

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International apparel trade and developing economies in Africa

Hurreeram, Dinesh Kumar; Little, David - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) 1/2, pp. 131-142

policies and focuses on the challenges that African economies involved in apparel exports will face in the wake of world …

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The evolution of development economics and globalization

Piasecki, Ryszard; Wolnicki, Miron - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) 3, pp. 300-314

, economists expected that globalization would come to be a panacea for all developing countries. They advocated the abandonment of …

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Will the Euro be passé or handmaiden to global growth and development?

Salih, Thamir M. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) 4, pp. 365-369

The capacity to generate and how to avoid the dismantling of wealth is the premise upon which the European Union (EU) has been established. The road to EU as a nation will not be as smooth as some European countries would have hoped. Structural incompatibilities, political rivalry and...

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On the theory and practice of finance

Ardalan, Kavous - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) 7, pp. 684-705

The purpose of this paper is to provide an explanation for the way the reality in the world of finance comes to be … an explanation for the social construction of the world of finance. …

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Global capitalism and the question of global governance

Taylor, Kenneth B. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) 8, pp. 773-789

improved institutions and institutional arrangements. Globalization during the second half of the twentieth century spread … capitalist institutions and liberal politics around the world. This paper examines the fundamental forces underlying these … government naturally arises. The relationship between the forces of socio‐economic evolution, sustainable globalization and …

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Globalization and inequality according to Veblen

Wellington, Donald C.; Zandvakili, Sourushe - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) 11/12, pp. 1061-1070

. Particular attention is paid to how Veblen's ideas can be applied to today's social economy, especially where globalization and …

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