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Information and communications technology: a non‐income influence on economic well being

Gani, Azmat; Clemes, Michael D. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) 9, pp. 649-663

Purpose – This paper tests the hypothesis that more information via higher levels of diffusion of ICT: a non‐income influence, leads to an improvement in societal well being using data from a large sample of low‐income countries. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical procedure...

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Aging population, emigration and growth in Barbados

Banik, Arindam; Bhaumik, Pradip K. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) 11, pp. 781-788

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the dual effect of demographic changes and emigration of young people on the economic growth of small Caribbean economies and the serious economic challenges arising therefrom. Design/methodology/approach – The paper develops a theoretical...

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Financial development, trade and growth triangle: the case of India

Turan Katircioglu, Salih; Kahyalar, Neslihan; Benar, Hasret - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) 9, pp. 586-598

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the possible co‐integration and the direction of causality between financial …‐2004 period have been used to investigate co‐integration and Granger causality tests between financial development, international … is the first of its kind which investigates the possible co‐integration and the direction of causality between the …

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Economic size and performance of dispersed and clustered small scale enterprises in India

Narayana, M.R. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) 9, pp. 599-611

Purpose – The purpose of this study is the empirical measurement and analysis of economic size and performance of dispersed and clustered small‐scale enterprises (SSEs) in India. Design/methodology/approach – Methodology is descriptive and comparative, using a combination of different...

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Critical evaluation of growth strategies: India and China

Basu, Parikshit K. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) 9, pp. 664-677

Purpose – This paper aims to attempt to compare the development strategies and achievements of India and China in the last 50 years and to analyse the challenges lying ahead if the trend continues. Design/methodology/approach – The paper critically evaluates the growth strategies of the two...

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The nexus between stock market and economic activity: an empirical analysis for India

Chandra Padhan, Purna - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) 10, pp. 741-753

activity (IIP) are integrated of order one, i.e. I (1). The Johansen‐Juselius co‐integration tests suggest the existence of one …

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Commonweal vs. free market capitalism: the case of India and China

Rao Korukonda, Appa - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) 10, pp. 772-780

Purpose – China and India, increasingly referred to as the world's emerging giants among emerging economies, represent the second and fourth largest economies in the world, respectively. This paper seeks to provide a comparative assessment of these two countries on selected measures on...

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Globalization, growth, and poverty: the missing link

Akoum, Ibrahim F. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) 4, pp. 226-238

Purpose – To review the literature on the relationship between growth, globalization, and poverty, and present empirical evidence on whether countries registering high growth rates do necessarily succeed in reducing the incidence of poverty. Design/methodology/approach – Notwithstanding data...

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Challenging trickle‐down approach

Azeem Qureshi, Muhammad - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) 4, pp. 269-282

Purpose – Successive governments in Pakistan have been pursuing pro‐growth trickle‐down approach with the proclaimed intent that benefits of growth will ultimately reach all. The purpose of this paper is to challenge this intent with a systemic model and suggest alternative policy....

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Should we replace the environment?

Antoci, Angelo; Borghesi, Simone; Galeotti, Marcello - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) 4, pp. 283-297

Purpose – To protect against the increasing environmental degradation many agents choose today to replace consumption of depleted environmental goods with that of privately produced substitute goods. The present paper aims to highlight how this “self‐protective” behaviour that is...

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