Der vorliegende Beitrag zielt darauf, eine fundierte Vorgehensweise für die Untersuchung der Frage zu entwickeln, welche Auswirkungen die mentale Verfaßtheit ökonomischen Akteure auf ihr mikroökonomisches Entscheidungs- und Wahlhandlungsverhalten hat und welche Konsequenzen sich daraus auf...

Der vorliegende Beitrag zielt darauf, eine fundierte Vorgehensweise für die Untersuchung der Frage zu entwickeln, welche Auswirkungen die mentale Verfaßtheit ökonomischen Akteure auf ihr mikroökonomisches Entscheidungs- und Wahlhandlungsverhalten hat und welche Konsequenzen sich daraus auf...

Der vorliegende Beitrag zielt darauf, eine fundierte Vorgehensweise für die Untersuchung der Frage zu entwickeln, welche Auswirkungen die mentale Verfaßtheit ökonomischen Akteure auf ihr mikroökonomisches Entscheidungs- und Wahlhandlungsverhalten hat und welche Konsequenzen sich daraus auf...

Our article presents an index of institutional complementarity for 27 postcommunist economies, and evaluates a key claim of the Varieties of Capitalism paradigm. The empirical novelty of the index lies in its integration of informal institutions as well as its combination of macro-level and...

This paper will address a few critical components of social change and social justice including social responsibility, social change, public policy initiatives, and the role of social entrepreneurs in mobilizing communities through building partnership and coalitions for achieving social change....

A conventional reading of economic history implies that free market reforms rescued the world’s economies from stagnancy during the 1970s and 1980s. I reexamine a well-established econometric literature linking economic freedom to growth, and argue that their positive findings hinge on two...

This article examines the relationship between "economic freedom" and economic growth. Previous studies have found a positive relationship between economic growth rates and "economic freedom", and used this relationship as a basis for arguing that more liberal economic policies promote...

This article examines the relationship between "economic freedom" and economic growth. Previous studies have found a positive relationship between economic growth rates and "economic freedom", and used this relationship as a basis for arguing that more liberal economic policies promote...

A conventional reading of economic history implies that free market reforms rescued the world’s economies from stagnancy during the 1970s and 1980s. I reexamine a well-established econometric literature linking economic freedom to growth, and argue that their positive findings hinge on two...

North Korea is perceived by many as one of the most totalitarian societies of modern time. But in the wake of the economic collapse of the 1990s, North Korean totalitarianism has grappled with new conditions. This paper examines how the country’s totalitarian character has been upheld through...