Der philosophischen Bedeutung folgend, beschreibt „Subsistenz“ die Faehigkeit, aus sich selbst heraus zu existieren. Der vorliegende Beitrag greift dies auf und spezifiziert, was ueblicherweise als „Subsistenzrecht“ bezeichnet wird. Letzteres wird als Moralprinzip vorgestellt, das sich...

Das schwache Rationalitaetsprinzip ist eine heuristische Regel, wie man in den Sozialwissenschaften sinnvollerweise vorgehen kann. Es ist notwendiger Bestandteil jeder ‚verstehenden‘ Sozialwissenschaft im Sinne von Max Weber. Zunaechst werden dieses Prinzip und seine Rolle im Rahmen der...

Das Menschenbild des Homo oeconomicus steht in der Kritik: Die Orientierung an diesem Leitbild entspreche auf der einen Seite nicht dem tatsaechlichen menschlichen Verhalten, stifte aber auf der anderen Seite zu egoistischem Handeln an. Zwar werden in der juengeren Vergangenheit...

Since 1950s, most African nations have gained independence from their colonial powers. Fortunately, independence has brought many changes to these nations and these include multi-party democratic government and western education systems. Unfortunately, the Africa’s economy is the least...

The present study is part of a much larger study that examined the ethics of bribery and the ethics of tax evasion from a variety of perspectives. In this study, data were taken from the most recent World Values Survey. Seventy-six countries were included in the survey. Of the 76 countries...

The present study is part of a much larger study that examined the ethics of bribery and the ethics of tax evasion from a variety of perspectives. In this study, data were taken from the most recent World Values Survey. Forty-seven countries were included in the study. In some cases, education...

This chapter summarizes the results of 15 studies that were conducted on the relationship between confidence in government and attitude toward bribery. Additional summaries will be published in the second volume of this series, The Ethics of Bribery: Country Studies

This chapter summarizes the results of 19 studies that were conducted on the relationship between happiness and attitude toward bribery. Additional summaries will be published in the second volume of this series, The Ethics of Bribery: Country Studies

The present study is part of a much larger study that examined the ethics of bribery and the ethics of tax evasion from a variety of perspectives. Data were taken from the most recent Wave of the World Values Survey. Data were collected in 82 countries. Participants were asked how frequently...

This chapter summarizes the results of 17 studies that were conducted on the relationship between employment status and attitude toward bribery. Additional summaries will be published in the second volume of this series, The Ethics of Bribery: Country Studies