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Marabella, Santo D.; West, James P. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 23 (1996) 10/11, pp. 247-259

Examines the “roller coaster of reliance” of the US government sector on the voluntary sector from colonial times to the present. Emphasizes the question of how this roller coaster has been affected by the emergence of the globalizing economy, the neoliberal state and more specifically by...

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Transitional paradigms to a new world economic order

Calkins, Peter; Vézina, Marc - In: International Journal of Social Economics 23 (1996) 10/11, pp. 311-328

ideals of a NWO with the potential behaviour of corporations to create a smoother transition towards sustained global welfare. …

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Democracy and environment

Doeleman, Jacobus A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 24 (1997) 1/2/3, pp. 105-127

constitution or charter to restrain single sovereign nations from blocking the united welfare of countries. …

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Subsidizing government hospital services

Khoman, Sirilaksana - In: International Journal of Social Economics 24 (1997) 7/8/9, pp. 958-987

some evidence that the extent of subsidy is high for the higher income groups. While welfare programmes appreciably benefit …

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A perspective on US and German socioeconomic policies

Karsten, Siegfried G. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 24 (1997) 6, pp. 652-665

socioeconomic policies it should actively pursue in order to strengthen the market system and to maximize social welfare as …

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Local communities, conservation and sustainability

Tisdell, Clem - In: International Journal of Social Economics 24 (1997) 12, pp. 1361-1375

Globalization has been accompanied by disintegration of local communities and loss of sense of community. These changes have entailed considerable socio‐economic cost. Kant’s moral imperative raises questions about communal values. Points out that due to dynamic changes, governance and...

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Economics, ethics and sustainability: redefining connections

O’Hara, Sabine U. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 25 (1998) 1, pp. 43-62

Economists have generally framed the question of welfare in terms of wealth creation and distribution. More recently … this conception of welfare has been challenged by concerns for the unsustainability of expanding material wealth …. Sustainability thus requires the expansions of welfare considerations to include the limits posed by the biophysical world within …

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Are patients really consumers?

Keaney, Michael - In: International Journal of Social Economics 26 (1999) 5, pp. 695-707

The British National Health Service (NHS) has experienced various phases of reform and reorganisation during the last 15 years. During this time it has been suggested that the role of the patient is analogous to that of the consumer. Meanwhile there has been increasing application of the...

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Augustinianism and the social service state

O’Neil, Daniel J. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 26 (1999) 10/11, pp. 1354-1370

This article explores the thought of St Augustine and its relevancy to acceptance or rejection of the social service state. It notes Augustine’s emphasis on the transitory nature of modernity and the primacy of the spiritual. It examines Augustine’s pessimistic scenario concerning the...

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Capitalism, rivalry and solidarity

Keizer, P.K. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 26 (1999) 6, pp. 752-764

A welfare state can be interpreted as an institution that tries to materialize the idea of solidarity. To get a better … understanding of the functioning of a welfare state and its competitiveness, this article discusses the concept of “solidarity” and …

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