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The economic function in the Hindu worldview: its perennial social relevance

Chakraborty, S.K.; Chakraborty, D. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) 10, pp. 714-734

economics and allied matters. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is a conceptual one that highlights a few crucial … economics in the context of Hinduism. …

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Economic science: what it is and what the scientists do not tell us

Kaskarelis, Ioannis A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) 12, pp. 914-922

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the view that economic science is invented to support political regimes and not to find solutions to the economic problems of the society. Design/methodology/approach – Without virtue and the sense of justice, science does not serve wisdom,...

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Radical economics and our current predicament

Armour, Leslie - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) 3, pp. 168-178

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the “Radical economics” issue in International Journal of Social … Economics . Design/methodology/approach – “Radical economics” has two basic meanings. One employs the basic sense of “radical … orthodoxy of the time. This issue examines radical economics in both senses. Findings – The recent world economic crisis raises …

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John Kenneth Galbraith: a radical economist?

Kesting, Stefan - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) 3, pp. 179-196

from mainstream economics. Design/methodology/approach – In concentrating on Galbraith's theory of power – certainly his … most radical contribution to economics – the paper begins to provide an overview of his conceptual work. This overview … Institutional and Post Keynesian economics and to a number of randomly chosen standard economics textbook. Findings – This …

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Heterodox influences on Schumpeter

Michaelides, Panayotis G.; Milios, John G.; Vouldis, Angelos - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) 3, pp. 197-213

Purpose – Joseph Alois Schumpeter's ideas are in the discussion agenda of various economists working in different theoretical traditions. However, several aspects of his work remain unexplored. In particular, the origin of his ideas in the context of the then prevalent economic theories of the...

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Demise of a single orthodoxy and the possibility of a cooperative economy

Ukpere, Wilfred I. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) 3, pp. 239-253

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to postulate the possibility of a cooperative economic system within the current global crisis, because it is only determined government action, which is orchestrated by a strong sense of true nationalism that can limit the worst effects of the current...

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Tarde's influence on Schumpeter: technology and social evolution

Michaelides, Panayotis G.; Theologou, Kostas - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) 5, pp. 361-373

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue that Joseph Schumpeter's views are influenced by the French social philosopher Gabriel Tarde who delivered a theory of social evolution based on technological change as its driving force. Design/methodology/approach – The paper investigates the...

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Unity of knowledge versus Kant's heteronomy with a reference to the problem of money, finance and real economy relations in a new global financial architecture

Alam Choudhury, Masudul - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) 10, pp. 764-778

argumentations. The direction of such money‐real economy reform in the light of Islamic economics and finance is pointed out …

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R.G. Collingwood on civility and economic licentiousness

Johnson, Peter - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) 11, pp. 839-851

Purpose – Working on the assumption that civility is the core value of R.G. Collingwood's political philosophy, the paper aims to examine the capacity of civility to curb economic excess in the absence of distributive justice. Design/methodology/approach – The paper investigates the economic...

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Critical Realism … or Critical Idealism?

Callahan, Gene - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) 11, pp. 867-879

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue that the school of thought known as Critical Realism and the thinkers involved in the current revival of interest in British Idealism would benefit from interacting with each other. Design/methodology/approach – The paper proceeds by critically...

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