The phenomenon of violence is rooted in the very origins of mankind. According to the research of this book, violence is intrinsically linked to the demand for domination, the search for resources in order to survive (i.e. scarcity of resources), exploitation, power, culture, conflict of...

This study introduces a comprehensive evaluation tool to study the performance of pension schemes. The Pension Scheme Performance Index (PSP-Index) suggests the following factors: education infrastructure growth rate (∆V1); training programs growth rate (∆V2); diet improvement growth rate...

This paper intends to establish conceptual foundations for analyzing the economic dimensions of a post-war-conflict. The Post-Conflict Economic Damage Simulator (PED-Simulator) attempts to estimate the heterogeneous macroeconomic effects of a military post-conflict. The model suggests nine...

This article examines the evolution of social security research from a theoretical and empirical perspective. This is done through an extensive review and analysis of publications from the Journal of International Social Security Review published by Wiley within a 50-year period (1967–2017)....

We introduce a new indicator of urbanization called the "The Gross City Development Index (GCD-Index)." The GCD-Index calculation is based on the Concept of city integral sustainable development platform. The platform consists of ten Main Structures, which are (i) Main Structure-1: Economic and...

This paper evaluates the crucial role of unmanned aerial vehicles – UAV's – (or Drones) in the case of natural disasters response and humanitarian relief aid. The primary objective of this paper is to evaluate how unmanned aerial vehicles – UAV's – (or Drones) in the present and near...

This article proposes a new economic modeling theoretical framework known as multidimensional real-time economic modeling (MRTE-Modeling). The model is an important tool that economists and educators can use to demonstrate the multidimensional aspects of economic behavior. MRTE-Modeling...

This paper will present a new applicable analytical indicator on the study of market performance and vulnerability. It is based on the observation of a single Simulator that can show the permanent inconsistency of the market performance that is always experienced across different periods in...

The Coffeeconomics is an alternative economics research field to evaluate the Coffee market structure behavior from a microeconomic and macroeconomic perspective. Hence, the coffee market structure is formed by the interaction of four large players such as coffee producers (small, cooperatives,...

This paper attempts to compare the magnitudes of destruction between natural disasters and socio-economic-political disasters anywhere and anytime in the world. Our research uses a multi-disciplinary approach that includes history, politics, sociology, and economics (Ruiz Estrada, 2011 and...