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An abbreviated autobiography: saint or devil? Or neither?
Clem TisdellBegins by considering whether the economic theory of the supply, nature and demand for biographies developed by James M. Buchanan and Robert Tollison might apply to this…
Science policy and technology policy in a competitive economy
J.S. MetcalfeIn the past 15 years there have been major changes in the conduct of science and technology policy in advanced industrial countries. Recognizing that this is an area where Clem…
Collective action and tropical deforestation
Todd SandlerViews tropical forests as providing a number of outputs for the host country and the world at large. Activities to curb deforestation yield private goods, local (country‐specific…
Economics and ecologically sustainable futures
D.J. RapportEconomic thought has had considerable influence on ecology and environmental management. This has been by and large to the detriment of ecology for two reasons: first, much of the…
Green and blue trade policy in the context of sustainable development
Tor HundloeSome economists tend to argue that calls to link environmental and labour market issues to trade liberalization are a backdoor method to retaining protectionism. Such a…
Effects of shifting cultivation on the environment: With special reference to Mizoram
LianzelaOutlines the natural features of Mizoram ‐ climate, flora, fauna. Describes the cultivation systems employed and the problems generated ‐ erosion, burning, harm to indigenous…
Level of living and Gandhian economic theory
Raj Kumar SenArgues for a stricter compliance with Gandhian economics to promote more effective economic development in India and other developing countries. Copying Western economic practices…
Meta‐analysis for comparative environmental case studies: methodological issues
Benedetto Matarazzo, Peter NijkampThe primary aim of meta‐analysis is to carry out a synthesis of results obtained by different single studies on common problems. It is, therefore, characterized by a high level of…
Human agents and rationality in Max Weber’s social economics
Allen OakleySuggests that, contrary to his neo‐Kantian methodological intentions, there is much textual evidence that Weber was not consistent in following through the non‐realist…
Part‐time employment in Australia: unusual features and social policy issues
John BurgessAs with many other OECD economies, a growing part‐time employment share has been a characteristic of the Australian workforce experience over the past three decades. Examines…
Relative scarcity and uneven growth
J.D. PitchfordBaumol has argued that problems experienced by cities in providing metropolitan services might be the product of an uneven growth process. Slow productivity growth sectors, he…
The role of institutional change in post‐Communist transition
John E. ElliottExamines the role of institutional change in post‐Communist transition, notably in the sequence of transformations. Explains the reasons for the strategic role of institutional…
Negligence and the marginal utility of engineering safety
R.H. StillmanAddresses modelling liability for legal negligence and the marginal cost of accidents, with special reference to the ageing and maintenance of the components of electric…
Crime, punishment and deterrence in Australia: A further empirical investigation
Philip M. Bodman, Cameron MaultbyThe economic theory of crime is based on the assumption that rational individuals act to maximize their utility given the possibility of allocating their time or resources to…
The changing status of women in India: Impact of urbanization and development
R.N. Ghosh, K.C. RoyArgues that legal and constitutional rights in themselves do not change social attitudes. In the longer term these attitudes are conditioned by economic pressures, which would…
The epistemologies of Ghazzali, Kant and the alternative: Formalism in unification of knowledge applied to the concepts of markets and sustainability
Masudul Alam ChoudhuryStudies Ghazzali’s and Kant’s metaphysical epistemologies in comparative perspectives to bring out their consequences on the central issue of unification of knowledge. Addresses…
Economic consequences of applying Islamic principles in Muslim societies
M.M. MetwallyA growing number of Muslim countries are expressing the desire, and in some cases taking serious actions, to turn to Islamic laws and teachings (shariah) in modelling their way of…
Subsidizing government hospital services: Who benefits most in Thailand?
Sirilaksana KhomanGovernments in developed and developing countries alike typically subsidize social services such as health and education, partly in recognition of the broad social benefits that…
Governmental accounting for heritage assets: economic, social implications
P.J. Stanton, P.A. StantonNeo‐classical economic theory provides the framework for general purpose financial reports prepared by Australian government departments and their agencies. These reports, which…
Wealth and spending patterns in China: Empirical evidence from household surveys
Yanrui WuEconomic reforms and the subsequent growth in income have brought great changes in the distribution of wealth and consumers’ behaviour in China. In particular, the emergence of…
Why China has done better than Russia since 1989
Kevin B. BucknallLooks briefly at where China has done better than the Russian Federation in the process of transition from a centrally planned to a market economy. Examines various possible…
China’s floating population and its implications
Joseph C.H. Chai, B. Karin ChaiThe rate of urbanization and its implications in post‐Mao China have been underestimated in most recent studies on China’s urbanization as they have excluded the rising urban…
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