International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 25 Issue 10

Markets and biodiversity loss: some case studies and policy considerations

Resource use policy based on standard (neoclassical) economic theory is driven by the assumption that “getting the prices right” is the key to sustainable resource use. Although…

The Soviet and post‐Soviet allocation of land rent

This paper attempts to analyze the mechanism of land rent distribution under the Soviet and post‐Soviet conditions. The subject is examined from a purely theoretical point of…

On the short‐run allocation of economic resources by the Soviet and post‐Soviet enterprises

The purposes of this paper is purely theoretical. Its goal is to establish some rules governing the short‐run employment of productive resources by the enterprise in the Soviet…

Five dimensions of the interdependence of philosophy and economics integrating HET and the history of political philosophy

Economics and political philosophy tend to lead separate existences in separate university departments. This paper argues that there are gains to be had in the understanding of…

Theory of subjective value in German national economics

Analysing the values theories of the nineteenth century, there is a remarkable difference between German and English theories: the idea of subjective value is a very German idea…

The idea of natural law and the moral content of economics

Attempts to trace the evolution of the major ideas of the natural law and in this way shed some light on the ethical contents of economics. Asks the reader to ponder some of the…

Foundation of business ethics in contemporary religious thought: the Ten Commandment perspective

This paper reviews the Ten Commandments (TCs) in Christianity, Judaism and Islam. It investigates work ethics in the three religions. In addition, the paper examines the meaning…

Economics and mathematics: recent views on a controversial relationship

In recent years, the use of mathematics in modern economics has generated criticisms, both from the profession (economists) as well as from other scientists concerned with the…

Transforming Men: : Changing Patterns of Dependency and Dominance in Gender Relations

Education: Culture, Economy, Society

Japanese Labour and Management in Transition