International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 32 Issue 1/2

M.L. Weitzman vs J.M. Buchanan: A comparison between share economy and constitutional economy

Umberto Romani, Giovanni Tondini

The aim of this article is to analyze and compare the share economy and the constitutional economy approaches. The fact that numerous world‐class multinationals have chosen to…

Rural development in China: Industry policy, regionalism, integration and scale

Colin G. Brown, Scott A. Waldron, John W. Longworth

The Chinese government has increasingly turned to industry policy as a means of promoting rural development. These industry policies have not necessarily led to an improvement in…

Major issues relating to end‐of‐life care: Ethical, legal and medical from a historical perspective

Robert F. Rizzo

Ethical, legal and medical progress has been made in end‐of‐life care, addressing crucial issues in the application of principles to clinical cases. However, despite the progress…

Neglected dimensions of development: inequality, conflict and aid

Rukmani Gounder

As ethnic diversity is regarded as a determinant of growth, this study engages in an analysis of diversity as the forte behind better economic performance and where social…

On the theory of post‐Communist economic transition to market

Vladimer Papava

The paper investigates the utility of economic theory for post‐Communist economic transformation. It serves to explain the main reasons for market reform failure in different…

Socio‐economic factors determining adult literacy in developing countries

Krishna Mazumdar

This study attempts to find the socio‐economic factors behind the differential achievement level in adult literacy in developing countries.

Financial support systems: the student experience in England and France

Susan Curtis, Rita Klapper

To investigate how the financial status of students in England and France affects their experience of university life.

Distribution of income and the structure of economy and society

A.H.G.M. Spithoven

Many economists and politicians have declared the price mechanism to be the most effective coordination mechanism. On the contrary, the economic perspectives at the beginning of…

A socio‐economic framework of interpretation and analysis

Pieter Keizer

Economics and sociology are two different theoretical disciplines dealing with one and the same subject. The aim of the paper is to integrate the two paradigms into one framework…

Entrepreneurship: New Perspectives in a Global Age

Howard Frederick