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Economics and university life: further reflections and experiences of Clem Tisdell
Clem TisdellOutlines and analyses critically the changing nature of the administration and management of universities, particularly in Australia. Special attention is given to the emerging…
Safety and socio‐economic issues raised by modern biotechnology
Dayuan Xue, Clem TisdellModern new biotechnology has the potential to provide major economic and other benefits, but at the same time it poses potential hazards for human health, the environment, the…
An economist conversant with management: Clem A. Tisdell
Kyle BruceThroughout his illustrious career Professor Clem Tisdell has displayed a holistic sense of scholarship rare amongst contemporary economists. Tisdell has been prepared to look both…
How a natural scientist sees socio‐economic problems and their solution: A dialogue with Sir Julian Huxley
Anghel N. RuginaSir Julian Huxley (1887‐1975) was one of those rare scientists who, beyond professional training and contribution in biology, was very much concerned with the future of man and…
Full‐fledged and forthright social economists under‐acclaimed
Thomas O. NitschIn a seeming attempt to legitimate or otherwise dignify social economics (Économie sociale, etc.), “named” economists (Adam Smith, Karl Marx et al.) have been dubbed social…
A step to endorse sustainability: Thoughts on a council on sustainable development
Irmi SeidlThough sustainable development is widely accepted, its realisation is hampered by numerous factors, many of which are located within the political system. The paper discusses some…
Problems to agricultural sustainability in developing countries and a potential solution: diversity
Punya P. Regmi, Karl E. WeberProblems addressed, in reporting from relevant sources, include population pressure, subsistence agriculture, rural poverty, natural resource depletion with emphasis on…
The “Asian economic miracle” unmasked: The political economy of the reality
Liam RyanThe onset of the 1997 Asian financial crisis took the world by surprise. Its severity and the alarming speed at which it spread sent shock waves around the world. There is still…
Environmental and human costs of commercial agricultural production in South Asia
Clevo WilsonIn writing a paper to honour Professor Clem Tisdell, it is apt to focus attention on the environmental and human costs of commercial agricultural production, especially the Green…
Concessional sales, open market demand and consumption of rice in Sri Lanka
P.J. GunawardanaAnalyses the impact of concessional sales of rice under public food distribution schemes on the open market demand and total consumption of rice in Sri Lanka from 1953 to 1989…
Is growth good for the poor? Thailand’s boom and bust
Peter G. WarrIn the past two decades, Thailand experienced a prolonged economic boom followed by a collapse. During the boom the incidence of absolute poverty fell dramatically but relative…
Gram Bangla model for poverty alleviation and self‐reliance
S.I. KhanDiscusses the problems resulting from Bangladesh’s dependence on agriculture in the light of regular flooding, lack of opportunity for employment in other areas, increasing…
Telecommunications and economic growth
Gary Madden, Scott J. SavageIn an emerging global economy the ability of the telecommunications sector to provide an internationally competitive network for transferring information has significant…
Conflicts and paradoxes in economic development: Tourism in Papua New Guinea
Parikshit K. BasuPapua New Guinea (PNG) relied heavily on exploitation of mineral wealth in the past for achieving economic growth. Although in terms of macroeconomic indicators, growth…
Customary marine tenure systems and sustainable fisheries management in Papua New Guinea
John Asafu‐AdjayeTakes a critical look at a current model of fisheries management which is based on principles related to Hardin’s “Tragedy of the Commons”. According to this model, where access…
A study of group lending and incentives in Bolivia
Eric Van TasselDocuments a case study of an urban group lending programme run by the bank BancoSol in La Paz, Bolivia. The lending programme has proved capable of sustaining a set of widely…
The competitive advantage of the transnational corporation as an institutional form: A reassessment
Marc T. JonesAddresses the nature of the competitive advantage of the transnational corporation as an institutional form versus alternative forms of economic organization. It is argued that an…
Tourism demand and the nuisance of crime
Theodore Levantis, Azmat GaniThe international tourism industry is booming, giving many developing nations unprecedented opportunity in trade. But for some developing nations, law and order problems appear to…
Economic efficiency and investment potential in the smallholder crop sector in Malawi
Julius H. MangisoniThe crop sector in Malawi faces a number of constraints which must be overcome before agriculture can reach its full potential. This paper uses the policy analysis matrix (PAM) to…
On values and their estimation
Jeff BennettWhilst demands for benefit cost analysis (BCA) to be applied to a wide variety of policy decisions are growing, there remains a degree of dissatisfaction amongst policy makers…
A new perspective on the role of the government in economic development: Coordination under uncertainty
Tony Fu‐Lai YuProvides a new perspective on the role of the government in economic affairs. Utilising recent advances in the evolutionary theories of the firm, the coordination function of the…
The nature of optimal public policy
Lok Sang HoThe design of public policy must take human nature as an immutable constraint, both with a view to choosing the appropriate policy objectives and in regard to the human response…
Water conveyance costs and conjunctive use
Chieko Umetsu, Ujjayant ChakravortySuggests a spatial conjunctive use model of an irrigation project in which the utility invest optimally for the water distribution system and charge farmers the shadow price of…
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