International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 29 Issue 4

Wasting time and wasting the earth

John P. Tiemstra

Recycling is typically advocated on economic grounds, yet at current prices, it does not pay. There are some reasons to think that some of these prices are inefficient, but the…

Social economics: a perspective of diversity and community

Glen Alexandrin

This paper analyzes the economics of Tommaso Campanella’s The City of the Sun in two ways. First, it shows that Campanella, an early developer of economics, conceived of the…

A quadratic application in farm planning under uncertainty

Sayed Hossain, Nik Hashim Nik Mustapha, Lee Tak Chen

Farming in Bangladesh is confronted with various types of uncertainties, which contribute to farmers’ income volatility over the years. As a result, cereal, mainly rice, which is…

Transaction costs of collective action in Hong Kong high rise real estate

Megan Walters

Hong Kong is a wealthy part of China, home to some of the tallest buildings, on some of the most expensive real estate in the world. Yet the living and working conditions of its…

Property rights in women’s empowerment in rural India: a review

K.C. Roy, C.A. Tisdell

This paper examines the importance of property rights in women’s empowerment in rural India. Arguments justifying the need for granting property rights to women are presented and…

Our Common Journey. A Transition toward Sustainability

Udo E. Simonis

Europäische Umweltpolitik. Die Umweltunion als Chance für die materielle und institutionelle Weiterentwicklung der europäischen Integration [European Environmental Policy. Environmental Union as a Chance for the Material and Institutional Advancement of European Integration]

Udo E. Simonis