International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 41 Issue 10

Inclusive growth through creation of human and social capital

Soumyananda Dinda

The purpose of this paper is to analyse inclusive growth that focuses on the creation of opportunities for all. Inclusive growth allows people to contribute to and benefit from…

Are small family farms a societal luxury good in wealthy countries?

Stefan Mann

The purpose of this paper is to test the hypothesis that societies, when becoming wealthier, are increasingly less concerned with the efficiency of their farms. It is to show that…

Fighting African corruption when existing corruption-control levels matter in a dynamic cultural setting

Asongu Simplice

The purpose of this paper is to assess the determinants of corruption-control (CC) with freedom dynamics (economic, political, press and trade), government quality (GQ) and a…

Does activism matter? The case of environmental policy in the US states

Suchandra Basu, Nirupama Devaraj

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of activism in determining the identity of the “green” median voter and the influence of the green voter on environmental…

Attitudes of Turkish students against markets: does studying economics matter?

Murat Cokgezen, Ahmet Mete Cilingirturk

The literature shows economics students to be more market oriented than students from other disciplines. A major shortcoming of this work, however, is that it is based on research…

Sector size, technical change and stability in the USA (1957-2006): a Schumpeterian approach

Konstantinos Konstantakis, Panayotis G. Michaelides, Theofanis Papageorgiou

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate two famous postulates of the Schumpeterian doctrine and its implications for the US economy.

Microfinance and credit to the ultra poor

Arghya Kusum Mukherjee

The purpose of this paper is to see whether Government of India is successful to make credit accessible to the poor; to examine the role of competition in microfinance sector in…

How public-private partnership projects impact infrastructure industry for economic growth

Abouzar Zangoueinezhad, Adel Azar

Public-private partnership (PPP) is mutually beneficial relationships that are formed between the public and private sectors. The private-sector partner typically makes a…