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Social Economics and Values
Arnold F. McKeeWhile disputes over the nature of economic science go back almost to its origins, the search for new directions and even some recasting has become more intense as slackening…
Economic Man, Socio‐economic Man and Homo‐economicus Humanus
Thomas O. NitschIn my original efforts, I designated and depicted no less than nine “men” of economics. Essentially, I contended, as man has always tended to create God in his own image and…
Economic Planning in a Mixed Economy: The Indian Experience
J.S. UppalEconomic planning, which as a concept emerged as a socialistic idea, is now considered an important aspect of all national economies with varying political and ideological…
Malthusian Paradigm and the Issue of Compulsion in Family Planning
Vasant P. PetheUse of the Malthusian Paradigm for Justification of Compulsory Family Planning One of the most important issues in the contemporary debate concerning population policy has been…
Regulation of Transnational Corporations (TNCs) by Host Developing Countries (HDCs)
Neil Dias KarunaratneSince the Second World War the Transnational Corporations (TNCs) have emerged as powerful engines of growth and development in the world economy. Much controversy surrounds the…
Delay as a Rationing Device
Roger A. BowlesWhenever goods and services are supplied at a price that lies below the market‐clearing level, excess demand occurs and some way has to be found of rationing the limited available…
Aspects of Economic and Social Policies in Integrated Economies
A.G. MalliarisThe creation and growth of economic integration as an area of economics is the result primarily of practical rather than academic interest. Although economic nationalism and…
The Household Income Distribution of Disabled People in the UK
Yvonne BrittanThe United Nation's resolution proclaiming 1981 the International Year of Disabled People set out principal aims for the “Year”: to stimulate awareness of the needs, abilities and…
Wages and Employment: Some Analytical Aspects of Income Distribution Policies in Less Developed Countries
Somnath SenIncome distribution policies have been one of the most important issues that policy makers in less developed countries (LDCs) have had to face over the last decade. There has been…
ELL (The Equivalent Length of Life); or, Another Attempt at Measuring Development
Jacques SilberThe pursuit of an adequate measure of development which would easily allow international comparisons has certainly been one of the main research interests of development…
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