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The Potential of Participatory Social Economics: A Framework and Feminist Perspective Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Jessica Palka
Recurrent economic, ecological and democratic crises provoke opportunities to critically examine previously unquestioned assumptions about economies, an effort which can include those people on whi...
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Vulnerability to Climate Change: Adaptation Costs of Artisanal Sea Fishing in Lima Region, Peru Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Edelina Coayla, Elizabeth Culqui
Artisanal fishers and their livelihoods are vulnerable to variable catches caused mainly by climate change. The objective of this study is to assess vulnerability and estimate the costs of adaptati...
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Investigating the Immigrant Paradox in South Africa: Exploring Reported Health, Depression, and Life Satisfaction Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-02-15 David Tinashe Nyagweta
The issue of international migration and health has received increased attention since its rise due to empirical studies on the immigrant paradox. Less examined has been research focused on countri...
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Supporting Childcare Supply in the United States: An Economic Policy Review and Research Agenda Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Yazgı Genç, Sarah F. Small
Childcare market failures have presented economic challenges in communities across the United States. What has prevented childcare supply from meeting demand? We examine childcare market failures i...
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Student Profiles and Associated Factors of Their Adaptation or Risk of Dropout during Remote Teaching Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Esmeralda Correa Macana, Thamires Zaboto Mirolli, Ana Luíza Farage Silva, Lauana Rossetto Lazaretti, Marco Túlio Aniceto França, Lorenzo Luiz Bianchi, Gustavo Saraiva Frio
School closure and remote teaching were the alternatives several governments found amidst the Covid-19 crisis. Alongside the students’ varying socioeconomic circumstances, this situation made them ...
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The African Continental Free Trade Area and Financial Development for Female Labour Force Participation in Africa Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Vanessa S. Tchamyou, Juste Somé, Simplice A. Asongu
The study assesses how financial development dynamics can moderate the incidence of African trade integration on female labour force participation. The focus is on 47 African countries for the peri...
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The Long Way Toward a Post-Industrial Justice Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Review essay by Paolo Borghi
This essay reviews three recent publications that, from different disciplinary approaches, address the capital-labour relationship by delving into the dynamics of the organisation of labour, the st...
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Inquiries into Farmers’ Perception of Biodiversity in Vietnam: A Systematic Analysis Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Thao Phuong Pham, Nguyen Thi Khanh Chi, Tuan Anh Truong, Nam Hoang Vu
Conserving biodiversity has become more important for tropical countries, where agricultural production is featured by a large number of small farms scattered in wide areas conducting increasing in...
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Reality, Humanity and Economics: A Review Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Sara Casagrande
Economic theory is expected to answer the two fundamental questions of how real economic systems work and how they should work to meet the goals of human societies. Orthodoxy explains, through an a...
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Sexual Violence First Experienced as Childhood or Adolescent: The Effects on U.S. Female Education and Occupation Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-10-29 Morgan Kearns, Cassandra DiRienzo
Previous research generally considers sexual violence as binary, meaning it has been experienced or not, and has yet to identify if the age at which a survivor was first assaulted has differing lon...
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Trends in Social Cohesion and Trust towards European and National Institutions in Greece after 12 Years Long Financial Surveillance Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Enrico Ubiali, Eugenio Bagnini
The aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of the joint EU-IMF surveillance on Greek government spending from 2010 onwards, and the effects these have had on the country’s social cohesion and t...
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The CAP (Common Agricultural Policy): A Short History of Crises and Major Transformations of European Agriculture Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-10-08 Alfonso Giuliani, Hervé Baron
The purpose of this article is to study the development of EU agricultural policies from a historical reconstruction perspective. The 1957 Treaty of Rome, the basis of today’s European Union, gave ...
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A Feast in Time of Plague: Debt-Financed Spending Spree during the Pandemic Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Anna Kurysheva, Andrei Vernikov
The paper explores the nexus between household consumption, financialization, and socio-economic policy. We focus on the recent episode of debt-financed buying of passenger cars which took place in...
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The European Economic Transition before, during, and after the Pandemic through the War in Ukraine Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Paolo Maranzano, Roberto Romano
Abstract In this paper, we employ a qualitative and quantitative analysis of European Union (EU) economic policies that were implemented to navigate the shocks generated by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021–2022 inflationary crisis. We conduct a country-by-country analysis of Italy, France, Germany, Spain, and the Eurozone to investigate the macroeconomic and structural effects of the pandemic
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International Organizations and Gender Parity in Education: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)1 Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Deniz Gevrek, Selin Ece Guner
Abstract This study is a novel contribution to the literature regarding the influence of UNs Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on women’s relative progress in education. We create a unique data set by focusing on 190 UN countries for the period 1980–2018and utilize pooled cross-sectional OLS and Panel Fixed effects models to study the impact of the various
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The Euro-Area Crisis and the Monetary Policy Response of the ECB: A Critical Investigation and Some Reform Proposals Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Louis-Philippe Rochon, Sergio Rossi
Abstract This paper investigates the monetary–structural origins of the euro-area crisis and offers a critical analysis of the monetary policy decisions of the European Central Bank in this regard. The first section explains that the euro-area crisis is the unavoidable result of the monetary architecture of the European Monetary Union, where the TARGET2 payment system lacks an international settlement
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EU Agricultural and Rural Development Policies Vis-à-Vis the Ecological Crisis Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-08-12 Marco Fama, Alessandra Corrado
Abstract The paper critically analyzes the trajectories of EU agricultural and rural policies, exploring their link to the economic, social, and environmental crises of the last few decades and drawing a balance of their outcomes. In doing so, the authors focus on ongoing patterns of agrarian change shedding light on the complex and multifaceted features of the European agri-food system, as characterized
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Socioeconomic Status & Health Disparities: Utilizing a Composite Index across Health Datasets Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-08-04 Iris Buder, Jacob Jennings, Dae Hyun Kim, Norman Waitzman
Abstract Research indicates that the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and health outcomes are robust, though no ‘gold standard’ as to what best captures SES exists. Many studies use individual proxies to control for SES, but there are a number of limitations to doing so. Additionally, little research has been conducted as to how to develop a US-based composite SES index that can be utilized
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Unemployment in the High-Pressure Capitalism of the 21st Century: Introduction Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-07-12 John Komlos
The transition from an industrial to knowledge economy created many stressors that exacerbated the excesses of four decades of neoliberal economic policies culminating in a high-pressure capitalism...
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De-Mystifying the Decolonization of Palestine Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-07-04 Review essay by Raja Khalidi
This essay reviews three contributions to a growing critical literature on Palestine political economy, pushing the analytical envelope that had prevailed for decades, powered by a ‘new wave’ of ma...
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Social Entrepreneurship in Nepal. A Study of Representation through the Lens of Stratification Economics Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-06-15 Edyta Stępczak
Abstract Nepal’s population is a mosaic of 125 castes and ethnic groups, disproportionally represented in different spheres of public life. Two of them, Brahmins and Chhetris, are predominant in all sectors. Social entrepreneurship in Nepal remains under-explored by the scientific community. This paper addresses this gap by analysing the caste identity of Nepal’s leading social entrepreneurs. The critical
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Understanding the Rise of Illiberal Populism in Central and Eastern Europe. Insights from Scholarship Influenced by Karl Polanyi Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Sławomir Czech, Maciej Kassner
Abstract The illiberal turn marked by the rejection of the main tenets of political, cultural, and (to some extent) economic liberalism poses a serious threat to the liberal status quo which emerged in CEE after 1989. We maintain that embracing the concept of countermovement derived from the thought of Karl Polanyi provides valuable insights into comprehending the dynamics of this socio-political phenomenon
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Investigating the Empirical Relationship between Concentrations in High-Skill Industries and Poverty Rates among Low-Skill Residents in a Sample of United States Cities Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-05-22 Zachary D. Blizard, Aparna Gosavi
Abstract This paper investigates the relationship between high-skill intensive industries and poverty rates among low-skilled residents in a sample of cities in the United States. We estimate a model of poverty rates among low-skill residents to examine whether cities with higher economic concentrations in high-skill intensive industries tend to have higher poverty rates among their low-skill residents
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Theoretical Concept of Labor Underutilization - How to Optimize Labor Demand? Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-05-15 Kamila Radlińska
Abstract In the traditional approach, labor underutilization are equated with unemployment, and its size is determined by the number of unemployed or the unemployment rate. Currently, however, this concept is beginning to be interpreted much more broadly. Because employees can also be a source of labor underutilization in enterprises. The main aim of the article is to analyze and evaluate the theoretical
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Between Employment and Nonemployment: The Ambiguity of Work and Leisure in the Contemporary Labor Market Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Dominika Werczyńska, Julia Włodarczyk
The relationship between work and leisure has significantly changed in various segments of the contemporary, digitalized labor market. This article explores the characteristics of the developments ...
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Transition and Labour in the United States: Industry and Employment in the Changing Political Economy of Knowledge Capitalism Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Ernesto Dominguez Lopez, Seida Barrera Rodríguez
The history of capitalism in the United States since the crisis of the 1970s is marked by a process of global scope: the decline of industrialism. This represents the transition to a new era of cap...
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Early Marriage and Child Cognition: Empirical Evidence from Indonesia Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Romi Bhakti Hartarto, La Arban, Wahyu Tri Wibowo, Resty Tamara Utami
Abstract As a country with the fourth largest population in the world, the high number of child marriages remains a major concern in Indonesia. The country is positioned in the top 10 highest child marriage rates in the world and the second highest in Southeast Asia. The high rate of early marriage in Indonesia aligns with the low educational achievement among children. Therefore, this study aims to
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Financialized Classification Systems and Public Policy: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Crisis Response Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Avraham I. Baranes, Carrie Coward Bucher
We utilize classification systems research to examine the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on marginalized communities and the failures of policy makers to adequately respond to those most in ne...
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The Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy of Micro-Entrepreneurs: A Social Cognitive Perspective Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-05-03 P. Varsha Pramod, Remya Ramachandran
Abstract Today, the world is witnessing a massive transformation in all spheres of activity as a result of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognising opportunities is more crucial than ever. The purpose of this article is to analyse the impact of social capital (SC) on the opportunity recognition (OR) of micro-entrepreneurs through entrepreneurial self-efficacy. The study is in line with the
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Challenges of the Unemployment Pressure and the Employment Policies in Romania During the Covid-19 Pandemic Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Alina Ligia Dumitrescu
The most important labour market challenge in Romania before 2020, was the shortage of 600,000 workers. This affected the efficiency of the country’s economic activity. However, the Covid-19 pandem...
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When Households Spend More than they Earn: Overcoming Deficit with Institutions, Relatives, or Selling Property? Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-04-26 Noël Bonneuil, Younga Kim
Durations of households’ deficits reveal the difficulty of gathering the means to get by. They involve coverable means. A two-stage Heckman estimation coupled with endogenous regressions of coverab...
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What Can GVC Literature Learn from Stratification Economics?1 Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-04-06 Alexandria O. Eisenbarth
Abstract The SE approach can be extended to the Global Value Chain (GVC) case. Given recurring evidence that low value-added activities tend to take place in low-income nations while high value-added activities take place in high-income nations, much of the Global Value Chain literature advocates for firm-level economic upgrading as a national development strategy. The key observations of SE extend
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Understanding Social Stratification: The Case of Energy Injustice Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Lynne Chester, Robert McMaster
Abstract The continual restructuring of energy systems, around the world, has generated widespread inequities—manifest as profound inequalities and hardship—across the energy continuum. These inequities include: energy unaffordability; access barriers like price or artefacts to utilise the services provided by energy for work and social practices; ‘sacrifice zones’ for new production sites with health
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Well-Being, Quality of Governance, and Employment Policies: International Perspectives Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Iulia Monica Oehler-Șincai
Looking beyond the traditional national accounts and household-income-labour dynamics, this paper examines well-being from a conceptual and practical perspective. It builds upon the literature revi...
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Are Migrant Children at Risk of Child Labour? Empirical Evidence from Pakistan Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-03-07 Saba Aman, Farrukh Mahmood, Arsalan Ahmed
Abstract Child labour is a universal concern as one child in every ten is engaged in child labour globally. Pakistan is no exception to this trend. This study attempts to identify the role of migration on children’s vulnerability to work. For that purpose, this study evaluates the demographic and household attributes, collected from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) (2017–2018), and Logit regression is
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African Women Vulnerability Index: Focus on Rural Women Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-02-06 Vanessa S. Tchamyou, Samba Diop, Simplice A. Asongu, Joseph Nnanna
Abstract In this paper, we develop a new index labelled the African Women Vulnerability Index (AWVI) with a focus on rural women using Round 7 of the Afrobarometer Survey. The AWVI comprises 59 indicators in six dimensions, namely: safety, empowerment, health, education, economic prosperity, and digitalisation. Our findings show that: (i) Botswana performs best while women in Guinea and Sudan are the
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Immigrant Women and the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Intersectional Analysis of Frontline Occupational Crowding in the United States Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-01-23 Sarah F. Small, Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Teresa Perry
Abstract This paper examines changes in occupational crowding of immigrant women in frontline industries in the United States during the onset of COVID-19, and we contextualize their experiences against the backdrop of broader race-based and gender-based occupational crowding. Building on the occupational crowding hypothesis, which suggests that marginalized workers are crowded in a small number of
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How to Get Punched by the ‘Weak’ Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-01-13 Jaron Chalier
Abstract Studying the challenges, suffering, and exploitation of the underprivileged around the world becomes valuable when it allows us to identify and then fix a problem. This paper pushes back against a narrative characterizing Filipina domestic workers as unable to fight against the global, unbalanced, sexualized, racialized, gender regime they work under. There are many examples where they are
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Enabling Tribal Women with Microfinance-Based Initiatives? Evidence from Tribal Populated Dahod District Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-01-09 Sazzad Parwez, Ruchi Patel, Prachi Patil, Ratna Verma
Abstract This study is based on field evidence and relevant databases to understand impact of microfinance-led initiative on tribal women. In India, tribal women tend to face the brunt of societal discrimination in the house and outside, leading to disempowerment. Microfinance model meant to empower women to have positive impact on household and society but filed evidence from Dahod suggests that microfinance
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The Great Resignation in the United States: A Study of Labor Market Segmentation Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-01-12 Thomas E. Lambert
During 2021 and 2022, many news media outlets have reported that millions of workers in the United States have been quitting their jobs in record numbers. In a global economy rebounding from the ec...
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Motives Underlying the Consumption of Black Market Cigarettes among Young People Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-01-04 Mangirdas Morkūnas, Gabrielė Sirgėdaitė
This study seeks to reveal the motives underlying the consumption of black market cigarettes among young people. The roles of several potential motives were investigated, both in terms of their dir...
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Sustainable Well-Being Indicators and Public Policy: A Cluster Analysis Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2022-12-07 Fiona Ottaviani
This paper contributes to the alternative indicators movement. It focuses on how data on sustainable well-being can be synthesized to steer public action. While data on well-being or sustainability...
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The Illiberal Turn in Politics and Ideology through the Commodified Social Policy of the ‘Family 500+’ Programme Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2022-10-29 Mariusz Baranowski
Abstract The specificity of political and economic changes in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) over the past decade requires detailed theoretical analysis and in-depth empirical research. In particular, the so-called illiberal turn in politics and the accompanying economic reforms are of interest to social scientists. This article attempts to explain this turn in the context of social policy changes
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Strategies of Capital Accumulation in Times of Land Scarcity. A Field Perspective on Social Housing Construction in Vienna Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2022-10-06 Carina Altreiter, Katharina Litschauer
Abstract Recently, cities across Europe have experienced rising prices for land, construction and increasing housing costs. The question of how companies providing social housing mediate housing policies in light of increasing market challenges has been widely neglected. The article takes the case of Vienna to explore how limited-profit housing associations – the current main providers of social housing
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Social Capital and Women’s Empowerment Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2022-08-29 Phyllis Mumia Machio, Diana Njeri Kimani, Patrick Chege Kariuki, Alice Muthoni Ng’ang’a, Micheal Murigi Njoroge
Abstract Women’s empowerment is important for economic growth and development. When women are empowered, there is increased investment in children’s education, health, and nutrition thereby enhancing future economic growth. Promoting women’s empowerment is therefore an important developmental goal. Social capital has been identified as one of the channels through which empowerment can occur. This study
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Review of Ursula Huws, Reinventing the Welfare State: Digital Platforms and Public Policies Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2022-06-20 Michele Cangiani
abstract Ursula Huws’s book deals with the evolution of the British welfare state, from its innovative development after World War II to its profound revision in the era of neoliberal globalization. Her analysis is grounded on both field research and the reference to the wider changing historical and ideological context. This is undoubtedly a merit of the book, as well as the relationship constantly
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The Affectual-Social Ecology of Cultural Artefacts: Illegal Markets and Religious Vandalism in Swat Valley, Pakistan Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Muhammad Salman Khan, Sarah De Nardi
Focusing on the rich social and affectual geography of heritage sites in Swat Valley, Pakistan, this paper takes an ethnographic approach to the complex synergy of the value registers of religion a...
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The Ethics of Price Variation Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2022-05-28 William A. Jackson
Abstract Orthodox price theory turns on flexible prices that move frequently to maintain market-clearing equilibrium. Fixed prices are a source of market imperfections and failures. In the traditional ethics of pricing, by contrast, prices should be set at a just norm and stay there, with only rare amendments. The current paper examines these attitudes to price variation and finds them inadequate:
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Factors Influencing the Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Practices: A Systematic Literature Review and Lesson Learned for India Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2022-04-04 Priya, Dr. S. P. Singh
In the light of growing concern over the sustainability of the agricultural system, the sustainability of input-intensive agricultural systems becomes questionable due to severe environmental chall...
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Foundational Economy and Healthcare Services: What the Covid-19 Emergency Tells Us Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2022-03-28 Lavinia Bifulco, Stefano Neri
Abstract This paper introduces the FSE special session ‘Healthcare, Covid-19 and the Foundational Economy’, which uses the Foundational Economy (FE) approach to analyze the public health crisis determined by Covid-19. First, the paper briefly presents the FE approach, which consists of two macro-areas. The former, identified as a 'material' foundational economy, comprises the supply of basic goods
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Economic Inequality and Rural Entrepreneurship: Polly Hill on Rural Capitalism in West Africa Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2022-03-26 Robert W. Dimand, Kojo Saffu
Abstract The relationship between economic inequality and entrepreneurship has received the attention of scholars who have advised researchers to ‘use new data and seek new methods to study economic inequality.’ We examine a neglected source of such data and methods, Polly Hill’s The Migrant Cocoa-Farmers of Southern Ghana (1963) and Studies in Rural Capitalism in West Africa (1970), which stressed
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The Death of Neoliberalism or a Mere Camouflage? Polanyian Countermovement in Hungary & Poland Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2022-03-23 Jakub Szabó, Milan Kurucz
Abstract This article aims to assess the causes of the recent emergence of Polanyian countermovement in Hungary and Poland and their attitudes towards neoliberal orthodoxy prevailing in post-1989 socioeconomic development. This article is structured as follows. Firstly, we approximate the fundaments of neoliberal thinking through the inner workings of Vanberg and Hayek. Secondly, we incorporate the
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Last in After COVID-19: Employment Prospects of Youths during a Pandemic Recovery Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2022-03-23 Vladimir Hlasny, Shireen AlAzzawi
Abstract How is the evolving COVID crisis affecting workers’ employment outcomes? Using the ERF COVID-19 MENA Monitors for Egypt and Jordan (July ‘20–September ‘21), we estimate probabilistic models of workers’ employment statuses and of their job loss. We confirm that the stringency of COVID regimes affects negatively employment and labor participation, particularly among youths, even if they were
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Market Reaction to the Announcements of Free Trade Agreements: Evidence from Vietnam Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2022-02-12 Lan Thi Mai Nguyen, Thao Thi Phuong Nguyen
This study examines the reaction of the Vietnamese stock market to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) announcements. We find that FTA announcements exert a negative impact on stock return, which persists f...
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The Italian National Health Service: Universalism, Marketization and the Fading of Territorialization Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2022-02-09 Lavinia Bifulco, Stefano Neri
Abstract At the time of its inception, in 1978, prevention and primary care were set as fundamental pillars of the Italian National Health Service (NHS), emphasizing the collective and social dimension of health. These principles were progressively neglected over the following four decades. Marketization, managed competition and managerialization privileged the individualized, highly specialized healthcare
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The European Commission on Sustainable Development. A New Normative Power in Its Making? Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2022-01-30 Daniel Silander
There is an on-going scholarly debate on European (dis)integration. Research (Cross, 2017; Jones et al., 2021; Vollard, 2018; Webber, 2018) has addressed how historical European crises often led to...
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Too Much Redistribution, Too Little or Just Right? Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2021-12-06 Jon Reiersen
Abstract How informed are individuals about the income distribution in their own country? This article presents survey data showing that Norwegians tend to overestimate the level of inequality in Norway. This contrasts with survey data from the United States (US), presented in Norton and Ariely , showing that Americans vastly underestimate inequality in their own country. These findings are interpreted
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Poverty in the Russian Arctic: The Case of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2021-11-13 Tuyara Gavrilyeva, Anna Naberezhnaya, Filipp Nikiforov
Abstract The distinctive feature of absolute poverty in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), as a region of the North and the Arctic, is its persistence over a long time (2003–2019). The growth of industrial production resulting from the extensive development of natural resources does not affect the income of Yakutia’s population. Using a database containing measurements of social well-being and living
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Financial Inclusion among Backward Communities: A Study of the Tea Garden Workers in Assam, India Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2021-11-05 Priyanka Dutta, Gayatri Goswami, Hemanta Barman
Abstract Assam, a north-eastern state in India contributes the largest share in India’s total tea production. However, the workers in the tea gardens of the state are considered as one of the poor and marginalised sections of the population. The workers’ community has limited access to anti-poverty social security programmes and other social welfare schemes including formal financial services. Using
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Pandemics, Socioeconomic Gaps, and Macroeconomic Policy: The Ugly Truth Highlighted by COVID-19 Forum for Social Economics Pub Date : 2021-11-03 Iris Buder, Jacob Jennings
Abstract Economic stratification lies at the heart of persistent inequities, which have been considerably amplified under COVID-19. To tackle these persistent inequities, a social economics approach and common goods focused policy for at-risk groups are required. Using this approach, this article highlights various past macroeconomic and health policy decisions that have created the conditions for