International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 41 Issue 9

Measuring the welfare of sub-groups subject to premature mortality: The new welfare measures

D.P. Doessel, Ruth F. Williams

The purpose of this paper is to provide an exposition of the concepts relevant to measuring the economic effect of premature mortality and the conception of how the social loss…

Evaluating the prevalence and nature of blat in post-Soviet societies: A case study of the education sector in Ukraine

Colin C. Williams, Olga Onoshchenko

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the extent to which the practice of using personal networks to obtain goods and services or to circumvent formal procedures, known as blat…

Analysis of rural households’ wellbeing in Nigeria: a capability approach

Omobowale Ayoola Oni, Temitayo Adenike Adepoju

The purpose of this paper is to use the capability approach to analyse the wellbeing of rural households in Nigeria and determine the factors that influence the wellbeing status…

Understanding and influencing eco-luxury consumers

Paul Gibson, Silvia Seibold

The purpose of this paper is to explain how the role of marketing for luxury brands can be re-thought in order to ensure that such brands establish a strong connection between…

Why buy when we can pirate? The role of intentions and willingness to pay in predicting piracy behavior

Mahalia Jackman, Troy Lorde

Digital piracy is one of the most popular forms of intellectual property theft and is currently recognized as a crime in several countries. This begs the question, if persons are…

The hidden rent-seeking capacity of corporations

Dirk Loehr

The purpose of this paper is to develop the hypothesis that corporations are a particularly suitable instrument for rent seeking. Benefits are reaped by powerful companies…

Community involvement and development: An inter-marriage of ISO 26000 and millennium development goals

David Katamba, Cedric Marvin Nkiko, Charles Tushabomwe Kazooba, Imelda Kemeza, Sulayman Babiiha Mpisi

The purpose of this paper is to explore how ISO 26000 inter-marries with millennium development goals (MDGs) with a view to demonstrate and recommend how businesses can…

Women's education and the timing and level of fertility

Jinyoung Hwang, Jong Ha Lee

The purpose of this paper is to estimate the impacts of women's education on the mean age of women at first birth (denoting the timing of fertility) and total fertility rate (TFR…

Management and the Gospel

Clive Saunders Beed