...: at the state level, does the average K-12 teacher salary predict teen suicide risk? Design/methodology/approach We use an original panel time-series dataset which includes average teacher salary, teen suicide rate and economic, religious and sociocultural control variables at the state level. We analyze...

... and time. Originality/value Mainstream economic theory, with a very few exceptions, does not acknowledge the interwovenness of economic behavior and morality, adopting the fact/value dichotomy underlying modern science. Accordingly, most economists usually avoid answering questions concerning ethical...

..., including relevant international relations (IR) theory. The paper argues that a more explicit engagement with IR theory in general and the so‐called English School in particular would strengthen one of the shortcomings of Nussbaum's counter‐theory to dominant ideas in development economics. Practical...

...Abdulkader Cassim Mahomedy Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critique the philosophical underpinnings of the growing field of Islamic economics. Design/methodology/approach A critical and comparative review of Islamic economics texts written by key proponents during the last eight...

...Ian Harper There are numerous digressions in this book which add to its interest. For economists there are miniature pen portraits of Richard Ely and Frank Knight drawing out dimensions of their intellectual contributions that are generally sidelined, or wilfully obscured, in the economics...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Civil and political rights Justice Economics Political philosophy Article Type: 2011 Awards for Excellence From: International Journal of Social Economics, Volume 39, Issue 1/2 The following article was selected...

...James E. Alvey Purpose Economics was closely entwined with ethics up to the 1930s when this weakened subsequently. Amartya Sen first sketched this historical relationship in his book, On Ethics and Economics. This paper is in broad agreement with Sen. It aims to explore the ethical...

...James E. Alvey Purpose Economics had a strong linkage to ethics up to the 1930s but this has virtually disappeared today. Amartya Sen first sketched the historical relationship in his book On Ethics & Economics. This article seeks to explore the ethical foundations of economics...

...Marianne Johnson Purpose Wicksell's contributions to welfare economics are viewed as largely aligned with Pareto efficiency and James Buchanan's work in public choice. This conflicts with the Scandinavian representation of Wicksell as the forefather of the modern Swedish socialist economy...

...James Connelly; James Connelly Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show how T.M. Knox sought to conceptualise economic activity in the context of his philosophical background and in relation to the analysis of the nature of economics offered by Lionel Robbins. Design/methodology/approach...

...James Connelly; Peter Johnson Purpose Working on the assumption that civility is the core value of R.G. Collingwood's political philosophy, the paper aims to examine the capacity of civility to curb economic excess in the absence of distributive justice. Design/methodology/approach The paper...

..., previously been highlighted. Having done so in the paper, a useful dialogue may ensue. Economics Philosophy It is probably quite true generally that in the history of human thinking, the most fruitful developments take place at those points where two different lines of thought meet (Heisenberg...

..., finance and the real economy. The goal is to attain social and economic sustainability. Findings A new epistemological outlook in occidental sciences is needed to repair its intrinsic dualism. Kantian thinking is instrumental in this structural flaw. Unity of divine knowledge as comprehended...

... acquaintance with Tarde's oeuvre. Originality/value The paper concludes that several Schumpeterian insights appear to be less original. Tarde suggested that by placing ourselves in a society already organized and alive, having its own language, a political and economic regime in embryonic form...

...Leslie Armour Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce the “Radical economics” issue in International Journal of Social Economics. Design/methodology/approach “Radical economics” has two basic meanings. One employs the basic sense of “radical”, whatever goes to the roots...

...Stefan Kesting Purpose The paper seeks to answer the question: why is John Kenneth Galbraith a radical economist? The purpose of this paper is to show how he contributed to the development of economic theory and how this contribution differs radically from mainstream economics. Design...

...Wilfred I. Ukpere Purpose The purpose of this paper is to postulate the possibility of a cooperative economic system within the current global crisis, because it is only determined government action, which is orchestrated by a strong sense of true nationalism that can limit the worst effects...

... of his ideas in the context of the then prevalent economic theories of the German‐speaking camp, have not been widely discussed. The purpose of this paper is claim that the elaborations of certain German‐speaking heterodox economists and/or schools of economic thought may be traced in Schumpeter's...

...Ioannis A. Kaskarelis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the view that economic science is invented to support political regimes and not to find solutions to the economic problems of the society. Design/methodology/approach Without virtue and the sense of justice, science does...

...Ananda Das Gupta; S.K. Chakraborty; D. Chakraborty Purpose Among the several sub‐themes for this Special Issue this paper aims to deal, broadly, with the Hindu view of economics and allied matters. Design/methodology/approach The approach is a conceptual one that highlights a few crucial...