The Journal of Socio-Economics articles from July 1997

The Journal of Socio-Economics archives from July 1997

Resource-advantage theory and the wealth of nations: developing the socio-economic research tradition.
July 1, 1997... If the central economic lesson of the 20th Century is that market-based economies are generally more productive than command economies, why aren't all market-based economies wealthy? One provocative view has it that the historical emphasis on the...

The importance of initial conditions in economic transitions: an evaluation of economic reform progress in Russia.
July 1, 1997... INTRODUCTION Following the abortive putsch of August, 1991, Russian president Boris Yeltsin installed a team of young reformers led by economist Yegor Gaidar. In 1992 Gaidar's team introduced so-called "shock therapy" in an attempt to create a...

The glass ceiling in science and engineering.
July 1, 1997... What are the career prospects of minorities in science and engineering? Are minority men and women in these fields equally likely to bump into the glass ceiling?(1) How useful are the traditional approaches to understanding racial/gender...

Altruism and economic development: the case of the Igbo of South-Eastern Nigeria.
July 1, 1997... INTRODUCTION Mainstream economists now admit, albeit with some reluctance, that the neoclassical assumption of self-interested behavior is too strong. This reluctance is partly manifested in the attempts by mainstream economists to analyze...

The burden of new taxes: acceptance of taxes as a function of affectedness and egoistic versus altruistic orientation.
July 1, 1997... INTRODUCTION Recently, Tyszka (1994) polled French and Polish students about their preferences in the organization of socio-economic affairs such as state control over the economy, tax policy, social welfare programs, privatization, legal...

Early drug use and quits and discharges among adolescent males.
July 1, 1997... INTRODUCTION Related to the issue of legalization of illicit drugs is perhaps a more fundamental concern that should be of interest to economists: the actual productivity effects of drug activity. This study investigates the labor market...

Financing Change: The Financial Community, Eco-Efficiency, and Sustainable Development.
July 1, 1997... Reviewed by William C. Frederick, University of Pittsburgh Can Wall Street and its global counterparts be brought to heel ecologically? is what this book is about. Or as the authors ask, "Are the world's financial markets and those who work in...

Getting It Right: Markets and Choices in a Free Society.
July 1, 1997... Reviewed by Dale O. Cloninger, University of Houston, Clear Lake Following the footsteps of Milton Friedman and Paul Samuelson, Robert Barro has published a number of his essays written mainly for the Wall Street Journal in a short and...