The Journal of Socio-Economics articles from July 1998

The Journal of Socio-Economics archives from July 1998

The study of tastes will set thee free.(preferences and socioeconomics)
July 1, 1998... "...One does not argue over tastes for the same reason one does not argue over the Rocky Mountains - both are there, will be there next year, too, and are the same for all men," write two Nobel Laureates in economics. Since its 1977...

The ethic of care versus the ethic of justice: an economic analysis.
July 1, 1998... Feminist theorists are increasingly fond of the term "care," but have yet to systematically explore its economic implications. - Nancy Folbre (1995, 74) Professor of Economics University of Massachusetts at Amherst INTRODUCTION ...

The economic value of status.
July 1, 1998... INTRODUCTION Much of economic theory studies a model individual known as "economic man," who is super-intelligent and completely rational. He has well-defined preferences which can be understood by looking at the mathematical function used...

The decision to cover a procedure at HMOs: who makes the call?(health maintenance organizations)
July 1, 1998... INTRODUCTION If the government were to attempt to regulate the types of medical technologies that insurers must make available, it would likely be challenged by both insurers and physicians. Medical directors of managed care organizations...

Max Weber's vision of economic sociology.
July 1, 1998... Max Weber, as we know, died at a premature age; he was only 56 years old when he succumbed to pneumonia, and never had the time to finish a number of his projects.(1) The Economic Ethics of the World Religions was, for example, never completed...

The moral of the gift.
July 1, 1998... We should expect to find mechanisms which induce people to remain socially indebted to each other and which inhibit their complete repayment. - Alvin Gouldner INTRODUCTION The gift is not a social phenomenon easy to grasp within...

The Road from Rio. Sustainable Development and the Nongovernmental Movement in the Third World.(Review)
July 1, 1998... By July Fisher. Praeger, Westport, CT. 1993.265 pp. Reviewed by Jean-Guy Vaillancourt, University of Montreal The starting point of this fascinating book with a captivating title and a totally nondescript cover is that we are now in the...

The Feminine Economy and Economic Man.(Review)
July 1, 1998... By Shirley P. Burggraf-Addison-Wesley, 1997. Reviewed by Shoshana Grossbard-Shechtman, San Diego University This book substantially enriches the literature on the economics of the family. It also deals with public finance, economics of...