The Journal of Socio-Economics articles from July 2000

The Journal of Socio-Economics archives from July 2000

Relational wealth and the quality of life.
July 1, 2000... Romesh Diwan [*] This is a revised version of a paper presented at the Symposium on Humanistic Economics in honor of Dr. Alice Rivlin at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J. Thursday, March 21; 1998. A part of the ideas...

On the connecting of socio-economics with communitarianism [*].
July 1, 2000... Abstract If socio-economics were to be enriched with a liberal kind of communitarian perspective, such combination would necessitate compatible partners. This article suggests a way of fitting socio-economics for such a union. (c) 2000...

Constituent diversity and congress: the case of NAFTA.
July 1, 2000... Christopher Dennis [a][*] Benjamin Bishin [b] Politimy Nicolaou [a] Abstract An important finding of legislative research is that constituency variables are more important predictors of a legislator's vote when constituent...

Socialization in network marketing organizations: is it cult behavior?
July 1, 2000... Krishna Kumar Mehta [*] Abstract Network Marketing Organizations (NMOs) like Amway have been very successful in recent times. Even more surprising than the success of these organizations is the controversy they seem to attract. Average...

Behavioral influences of bureaucratic organizations and the Schumpeterian controversy.
July 1, 2000... J. Patrick Rainesa [a][*] Charles G. Leathers [b] Abstract The behavioral influences of large bureaucratic organizations that were noted by Schumpeter would seem to weigh heavily against the plausibility of the Schumpeterian...

Cognitive skills and Black--White wages in the United States labor market.
July 1, 2000... Aparna Mitra [*] Abstract Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), this study analyzes the effects of cognitive skills on the wages of Whites and African Americans in white and blue collar occupations. The...