The Journal of Socio-Economics articles from May 2000

The Journal of Socio-Economics archives from May 2000

A restructured social market [#].(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2000... Amitai Etzioni [*],[1] 1. Introduction This is a true account. It would take a Bertolt Brecht to improve on this ultimate analogue for the dehumanization of the social market. Rod Grimm (his real name) is an American truck driver who...

Dancing with strangers.(social conditions of American workers)
May 1, 2000... Judith R. Blau [*] It is difficult to disagree with many of Amitai Etzioni's observations in his paper, "Toward a Reconstructed Social Market," although I do disagree with him about his diagnosis and the assumptions that underlie his...

Local networks and global markets.
May 1, 2000... Michael J. Lovaglia [*] Etzioni's article, "Toward a Reconstructed Social Market," captures the essential tension that characterizes social relations. Society has always balanced the competing motivations of individuals for autonomy and...

An economy to feed society or a society to feed the economy.
May 1, 2000... Suzanne T. Reading [*] 1. Introduction In 1944, Karl Polanyi considered the effects of the "great transformation"; he described society that previously used economies to physically sustain human lives, relationships and culture as it...

Reconstructing with care and with science.(US labor market, etc.)
May 1, 2000... Joseph M. Whitmeyer [*] Contemporary American society, like any society, has a number of features that many would consider undesirable. Professor Etzioni has drawn our attention to some features that especially disturb him and no doubt...

Casino gambling and bankruptcy in new United States casino jurisdictions [#].(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2000... Mark W. Nichols [a],[*] B. Grant Stitt [b] David Giacopassi [c] Abstract Using quarterly data on personal consumer bankruptcy for 1989:Q4 through l998:Q1, this study examines the impact that the introduction of casino...

The impact of caring on exchange choices and efficiencies: a modification of Boulding's three social organizers.
May 1, 2000... Richard Beilock [*] Abstract In this article, a system is developed for modeling traditional exchanges and those based, wholly or in part, on threats or interdependent utility functions (i.e., caring). This structure is used to...

An exploration of the impact of culture on the economy: an empirical study of unemployment.(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2000... Bijou Yanga [a],[*] David Lester [b] Abstract The role of culture in economic affairs was first recognized by Max Weber who attributed the rise of modem capitalism to the Protestant ethic. More recently, the contribution of...

The effects of internal migration on the relative economic status of women and men.
May 1, 2000... Joyce P. Jacobsen [a],[*] Laurence M. Levin [b] An earlier version of this paper was presented at the American Economic Association meetings. Comments on that version by Shelley White-Means are gratefully acknowledged. The data...