The Journal of Socio-Economics articles from September 1999

The Journal of Socio-Economics archives from September 1999

The common will.
September 1, 1999... Mihnea Moldoveanu [*] Abstract This paper discusses the formation of a common will among a group of people from two separate points of view: that of social choice theory and that of discourse ethics. The paper evaluates the formation...

System-wide economic community in capital-based market systems.
September 1, 1999... Ross Zucker [*] Abstract Viewing labor and capital as utterly distinct and competitive categories of economic actors, modern or "neoclassical" economics denies the existence of community in the economy. This study scrutinizes the...

In (a) democracy we trust: social and economic determinants of support for democratic procedures in central and eastern Europe.
September 1, 1999... Todd Kunioka [a] Gary M. Woller [b][*] Abstract With the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Empire, most of the nations of Central and Eastern Europe have begun adopting democratic procedures and...

Hospital competition in major U.S. metropolitan areas: An empirical evidence.
September 1, 1999... Patrick Asubonteng Rivers [a][*] Sejong Bae [b] Abstract In response to dramatic rises in health care costs, policymakers have been debating the relative merits of competitive strategies as a means of containing costs. We study...

Locational effects on AFDC exits: Examining local labor markets.
September 1, 1999... Thomas P. Vartanian [*] Abstract Recent welfare reform limits welfare recipients to a maximum of five years of cash assistance. This policy change raises the question of whether it is reasonable to expect welfare recipients to be able...

Rational addiction and smoking cessation: An empirical study.
September 1, 1999... Theodore B. Kee1er [a][*] Martin Marciniak [b] Teh-wei Hu [c] Abstract The theory of rational addictive behavior has important implications concerning the impact of a smoker's socioeconomic status on his or her incentive to...

In Praise of Commercial Culture.
September 1, 1999... In Praise of Commercial Culture; Tyler Cowen; Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1998 (hardcover). Please raise your hands all those of you who have heard of Richard de Bury and his fourteenth century masterpiece, Philobiblon. When I...

Welfare States in Transition.
September 1, 1999... Welfare States in Transition; Gosta Esping-Anderson; Sage, 1996, 275 pages This very interesting book sets forth future scenarios for the welfare state. The nine chapters offer an evolutionary analysis of selected welfare states worldwide....