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Buchanan and the Social Contract: Coordination Failures and the Atrophy of Property Rights

open access: yesSouthern Economic Journal, Volume 93, Issue 1, Page 128-141, July 2026.
ABSTRACT James Buchanan advocated that societies should be based on a social contract. He rejected anarchy, seeing it as a “Hobbesian jungle” that calls for government intervention to maintain social order. He also opposed theories of spontaneous order. These views led to debates about the compatibility of Buchanan's works with classical liberalism and
Stefano Dughera, Alain Marciano
wiley   +1 more source

The Song Remains the Same: The Evolution of Australian HRM and the Role of Economic and Institutional Change

open access: yesAsia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, Volume 64, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT There have been growing calls by scholars for the re‐contextualisation of human resource management (HRM) research to promote greater theoretical understanding and practical relevance. Within this approach, we argue that there is an important role for historical context, macro‐economic policy and industrial relations as an influence on ...
Peter Holland   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Situating Technologies and Work in the Asia Pacific: An Institutional Perspective

open access: yesAsia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, Volume 64, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This article introduces the special issue on technologies and work in the Asia Pacific by developing an institutional perspective on technological change. Drawing on the national business systems framework and an abductive review of 127 studies published between 2015 and 2025, we argue that the consequences of AI, automation, digital platforms,
Mingwei Liu, Hao Zhang, Russell Lansbury
wiley   +1 more source

The Supply Chain of Economic Ideas: Institutional Discourse and Policy Change in U.S. Economic Governance, 1945–2024

open access: yesGovernance, Volume 39, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper develops the supply chain of economic ideas framework to address how institutional networks coordinate to achieve both stability and change in economic policymaking, arguing that both are products of the same institutional processes with coherence emerging through differentiation rather than convergence. A quantitative text analysis
James D. G. Wood   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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