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Invisible Ideology of Mainstream Economics: The “Invisible Hand”

World Review of Political Economy, 2014
The purpose of this article is to show the ideological character of the “invisible hand,” which is the cornerstone of the mainstream economics. The article discusses how the “invisible hand” acts as a cognitive metaphor in mainstream ...
Kavous Ardalan
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The Anti-Blanchard model and structural change in Latin America: An analysis of Chile, Argentina and Mexico

Cuadernos de Economía, 2020
This paper was born with the purpose of encouraging academic debate within the economic discipline that has been dominated by a purely orthodox or mainstream approach.
Samuele Bibi
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Old Institutionalism Vs. Mainstream Economics: An Intellectual [PDF]

Faslnāmah-i Pizhūhish/Nāmah-i Iqtisādī, 2015
In the arena of Economic thought, there has always been some intellectual confrontation between the two major economic schools, i.e. Institutionalism and Neoclassical economics.
Mahmoud Mashhadi-Ahmad
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Uncertainty and Risk in Mainstream Economics: An Outline

Studia i Materiały, 2016
Undoubtedly, risk and uncertainty are not the fundamental economic categories, yet they play an important role in economic sciences and economic practice.
Tomasz Zalega
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Introduzione: la crisi economica e della scienza economica.(Introduction: the Crisis of Economies and of Political Economy)

Moneta e Credito, 2011
The article introduces to the current issue of the journal by critically reviewing the articles published therein in light of both recent literature and current economic developments.
Carlo D'Ippoliti
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The Emperor\u27s Clothes [PDF]

, 2002
Argues that neoclassical economics is primarily a theory of the human individual in economic life but contemporary mainstream economics does not posses a theory of the human individual.
Davis, John B.
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Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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The importance of meta-economics [PDF]

, 2011
E.F. Schumacher was one of the first scholars who recognized the crucial role of metaeconomics. In his "Small is beautiful" he writes: "The science of economics is 'so prone to usurp the rest' … because it relates to certain very strong drives of human
Zsolnai, László
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The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
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