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Functionaries: A Distributional Approach to Institutional Analysis
Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, Volume 56, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT This paper outlines a distributional approach to institutional analysis, reconceptualising institutions as distributions of knowledge and activity across people. We argue that institutionalisation and institutional change are best understood by focussing on actors with the requisite knowledge and motivation to keep institutional patterns going,
Dustin S. Stoltz +2 more
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Conceptualising State-Market Relations in Land and Property: The Mainstream Contribution of Neo-Classical and Welfare Economics [PDF]
, 2008 David Adams, Neil Dunse, Michael White
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Public Administration and Development, Volume 46, Issue 1, Page 77-92, February 2026.ABSTRACT Using public ethnography anchored in the post‐development theory and interpretivist epistemological paradigm, this study examines what we term the ‘socio‐cultural milieus dynamics’ (SCMD) of the Solomon Islands (SI) and how these shape meaning, discourse, and practice in ways that influence Australia's aid localisation efforts and aid outcomes.
Mark Opoku Amankwa +5 more
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Political economics and normative analysis [PDF]
The approaches and opinions of economists often dominate public policy discussion. Economists have gained this privileged position partly (or perhaps mainly) because of the obvious relevance of their subject matter, but also because of the unified ...
Colin Jennings, Iain McLean
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Natural Resources Forum, Volume 50, Issue 1, Page 247-274, February 2026.Abstract Over the past three decades, there has been a significant increase in information and communication technology (ICT) investments around the world, resulting in a rise in the use of modern ICT packages. Sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries, however, face different challenges.
Ijeoma Christina Onuogu +4 more
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Child labour and industrialization: Evidence from factory records and the 1851 British census
The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 1, Page 163-188, February 2026.Abstract Children were an integral part of the workforce during the British Industrial Revolution. The changing patterns of child labour as well as the causes behind its rise and fall have generated much scholarly debate. This study brings in new direct evidence on child labour from children's age certificates and school attendance records from cotton ...
Xuesheng You, Alexander Tertzakian
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Behavioral economics: science or exoticism?
Мир новой экономики, 2018 While studying economics as a science and an active sphere of human activity, scientists aim to give consistency to their knowledge, ensure that they are adequate and constructive.
I. N. Drogobytsky
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Is economic planning hypercomputational? The argument from Cantor diagonalisation [PDF]
, 2009 Murphy [26] argues that the diagonal argument of the number theorist Cantor can be used to elucidate issues that arose in the socialist calculation debate of the 1930s.
Cockshott, W.P. +2 more
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Understanding UK Productivity Using a Macroeconomic Lens
Journal of Economic Surveys, Volume 40, Issue 1, Page 214-241, February 2026.ABSTRACT We survey UK labor productivity over the long run, comparing it with other advanced economies, and focus on the sharp slowdown since the global financial crisis. Using a growth accounting framework, we highlight the primary role of total factor productivity (TFP), while noting that the contribution of capital shallowing is influenced by ...
Jagjit S. Chadha, Issam Samiri
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