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Incomplete Social Contracts [PDF]
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003 There is a long normative ‘Social Contract’ tradition that attempts to characterize ex-post income inequalities that are agreeable to all ‘behind a veil of ignorance.’ This paper takes a similar normative approach to characterize social decision-making procedures.
Aghion, Philippe, Bolton, Patrick
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The The Social Contract Theories of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke: Comparative Analysis
Shanlax International Journal of Arts, Science and Humanities, 2021 This study engages in the concept of social contract of Hobbes and Locke, and the similarities and differences of their ideas. Thomas Hobbes and John Locke both begin their political ideas with a discussion on the state of nature and the danger of living
John Michael V Sasan
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The Historical Sociology of Social Contract in the Arab World [PDF]
Faṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish/hā-yi Rāhburdī-i Siyāsat, 2021 The recent uprisings in the Arab world that alike the previous ones were started from North Africa (Sudan and Algeria) have limitedly spilled over into Iraqi and Lebanese states; it made one more time necessary for scholars to consider the relations ...
Mehdi Zibaei
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Towards a Natural Social Contract
Towards a Natural Social Contract, 2021 In this chapter I will explain why and how the sustainability transition is humankind’s search for a new social contract: a Natural Social Contract (conceptualization by author).
P. Huntjens
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 As an important organizational strategy and action that affects employee perception and attitude, corporate social responsibility is essential for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to reduce turnover rate and achieve sustainable growth.
Zhang Hui
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Tax Aversion and the Social Contract in Africa
Social Science Research Network, 2022 Despite the low levels of taxation and public good provision in Africa, I provide evidence that a large proportion of Africans prefer lower taxation and fewer public goods. This cannot be explained by standard arguments about problems of accountability,
James Robinson
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Two Scenarios for Sustainable Welfare: A Framework for an Eco-Social Contract
Social Policy and Society, 2021 More nation states are now committing to zero net carbon by 2050 at the latest, which is encouraging, but none have faced up to the transformation of economies, societies and lives that this will entail.
I. Gough
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The dynamics of the Egyptian social contract: How the political changes affected the poor
, 2021 How have the uprisings in 2011 and 2013 affected deprived communities in Egypt? Adopting a social contract approach, this longitudinal study tracks the same individuals in Manshiet Nasser and Menia over a ten-year period (2006–2015) articulating their ...
S. Ibrahim
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Acta Academica, 2018 Taking the South African constitution as an eminent symbol of the South African social contract, and noting the opinion of many that the contract has failed to deliver, this article explores the concept of the social contract in South Africa by ...
Rachel Adams
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Agency, Cyberspace, and Social Contract [PDF]
Cyberspace Studies, 2019 The social contract has been about rights and responsibilities in human societies. Facebook and its role in manufacturing and sustaining a global social contract, a new “we” is clearly one of the research areas that needs more attention.
Hassan Hosseini
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