777 Citations
Do upcoming “Smart cities” need to provide smart distribution of higher urban economic growth? Evidence from Urban India
- Economics, History
- 2015
The present paper tries to understand the causes behind the emergence of India‘s large agglomeration (or giant cities) and how these large agglomerations are linked with economic growth. In addition,…
In Search of a Wider Accounting Research Agenda in Light of the GFC, Failures and Other Business Disasters
- Business
- 2020
The GFC experiences as they relate to accounting and business objectives lead to recommendations for future research in accounting. In particular the relationship to corporate strategy, risk…
The Case of the International Monetary Fund and the 2008 Global Financial Crisis
- Economics, Political Science
- 2020
In 2008, a speculative mortgage crisis originating in the United States (US) turned into a full-blown financial crisis, which then spread well beyond the US borders, becoming a global financial…
AMARTYA SEN’S CRITIQUE OF THE RAWLSIAN THEORY OF JUSTICE: AN ANALYSIS
- LawHumanities & Social Sciences Reviews
- 2019
Purpose: The present paper tries to cross-examine Sen’s notion of justice and to find a midway between the ideal and non-ideal theorizing of justice. Besides, searching for reconciliation between…
A failure to communicate: the fact-value divide and the Putnam-Dasgupta debate: Essays on the Art and Craft of Economics
- Economics
- 2018
This paper considers the debate between economists and philosophers about the role of values in economic analysis by examining the recent debate between Hilary Putnam and Sir Partha Dasgupta. It…
Consumption Externalities and Growth: Theory and Evidence for the United States
- Economics
- 2018
We study a series of growth models in which households' preferences display `jealousy' or `external habits': a negative dependence on average consumption. We argue that accounting for consumption…
Economic Inequality and Social Entrepreneurship
- Economics, Business
- 2018
This article explores the extent to which income inequality and income mobility—both considered indicators of economic inequality and conditions of formal regulatory institutions (government…
Regional Inequality; Why It Matters, Why it Occurs and How It Might Be Addressed
- Political Science
- 2018
Regional inequality is generally taken to refer to spatially distributed disparities in spending capacity, ability to consume non-public services, access to public services, and ability to consume…
Inequality, Poor Governance and Legitimacy Deficits in the European Union
- Economics
- 2017
This article offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the drivers of political and economic crisis in the European Union. A growing body of literature highlights the detrimental effects of…