International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 36 Issue 8

Preconditions for the economic mobility of immigrants working in the countryside: The case of Greece

Lois Labrianidis, Theodosis Sykas

The purpose of this paper is to identify the preconditions for an upward economic mobility in time of immigrants working in agriculture. It argues this through an analysis of…

A typology of irrigated farms as a tool for sustainable agricultural development in irrigation schemes: The case of the East Mitidja scheme, Algeria

Khaled Laoubi, Masahiro Yamao

The purpose of this paper is to propose the typology that links the characterization of the irrigated farms with their structural and functional aspects for the context of…

Measuring and ranking of economic, environmental and social efficiency of countries

Miki Malul, Yossi Hadad, Avner Ben‐Yair

The purpose of this paper is to measure and rank nation‐states' governance effectiveness and quality on a quantifying scientific basis, by means of data envelopment analysis.

Social capital and subjective happiness in Taiwan

Wen‐Chun Chang

The purpose of this paper is to test the theoretical predictions of the social capital investment model and examine the relationships between different forms of social capital and…

A status‐based motivation for behavioural altruism

Philipp C. Wichardt

The purpose of this paper is to explore the question of how far costly transfers of economic benefits to others, often understood in economics as instances of (behavioural…