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The emerging clan capitalism in the world

In the present article a number of critical economics situations are discussed based on clan capitalism as starting point. One can see clearly then, that instead of assuming 'ordinary economy’ and clan/crony capitalism is an exception in particular nation because of certain socio-historical context, one should begin with the opposite assumption instead: that clan capitalism can be found almost everywhere in this planet.

Wealth Creation and Science Research : Science Research, the root of wealth in our Knowledge Society, is endangered

Two vastly dierent historical stages in wealth creation are the traditional one based on agriculture during past millennia, and the one based on science research in our present globalizing knowledge society. The dierences happen to be so considerable, and the emergence of the second stage relatively so recent, that the awareness of the full range of consequences regarding the proper pursuit of science research, which is the root of wealth in our knowledge society, is missing to an extent that may, even in the medium term, seriously endanger the sustainability of modern human society. Here is presented a brief account of some of such dangers, following which a parable, entitled "Is it a mere…

Co-determination and Merger Incentives from Transfers of Wealth: Firm Owners vs. Workers

2010

When workers can capture rents from their influence on corporate decisions, mergers can become a device to generate transfers of wealth. This paper examines the merger incentives from these transfers of wealth. It is found that worker influence increases merger profitability, in line with the owners’ incentive to use mergers to reduce the rents captured by workers. In contrast, the workers’ merger incentives are shown to be decreasing in their own degree of influence on the merger decision, in line with the view according to which workers can be used by incumbent managers as a defensive instrument in acquisitions.

Evolution's cycles of global social systems and the basic mechanisms behind the crisis. The times in which we live. What has changed where are we hea…

2011

Šajā darbā tiek apskatīta viena no 20. gadsimta svarīgākajām paradigmām – pašorganizācija globālu sociāli-ekonomisku sistēmu evolūcijas kontekstā. Tās loma jaunu transdisciplināro metožu izstrādē ir nenovērtējama. Tā ir jauna valoda, kurā, viens otru saprotot, var sarunāties matemātiķi, eksakto un humanitāro zinātņu pārstāvji. Uzsvars darbā likts uz to, lai vienkāršā valodā lasītāju iepazīstinātu ar sarežģītu sistēmu evolūcijas pamatprincipiem, koncentrējoties vairāk uz sociāli-ekonomisko procesu dinamiku un evolūcijas projektēšanas metodoloģiju. Krīžu mehānismu un globālo cilvēces attīstības ciklu dziļāka izpratne ir jo īpaši aktuāla, izstrādājot varbūtīgākos globālās pasaules attīstības s…

The basic rules of social macrodynamics. The theory of reflexivity by George Soros

2012

Darbā apskatīti svarīgākie sociālās organizācijas evolūcijas mehānismi, kuri balstās uz sabiedrības kā atvērtas sistēmas modeli ar pozitīvu atgriezenisku saiti. Šādai sistēmas organizācijai pamatā ir Džordža Sorosa refleksivitātes teorija un viņa buma modelis, kurš pagaidām vispilnīgāk izskaidro sabiedrībā un tirgū notiekošos procesus neizmantojot matemātisko aprakstu.

Individual differences in adaptive choice strategies

2003

Abstract Individual differences in compensatory and non-compensatory choice processes remain an unresolved issue for decision process researchers. This study investigates the stability and nature of individual differences in choice processes when individuals adapt to changes in the structure of the choice environment, namely the correlation among the choice attributes. By means of process tracing techniques, between-subjects differences in choice processing (option-based or attribute based) were found to be stable across different tasks. Individuals with higher openness to experience and ability to solve reasoning tasks were found to be more adaptive, that is to switch more promptly their c…

Economising failure and assembling a failure regime

2023

Sociologists have largely neglected the topic of failure, and particularly the economising of failure, notwithstanding notable exceptions. This is puzzling, given the many adjacent literatures that have addressed the practices and processes of economising. Four features define our approach. First, it is argued that failure has none of the objectivity or inevitability often attributed to it. Second, it is suggested that failure be viewed as a variable ontology object. Third, attention is directed to the calculative infrastructures that operationalise the ideas of failing and failure, and enable them to be acted upon. Fourth, emphasis is placed on the importance of distinguishing between fail…

Modélisation des objets urbains pour l'étude des dynamiques urbaines dans la longue durée

2007

The use of GIS to study the spatial evolution of pre-industrial cities over the "longue durée" requires rigorously formalising heterogeneous data from different sources into robust entities. An initial model using the HBDS (Hypergraph Based Data Structure) method enabled us to distinguish social and spatial features. In this paper we develop a specific model for the temporal dimension. The definition of urban objects using social, spatial and temporal features enhances the study of urban dynamics of change over the "longue durée".

Interferon-α for HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B

2004

Klinische Bedeutung des Hepatitis-B-Virus-DNS-Nachweises im Serum von Kindern mit chronischer Hepatitis B

1992

206 sera from 172 children with chronic hepatitis B infection were tested for HBV DNA by dot blot hybridization. 111 were positive and 95 negative for HBV DNA. 103 (78.6%) of the positive patients had HBeAg and 5 (7.7%) anti-HBe. In 60 (92.3%) of the anti-HBe positive sera no HBV DNA could be detected. Children with elevated liver enzymes had HBV DNA in 80.1%, whereas in 71.6% of the chronic HBsAg carriers with normal liver enzymes no HBV DNA was found. In 87 of the 95 dot blot negative patients polymerase chain reaction was performed. 73 (83.9%) children of this group were HBV DNA positive. All HBeAg positive patients and those with elevated aminotransferases had HBV DNA in their serum. 56…