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Is Energy Just A Commodity? Let's Ask The Systems Of Exchange Typology

How are electricity prices shifting with changes in demand and supply? Energy economists are very good at seeing electricity and other...

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Thomas Piketty's 'Capital' And Inequality

Economic growth and inequality - their correlation may be far more complicated than you think. In this article, we will interpret this...

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California Egg Law Challenged By Five States

How did a larger cage for the hens in California challenge the ground of the Constitution? Let’s take a look at the egg science here. At...

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Building Social Theory With Typologies

Typologies are important analytical tools for social scientists. Why are they on the decline? Miles and Snow's (1978) typology of...

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Combining Associative And Price-Based Systems Of Exchange: The Case Of CyberAgent Inc In Japan

By Rick Delbridge, Takahiro Endo and Jonathan Morris Cardiff University The success of Japanese firms in the 1980s and 1990s provoked...

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College Students Demand "Real Food" In Campus Dining Halls

For the last decade, college students across the United States have organized to change their campus food. From the University of Vermont...