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Volume 49, issue 4, 1990

Quantum Theory and Social Economics pp. 385-399

Siegfried G. Karsten

The Partiality of Indexing Capital Gains pp. 399-400

Mason Gaffney

Resource Mobilization and Political Opportunity in the Nicaraguan Revolution pp. 401-412

Alfred G. Cuzán

Joint Ventures in the U.S. Steel Industry pp. 413-429

William E. Scheuerman

Teaching and tbe Social Ethos pp. 429-430

Frank C. Genovese

On the Degree of Property Tax Assessment Inequity in Complex Tax Jurisdictions pp. 431-438

Melvin V. Borland

The General Public's Participation in Art Museums pp. 439-457

William S. Hendon

Measuring Human Development pp. 457-458

Frank C. Genovese

On Market Structure and the Taxation of Exhaustible Resources pp. 459-468

M. H. I. Dore

Selecting Social Goals: Alternative Concepts of Rationality: Both the Orthodox and the Heterodox Must Be Able to Explain the Origin and Significance of Values pp. 469-481

Robert D. Ley and L. E. Johnson

Mohammed of Manhattan pp. 482-482

Frank C. Genovese

Transient Crowding and Crime pp. 483-494

Stephen Jarrell and Roy Howsen

The Sufficiency of Single Tax Revenue pp. 495-502

Gary B. Buurman

Volume 49, issue 3, 1990

Housing the Urban Poor in Developing Countries pp. 257-270

Dennis A. Rondinelli

There Is Hope for Cities pp. 270-270

John I. Gilderbloom

Creating the Accessible City pp. 271-282

John I. Gilderbloom and Mark S. Rosentraub

A Syllogism for the Small Farm pp. 283-292

Walter Firey

The Great Library At Alexandria pp. 291-292

Asma Afsaruddin

The Walters‐Lawson Affair and the Two Worlds of Communication pp. 293-296

Michael Szenberg

On Schumpeter, Services and Economic Change pp. 297-306

David L. McKee

Labor Market Segmentation and Job‐Related Risk pp. 307-323

Julie Graham and Don M. Shakow

Counting the “Homeless”—A Media Event pp. 323-324

A. J. Jaffe

The Altrurian Economics of William Dean Howells pp. 325-338

James W. Park and Martha M. Park

A Buddhist Economic System—in Principle pp. 339-349

Frederic L. Pryor

Demography is Basic pp. 349-350

Frank C. Genovese

The “New Economies” of the People's Republic of China pp. 351-374

Edward E. Williams

Henry George, Protectionism and the Welfare of the Working Class pp. 375-384

Ian Inkster

Volume 49, issue 2, 1990

Wealth of a Nation pp. 129-151

Melvin L. Oliver and Thomas M. Shapiro

Housing the Urban Poor in Developing Countries pp. 153-166

Dennis A. Rondinelli

From Buchanan to Khomeini pp. 167-184

Hamid Hosseini

Public Policy Aspects of Beach Erosion Control pp. 185-197

David W. Fischer

Violations of Human Rights—How Many? pp. 199-210

Herbert F. Spirer

Ideological Conceptions of the Basis for the Sexual Division of Labor pp. 211-221

Zohreh Emami

The Effectiveness of Tax‐Expenditure Limitations: A Re‐evaluation pp. 223-238

Dale G. Bails

Progress: Poverty or Prosperity? pp. 239-256

Nahid Aslanbeigui and Adele Wick

Volume 49, issue 1, 1990

The Effects of Criminal Experience on the Incidence of Crime pp. 1-5

Joseph Deutsch, Simon Hakim and Uriel Spiegel

state Lotteries and Crime pp. 7-20

John Mikesell and Maureen A. Pirog‐Good

Pure Neoclassical Exploitation and the Level of Wages pp. 21-34

Coldwell Daniel

Water Rights Markets: Social and Legal Considerations pp. 35-44

Victor Brajer and Wade E. Martin

In Memoriam: Morris A. Copeland, 1895–46 pp. 45-46

James R. Miller

A Keynesian Defense of the Reagan Deficit pp. 47-52

Richard Cebula

Economic Development and the Income of the Poor pp. 53-64

Panos Tsakloglou

The CAB'S Struggle to Establish Price and Route Rivalry in World Air Transport pp. 65-80

R. D. Peterson

The Archaic, the Obsolete and the Mythical in Neoclassical Economics pp. 81-92

Hamid Hosseini

Business Size Composition and Management Training Needs of Countries in the Eastern Caribbean pp. 93-100

John C. Edmunds and Edward L. Felton

Land Value Taxation and Housing Development pp. 101-111

Steven Bourassa

Henry George and George Bernard Shaw: Comparison and Contrast pp. 113-127

Jack Schwartzman

Volume 48, issue 4, 1989

Explaining the American Dream: Telling Chinese Academics What‘Liberty and Justice For All’Means Taxes Even an Eager Audience pp. 385-392

Karl L. Falk

Max Weber's Authority Models and the Theory of X‐Inefficiency: The Economic Sociologist's Analysis Adds More Structure to Leibenstein's Critique of Rationality pp. 393-400

Stanley Vanagunas

Integrated Social Theory pp. 400-400

F.C.G.

How Discrimination Against Female Workers Is Hidden in U.S. Industry Statistics: Sex Differences in Wages in the Cotton Textile and Boot and Shoe Industries Between the World Wars pp. 401-414

Albert W. Niemi

Cultural and Family Effects on Fertility Decisions in Taiwan, R.O.C.: Traditional Values and Family Structure Are as Relevant as Income Measures pp. 415-426

Eva C. Yen, Gili Yen and Ben‐c. Liu

Economic Thought and Economic History pp. 426-426

F.C.G.

ACCION International pp. 426-426

F.C.G.

Alvin Harvey Hansen: Economic Growth and a More Perfect Society: The Economist's Role in Defining the Stagnation Thesis and in Popularizing Keynesianism pp. 427-440

W. Robert Brazelton

Anatomy of Corruption: An Approach to the Political Economy of Underdevelopment pp. 441-456

M. Shahid Alam

Symbolism and Consumption pp. 456-456

F.C.G.

Some Alternative Definitions of Youth Unemployment: A Means for Improved Understanding and Policy Formulation pp. 457-472

Larry D. Singell and Jane H. Lillydahl

Has the Future Improved? pp. 472-472

F.C.G.

Public Programs pp. 472-472

F.C.G.

Liberal Reformism and Declining Capital Formation in Hungary: The Developing Capitalist Sector Is Its Only Frontier But This Threatens the Party Dictatorship pp. 473-488

John B. Hall

Academic Directories of Members pp. 488-488

F.C.G.

Protection or Free Trade: An Analysis of the Ideas of Henry George on International Commerce and Wages pp. 489-502

Thomas L. Martin

Community Chest pp. 501-502

Frank C. Genovese

Volume 48, issue 3, 1989

Allocating a ‘Scarce’ Resource, Water in the West: More Market‐like Incentives Can Extend Supply, But Constraints Demand Equitable Policies pp. 259-271

Victor Brajer and Wade E. Martin

Thorstein Veblen's Theories of Governmental Failure: The Critic of Capitalism and Democracy Neglected Some Useful Insights, Hindsight Shows pp. 293-306

Charles G. Leathers

Social Science and Social Policy: A Comment pp. 307-309

David J. Gray

In Memoriam: Weld Saunders Carter, 1900‐1989 pp. 310-310

Frank C. Genovese

Henry George's Labor Theory of Value: He Saw the Entrepreneurs and Workers as Employers of Capital and Land, and Not the Reverse pp. 311-320

Robert J. Rafalko

Bell, Merton and Mills as Veblen Critics: A Comment pp. 321-322

Charles C. Fischer

Mining Revenues for Development Finance: Some Added Comments pp. 323-326

Robert L. Curry

The Agrarian Land Question in South Africa in Its Historical Context, 1652‐1988 pp. 327-338

Rudolph Daniels

Interest Groups, Transfer Seeking and Democratization: Competition for the Benefits of Governmental Power May Explain African Political Instability pp. 339-349

Mwangi Kimenyi

In Memoriam: Pierrepont Isham Prentice pp. 350-350

Frank C. Genoveses

Guidance from an Economics Classic: The Centennial of Henry George's ‘Protection or Free Trade’ pp. 351-356

C. Lowell Harriss

Guns and Butter: The Pre‐Korean War Dispute Over Budget Allocations: Nourse's Conservative Keynesianism Loses Favor Against Keyserling's Economic Expansion Plan pp. 357-371

Lester H. Brune

Transnational Corporations and Ocean Technology Transfer: New Economic Zones Are Being Developed by Public/Private Partnerships but Deep Sea Miners Balk on Royalties pp. 373-383

Chennat Gopalakrishnan

Volume 48, issue 2, 1989

Labor Market Effects from Involuntary Job Losses in Layoffs, Plant Closings: The Role of Human Capital in Facilitating Reemployment and Reduced Wage Losses pp. 129-141

Nan L. Maxwell

Export Agriculture and the Expansion of Urban Slum Areas pp. 143-149

Raymond E. Crist

In Memoriam: Karl L. Falk, 1911–1988 pp. 149-150

Will Lissner

The World Bank and Poverty: A Review of the Evidence on Whether the Agency Has Diminished Emphasis on Aid to the Poor pp. 151-164

Jonathan E. Sanford

Why Decent Americans Hang Their Heads in Shame pp. 164-164

W.L.

The Self‐concept of Black and White Women: The Influences Upon Its Formation of Welfare Dependency, Work Effort, Family Networks, and Illnesses pp. 165-176

Lois Benjamin and James B. Stewart

Land Monopoly in America pp. 175-176

Will Lissner

The Bribery of Politicians and Legislators pp. 176-176

W.L.

The Struggle for Freedom pp. 176-176

John C. Whitehead

The Difference Between Short and Long Run Effects of Police Outlays on Crime: Policing Deters Criminals Initially, But Later They May ‘Learn by Doing’ pp. 177-191

Joseph Friedman, Simon Hakim and Uriel Spiegel

The Changing View of Property Rights in Natural Resources Management pp. 193-201

Arthur H. Chan

It's No Laffer’Matter: Claim That Increasing Welfare Aid Breeds Poverty and Dependence Fails Statistical Test pp. 203-217

Sanford F. Schram and Paul H. Wilken

The Effects of local Fair Housing Ordinances on Housing Segregation: Their Impact Is Small, But It's an Important Positive Change Toward Integration pp. 219-230

Richard A. Smith

The General Public and the Art Museum: Case Studies of Visitors to Several Institutions Identify Characteristics of Weir Publics pp. 230-243

William S. Hendon, Frank Costa and Robert Allan Rosenberg

George on Free Trade, At Home and Abroad: The American Economist and Social Philosopher Envisioned a World Unhindered in Production and Exchange pp. 245-255

T. H. Bonaparte

Volume 48, issue 1, 1989

Income Polarization Between the Central Cities and Suburbs of U.S. Metropolises, 1950–1980 pp. 3-10

Morton D. Winsberg

The Economic Impact of Rent Seeking and Military Expenditures: A Comparison of Third World Military and Civilian Regimes pp. 11-29

Robert E. Looney

What Is Happening in the U.S. Rural Economy pp. 30-30

Franklin A. Thomas

Returns to Society from Offshore Hard Mineral Resource Development: special Interests Are Seeking to Monopolize Public Land Under the Sea by Doing Away with the 1953 Act pp. 31-46

David W. Fischer

Redistribution—of Other People's Land pp. 46-46

W.L.

A Keynesian Defense of the Reagan Deficit: The Real Issue Is How Big Should Federal Budgets Be and How Should They Be Met pp. 47-54

Robert J. Alexander

Quality of Life, Quality of the Individual, Technology and Economic Development pp. 55-68

Oleg Zinam

Private Direct Investment and Development Policy in the Caribbean: Nationalism and Nationalization Scared Away Foreign Investors but Reagan Initiative's Luring Them pp. 69-78

Kempe Ronald Hope

The Pace of Change pp. 78-78

Giorgio de Santillana

The Median Voter Model Fails an Empirical Test: The Procedure, Useful in the Absence of a Better One, Is Not Valid for Multidimensional Issues pp. 79-87

Edward J. Mathis and Charles E. Zech

Pluses and Minuses of Tradition pp. 88-88

W.L.

Crime in One Long‐Lived Comic Strip: An Evaluation of Chester Gould's Dick Tracy' pp. 89-100

Linda A. Mooney and Carla‐Marie Fewell

A Town Revalues Its Texable Real Estate pp. 100-100

Will Lissner

Unity in the Social Thought of Adolph Lowe: A Review of “Essays in Political Economics: Public Control in a Democratic Society” pp. 101-111

Richard X. Chase

H. G. Brown, Crusader for a Rational Tax System pp. 111-112

Will Lissner

Henry George and Europe: As Dissident Economist and Path‐breaking Philosopher, He was a Catalyst for British Social Reform pp. 113-122

Michael Silagi and Susan N. Faulkner

The Pareto Criterion—Bulwark of the Status Quo pp. 123-124

Will Lissner

On the Classics pp. 124-124

Henry David Thoreau

Problems Abound in U.S. Energy Security Policy pp. 125-125

Will Lissner

These Pervasive Influences, Monopoly and Hedonism pp. 126-126

Will Lissner

How Lawyers Sabotage Justice pp. 127-127

Will Lissner