Virtual Conference – 6 days to go
on Dec 31, 1969For anyone who has not registered, you can do so for free at https://compassconference.wordpress.com/ and enjoy. - Virtual Delegates Pack - 20% conference discount on EVERY Wiley book! - 60 days free access to over 200 Wiley-Blackwell journals -...

Worth it?
on Dec 31, 1969According to CNN, the number of college students who depend on private student loan is increasing in U.S. Average debt for students in public school is about $20000. Similar trends can be seen in other developed countries such as the U.K.. According...

Monkey finance
on Dec 31, 1969originally posted on Sociology lens: http://sociologycompass.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/monkey-finance/ According to this article , the Obama administration has proposed a pay limit to financial firms which will be saved by government TARP plan.

Free market Fundamentalism and the US Health System
on Dec 31, 1969President Obama’s health reforms run against a strong current of fee market fundamentalism.  A fundamental belief that the free market always delivers the best results.  My article ‘The G8 protests and the logically inconsistent foundations of...

Virtual Conference Report: Day Four (22 Oct, 2009)
on Dec 31, 1969by paulabowles The conference today has taken on a distinctly environmental feel. First up was Mark Macklin’s (University of Wales, Aberystwyth) keynote address entitled ‘Floodplain Catastrophes and Climate Change: Lessons from the Rise and Fall...

GDP as a proxy for well being misses the mark
on Dec 31, 1969By HopeForTheDismalScience                                                                                                         (William P Bell) The...

Comparing the role of government in self-control problems from behavioural and neoclassical economic perspectives
on Dec 31, 1969Originally posted on Sociology Lens: By HopeForTheDismalScience  (William P Bell) A fortnight ago, I discussed how neoclassical economics is theoretically and philosophical flawed and how it has become entrenched in our political systems via unive...

Finding Environmental “Political Tender”: Expressing Forest Loss in Terms of Bank Crises and Babies in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
on Dec 31, 1969Originally posted on Sociology Lens: by ESMinihan Society is faced with a fundamental difficulty when prioritizing how, and if, to address issues related to environmental quality: determining the value of environmental “goods and services” such...

$221,190 Dollar Baby
on Dec 31, 1969Originally posted on Sociology lens:  http://sociologycompass.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/221190-dollar-baby/ U.S. department of agriculture has released a report about expected expenditures for raising a child from birth to age 17 in U.S. . Several...

Virtual Conference Report: Day Four (22 Oct, 2009)
on Dec 31, 1969by paulabowles The first week of the conference has come to an end, and the final day has included two exciting papers, as well as a publishing workshop. The first paper entitled ‘Full Disclosure of the “Raw Data” of Research on Humans: Citize...