Browsing The Economic and Social Review, Vol. 08, No. 1, 1976 by Title

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    • Ricardian model and structure of Irish trade 

      Davies, R. (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1976)
      In a recent article J. McGilvray and D. Simpson (1973) examined the commodity structure of trade between the Irish Republic and the United Kingdom in the light of international trade theory. Their investigation was partly ...

    • Ricardian model and structure of Irish trade - comment 

      McGilvray, J.; Simpson, D. (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1976)
      Our choice of a value rather than a physical measure of labour productivity was a conscious decision, not an 'error'. The reasons for this choice were clearly stated on pp. 451-452, footnote 2, o f the article. The weakness ...

    • Role of full-time union officer 

      Robertson, N.Sams, K.I. (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1976)
      Many commentators on industrial relations postulate a more ambitious and elaborate role for the trade unions. Leading figures within the movement itself hold similar views. Such developments might be expected to place ...

    • Size and efficiency - case of Irish plastics industry 

      Ahmed, M. (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1976)
      International evidence has suggested that plant or firm size does not significantly affect efficiency in the plastics processing industry; this has led to the generalisation that small firms can be economically viable in ...

    • Sociology of ethnicity and social-change - model of rootedness and rootlessness 

      Abramson, Harold J. (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1976)
      In the light of mounting interest in, and manifestations of, ethnicity in most of the world today, it becomes important to work on the broader meaning of ethnicity from the comparative, historical and theoretical perspectives. ...