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Original Research Article

by Stanisław Walukiewicz
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Many economists argue that we need a reappraisal of some of the dominant ideas in economic thought for a much better understanding of how modern (market) economy works – and why in key ways it now doesn’t. Following this path of reasoning, I define the concept of a market as general as possible and claim that each market beside its own demand and supply has its own organizer, who regulates its activities. These three market actors are connected by formal and/or informal relations specific for each market, what can be pictured as a triangle, called the market triple.
To demonstrate usefulness of the market triple concept, an analysis of labour market in both its present stage and its historical development is presented together with two main conclusions. First, today, labour market is the most over-regulated market and the demand for routine labour is shrinking as an unavoidable result of socio-economic development, while the demand for creative work is rising. Therefore, the full employment among routine workers is impossible. Second, among all markets, the labour market has passed the most revolutionary changes, what can be shown by an evolution of its market triple.
Similar applications of the market triple to the case of money market and goods market are briefly discussed. Finally, the market triple concept is used in the marketplace design for kidney exchange as an example of a no commodity market, where money (price) plays no role in establishing equilibrium between demand and supply. In conclusion, this new approach to an economic analysis is compared with the classical one.

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Original Research Article

by Denis Larrivee
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Contemplative meditation reveals a latent capacity for personal integration that enhances mental well being through relational and transcendent ordering. Identification of the physical features that assist the personal capacity for integration, however, is neglected in current philosophical models of the brain, where such features are postulated to reside. These models, moreover, also introduce serious challenges to ethical practice that diminish the personal meaning of the human being. Personalist approaches to ethics and empirical neuroscience, however, are together now beginning to offer a synergistic view of integration that may assist the revision of these models and reinstate a more positive anthropological meaning for the individual.

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Original Research Article

by Nandang  Djunaedi, Maria Lusiana Yulianti, Anne Lasminingrat
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Original Research Article

by Jie Qian, Juan-juan Peng
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In this paper, some operations of hesitant interval-valued fuzzy sets are introduced. Then the corresponding distance measures between two hesitant interval-valued fuzzy numbers is developed, which obtained motivating by the distance for discrete sets, and s ome desirable properties are examined in detail. Furthermore, an approach to multi-criteria decision making with hesitant interval-valued fuzzy information is proposed. Finally, an application of the proposed method is shown to demonstrate its practicality and effectiveness, and the results are compared by utilizing the other existing method.
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Original Research Article

by Polinpapilinho Katina
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The purpose of this paper is to communicate the nature of problems using systems theory. The importance of problem formulation is provided. Then, the nature system pathologies (aberrant conditions and factors) affecting performance in complex systems is provided. A method (M-Path) that can be used to guide practitioners through the identification and assessment of pathological conditions that negatively impact the healthy or normal functioning of a system is described. The paper concluded with research implications and suggested research.
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