The Quality of Society and Happiness: Fairness, Trust, and Community in China by Knight, J, Gunatilaka, R

“…The evidence is generally consistent with the broader argument that an informal social contract constrains antisocial behaviour and improves wellbeing in ways little studied by economists.…”

'Barahunga amahoro—They are fleeing peace!’ The politics of re-displacement and entrenchment in Post-War Burundi by Purdeková, A

“…Against the official government efforts to depoliticize the crisis, the article draws on interviews with Burundians across space and time to underscore the fundamentally political character of migration decisions after the war, and argues for the applicability of the social contract theory for a bottom-up conception of political incorporation and citizenship. …”

The potential use of legitimate force for the preservation of order: defining the inherent role of public police through policing functions that cannot be carried out by private po... by Arnez, J

“…It integrates Rousseau’s social contract theory, Bittner’s definition of police functions, Brodeur’s reasoning on force and Loader and Walker’s concept of ‘policing as public good’ to argue that the potential use of legitimate force for the preservation of order is the function intrinsic to public police. …”

The history of collaboration among the pluralistic society of Malaysia by Mohamad, Ayu Nor Azilah, Haniffa, Mohamed Ali, Mohamad, Wayu Nor Asikin, Salleh, Abdul Razak

“…The findings conclude that the collective agreement established through the social contract had successfully created a plural society, harmonising the relationship between different ethnicities and prospering the lives of all Malaysians.…”
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State, society and markets in Argentina: The political economy of Neodesarrollismo under Néstor Kirchner, 2003-2007 by Wylde, Christopher

“…The national Peronist social contract in Argentina has a long history rooted in syndicalism and populism.However, Menemismo in the 1990s,El Argentinazo in December 2001, and Kirchnerismo post crisis have all served to change the fundamental framework of the Argentine economy,the social underpinnings of that economy and how it intersects with global capital.This article is an attempt to identifv the nature of Kirchner's administration through analysis of political economy; therefore seeking to facilitate a deeper understanding of the developmental nature and impact of the Kirchner administration of 2003-2007.…”
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The political economy of energy reform : the clean energy-fossil fuel balance in the Gulf states / by Luciani, Giacomo 1948-, editor, Ferroukhi, Rabea

The Malay Sultanates as the impetus for the formation of Malaysia by Wan Ahmad Fauzi, Wan Husain, Od., M. Anwar, Zulayti, Zakaria, Intan Maizura, Abd Rashid, Najuwa, Mohd Nasir, Irza Hanie, Abu Samah

“…It is found that Malaysia was not a creation from the alleged social contract established by the so called `forefathers’ in many popular writings but it was the Malay Sultanates who had delegated some of their powers and executive rights for the formation of a strong central government…”
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The Malay Sultanates as the impetus for the formation of Malaysia by Wan Ahmad Fauzi, Wan Husain, Od., M. Anwar, Zulayti, Zakaria, Intan Maizura, Abd Rashid, Najuwa, Mohd Nasir, Irza Hanie, Abu Samah

“…It is found that Malaysia was not a creation from the alleged social contract established by the so called `forefathers’ in many popular writings but it was the Malay Sultanates who had delegated some of their powers and executive rights for the formation of a strong central government.…”
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Six core values in natural law as a common concern for human development by Usman Quddus, Dennis W. K. Khong

“…It is also proposed in this research that if governments fail to meet the social contract with the people on the core values, then international dispute resolution forums and human rights advocates should play their part in enforcing these common core values.…”
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Chronology, Narrative, and Founding Acts: Between a Transcendental Rock and a Decisionist Hard Place by Jack Reilly

“…Indeed, this is why works of political philosophy associated with a founding contract (for example Hobbes’s Leviathan and Rousseau’s Social Contract) cannot fully suppress the moment of circularity in which the rhythm of chronological time skips a beat and, to paraphrase Rousseau, one requires an effect to perform the function associated with its own cause. …”
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Political regime and democracy limitations in regions affected by Armed Conflict and Illicit Crops: Catatumbo case by Miguel Serrano López

“…Such failures are related to the factual suppression of the social contract and to the ineffectiveness of a democracy in its least representation. …”
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The autonomy principle in companion veterinary medicine: A critique by Karen M. Hiestand

“…To highlight issues with the status quo, this paper outlines the negative consequences of “owner autonomy” on animal (patient) welfare, integrity of the veterinary profession's social contract and professional autonomy. A way forward is proposed that places greater emphasis on animal (patient) welfare being explicitly at the center of veterinary treatment decision-making via recognition that all such decisions are made by a proxy, and therefore more appropriate frameworks ought to be engaged, such as a best interests paradigm.…”
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Politics of citizenship during the COVID-19 pandemic: what can educators do? by Adeela Arshad-Ayaz, M. Ayaz Naseem

“…The main objective of this commentary is to initiate a dialogue on the social contract between the state and the subjects and to see how education and educators can respond to the challenge of the new normal. …”
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De l'engagement volontaire au bénévolat contraint : les épreuves et tribulations des solicitors en Angleterre et au pays de Galles du xixe au xxie siècles by Géraldine Gadbin-George

“…By trying to find ways to coerce the solicitor profession into working for free, the state breached its social contract with solicitors.…”
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Concept Generation by Ben Landau

“…This workshop investigates the spectrum between creative industries and aesthetic art practice and asks participants to form their own critical position. The social contract between the host and the participant is transparent – the event is free, but participants must create marketable ideas to pitch to the artist, in order to exchange their concept for a beer. …”
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Nationalism and state control in Russia: A weakened social consensus by Marlène Laruelle

“…It can also be likened to a new form of state-proposed social contract, an attempt to remobilise society to its advantage by drawing on those elements of its cultural reservoirs that form a consensus around the theme of patriotism. …”
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The Brazilian unified national health system as an observatory for universal rights: a reflection based on the social sciences¹ by Paulo Roberto do Nascimento, Fabiola Zioni

“…Institutional remodeling and democratic deliberations for establishing a social contract emerge again as matters of importance.…”
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Mahkamah Konstitusi dan Penguatan Konstitusi Ekonomi Indonesia by Agnes Harvelian

“…Therefore, it is important to identify and analyze the value of the economic constitution of Indonesia that was based on a social contract supreme law, the constitution and the ruling of the Constitutional Court that in the economic field and be able to influence national economic policy. …”
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The Right, the Liberty and Democracy by Ioan Alexandru

“…For example the legal bone structure of the conception regarding the modern democracy finds its fundament in the social contract which is the meta-juridical principle. …”
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Diseguaglianze nell’eguaglianza. Il ruolo dell’amministrazione pubblica Inequalities in Equality. The Role of Public Administration by Alessandra Pioggia

“…The essential objection concerns imagining the people who enter into the social contract all as adult, autonomous and independent. …”
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