Topics on Economics and Social Science

This Manuscript Consists Of 16 Research Papers That Were Completed Between The Years 1982 And 2005 The Analyses Of Which Range From The Purely Theoretical To The Empirical And Extending To The More Ideological And Philosophical. In Any Case The Emphasis Of Each Paper Is Upon CreativityWith Inventiveness And Innovation Being The Essential Elements.Part Two Of This Manuscript Consists Of A Purely Theoretical Paper. Thispaper Presents A Fresh Approach To Macroeconomic Theory And Policy.Part Three Consisting Of Empirically Oriented Projects Employs Uniquevariable And Model Specifications In Order To Verify Existing Theories Ineconomics. The First Three Papers In This Part Verifies The Theories Ofbilateral Monopoly And The Employment Effects Of Minimum Wage Legislationunder Conditions Of Competition Monopsony And Monopoly. The Nextpaper Examines Caribbean Economic Integration And Verifies The Principleof Comparative Advantage. The Fifth Paper In This Part Examines Therelationship Between Market Structure And Rates Of Return. The Sixth PaperIn This Part Deals With The Gaming Industry.The Fourth Part Of This Manuscript Deals With The More Ideologicaland Philosophical Aspects Of Economics And Social Science. The Firsttwo Papers In This Part Tend To Emphasize Laissez Faire Capitalism. Thethird And Last Paper Of This Part Begins To Break With This TendencyAnd Thus Serves As Somewhat Of An Introduction To The Fifth Part Of Thismanuscript.The Fifth Part Of This Manuscript Is Much More Interdisciplinary Innature Compared To The Earlier Parts And Deals With Class Conflict And Extendsto Conflict In General. The First Paper Presents The Primary Class Conflictmodel And Five Additional Papers Follow. The Fifth Paper While An Empiricalundertaking Is Included Here Because It Is Consistent With The General Topicof This Part Of The Manuscript.