Publications

Limited Wants – Unlimited Means

Laszlo Zsolnai ‘Limited Wants – Unlimited Means.’ International Journal of Social Economics, 1999, vol.26, no. 5, pp. 832-833 Western Economic Man lives in a world of scarcity because his/her wants are unlimited. However, scarcity is not a natural state of affairs, it is socially constructed. The concept of Homo Oeconomicus does not adequately reflect the totality of economic experiences of mankind since humans lived as hunter-gatherers for about 99 % of our entire existence as a species. Hunter-gatherers… Read More »Limited Wants – Unlimited Means

Norms, Goals, and Stakeholders in Program Evaluation

P.J.M. Verschuren, & Laszlo Zsolnai ‘Norms, Goals, and Stakeholders in Program Evaluation.’ Human Systems Management , 1998, vol.17, no. 2, pp. 155-160 Evaluation research favours goal based evaluation. However, the achievement of the stated goals of interventionists, problem solvers or program managers is not a sufficient condition for a good decision or a successful program implementation. The value of a program, an intervention or a decision is determined not only by the achievement of its stated goals but also… Read More »Norms, Goals, and Stakeholders in Program Evaluation

Rationality Choice and the Diversity of Choices

Laszlo Zsolnai ‘Rationality Choice and the Diversity of Choices.’ Journal of Socio-Economics, 1998, vol.27, no. 5, pp. 613-622 The rational choice model has been criticised both on normative and descriptive grounds. It is obvious that self-interest maximising is not a universal rather a specific pattern of human choice behaviour. In economic and political life a great variation in people’s choice behaviour can be found. Using a broader analytic framework than the standard rational choice modelling, a rich typology… Read More »Rationality Choice and the Diversity of Choices

Words, Objects and Events in Economics

Peter Rona, Laszlo Zsolnai and Agnieszka Wincewicz-Price (ed.) Words, Objects and Events in Economics. Springer, 2021. (This book may be available at: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030526726) This open access book examines from a variety of perspectives the disappearance of moral content and ethical judgment from the models employed in the formulation of modern economic theory, and some of the papers contain important proposals about how moral judgment could be reintroduced in economic theory. The chapters collected in this volume result from… Read More »Words, Objects and Events in Economics

Transforming Sustainability Science to Generate Positive Social and Environmental Change Globally

Paul Shrivastava, Mark Stafford Smith, Karen O’Brien, and Laszlo Zsolnai ‘Transforming Sustainability Science to Generate Positive Social and Environmental Change Globally.’ One Earth, 2020, vol.2, no. 4 Despite the decades-long efforts of sustainability science and related policy and action programs, humanity has not gotten closer to global sustainability. With its focus on the natural sciences, sustainability science is not able to contribute sufficiently to the global transition to sustainability. This Perspective argues for transforming sustainability science into a… Read More »Transforming Sustainability Science to Generate Positive Social and Environmental Change Globally

Hungarian Buddhists

Gabor Kovacs & Laszlo Zsolnai: Hungarian Buddhists. A Tan Kapuja Buddhista Főiskola, Budapest, 2020. This Hungarian book publishes in-depth interviews with leading Hungarian Buddhist scholars and practioners including Pal Farkas (The Gate Dharma Buddhist College), Lajos Pressing (Árya Maitreya Mandala Buddhist Community), Laszlo Mireisz (The Gate Dharma Buddhist Church of Hungary), Antal Dobosy (Zen Buddhist Community), Gabor Karsai (The Gate Dharma Buddhist College), the late Peter Galambos (tantric and dzogcsen master), Laszlo Takacs (The… Read More »Hungarian Buddhists

Responsible Research for Better Business – Creating Useful and Credible Knowledge for Business and Society

Laszlo Zsolnai and Mike Thompson (Eds.): Responsible Research for Better Business – Creating Useful and Credible Knowledge for Business and Society. Palgrave, London, 2020. (This book may be available at Palgrave) This book gathers original, empirical and conceptual papers that address the complex challenges of conducting responsible research in the business and management professions. It includes contributions related to, and reflecting on, the vision of the Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM) network, which proposes… Read More »Responsible Research for Better Business – Creating Useful and Credible Knowledge for Business and Society

Buddhist economics – an enlightened approach to the dismal science

Laszlo Zsolnai ‘Buddhist economics – an enlightened approach to the dismal science.’ Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, 2019, vol.16, no. 2, pp. 231-233 Clair Brown is a well-established economics professor at UC Berkeley. Her new book provides a fresh, new insight into the field of Buddhist economics. What is the real novelty of Clair Brown’s book is that it connects Buddhist economic thought with the latest results of Western economics and presents a coherent and robust vision… Read More »Buddhist economics – an enlightened approach to the dismal science

Caring Management in the New Economy – Socially Responsible Behaviour Through Spirituality

Ora Setter & Laszlo Zsolnai (Eds.): Caring Management in the New Economy – Socially Responsible Behaviour Through Spirituality. Palgrave, London, 2019. (This book may be available at Palgrave) This edited book frames a new ethos of management that cares for society, future generations and nature whilst also serving the interests of business and the wider community. Employing the practical wisdom of faith traditions, the chapters develop the use of spirituality as a resource for creating… Read More »Caring Management in the New Economy – Socially Responsible Behaviour Through Spirituality

The Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality in Society and the Professions

Laszlo Zsolnai & Bernadette Flanagan (Eds.): The Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality in Society and the Professions. Routledge, London and New York, 2019. (This book may be available at https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-International-Handbook-of-Spirituality-i…) Increasingly, it is being recognized that spirituality, defined here as “a multiform search for a transcendent meaning of life that connects them to all living beings and brings them in touch with God or ‘Ultimate Reality,’” is an aspect of almost every sphere and aspect… Read More »The Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality in Society and the Professions