Few methodological issues are more stubborn than the status of rational choice theory (henceforth, RCT): the debates surrounding it are approximately five decades old with no end in sight. Fifty years are a long time not only in the life of any human being but also in the progress of a discipline so it is remarkable that the discussion is not closer to a conclusion now than what it was at its i...

This research examined the inequality that emerges as Indonesia's economy shifts from an agricultural to a non-agricultural sector at subnational level. These questions include: (1) How has in Indonesian provinces changed over past two decades? (2) What was widespread impact of several socioeconomic variables on transformation agriculture? (3) sub-sector responded dynamics these factors last de...

This is of course impossible, but Gould’s thought experiment is a useful conceptual exercise which brings out key issues of determinism versus randomness in history. More broadly, it can be illuminating to ponder all kinds of implausible and radical scenarios, in effect bracketing the real world with visions of possible worlds. What would our world now be like if, at some time in the past, a ma...