Theorizing in Social Science: The Context of Discovery
... the most creative and advanced type of theorizing, according to Turner. This is instead so-called high theory, or Bildung, which is characterized by three features. First, the theorizer must be able to look at other theories from the viewpoint of their producers. Second, he or she must be sensitive ...
... the most creative and advanced type of theorizing, according to Turner. This is instead so-called high theory, or Bildung, which is characterized by three features. First, the theorizer must be able to look at other theories from the viewpoint of their producers. Second, he or she must be sensitive ...
Explaining Society: Critical Realism in the Social Sciences
... Our concern in this book is twofold. The main concern is to discuss some methodological implications of a critical realist approach to social science. However, this cannot be done without an introduction to the basic ideas in this approach. We therefore devote the first part of the book to introduci ...
... Our concern in this book is twofold. The main concern is to discuss some methodological implications of a critical realist approach to social science. However, this cannot be done without an introduction to the basic ideas in this approach. We therefore devote the first part of the book to introduci ...
Social Change and Modernity - Le Magazine de la communication
... today." The editors accept this judgment and advance two reasons for it. The first reason is that despite the evident fact that comprehensive social changes cannot be explained by monocausal theories, such theories still survive in one form or another: cultural emanationist theories, materialist the ...
... today." The editors accept this judgment and advance two reasons for it. The first reason is that despite the evident fact that comprehensive social changes cannot be explained by monocausal theories, such theories still survive in one form or another: cultural emanationist theories, materialist the ...
Chapter 8
... locate foreign production facilities and where to make a foreign direct investment firms have the most bargaining power when the host government values what the firm has to offer, when the firm has multiple comparable alternatives, and when the firm has a long time to complete negotiations ...
... locate foreign production facilities and where to make a foreign direct investment firms have the most bargaining power when the host government values what the firm has to offer, when the firm has multiple comparable alternatives, and when the firm has a long time to complete negotiations ...
BASIC CONCEPTS in the methodology of the social sciences
... the reader with a good introduction to quantitative (experimental) research. Finally, we have included a list of questions at the end of each case study in the hope that this will encourage students and researchers to read research articles more critically and systematically. As far as the different ...
... the reader with a good introduction to quantitative (experimental) research. Finally, we have included a list of questions at the end of each case study in the hope that this will encourage students and researchers to read research articles more critically and systematically. As far as the different ...
Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe
... rose by 55% in 2009. This rise was driven by an announced US$2.3 billion real estate investment by TriGranit. This single investment accounted for more than 40% of total Slovakian FDI inflows in 2009. Latvia and Slovenia experienced the largest declines in FDI inflows in 2009, at 71% and 70%, respec ...
... rose by 55% in 2009. This rise was driven by an announced US$2.3 billion real estate investment by TriGranit. This single investment accounted for more than 40% of total Slovakian FDI inflows in 2009. Latvia and Slovenia experienced the largest declines in FDI inflows in 2009, at 71% and 70%, respec ...
Export-oriented Manufacturing Industry in Madagascar: Roles in
... countries does not permit optimistic involvement in international market. An appropriately designed protectionism is called for. Moreover, the existing comparative advantage as well as the current level of competitiveness will confine developing countries to a specialization in primary products, cor ...
... countries does not permit optimistic involvement in international market. An appropriately designed protectionism is called for. Moreover, the existing comparative advantage as well as the current level of competitiveness will confine developing countries to a specialization in primary products, cor ...
Turning Vision 2020 into Reality
... development is about much more than the rise or fall of national incomes. It is about creating an environment in which people can develop their full potential and lead productive, creative lives in accordance with their needs and interests. Development is thus about expanding the choices people have ...
... development is about much more than the rise or fall of national incomes. It is about creating an environment in which people can develop their full potential and lead productive, creative lives in accordance with their needs and interests. Development is thus about expanding the choices people have ...
The Currency of Power - University of Warwick
... as well as the everyday lives – and the social and economic fortunes – of the broader population. This book examines how the International Monetary Fund (IMF, or the Fund) shapes monetary change in conditions of extreme economic uncertainty. Monetary system change can alter the pattern of economic i ...
... as well as the everyday lives – and the social and economic fortunes – of the broader population. This book examines how the International Monetary Fund (IMF, or the Fund) shapes monetary change in conditions of extreme economic uncertainty. Monetary system change can alter the pattern of economic i ...
ibn khaldun`s conception of dynastic cycles and
... (1332-1406), with his masterpiece Muqaddimah, attracts the attention of the students of International Relations as a new and original resource for the debate. Power transition theories gained a great deal of attention in the International Relations literature in 1970’s and 1980’s particularly becaus ...
... (1332-1406), with his masterpiece Muqaddimah, attracts the attention of the students of International Relations as a new and original resource for the debate. Power transition theories gained a great deal of attention in the International Relations literature in 1970’s and 1980’s particularly becaus ...
SOCIAL WORK MEDIATION/CONFLICT RESOLUTION: THE
... In researching the use of mediation/conflict resolution in social work practice, it is logical to consider that both social work and conflict resolution are linked in that “social workers regularly assume the role of intervener in almost all aspects of social work practice” (Mayer, 2013, p. 419). As ...
... In researching the use of mediation/conflict resolution in social work practice, it is logical to consider that both social work and conflict resolution are linked in that “social workers regularly assume the role of intervener in almost all aspects of social work practice” (Mayer, 2013, p. 419). As ...
Five Key Debates in the Social Science Literature.
... regard globalization as a decoupling or “distanciation” between space and time, while geographer David Harvey (1989) and political scientist James Mittelman (1996) observe that globalization entails a “compression” of space and time, a shrinking of the world. Sociologist Manuel Castells (1996, p. 92 ...
... regard globalization as a decoupling or “distanciation” between space and time, while geographer David Harvey (1989) and political scientist James Mittelman (1996) observe that globalization entails a “compression” of space and time, a shrinking of the world. Sociologist Manuel Castells (1996, p. 92 ...
the nature of scientific theory
... terms, such as the sentences of a language, the symbols of logic, or the notation of mathematics, that inform investigators about the phenomenon denoted by a concept. for example, the concept conflict has meaning only when it is defined. One possible definition might be this: Conflict is interaction ...
... terms, such as the sentences of a language, the symbols of logic, or the notation of mathematics, that inform investigators about the phenomenon denoted by a concept. for example, the concept conflict has meaning only when it is defined. One possible definition might be this: Conflict is interaction ...
Theorizing Globalization Author(s)
... frameworkthat distinguishes between progressive and emancipatoryfeatures and oppressive and negative attributes.This requiresarticulationsof the contradictionsand ambiguities of globalization and the ways that globalization both is imposed from above and yet can be contested and reconfiguredfrom bel ...
... frameworkthat distinguishes between progressive and emancipatoryfeatures and oppressive and negative attributes.This requiresarticulationsof the contradictionsand ambiguities of globalization and the ways that globalization both is imposed from above and yet can be contested and reconfiguredfrom bel ...
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
... support sustainable development objectives in the developing countries, in synergy with the climate change response strategies. ...
... support sustainable development objectives in the developing countries, in synergy with the climate change response strategies. ...
AP World History Curriculum Framework
... Assess historical contingency by distinguishing among coincidence, causation, and correlation, as well as critique existing interpretations of cause and effect. How could this skill be approached in the AP World History course? In world history, arguments about causation operate on multiple temporal ...
... Assess historical contingency by distinguishing among coincidence, causation, and correlation, as well as critique existing interpretations of cause and effect. How could this skill be approached in the AP World History course? In world history, arguments about causation operate on multiple temporal ...
Monetary Plurality in Economic Theory
... moneys to means of payment, but also include the question of a plurality of units of account. But whatever the monetary system devised, the big issue at stake is the mode of stabilisation of the overall level of prices (e.g. the way of anchoring the unit of account). This is in fact the main stumbli ...
... moneys to means of payment, but also include the question of a plurality of units of account. But whatever the monetary system devised, the big issue at stake is the mode of stabilisation of the overall level of prices (e.g. the way of anchoring the unit of account). This is in fact the main stumbli ...
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... geographically close to their prior export destinations with a higher probability than standard gravity models predict. We quantify the impact of this spatial pattern using a data set of Chinese firms which had never exported to the EU, the United States, and Canada before 2005. These countries impo ...
... geographically close to their prior export destinations with a higher probability than standard gravity models predict. We quantify the impact of this spatial pattern using a data set of Chinese firms which had never exported to the EU, the United States, and Canada before 2005. These countries impo ...
This PDF is a selection from an out-of-print volume from... of Economic Research Volume Title: Import Competition and Response
... Most standard analyses of the effects of changing conditions of international trade and of international trade policies such as tariffs and import quotas either focus on conditions of long-run equilibrium or implicitly assume that resources can be moved costlessly from one activity to another. Recen ...
... Most standard analyses of the effects of changing conditions of international trade and of international trade policies such as tariffs and import quotas either focus on conditions of long-run equilibrium or implicitly assume that resources can be moved costlessly from one activity to another. Recen ...
Theme Chapter Final Cover.cdr
... with better access to credit and producer services; and coordinating public and private sector efforts to develop nontraditional activities throughout the economy are important components of growth promoting policies which will create productive employment. These growth promoting policies will need ...
... with better access to credit and producer services; and coordinating public and private sector efforts to develop nontraditional activities throughout the economy are important components of growth promoting policies which will create productive employment. These growth promoting policies will need ...
Abstract - StudentTheses@CBS
... The contribution of this thesis lies in providing a foundation for further research on collaborative consumption. In order to further research collaborative consumption, a theoretical understanding of t ...
... The contribution of this thesis lies in providing a foundation for further research on collaborative consumption. In order to further research collaborative consumption, a theoretical understanding of t ...
Working Paper Number 107 Does it matter that we don`t agree on
... between an overtly relative approach and an intended absolute approach. This choice is ultimately a matter of political and cultural sensitivity. From a political point of view, a relative standard makes sense as people’s toleration of poverty and governments’ willingness to take action against it i ...
... between an overtly relative approach and an intended absolute approach. This choice is ultimately a matter of political and cultural sensitivity. From a political point of view, a relative standard makes sense as people’s toleration of poverty and governments’ willingness to take action against it i ...
Income distribution and the current account: a sectoral
... have neglected the importance of corporate sector behavior and how this is linked to income distribution. If either the corporate financial balance or personal income inequality or both are found to be relevant for explaining current account balances, we can interpret this result as evidence against ...
... have neglected the importance of corporate sector behavior and how this is linked to income distribution. If either the corporate financial balance or personal income inequality or both are found to be relevant for explaining current account balances, we can interpret this result as evidence against ...
Development economics
Development economics is a branch of economics which deals with economic aspects of the development process in low-income countries. Its focus is not only on methods of promoting economic development, economic growth and structural change but also on improving the potential for the mass of the population, for example, through health and education and workplace conditions, whether through public or private channels.Development economics involves the creation of theories and methods that aid in the determination of policies and practices and can be implemented at either the domestic or international level. This may involve restructuring market incentives or using mathematical methods such as inter-temporal optimization for project analysis, or it may involve a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods.Unlike in many other fields of economics, approaches in development economics may incorporate social and political factors to devise particular plans. Also unlike many other fields of economics, there is no consensus on what students should know. Different approaches may consider the factors that contribute to economic convergence or non-convergence across households, regions, and countries.