Week Two
... Center-periphery dichotomy What varies between the developed and developing is not the degree of rationality, but the structural foundations of the incentive systems ...
... Center-periphery dichotomy What varies between the developed and developing is not the degree of rationality, but the structural foundations of the incentive systems ...
The Crisis of the Early 21st Century: Marxian perspectives
... to finance purchases to producers not located on the U.S. territory. If imports are larger than exports, part of this purchasing power does not return to producers. This deficient demand must be compensated by new flows of lending (which are also partly used to purchase imported goods). If this comp ...
... to finance purchases to producers not located on the U.S. territory. If imports are larger than exports, part of this purchasing power does not return to producers. This deficient demand must be compensated by new flows of lending (which are also partly used to purchase imported goods). If this comp ...
Social and Socialist Musings on the Sector Skills Agreement
... Anthony Giddens. There was therefore a need to ‘firm up’ these concepts, as they needs must fit into the substantive work, when that occurs, and therefore I have endeavoured to rectify this deficiency here. ...
... Anthony Giddens. There was therefore a need to ‘firm up’ these concepts, as they needs must fit into the substantive work, when that occurs, and therefore I have endeavoured to rectify this deficiency here. ...
Jürgen Habermas and the Idea of Legitimation Crisis
... In addition, it would be argued that in some respects at least, the view that fundamental problems of legitimation could be dissolved by the dividend of economic growth was always flawed. If we accept Hirsch’s view, in The Social Limits to Growth (1977), that there are certain goods, positional good ...
... In addition, it would be argued that in some respects at least, the view that fundamental problems of legitimation could be dissolved by the dividend of economic growth was always flawed. If we accept Hirsch’s view, in The Social Limits to Growth (1977), that there are certain goods, positional good ...
Space and Place John Agnew - UCLA Department of Geography
... sometimes the two terms, space and place, are not clearly distinguished from one another analytically or their meaning is reversed (as in de Certeau 1984). Second, empirical stories based loosely on the effects of places (in the plural) on, say politics, intellectual history, or economic growth, nee ...
... sometimes the two terms, space and place, are not clearly distinguished from one another analytically or their meaning is reversed (as in de Certeau 1984). Second, empirical stories based loosely on the effects of places (in the plural) on, say politics, intellectual history, or economic growth, nee ...
Paradigms of Explanation and Varieties of Capitalism
... In the daily cut and thrust of the now ubiquitous intellectual and political disagreement about which form of capitalism is to be preferred, defenders and proponents of particular models of capitalist organization invariably privilege that set of performance indicators that best serves their cause. ...
... In the daily cut and thrust of the now ubiquitous intellectual and political disagreement about which form of capitalism is to be preferred, defenders and proponents of particular models of capitalist organization invariably privilege that set of performance indicators that best serves their cause. ...
REGIONAL INEQUALITY IN PERFECTLY COMPETITIVE MARKETS
... Decreasing marginal return for each factor of production assures that the region which gets more moving factors of production will add up to its total output, given the prevailing world prices, less than the region that loses factors of production will face in reduction of its output, as a consequen ...
... Decreasing marginal return for each factor of production assures that the region which gets more moving factors of production will add up to its total output, given the prevailing world prices, less than the region that loses factors of production will face in reduction of its output, as a consequen ...
CHAPTER OVERVIEW
... with the households, owners of the factors of production, providing the resource services to businesses. The role of business is to combine the inputs and to produce output that then moves through the product markets to the households. The student can then be asked: “Why do they work?” The answer is ...
... with the households, owners of the factors of production, providing the resource services to businesses. The role of business is to combine the inputs and to produce output that then moves through the product markets to the households. The student can then be asked: “Why do they work?” The answer is ...
the hermeneutical privilege of the oppressed
... scholars try, as far as possible, to remain faithful to the apparent framework of the biblical account. They agree that a group, at least, of people who were later to become Israelites, and who were of substantial significance to the emergence of the Israelites and of their religion, lived for a tim ...
... scholars try, as far as possible, to remain faithful to the apparent framework of the biblical account. They agree that a group, at least, of people who were later to become Israelites, and who were of substantial significance to the emergence of the Israelites and of their religion, lived for a tim ...
ECONOMIC AGENDA OF THECOMMUNIST PARTIES OF NEPAL A
... human betterment and is a stinging critique of the misgoverned European states of his time. In 17th century England a Puritan religion group known as the Daggers advocated the abolition of private ownership of land. Criticism of the idea of private property continued into the Enlightenment of the 8 ...
... human betterment and is a stinging critique of the misgoverned European states of his time. In 17th century England a Puritan religion group known as the Daggers advocated the abolition of private ownership of land. Criticism of the idea of private property continued into the Enlightenment of the 8 ...
MA in Global Political Economy
... The course aims to familiarise students with some of the key conceptual and theoretical debates in global and international social theory, with special reference to the broad field of Global Political Economy which is understood here as the post-disciplinary re-integration of social science dealing ...
... The course aims to familiarise students with some of the key conceptual and theoretical debates in global and international social theory, with special reference to the broad field of Global Political Economy which is understood here as the post-disciplinary re-integration of social science dealing ...
Globalization, Entrepreneurial Cities, and the Social
... national scale that was primary in both economic management and political organization. This was reflected in the dominance of the 'Keynesian welfare national state' (or KWNS) as the principal institutional complex in and through which the market-mediated processes of capital accumulation and social ...
... national scale that was primary in both economic management and political organization. This was reflected in the dominance of the 'Keynesian welfare national state' (or KWNS) as the principal institutional complex in and through which the market-mediated processes of capital accumulation and social ...
Is Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Das Kapital for the twenty
... distribution of income and wealth became more equal. Finally, in Period III, which goes from 1950 to 2012, the trends of Period II are reversed, but the levels of Period I have not yet been reached. Piketty extrapolates this trend to the year 2100 and predicts even more extreme values than character ...
... distribution of income and wealth became more equal. Finally, in Period III, which goes from 1950 to 2012, the trends of Period II are reversed, but the levels of Period I have not yet been reached. Piketty extrapolates this trend to the year 2100 and predicts even more extreme values than character ...
David Korten Book Review of Thomas Friedman`s "The
... From the start, Friedman admits that he is a realist rather than an idealist. Instead of seeking a more transformative vision of society, he accepts the classic liberal compromise, embracing corporate rule in the name of the free market while promising to "cushion the worst" for those who fall throu ...
... From the start, Friedman admits that he is a realist rather than an idealist. Instead of seeking a more transformative vision of society, he accepts the classic liberal compromise, embracing corporate rule in the name of the free market while promising to "cushion the worst" for those who fall throu ...
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: DEVELOPMENT
... context. This notion can be extended to the Third World as a whole, for what is at stake is the process by which, in the history of the modern West, nonEuropean areas have been systematically organized into, and transformed according to, European constructs. Representations of Asia, Africa, and Lati ...
... context. This notion can be extended to the Third World as a whole, for what is at stake is the process by which, in the history of the modern West, nonEuropean areas have been systematically organized into, and transformed according to, European constructs. Representations of Asia, Africa, and Lati ...
Inequality in Capitalist Societies - Der WWW2
... competition for capital, be it merely economic (Marx 2002) or be it of various forms (Bourdieu 1984; Putnam). They only disagree on the precise interpetation and on the evaluation of this competition. It is also common understanding that competition is rooted in material conditions (like means of pr ...
... competition for capital, be it merely economic (Marx 2002) or be it of various forms (Bourdieu 1984; Putnam). They only disagree on the precise interpetation and on the evaluation of this competition. It is also common understanding that competition is rooted in material conditions (like means of pr ...
Toward a Theory of Long Waves
... machines and infrastructure must also be supported . These demands create a need for resources, and if the country does not have the needed resources domestically it wil l tend to seek them internationally . The propensity to extend activity beyond a country's own borders to help mee t demands is ca ...
... machines and infrastructure must also be supported . These demands create a need for resources, and if the country does not have the needed resources domestically it wil l tend to seek them internationally . The propensity to extend activity beyond a country's own borders to help mee t demands is ca ...
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... Remind students that the PPF is a model that can show where a nation can be in terms of the resources it has, assuming just two outputs. This may seem too simplistic, but remind them that this is about the model being simple. It can demonstrate a situation where all the resources are being used (and ...
... Remind students that the PPF is a model that can show where a nation can be in terms of the resources it has, assuming just two outputs. This may seem too simplistic, but remind them that this is about the model being simple. It can demonstrate a situation where all the resources are being used (and ...
Chapter 2 Production possibilities and opportunity cost
... combination of output shown by a point inside the curve. Make sure students can see why such a point is inefficient: it is possible to attain more output of one without less of the other. A point outside the curve is currently unattainable, but may be attainable through the discovery of new resource ...
... combination of output shown by a point inside the curve. Make sure students can see why such a point is inefficient: it is possible to attain more output of one without less of the other. A point outside the curve is currently unattainable, but may be attainable through the discovery of new resource ...
The Business System: Government, Markets and International Trade
... Smith's utilitarian argument is criticized for making unrealistic arguments: 1. Assumes no one seller can control the price of a good. Though this may have been true at one time, today many industries are monopolized to some extent. 2. Assumes that manufacturer will pay for all the resources used to ...
... Smith's utilitarian argument is criticized for making unrealistic arguments: 1. Assumes no one seller can control the price of a good. Though this may have been true at one time, today many industries are monopolized to some extent. 2. Assumes that manufacturer will pay for all the resources used to ...
Lesson 1 Study Guide
... system, and a change in the price of one product can affect changes in other industries. Consider the way the rising cost of oil on international markets has affected our economy. One of the main changes has been increased gas mileage for new cars. Because there is a growing focus on fuel efficiency ...
... system, and a change in the price of one product can affect changes in other industries. Consider the way the rising cost of oil on international markets has affected our economy. One of the main changes has been increased gas mileage for new cars. Because there is a growing focus on fuel efficiency ...
Basics of Marxist Economics, by Roger McCain of Drexel University
... One key point to understand is that Marxist economics is an economic theory of capitalism. Since governments based on Marxist ideology have mostly either collapsed or moved away from the distinctive "Soviet‐type" economics system toward more capitalist economic systems, it may seem that Marxist i ...
... One key point to understand is that Marxist economics is an economic theory of capitalism. Since governments based on Marxist ideology have mostly either collapsed or moved away from the distinctive "Soviet‐type" economics system toward more capitalist economic systems, it may seem that Marxist i ...
Production, Distribution, and Consumption
... system created a situation that allowed for the growth of freedom and the economy. • The modern economy did not emerge due to deliberate planning, but as a response to local conditions. Copyright © 2006 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ...
... system created a situation that allowed for the growth of freedom and the economy. • The modern economy did not emerge due to deliberate planning, but as a response to local conditions. Copyright © 2006 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ...
Chapter 2 Production possibilities and opportunity cost
... combination of output shown by a point inside the curve. Make sure students can see why such a point is inefficient: it is possible to attain more output of one without less of the other. A point outside the curve is currently unattainable, but may be attainable through the discovery of new resource ...
... combination of output shown by a point inside the curve. Make sure students can see why such a point is inefficient: it is possible to attain more output of one without less of the other. A point outside the curve is currently unattainable, but may be attainable through the discovery of new resource ...