Louis Althusser and the Forms of Concealment of Capitalist
... confront the economism of the official Communist movement, expressed above all through support for unlimited development of – by their nature ‘positive’ – productive forces. This involved placing emphasis on class struggle and the conflict-ridden character of capitalist production and necessarily re ...
... confront the economism of the official Communist movement, expressed above all through support for unlimited development of – by their nature ‘positive’ – productive forces. This involved placing emphasis on class struggle and the conflict-ridden character of capitalist production and necessarily re ...
The Alternative to Capitalism
... above society and its members; it is a social institution, and, as such, a group of human beings, a section of society, organised in a particular way. This is why, strictly speaking, we should have written above that the state confronts most members of society and excludes most of them from control ...
... above society and its members; it is a social institution, and, as such, a group of human beings, a section of society, organised in a particular way. This is why, strictly speaking, we should have written above that the state confronts most members of society and excludes most of them from control ...
ECO102-Ch01-Economics and the Economy
... same way that the “financial resources” of any one of us are limited by the income we earn. Therefore, these resources, since they have alternative uses and are scarce, they command a price. They are not free. Therefore, since resources are limited and human wants are virtually limitless, people are ...
... same way that the “financial resources” of any one of us are limited by the income we earn. Therefore, these resources, since they have alternative uses and are scarce, they command a price. They are not free. Therefore, since resources are limited and human wants are virtually limitless, people are ...
ird 103: development concepts and application
... material well being which we may consider to be reflected in an increasing flow of goods and services”. The experience of the first development decade, when a large number of developing countries attained higher levels of per capita incomes but the levels of living of the masses remained for the mos ...
... material well being which we may consider to be reflected in an increasing flow of goods and services”. The experience of the first development decade, when a large number of developing countries attained higher levels of per capita incomes but the levels of living of the masses remained for the mos ...
Moni Guha: Collapse of Socialism
... quantities of exports and imports. The trade proved to be much less commercial in nature, since it did not exploit foreign trade for “profits”. Thus, little did the question of importing or exporting capital arise in the Soviet economy. This was the Soviet economic policy during socialism in one co ...
... quantities of exports and imports. The trade proved to be much less commercial in nature, since it did not exploit foreign trade for “profits”. Thus, little did the question of importing or exporting capital arise in the Soviet economy. This was the Soviet economic policy during socialism in one co ...
The Economic Consequences of the Black Death
... What kind of consequences derive from the shock of an epidemic in a premodern agrarian economy? It is useful at this point to specify some probable effects. Furtherer ahead we will examine the evidence in order to test the results indicated by economic theory. From the classical economists we learn ...
... What kind of consequences derive from the shock of an epidemic in a premodern agrarian economy? It is useful at this point to specify some probable effects. Furtherer ahead we will examine the evidence in order to test the results indicated by economic theory. From the classical economists we learn ...
capitalism - worldhistorynulty
... individuals from living for their own sake. There should be no worker exploitation in a purely capitalist society, capitalists argue, because all workers are free to choose their employers. (It should be noted, however, that supporters of capitalism do not consider a job that does not completely sat ...
... individuals from living for their own sake. There should be no worker exploitation in a purely capitalist society, capitalists argue, because all workers are free to choose their employers. (It should be noted, however, that supporters of capitalism do not consider a job that does not completely sat ...
International Fragmentation and the New Economic Geography
... assume these costs are fixed. For example, the communication costs of establishing a shipment of one thousand units may be the same as that for ten thousand units. Transport costs, of course, are another matter. These play center stage in models of the new economic geography, and the assumption typi ...
... assume these costs are fixed. For example, the communication costs of establishing a shipment of one thousand units may be the same as that for ten thousand units. Transport costs, of course, are another matter. These play center stage in models of the new economic geography, and the assumption typi ...
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... to choose between a system based on private ownership with a market - market economy, and a system based on state ownership with bureaucratic coordination - central planning), is wrong for the purposes of giving a rigorous description of CEE economies. I agree, the standard Neoclassical theory is ve ...
... to choose between a system based on private ownership with a market - market economy, and a system based on state ownership with bureaucratic coordination - central planning), is wrong for the purposes of giving a rigorous description of CEE economies. I agree, the standard Neoclassical theory is ve ...
cork institute of technology
... An extension to the factory will add €2m to the fixed costs. How many boxes of discs would have to be sold after the extension to break even? (a) (b) (c) (d) ...
... An extension to the factory will add €2m to the fixed costs. How many boxes of discs would have to be sold after the extension to break even? (a) (b) (c) (d) ...
teLayoutTutorial.doc
... They may not let a department distinguish costs for different activities or for similar work on different products. The cost per unit of work may seem to go up, even when the department has become more efficient. A third problem is that many accounting systems are still based on a manufacturing mode ...
... They may not let a department distinguish costs for different activities or for similar work on different products. The cost per unit of work may seem to go up, even when the department has become more efficient. A third problem is that many accounting systems are still based on a manufacturing mode ...
Economic System (Encyclopedia Britannica Article, by Heilbroner)
... process that began in Elizabethan England but did not take place en masse until the 18th and even 19th centuries. As traditional lords became profit-minded landlords, peasants were forced off the land to become an agricultural proletariat in search of the best wages it could get because its traditio ...
... process that began in Elizabethan England but did not take place en masse until the 18th and even 19th centuries. As traditional lords became profit-minded landlords, peasants were forced off the land to become an agricultural proletariat in search of the best wages it could get because its traditio ...
Isha-Upanishad and Economics Consideration: An Elucidation
... the consumption capacity of other. If the earning (and consumption) is done in the way that it increases the satisfaction of all the members of society, it is known as the best way of consumption or, otherwise, increases the satisfaction of at least one without reducing the satisfaction of all other ...
... the consumption capacity of other. If the earning (and consumption) is done in the way that it increases the satisfaction of all the members of society, it is known as the best way of consumption or, otherwise, increases the satisfaction of at least one without reducing the satisfaction of all other ...
Credit and Business Cycles
... credit constraints arise because creditors cannot force debtors to repay debts unless the debts are secured by collateral. At each date, there are two groups of agents: productive agents and unproductive agents. Both have the technology to invest goods in the present period to obtain returns in the ...
... credit constraints arise because creditors cannot force debtors to repay debts unless the debts are secured by collateral. At each date, there are two groups of agents: productive agents and unproductive agents. Both have the technology to invest goods in the present period to obtain returns in the ...
Perfect competition output market
... If the wage rate increases above the maximum of ARPL , firm would shut down, because it would not cover its VC ...
... If the wage rate increases above the maximum of ARPL , firm would shut down, because it would not cover its VC ...
The Western Economic Thought and its Response from the
... progressed through many stages of education. By the time he is eighteen years old, he will have had training in literature, music and elementary mathematics. His literature would be censored. Music also would be prescribed so that seduction music would be replaced by a more wholesome, martial meter. ...
... progressed through many stages of education. By the time he is eighteen years old, he will have had training in literature, music and elementary mathematics. His literature would be censored. Music also would be prescribed so that seduction music would be replaced by a more wholesome, martial meter. ...
Econ4950 Lecture Note 2 26 Jan. 2011
... the economy in physical terms, as the amount of product (corn) exceeding the required means of production, and identified it with rent. In this way he avoided the problem of the determination of the profit rate, which in turn involves the problem of relative prices, since relative prices are require ...
... the economy in physical terms, as the amount of product (corn) exceeding the required means of production, and identified it with rent. In this way he avoided the problem of the determination of the profit rate, which in turn involves the problem of relative prices, since relative prices are require ...
Sustainable Urban Economics
... denominator for all modern economies, the point towards which they tend if nothing is done actively to prevent it. In a mercantilist system, exchange is choked off and replaced by political and economic domination. One feature of mercantilism that can be observed in many countries today is governmen ...
... denominator for all modern economies, the point towards which they tend if nothing is done actively to prevent it. In a mercantilist system, exchange is choked off and replaced by political and economic domination. One feature of mercantilism that can be observed in many countries today is governmen ...
her speech - ToUChstone blog
... inequality in the UK over the past decades, however, I was genuinely shocked when I read an article in The Guardian in February 2011, pointing out that, since 2003, Britain had mimicked US style income inequality, with income at the very top having shot ahead such that the top 1% had swallowed 60% o ...
... inequality in the UK over the past decades, however, I was genuinely shocked when I read an article in The Guardian in February 2011, pointing out that, since 2003, Britain had mimicked US style income inequality, with income at the very top having shot ahead such that the top 1% had swallowed 60% o ...
Comparative Economic Systems: A Brief Review
... Having perfect markets leads to efficiency and economic welfare, but the institution of interest hampers potential investment by arbitrarily making capital scarce. It encourages concentration of wealth and creates a barrier in the way of use of funds in productive enterprise. Positive economics says ...
... Having perfect markets leads to efficiency and economic welfare, but the institution of interest hampers potential investment by arbitrarily making capital scarce. It encourages concentration of wealth and creates a barrier in the way of use of funds in productive enterprise. Positive economics says ...
Price of Information - How do we put a value on it?
... measure that value? What criteria do we use? Does information only have an economic value or is there a social value too? ...
... measure that value? What criteria do we use? Does information only have an economic value or is there a social value too? ...
Chapter 7 - Karl Marx
... integrated intellectual system involving the nature of the process of social history – i.e., he was more than an “economist.” Many economic historians argue that it is impossible to understand any one part of Marx’s thoughts without putting it into its proper context within the entire system. Keepin ...
... integrated intellectual system involving the nature of the process of social history – i.e., he was more than an “economist.” Many economic historians argue that it is impossible to understand any one part of Marx’s thoughts without putting it into its proper context within the entire system. Keepin ...
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... but the aggregate return to labour may be lessened. New potentialities are attained for the enhancement of the social net product. The production organization as it matures with the new technologies in use would reflect a new set of resource combinations, new levels of real income, a revamped value ...
... but the aggregate return to labour may be lessened. New potentialities are attained for the enhancement of the social net product. The production organization as it matures with the new technologies in use would reflect a new set of resource combinations, new levels of real income, a revamped value ...
static model of production and the evolution of economics
... sea water, for example. Labor: Everyone who works for a business. All kinds of human occupation and effort are included here, both physical work and skilled mental effort. Capital: Capital is a word with many meanings in economics, but it may be defined as the stock of assets accumulated by society ...
... sea water, for example. Labor: Everyone who works for a business. All kinds of human occupation and effort are included here, both physical work and skilled mental effort. Capital: Capital is a word with many meanings in economics, but it may be defined as the stock of assets accumulated by society ...
Economic Costs and Consequences of War
... differently, when the loser gives the winner $100, the loser’s balance of trade will improve as they will reduce their expenditures on imports and the recipient of the transfer will purchase more of the loser’s exports. If the improvement in the balance of trade via income changes does not lead to t ...
... differently, when the loser gives the winner $100, the loser’s balance of trade will improve as they will reduce their expenditures on imports and the recipient of the transfer will purchase more of the loser’s exports. If the improvement in the balance of trade via income changes does not lead to t ...