The Ignorance Society
... of the Modern Age. More recently, the rising power of the masses since the 12 / The Ignorance Society and other essays ...
... of the Modern Age. More recently, the rising power of the masses since the 12 / The Ignorance Society and other essays ...
The Rise and Fall of the Weberian Analysis of Class in South Africa
... recognized that, if occupation is a major source of status, then there is likely to be extensive overlap between class and status. Technological and economic change had resulted in ‘the class situation’ becoming ‘by far the predominant factor’ in the determination of status, ‘for of course the possi ...
... recognized that, if occupation is a major source of status, then there is likely to be extensive overlap between class and status. Technological and economic change had resulted in ‘the class situation’ becoming ‘by far the predominant factor’ in the determination of status, ‘for of course the possi ...
MARXIAN CRISIS THEORY AND THE POSTWAR U. S. ECONOMY
... causes of the significant decline in the rate of profit in the early postwar period? In recent decades, why hasn’t the rate profit increased more, as a result of the stagnant real wages and the “speed-up” of labor? And, finally, what is the likely trend in the rate of profit in the future? What are ...
... causes of the significant decline in the rate of profit in the early postwar period? In recent decades, why hasn’t the rate profit increased more, as a result of the stagnant real wages and the “speed-up” of labor? And, finally, what is the likely trend in the rate of profit in the future? What are ...
1 Structuration Theory and Self-Organization Christian Fuchs1
... to put an end to each of these empire-building endeavours” (Giddens 1984 , p. 2). For Giddens, both approaches are illegitimate forms of reduction (Giddens 1984, p. 26). He considers the human being neither a determined object nor an unambiguously free subject. “All human action is carried on by kno ...
... to put an end to each of these empire-building endeavours” (Giddens 1984 , p. 2). For Giddens, both approaches are illegitimate forms of reduction (Giddens 1984, p. 26). He considers the human being neither a determined object nor an unambiguously free subject. “All human action is carried on by kno ...
The Social Relation of Money as Universal
... money in commodity exchange for two reasons, both related to value as abstract labour. First, and less important, the historical emergence and complex functioning of money do not depend on the existence of capitalist production, and therefore abstract labour as social reality. This observation does ...
... money in commodity exchange for two reasons, both related to value as abstract labour. First, and less important, the historical emergence and complex functioning of money do not depend on the existence of capitalist production, and therefore abstract labour as social reality. This observation does ...
The Industrial Revolution, 1700-1900
... • Improved living and working conditions still evident today • Governments use increased tax revenues for urban improvements ...
... • Improved living and working conditions still evident today • Governments use increased tax revenues for urban improvements ...
A History of Economic Thought
... past, for good or ill, live on and with consequences that touch the lives of all of us. The most distinguished economist of this century had this point in mind when he wrote: ... the ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful t ...
... past, for good or ill, live on and with consequences that touch the lives of all of us. The most distinguished economist of this century had this point in mind when he wrote: ... the ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful t ...
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... Falling wages cannot cause the crisis of profitability either. Let us suppose that all the goods whose price corresponds to the wage cut remain unsold (the most favourable case for the Keynesian thesis). Sector II (the producer of the means of consumption) suffers a double loss. First, the loss due ...
... Falling wages cannot cause the crisis of profitability either. Let us suppose that all the goods whose price corresponds to the wage cut remain unsold (the most favourable case for the Keynesian thesis). Sector II (the producer of the means of consumption) suffers a double loss. First, the loss due ...
Title Marx`s Theory of Money and Monetary Production Economy
... and Lp stand for means of production and labor power, respectively).7 In the circuit of industrial capital, money (M) may be advanced to purchase commodities (C) comprised of means of production (Pm) and labor power (Lp), those elements being employed in the production process (…P…), and then the re ...
... and Lp stand for means of production and labor power, respectively).7 In the circuit of industrial capital, money (M) may be advanced to purchase commodities (C) comprised of means of production (Pm) and labor power (Lp), those elements being employed in the production process (…P…), and then the re ...
The Cultural Hegemony of the Proletariat: The Origins of
... an ideological revolution in the manner that the Enlightenment preceded the Great French Revolution.’6 It is only by the development of proletarian culture, Bogdanov would argue after 1905, that this failure could be overcome and that the proletariat would become a potent and independent force in so ...
... an ideological revolution in the manner that the Enlightenment preceded the Great French Revolution.’6 It is only by the development of proletarian culture, Bogdanov would argue after 1905, that this failure could be overcome and that the proletariat would become a potent and independent force in so ...
World History_11_Hinish: Marking Period 1 COURSE: World History
... World History_11_Hinish: Marking Period 1 COURSE: World History GRADE: 11 BIG IDEA: How has world history impacted who we are and what we are becoming as a global society? ...
... World History_11_Hinish: Marking Period 1 COURSE: World History GRADE: 11 BIG IDEA: How has world history impacted who we are and what we are becoming as a global society? ...
T-Brathwaite - Pekea-fr
... Plight of a Narrowing Civil Society Contemporary policy and practice restricts the space afforded to civil society. The individual and civil society is prone to suffer at the expense of various encroachments exacerbated by the clutches of capitalism. Importantly, the premise that civil society conve ...
... Plight of a Narrowing Civil Society Contemporary policy and practice restricts the space afforded to civil society. The individual and civil society is prone to suffer at the expense of various encroachments exacerbated by the clutches of capitalism. Importantly, the premise that civil society conve ...
IR theory, historical materialism, and the false promise of
... “Critical Marxists (or Hegelianizers) conceive of Marxism as critique rather than science; they stress the continuity of Marx with Hegel, the importance of the young Marx, the ongoing significance of the young Marx’s emphasis on “alienation”, and are more historicist. The scientific Marxists, or ant ...
... “Critical Marxists (or Hegelianizers) conceive of Marxism as critique rather than science; they stress the continuity of Marx with Hegel, the importance of the young Marx, the ongoing significance of the young Marx’s emphasis on “alienation”, and are more historicist. The scientific Marxists, or ant ...
Critical Political Economy of Communication and
... to clarify, define, and critique the precise nature of the critical political economy of communication is one of its most productive features – enabling it to follow actual historical change – its method does not seem to have received the same attention. Schiller (1996) and Fuchs (2011b) are two exc ...
... to clarify, define, and critique the precise nature of the critical political economy of communication is one of its most productive features – enabling it to follow actual historical change – its method does not seem to have received the same attention. Schiller (1996) and Fuchs (2011b) are two exc ...
History 161: The United States Since 1877
... the world’s peoples. We will also focus on the myriad ways in which contact and exchange between cultures shaped human development. This course does not aim to cover the entire breadth of the world’s history comprehensively. Instead, we will identify major patterns and themes that help explain why t ...
... the world’s peoples. We will also focus on the myriad ways in which contact and exchange between cultures shaped human development. This course does not aim to cover the entire breadth of the world’s history comprehensively. Instead, we will identify major patterns and themes that help explain why t ...
What Does Conflict Theory Predict about America`s
... converted into all these. Among such material resources we should also count the sheer number of persons who are mobilized and, in some cases, their physical strength. Several corollaries follow. If there are two main forms of resources which mobilize a conflict group, there are two main ways in whi ...
... converted into all these. Among such material resources we should also count the sheer number of persons who are mobilized and, in some cases, their physical strength. Several corollaries follow. If there are two main forms of resources which mobilize a conflict group, there are two main ways in whi ...
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... Phillips’ terms, this is a social order where finance comes to dominate the economy, the culture, and government.4 In its extreme form, financialization creates a society where the claims of financial extraction begin to sap the strength of the social and natural order. The global superstructure of ...
... Phillips’ terms, this is a social order where finance comes to dominate the economy, the culture, and government.4 In its extreme form, financialization creates a society where the claims of financial extraction begin to sap the strength of the social and natural order. The global superstructure of ...
global political economy
... bring in economics, but to open up a critical investigation into change in historical structures’ (Cox, 2002: 79). This might well serve as a motto for the text presented here. In theoretical matters, one cannot give all approaches equal weight, and they do not deserve equal respect either. Yet the ...
... bring in economics, but to open up a critical investigation into change in historical structures’ (Cox, 2002: 79). This might well serve as a motto for the text presented here. In theoretical matters, one cannot give all approaches equal weight, and they do not deserve equal respect either. Yet the ...
MARXISM AND SOCIALIST THEORY
... single out certain popular Marxist theories for more detailed treatment because their concepts—by and large—dominate the usual discourse about socialism and also serve to legitimate certain basic beliefs about socialism which we must overturn. These critical discussions are enjoined therefore, not s ...
... single out certain popular Marxist theories for more detailed treatment because their concepts—by and large—dominate the usual discourse about socialism and also serve to legitimate certain basic beliefs about socialism which we must overturn. These critical discussions are enjoined therefore, not s ...
Alvin W. Gouldner:Studies on Bureaucracy and the
... This paper critically examines Alvin W. Gouldner’s theory of the New Class, focusing on his discussing on the rise of the technical intelligentsia in the capitalist industrial societies. Specifically, it attempts to explicate this claim in The Future Intellectuals and the Rise of the New Class (1979 ...
... This paper critically examines Alvin W. Gouldner’s theory of the New Class, focusing on his discussing on the rise of the technical intelligentsia in the capitalist industrial societies. Specifically, it attempts to explicate this claim in The Future Intellectuals and the Rise of the New Class (1979 ...
Franz Fanon, Wretched of the Earth, Notes
... and African and Asian nations. [Is this the distinction between the two? what about the diff between empires and imperialism?] 3. At a certain point, European capitalists ran into limits to their ability to expand economically within their own states. The only solution was to expand the reach of the ...
... and African and Asian nations. [Is this the distinction between the two? what about the diff between empires and imperialism?] 3. At a certain point, European capitalists ran into limits to their ability to expand economically within their own states. The only solution was to expand the reach of the ...
The Anthropology of Money and Finance: Between Ethnography
... independent individuals. Money allowed for individual expression of desires and thus for the social constitution of an autonomous subject. But, because it only worked as a measure of value because people could count on others to accept it, money transcended the individual. Simmel identified money‘s ...
... independent individuals. Money allowed for individual expression of desires and thus for the social constitution of an autonomous subject. But, because it only worked as a measure of value because people could count on others to accept it, money transcended the individual. Simmel identified money‘s ...
The Social Characteristics of the Middle Class in Macao and a
... Who, then, in Marx’s class theory, were the middle class? Marx defined those who belonged to neither the exploiting nor the exploited classes, i.e., the self-employed producers, small traders, smalltime industrialists, as the “middle class”. 3 1.1.2 Emergence of “new middle class” In the continuous ...
... Who, then, in Marx’s class theory, were the middle class? Marx defined those who belonged to neither the exploiting nor the exploited classes, i.e., the self-employed producers, small traders, smalltime industrialists, as the “middle class”. 3 1.1.2 Emergence of “new middle class” In the continuous ...
Social Solidarity and the Enforcement of Morality
... factor, as organic solidarity develops in more complex societies. According to Durkheim the law presents a faithful mirror of both forms of solidarity, and can be used as a gauge of the relative importance at any time of the two forms. The criminal law, with its repressive sanctions, reflects mechan ...
... factor, as organic solidarity develops in more complex societies. According to Durkheim the law presents a faithful mirror of both forms of solidarity, and can be used as a gauge of the relative importance at any time of the two forms. The criminal law, with its repressive sanctions, reflects mechan ...
Is Marx`s Theory of Value Still Relevant?
... These definitions of value and price are the basis for a wide-ranging critique of alleged inconsistencies in Marx, leading to the conclusion that the traditional Marxist project of determining value from embodied labour is flawed. Very briefly, first, the price system has two degrees of freedom, bec ...
... These definitions of value and price are the basis for a wide-ranging critique of alleged inconsistencies in Marx, leading to the conclusion that the traditional Marxist project of determining value from embodied labour is flawed. Very briefly, first, the price system has two degrees of freedom, bec ...