Conspiracy theories flourish in times of confusion and uncertainty. Claims that the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings were part of some sort of US government-led false flag operation were circulating on the English-speaking internet before the dust had literally settled‚ particularly on conspiracy forums and social media groups like the Citizens Action Network. The news that the two bombing suspects were ethnic Chechens turned what had been a passing interest for the RuNet into the number one
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Anderson Bauman Tourtellot Vos & Co. An ABTV Industry Watch Report The American Furniture Industry: What Will It Take to Survive? The first decade of the 21st century has not been kind to the American furniture industry. Having experienced the “Asian Invasion‚” which rapidly eliminated nearly all domestic wood production and disrupted upholstery production‚ the industry is now facing a severe economic slowdown‚ with incoming orders 20 to 40 percent below normal levels. The combined impact
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Journal of Social Development in Africa (2000)‚15‚ I‚ 93-108 The Persistence of the Family Farm and the Economy of Affection: The Cameroonian Case JILL Y M. NOW AINMBI* ABSTRACT This case study attempts to account for the persistence of the economy of affection in Cameroon in light of the persistence of the family farm debate. The study demonstrates‚ like previous studies‚ that the economy of affection persists because of subjective values such as the farmers ’ desire to be independent; the farmers
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explain social and historical phenomena in terms of one principal or determining factor. It is a doctrine of historical or causal primacy. The term ’technological determinism’ was apparently coined by the American sociologist and economist Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) (Ellul 1964: xviii; Jones 1990: 210; see Veblen’s ’The Engineers and the Price System’). that technology in turn has "effects" on societies that are inherent‚ rather than socially conditioned or produced because that society organizes
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The science of Economics first developed in 1305 in France. Merchants traveled from region to region to trade with other merchants. Inside the tents that merchants kept their goods in‚ there were lists that stated loan amounts. In 1550 in Germany‚ Andreas Ryff described that trading with other regions was difficult because of the varying measuring systems and the tolls. Next in Boston in the year 1639‚ a man was sentenced to punishment for making a large profit. Before Economics existed‚ many societies
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vintage clothes.” (Dita von Teese). It is interesting to see how the habit of recycling clothes has suffered such a transformation in the last decades. It used to come with a certain feeling of shame as it used to be a social marker for poverty. (Veblen‚ 1899). But in recent years‚ particularly young people have tapped into this niche market and rummaged through to find good bargains. This practice can be observed all over the world; vintage shops and charity shops can be found in every city. However
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3-1 Chapter Three: Research Methodology 3.1 Introduction The way in which research is conducted may be conceived of in terms of the research philosophy subscribed to‚ the research strategy employed and so the research instruments utilised (and perhaps developed) in the pursuit of a goal - the research objective(s) - and the quest for the solution of a problem - the research question. We have outlined our research question and research objectives in Chapter One. The purpose of this chapter
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Chapter 2 CHAPTER 2 CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR THEORY 2.1 INTRODUC1·ION Chapter 1 provided an overview of the area of research for this study‚ by identifying‚ among others‚ the objectives of the study together with the importance attributed to the study. This chapter will focus on the area of consumer behaviour by first considering a number of human behavioural models and the commonalities thereof with consumer behaviour‚ impacting the marketing field of study. Once the human behavioural models have
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The postmodernist theory of society states that we have reached a state in society by which we have surpassed the modern era. Modernism is the idea that society has become industrialised and that we live in a materialistic society. The modern era‚ according to modernist theorists‚ is one based around science and the development of intellectual thinking; this stands in stark contrast to pre-modern society in which understanding and the rules of society were based around religion. A postmodern era
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Price elasticity of demand In economics and business studies‚ the price elasticity of demand (PED) is an elasticity that measures the nature and degree of the relationship between changes in quantity demanded of a good and changes in its price. Introduction When the price of a good falls‚ the quantity consumers demand of the good typically rises; if it costs less‚ consumers buy more. Price elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of a change in quantity demanded for a good or service to
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