branch of economics that deals with which of the following topics? A) The behavior of individual consumers B) Unemployment and interest rates C) The behavior of individual firms and investors D) B and C E) A and C 2) Economics is about the allocation of scarce resources. Which of the following is NOT an example of economic scarcity? A) If Steve goes to see the movie Master and Commander on Saturday‚ he will not be able to afford buying ice cream. B) If Jenny studies for her economics quiz this
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July 2011 and January 2012 Sessions EPS-11: POLITICAL IDEAS AND IDEOLOGIES [pic] SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY MAIDAN GARHI‚ NEW DELHI-68 ELECTIVE COURSE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE EPS-11: POLITICAL IDEAS AND IDEOLOGIES Dear Student‚ As explained to you in the programme Guide‚ you will have to do a Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) for each of the elective courses in Political Science. This booklet has Tutor Marked Assignment
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The Idea of Social Justice Social Justice can come in many forms‚ but I think it is mainly a way of treating everybody fairly‚ and equally. The idea is to keep everybody safe from social harm‚ out of severe poverty‚ and away from being discriminated against. Everybody should have the right to be treated exactly the same‚ despite age‚ gender‚ race or income. It is a forever changing concept to demand your right to equal justice depending on what is going on in the world at the time. Equal is the
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fought for freedom from high taxation. Many Americans did not approve of the monarchial government of Britain. When the American Revolution ended‚ America formed a new type of government based on the ideas of republicanism. This idea revolved around the concept that ultimate political authority should be vested in the citizens of the nation. Republicanism was a very radical idea because no government in the past had ever tried or succeeded with the ideas of republicanism. America’s first constitution was
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CONTEXTUAL INFLUENCES Elements of the context of Australia in the 1960’s such as the vietnam war and class discrimination and gender roles that was present‚ represent the identity of Australia at that time. The Vietnam war was a significant historical event as well as having a profound effect on many Australians lives. Reference is made to the war through the Coral’s dialogue when she say’s “we won’t mention helicopters or jungle or mines” . This is clearly talking about the Vietnam War and portrays
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Social Constructionist Perspective on Environmental Problems Social constructionism originated as an attempt to come to terms with the nature of reality. It emerged over thirty years ago and has its origins rooted in sociology and has been associated with qualitative research. Social constructionism is essentially an anti-realist‚ relativist stance. The influence of social constructionism is a very current issue and an understanding of its core concepts is important in evaluating its impact on
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Ch.1 outline Scarcity – fundamental concept of economics that indicates that a good is less freely available than consumers would like Choice – the act of selecting among alternatives Scarcity and choice are the two essential parts of economics The economic way of thinking The eight guideposts of economic thinking (you don’t need to know them specifically – just know generally how they influence economic behavior) 1. the use of scarce resources to produce a good is always costly no production
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Economic value of water A Multi-Criteria Analysis approach Introduction Water is an essential resource that has a multiplicity of use in domestic‚ Industrial‚ agricultural‚ hydropower generation‚ mining‚ environmental etc activities but the present unsustainable use and mismanagement in the Kafue Basin of Zambia has put pressure on the resource and conflicts among stakeholders have emerged due to the diminishing quality and quantity of the water from the main source- the Kafue River. The
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SOCIAL VALUES Social values are the customs‚ beliefs‚ tastes‚ social practices and norms‚ and attitude of a particular social community. Social value refers to the attitude or ’code of conduct’ that an individual in certain society has to conform to. Social values determine course of social life of a person and regulate his or her life to a great extent. It is one’s commitment to social values that one cannot get involved in anti-social and criminal or notorious activities. Social
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American Revolution Essay Evaluate the political‚ social‚ and economic causes and consequences of the American Revolution. During years 1763-1774‚ following the end of the French and Indian War‚ Britain‚ led by King George III‚ took disastrous steps to prevent Americans from rejecting British control. The cooperation between colonies led to widespread resistance‚ then rebellion‚ and lastly‚ to revolution. There were political‚ social‚ and economic causes and consequences of the American Revolution
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