JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ISSUES Vol. XL No. 1 March 2006 What Are Institutions? Geoffrey M. Hodgson The use of the term institution has become widespread in the social sciences in recent years‚ reflecting the growth in institutional economics and the use of the institution concept in several other disciplines‚ including philosophy‚ sociology‚ politics‚ and geography. The term has a long history of usage in the social sciences‚ dating back at least to Giambattista Vico in his Scienza Nuova of 1725
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The New Politics of Consumption Why Americans want so much more than they need. Juliet Schor I n contemporary American culture‚ consuming is as authentic as it gets. Advertisements‚ getting a bargain‚ garage sales‚ and credit cards are firmly entrenched pillars of our way of life. We shop on our lunch hours‚ patronize outlet malls on vacation‚ and satisfy our latest desires with a late-night click of the mouse. Yet for all its popularity‚ the shopping mania provokes considerable dis-ease: many
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MECHANISMS AND DRAWBACKS OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Introduction Public participation is a fundamental underlying principle of effective environmental laws. Policies and decisions affecting the environment have the potential to impact the public at large‚ whether in a positive or a negative manner. It is therefore of significant importance that the public is engaged in the formulation‚ implementation and enforcement of environmental laws‚ particularly where the public‚ or
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Political Marketing in India By Prof. Gurinder Singh Ahluwalia GJIMT‚ Mohali. Abstract Political Marketing has already become a subject of serious study and research in the US and the West but not quite so in India in particular. Political parties prefer to rely on the experts from within the party to design its campaign strategy though advertising is outsourced to the professional advertisers. India’s oldest political
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Challenge to FISA Amendments Act; EFF ’s Lawsuit Over NSA Warrantless Wiretapping Remains." Electronic Frontier Foundation. N.p.‚ 27 Feb. 2013. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. Dennis‚ Steven. "NSA Reform Effort Dies in Senate Vote (Updated)." The World ’s Greatest Deliberative Body. N.p.‚ 18 Nov. 2014. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. Doherty‚ Carroll. "Balancing Act: National Security and Civil Liberties in Post-9/11 Era." Pew Research Center RSS. N.p.‚ 7 June 2013. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. Elliott‚ Kennedy‚ and Terri Rupar. "Six Months
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look for what is advantageous to it; if there are well arranged‚ the constitution is bound to well arranged‚ and the differences in constitutions are bound to correspond to the differences between each of these elements. The three are‚ first‚ the deliberative‚ which discusses everything of common importance; second‚ the officials; the third‚ the judicial element." 2. FW Maitland traces the separation of powers in England to the reign of Edward I (1272-1307): " In Edward’s day all become definite-
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There is long held desire by the Christian church to maintain one‚ solitary stance on each issue that is presented to them. The dilemma here however‚ is that the bible as a source of information does not always seem to hold one consistent view. This is even more so an issue when looking at the letters written by the apostle Paul. Paul is known in his writings to have somewhat confusing opinions which are not always clear cut. While on some issues Paul is very clear‚ such as his opinion on the necessity for circumcision
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Rural Development Governance: Are Panchayati Raj Institutions designed Deliver? A Case Study of PRIS post 73rd amendment In Andhraprdesh Prof.Ravindra Shastri1 Mr.H. Vageeshan2 The paper briefly discusses the status of Panchayats right from the beginning of Indian republic and tries to bring out the bias towards centralization in the constitution. Later goes in to illustrate the case of Andhraprdesh in the pre and post Seventy Third Constitution Amendment. It deals with the process of de politicization
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Pragmatics and Rhetoric for Discourse Analysis: Some conceptual remarks Jesus M. Larrazabal and Kepa Korta* {ylplaanj‚ kkorta}@sc.ehu.es Institute for Logic‚ Cognition‚ Language and Information (ILCLI) The University of the Basque Country Avda. Jose Elosegi 275 20015 Donostia – San Sebastián Spain Longas são as estradas da Galileia e curta a piedade dos homens. (Eça de Queiróz‚ O suave milagre.) Abstract: This paper focuses on discourse analysis‚ particularly persuasive discourse‚ using pragmatics
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PERSPECTIVE ATTITUDE CHANGE During the war‚ psychologist Carl Hovland had investigated the relationship of communication to attitude assessment. The assumption that attitudes could predict behaviors was a major break with Skinners brand of behaviorism. According to research on attitude change‚ human behavior is guided by many constraints‚ but among the most important are attitudes. Moreover‚ contemporary persuasion research still views attitude change as one key to changing behavior. The question
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