1. Appadurai‚ A. (1990) Disjuncture and difference in the global cultural economy‚ Journal Theory‚ Culture Society 7: 295-310 (available at NTU ejournals) Appadurai discussed the various situations and differences in the development of global cultural economy. Some cultural problems of homogenization and heterogenization are concentrated. From the perspective of homogenization‚ the argument of Americanization and commoditization which both show great dynamics and differences dependent on different
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Cited: Lenin Vladimir Ilitch‚ La grande initiative‚ Moscow‚ Pravda‚ Mai 17th‚ 1919. Print. McChesney Robert W.‚ Noam Chomsky and the Struggle Against Neoliberalism. www.chomsky.info‚ Chomsky‚ April 1st‚ 1999. Web. November 1st‚ 2013. Scholte‚ J. Global Capitalism and the State‚ International Affairs‚ 1997. Print.
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place and actors. Why have companies such as BMW increasingly expanded overseas? (Space) 1. Neoliberalism and globalization TNC’s such as BMW have been able to expand their businesses to a global scale since the neoliberal economic reforms that were implemented in the 1970’s as a result of the failing Keynesian economic approach of centralized regulation (Hubbard et al‚ 2002). Neoliberalism (also known as the Washington Consensus) endorses free trade‚ economic liberalization‚ deregulation
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To what extent did Thatcherism represent a revolution in economic management in the UK? It is a fair assessment that Thatcher did represent a sea change or ‘revolution’ in economic management. It can certainly be said that Thatcherite policy transformed Britain to a post-industrial economy and killed off any remnants of post-war collectivism and egalitarianism with the aims of public ownership and full employment. Thatcherism also restructured the UK from a country dominated by big government to
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International Political Economy – Final Exam Notes The Rise of International Political Economy Classical Political Economy Origins of Political Economy Population and economic growth in the 19th century after a period of stagnation from 1500-1800 Moral philosophy in the 18th century began to focus on the economy when previously religiously based Example: Adam Smith applied philosophical explanations to how the economy works The rise of “economic philosophy” Smith‚ Ricardo‚ Malthus
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Criminology (from Latin crīmen‚ "accusation"; and Greek -λογία‚ -logia) is the scientific study of the nature‚ extent‚ causes‚ and control of criminal behavior in both the individual and in society. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in the behavioral sciences‚ drawing especially upon the research of sociologists (particularly in the sociology of deviance)‚ psychologists and psychiatrists‚ social anthropologists as well as on writings in law. Areas of research in criminology include the incidence
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explanation of capitalism is helpful to those less knowledgeable of the subject. His use of Marxist theory serves to challenge readers to look at the current crisis from a different angle‚ and helps to show the reader how thirty-plus years of neoliberalism has changed our mental conception of the world - from one that placed value on the hard work of laborers to one that places the value of money above that of the individual. Capitalism is fueled by greed and avarice that has created new forms of
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Midterm: Part 1: Explain terms Part 2: Short Questions The Making of the Third World How was Europe able to expand its empire and dominate “non-Europe”? Europe: decentralized; non-Europe: centralized Rise of capitalism Different periods of colonization Caribbean/Americas – 1550s > India and rest of Asia – 1750 > Africa – 1884 (Berlin Conference) The emergence of mercantilism (= commercialism - 李嘉誠主義) (“buy cheap‚ sell dear”) Break from mercantilism - rise of industrial capitalism >1760 Defining
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1920s onwards. The relationship between the Mexican culture and the social movements created by the migration is analyzed through the focus on some important historical moments (the 1930s‚ the Chicano Movement‚ contemporary globalization and neoliberalism). Borderlands/la Frontera is a text that deals with the concept of ‘border’ not only in the physical but also in the figurative meaning; Anzaldua uses her own experiences as a Chicana‚ as a lesbian and as an activist to challenge the conception
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nationalisation of several key industries‚ increased government funding of health care and education‚ and significant reductions in poverty‚ according to government figures. Chávez describes his policies to be anti-imperialist‚ and he is a vocal critic of neoliberalism and capitalism more generally‚ Chávez has been a prominent adversary of the United States’ foreign policy. Allying himself strongly with the Communist governments of Fidel and then Raúl Castro in Cuba and the Socialist governments of Evo Morales
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