Author of “Christianity After Religion‚” Diana Butler Bass chronicles through her text what she believes is a “spiritual awakening” (5) in the United States‚ stemming from the effects of neoliberal consumerism that has sparked an obsession with choice and autonomy in all aspects of life and a melody of historical factors. The implications for Christianity‚ other organized religions‚ and spirituality movements are numerous‚ and—recognizing the magnitude of this effect—Bass prescribes certain remedies
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An economy or economic system consists of the production‚ distribution or trade‚ and consumption of limited goods and services by different agents in a given geographical location. The economic agents can be individuals‚ businesses‚ organizations‚ or governments. Transactions occur when two parties agree to the value or price of the transacted good or service‚ commonly expressed in a certain currency. In the past‚ economic activity was theorized to be bounded by natural resources‚ labor‚ and capital
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The relationship between United Kingdom and European Union has always been unique. One tried to be closer while the other tried to be distance yet still influential. David Gowland‚ Arthur Turner and Alex Wright on “Britain and European Integration Since 1945” study the relations between British policy and the process of European Integration since 1945. The study focused on Britain policy that they adopt as the European Union changed. Britain attitude since the end of the Second World War toward the
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‘Child hood innocence is never live – by the child – as innocent‚ but constructed as such afterwards’. Innocence is given a curious examination in both J.G Ballard’s Running Wild and Ian McEwan’s The Child in Time‚ with each text set against the backdrop of a dystopian English society‚ close enough to reality to be considered allegorical in reference to the state of the nation. It is within the discussion of society that the idea of innocence is represented as a constructed and therefore unattainable
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The Financial Crisis and Health Equity in Ontario: Key Pathways and Policy Challenges Arne Ruckert Abstract This working paper explores the impacts of the financial crisis on health equity in Ontario. It proposes a research framework and identifies key pathways by which the financial crisis has begun to impact the social determinants of health. In doing so‚ it attempts to contribute to a better understanding of the various ways in which global forces are shaping SDH in Ontario in the aftermath
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THE ENDLESS CRISIS REPORT Introduction The Endless Crisis was written by John Bellamy Foster‚ the editor of Monthly Review and professor of sociology at the University of Oregon collaborating with Robert W. McChesney. The article came originally from the introduction of the book called The Endless Crisis: How Monopoly-Finance Capital Produces Stagnation and Upheaval from the United States to China. The Great Financial Crisis and the Great Recession began in the United States in 2007 and
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References: 1. Antonio‚ Y. Vázquez‚ A. 2008 ‘Liberal Democracy and Neoliberalism: A Critical Juxtaposition’. 3. Campbell‚ JL. Pederson‚ OK. 2001. The Rise of Neo-liberalism and Institutional Analysis. New Jersey: Princeton University Press 4 5. Dickson‚ B. 2007. ‘Integrating Wealth and Power in China: The communist’s embrace
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ST.PAUL’S UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES COURSE: BCD 111: INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS TASK: Discuss the Rostowian Stages of Economic Development and Critic the theory. ADM NO: BACD/NRB/2631/13 LECTURER: GERALD KWERI DATE: 10TH JUNE 2012 Rostow’s theory of economic growth is one of the most influential theories in the 20th century. It was established in the 1960’s during the cold war. His theory illustrates assisting not only the lower income earning countries
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Theory o 2.1 Normative theory o 2.2 Epistemology and IR theory o 2.3 Positivist theories + 2.3.1 Realism + 2.3.2 Liberalism/idealism/liberal internationalism + 2.3.3 Neoliberalism + 2.3.4 Regime theory o 2.4 Post-positivist/reflectivist theories + 2.4.1 International society theory (the English school) + 2.4.2 Social constructivism
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Discuss the connection of export processing zones (EPZs) to the growth of what McMichael calls "the globalization project". Why are EPZs consistent with the logic of neoliberal globalization? How has the growth of these zones been encouraged by the actions of key governing institutions in the globalization project? What was the relationship between the debt crisis of the early 1980s‚ the growth of structural adjustment programs and the growth of EPZs? Moshe Lokshin 209476169 Globalization
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