SOCI 2012 (SY23F) Social Change and Development Analytical Paper: Beckford and Levitt. “Persistent Poverty: Possibilities for Change and Development.” In The George Beckford Papers‚ edited by Beckford and Levitt The article “Possibilities for change and development” begins by stating that the persistence of underdevelopment in the plantation economies derives basically from the nature of the plantation system itself. Distinct features of the plantation society presented by Beckford
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A persistent ethical issue in Peel District School Board (PDSB) Isaac Osei-Akoto Walden University A persistent ethical issue in Peel District School Board (PDSB) Peel District School Board (PDSB) is one of Ontario’s many school districts. It serves the educational needs of three municipalities‚ namely‚ Brampton‚ Mississauga and Caledon by providing Kindergarten to Grade 12 education to all students of school going age who live in the school district. According to a 2011 census data‚ the
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| | ⅜ Articles The Realist Tradition in American Public Opinion Daniel W. Drezner For more than half a century‚ realist scholars of international relations have maintained that their world view is inimical to the American public. For a variety of reasons—inchoate attitudes‚ national history‚ American exceptionalism—realists assert that the U.S. government pursues realist policies in spite and not because of public opinion. Indeed‚ most IR scholars share this “anti-realist assumption
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South African state‚ as it developed under Smuts and his post 1948 successors can be considered a developmental state‚ this essay will consider two things. Firstly it will consider what is meant by a developmental state and what a developmental state consists of‚ and secondly it will consider the state of South Africa from 1948 onward‚ as developed under Smuts and other successors. Lastly this essay will discuss what legacy this left for a post-apartheid government. Developmental states initially
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Pahang Computers – a blessing or a curse? Discuss. What would you do if you had one million dollar? Describe the most honest person you have ever met. Write a story beginning with: ‘It was a perfect day until…’ My country Terengganu An event that has made you realize how much your parents love you. Students should be allowed to work during holidays. Do you agree? My life 20 years from now. Write a story beginning with: ‘I could not sleep throughout that night…’ Jungle Kelantan Computer
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THE STATE AND STATE-BUILDING Bob Jessop The state has been studied from many perspectives but no single theory can fully capture and explain its complexities. States and the interstate system provide a moving target because of their complex developmental logics and because there are continuing attempts to transform them. Moreover‚ despite tendencies to reify the state and treat it as standing outside and above society‚ there can be no adequate theory of the state without a wider theory of society
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The State and the State of the Environment in the Philippines The clamor for environmental preservation became stronger when the issues of global warming and environmental degradation took centerstage. All around the world‚ states have been doing their best to pass legislations that would protect the environment for the use of the future generation. Hence‚ the concept of sustainable development has also developed in response to the global issue—something that the past development planners did not
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State vs. Non-State When considering the use of violence and non-violence throughout history‚ or at least in the last 200 years‚ the term Manifest Destiny comes to mind. Although it is not in itself a violent or for that matter a “non-violent” action‚ the idea of Manifest Destiny gave Americans the attitude of God’s will for westward expansion which in turn lead to the violent relocation of the Native Americans‚ or First Peoples. Through laws‚ being the non-violent action of relocation‚ and war
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The Socially Bounded Decision Making of Persistent Property Offenders Neal Shover and David Honaker Summary The decision making process of persistent property offenders works basically in two ways. First‚ offenders don’t consider or barely consider that there could be a consequence for being responsible of certain kind of crimes. Second‚ there is something called “Life as a party”‚ which basically means that the offender carries a lifestyle that he or she cannot afford‚ therefore he or she commits
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Why the state? The state is a faceless entity that is sovereign‚ which consists of institutions that govern the general population of a certain territory. This jurisdiction on a particular territory is practiced through different uses of power. First and foremost the state uses its power to legitimize its actions towards the population under it. It legitimizes all that is what the state think is good for the nation. Pierre Bourdieu discusses these modern tendencies of the state‚ which was
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