International political economy

money as a crucial feature of social life. In particular, to show how the concept and value of money has changed over time, an historical and sociological context will be taken into consideration. Thus, the analysis of how society conceived money economy in the past, and of how money is conceived in the present instead, will demonstrate also an awareness of the development of sociology as a discipline itself. In addition, the sociologist’s concept of “blasé attitude” will also be discussed in…

overlapping, there is an obvious discord on how to get America to a better place than it is today. My views tend to be more along the idea of Sanders. I believe that the top 1% can afford an increase in taxation as the only way for America economy to grow is to pay into economy. Healthcare as a business practice seems impractical to me and will not lead to a system that is better, but a system the leads to more inequality. Despite how people feel or fall on agreement with the issues of…

CHAPTER 2 RESEARCH THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK E-commerce is a significant and pervasive phenomenon that is impacting not only organizations and societies but also the structure of markets and the economics of distribution channel-structures. Among others, four theories have been widely applied to explain the rapid growth of e-commerce: the transaction cost economics (TCE) theory, the agency cost theory (ACT), the network externality theory, and the long tail theory. 2.1 Theories Review 2.1.1…

Poverty in Pakistan is also a major issue: a very fast-growing population facing a lot of problem like lack of education, jobs, technology and investment. But the nation is committed for tackling the problem and the poverty rate has fallen by more than 10% in the mid-2000s. According to a report nearly 15 million people who were lifted out of poverty. Media has placed facts and figures in front of nation and gave suggestions to eliminate poverty. The reason why poverty became such an important…

Have you ever wondered how people with difference careers communicate and express how they feel about what they do, how they do it, or what impact they have in society and how it relates to our education? Experts from different fields might study and approach current issues. My issue is: poverty. First, we must understand what an Economist is. An Economist is a Social Scientist, expert in economics. According to “What is Economics”, economics is “the branch of knowledge concerned with the…

I believe that the purpose of this bumper sticker is clearly to express corporate capitalism. It is, in my opinion, an argument of ethics, reasoning, or logos. Is it ethical, or reasonable, to allow a large corporation, such as coke, to control a larger part of our economic system than the people or government? Nothing to my knowledge provides a more accurate depiction of this problem than a bumper sticker using the iconic enjoy that Coke (a large, multinational conglomerate) so typically, and…

Industrialization has brought with itself numerous benefits and costs to China. The country went through a massive migration from rural areas to urban cities and urbanization transformed China into one of the most advanced and modern cities in the whole world. With industrialization, the country saw huge improvements in the fight against poverty, and growth in economic opportunities. Working class people now had much more opportunity to transition into a higher class such as the middle class, or…

sounds appealing in theory, but does not function well in practice. Capitalism, while not perfect, does have advantages that a socialist economy cannot provide, and creates a fair economy. There are numerous issues that can be resolved through capitalism that cannot be solved though socialism. The most prominent being the lack of incentive found within a socialist economy. If everyone is paid the same amount of money regardless of effort, then there is no true incentive to work. If there are no…

Political Economy of a Nation The majority of political leaders in society have an independent preference of the model of the economy that they would appreciate applying in the country. The primary target of such actions is to enable a smooth run of the multiple activities in their career. On the other hand, such types of the economy would offer assistance in leadership based on the model of interpretation that they have to the chosen type of economy. Additionally, some leaders will strongly…

Analysis on “The Working Poor” Although, I disagree with critic Katherine Newman of “The Wages of Fear” and Kathleen Courrier of “Ain’t it Hard?” who both argue that the conclusions on poverty in “The Working Poor” by David K. Shipler is imitative to other experts as well as derelict on certain solutions. I also agree with both the critics who find Shipler’s perspective of living in poverty insightful and pragmatic on the stigma that follows the lower working-class. Therefore, the incisive…