Political economy

In the article “The Political Economy of Rape: An Analysis of Systematic Rape and Sexual Abuse of Women During Armed Conflict in Africa” , Meredeth Turshen argues that rape and other forms of sexual violence during times of conflict are connected to economic practices and property ownership. This leads to an analysis of the ways in which sexual violence is used to enforce the notions of women as property and used to negotiate ownership of women’s property. Women are considered valuable due to…

world orders are interdependent in the completing interests in international relations. Social forces form the base of the ABSM, and the ideologies are essential to the deliberation process in democratic practises. The form of state represents the political institutions and material capabilities in a society. The world order represents the institutions which govern states or a wider geographical area. When considered in relation to one another, Cox suggests that each of these processes can…

Since the earliest writings on political thought, political society’s effects on an individual 's life has been discussed. Political theorists differ in their ideas of individuals positions in society; theorist Hobbes believes that the rights of individuals are subservient to the rights of a monarch, as a opposed to the more democratic writings of Locke which focus on individual rights. Regardless, the idea of why societies have been formed has been discussed frequently. In later writings, a new…

1. Setting the scene: social purpose as business driver During the last decades the social purpose of business has gained a prominent role in profit and accumulation strategies worldwide. Corporations invest more money and human resources in the development of social strategies as a key element for economic success. Between 2004 and 2013 the corporate social responsibility investments of the 261 world leading companies increased from US$7,6 billion to US$25 billion, roughly a growth of 328%…

Adam Smith 1. Known as founder of Classical economics, regarded as starting point of classical economics. 2. Described as Father of Political economics 3. He most noted for his work ‘An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of the Nations’ (1776). 4. He is first economist to deal economic problem in systemic manner , hence heis also known as first academic economist. 5. Smith gives the idea “labour is the source of wealth of the nations”, 6. Adam Smith propounded the labour theory of…

Neoliberalism is a political economic theory, which can be referenced by discerned modalities and perspectives of understanding and subsequent application. Harvey (2005) asserts that neoliberalism is a class-based mechanism that places power in the hands of the ‘’economic elite’’. This is consistently supported by scholarly articles on neoliberalism, that elucidate findings that, the rich are the beneficiaries whilst the poor suffer the consequence of limited agency (Ganti 2014, Ferguson 2009)…

Everyone has had settle down his or her own goals in their lives. In the book No Speed Limit by Steven Shaviro addresses how the accelerationism will collapse the capitalism and how it is helpful in the society. In the past, people are living without scientific technologies; their world is really silence and peaceful. They do not have any great invention to improve their lives. Also, they are living under control of capitalist. The capitalism has separated the civilians into three different…

With the implementation of textiles, steel, exports, joint-stock companies, and world trade into the economy, the laborious world in the 19th century was rapidly adapting to new methods and innovations, therefore catalyzing the flourishing of the Industrial Capitalism (Cortez, 2016). However, with such innovations came dramatic effects that impacted the labor force. Through his book, Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, well-known Karl Marx, a “German social philosopher, the chief…

his stigma, his Jewish heritage, in order to maintain and grow his legal practice. Relinquishing his stigma did not however remove the awareness that Marx had in regard to the construct of society and classes. This awareness spurned a series of political, social, and, perceived, radical ideals and theories that made him an enemy of many land; including his homeland of Prussia. Keenly affected by the mistreatment of the poor by the government and peasant…

Prof. Magagna Confucian Political Economy Introduction A political economy looks at the conditions that are conducive to the production or consumption as organized by the nation. It emphasizes the importance of economics to the state by expressing the laws of production of wealth at the state level just like the politics of economics in the households. This philosophy head back to the days of the Chinese philosopher, Confucius, an ancient Chinese philosopher and political leader. He lived during…