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Adam Smith has come to be regarded as one of the fathers of economics. He is most known for the profound ideas and novel theories on capitalism presented in his book Wealth of Nations. Some ten years prior the release of that book, he completed his Theory of Moral Sentiments, lesser known and less referred to in relation to political economics, but equally as important. Both books, however, must be read together to have a deeper understanding of Smith’s economic theories and his understanding of…

The people of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are considered peculiar by people both within the church and non-members. This may be for different reasons but I think most people can tell that those of the LDS faith are unlike most other people in this world. This can be for many things, but I think a big part of it is the Word of Wisdom. So my question is, “Is the Word of Wisdom essential for the members of the LDS faith?” As the world and society continue to change, many things…

Dystopian describes an imagined place where everything is unpleasant or bad. In the two stories of a dystopian history, many different versions of time have taken place. The two books are 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Both of these dystopian books show that society frowns upon nonconformity and standing out. The idea of being different being a bad thing also shows up in today’s society. Many examples show up throughout either book telling of how people who don’t…

Introduction Vilfredo Pareto graduated from the University of Turin and practiced as a civil engineer before switching to economics, and becoming a famous economist known for his application of mathematics to economic analysis. Pareto’s theories and research have been discussed several times in Praxis with several different applications, including the Pareto Chart, the Pareto Principle, and Pareto Efficiency (relating to Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem and Pairwise Comparison Matrices). The…

Capote and the Legacy of In Cold Blood” is that Capote and Smith had a romantic relationship. There is homosexual content all throughout the book, even between Perry and Dick. Capote’s work was influenced from his romantic interest in Smith, he favored this individual, made excuses for him, and tried to gain empathy for him. First, I think the indication of homosexual content was seen when Dick started…

“For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity]” (Matthew 16:25 AMP). This scripture, throughout the years, has demonstrated to society the true notion behind the pursuit of self-interest. The second chapter within Staplefords’ book “Bulls, Bears, and Golden Calves” discusses the importance of pursuing self-interest both economically and…

Libertarianism believe that to increase political and economic freedom and skepticism to government planning and authority. Friedrich Hayek is an Australian-Hungarian economist and defender of the libertarian ideology. He looks at the concepts of liberty through the idea that the market and competitions and the state is will only interfere in his idea of liberties. He believes that economic planning was very bad, because it did not allow for free markets. This can be seen when he talks about…

Labor migration, as an important fact of economic and social life, could not stay behind attention of scientists and researchers. One of the first serious theoretical foundations of the labor movement should recall to the Neoclassical theory of migration. The basis of this concept, the formation at the forefront of international differences in wage levels. The founder of the theory is J. Hicks and his work "Theory of wages"[4]. He's one of the first scientists who has considered migration as a…

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…

Title: Communism: A Hindrance to Success Thesis Statement: Karl Marx’ Communism is a dictatorship government that punish the citizens because it hinders the right of the citizens and the progress of nation Problem: Should the Philippines implement Communism to have equality? 1. Introduction 1.1. History of communism 2. The Ill Effects of the Role of Communism in the Society 1.1. Abolition of classes 1.2. Avoidance of waste and overproduction 3. Disadvantages of Communism 3.1. Government owns…