Economics

The keyword Economics is tagged in the following 4 articles.

John Rawls, Robert Nozick, and the Difference Principle: Finding Common Ground

April 12, 2011 - 2118 words | Philosophy » Political Philosophy

A large portion of Robert Nozick’s Anarchy, The State and Utopia is dedicated to refuting the theories of John Rawls. Specifically, Nozick takes issue with Rawls’ conception of distributive justice as it pertains to economic inequalities. Rawls wrote that... Read Article »

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Political Philosophy Economics Inequality Distributive Justice Difference Principle John Rawls Robert Nozick

The Equivocal Nature of Exploitation: How Poor Workers In Developing Nations Exploit Capitalist Greed For A Profit

November 8, 2010 - 1827 words | Globalization Studies » International Development

Learning to play guitar is painful. For the first months, the coarse steel of the guitar strings shreds the soft skin of the player’s fingertips into a disgusting bloody mess. A reasonable person who does not play guitar would be entirely justified in thinking... Read Article »

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International Development International Economics Sweatshops Child Labor Developing World International Trade Exploitation

Reconsidering Constitutional Theory in the Global Age: Structure, Finance, and Representation

October 7, 2010 - 7646 words | Political Science » Constitutional Theory

We live in a time today similar to the beginning of the 20th century; then, industrial forces were rapidly changing (as seen in the industrial revolution and the rise of the Western nation-state) in ways that parallel our current state of economic transformation. Every... Read Article »

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Constitutional Theory Economics Congress The Senate Corporate Governance Superstructure

Race, Class, and Oppression: Solutions for Active Learning and Literacy in the Classroom

January 6, 2010 - 2986 words | Education » Oppression

Oppression tends to exist in compartmentalized, clearly labeled categories of race, social class, gender, or sexual preference. While these rigidly defined categories may have been applied to allow for rational discussion of problems and solutions, the truth is that... Read Article »

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Classism Racisim Education Literacy Race Class Poverty Learning Kozol Economics Teaching Active Learning