The Occupy movement is an international protest movement against social and economic inequality, its primary goal being to make the economic and political relations in all societies less vertically hierarchical and more flatly distributed. Local groups often have different foci, but among the movement's prime concerns is the belief that large corporations and the global financial system control the world in a way that disproportionately benefits a minority, undermines democracy and is unstable.[8][9][10][11]
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development includes the process and policies by which a nation improves the economic, political, and social well-being of its people. 1 The measurements commonly used by countries are notably Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross National Product/Income. Other measurements include, but are not limited to; the Human Development Index, Happiness Index, UN agencies' inclusive wealth
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MARKET INSTITUTIONS AND WAGE INEQUALITY WINFRIED KOENIGER, MARCO LEONARDI, and LUCA NUNZIATA* The authors investigate how labor market institutions such as unemployment insurance, unions, firing regulations, and minimum wages have affected the evolution of wage inequality among male workers. Results of estimations using data on institutions in eleven OECD countries indicate that changes in labor market institutions can account for much of the change in wage inequality between 1973 and 1998. Factors
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our country. Among these traits observed by Geert Hofstede, we mention that inequalities between people are expected and desirable and that people with less power should dep end on the strongest. Regarding education, it is assumed that all the initiatives in class come from the teachers that transfer their own knowledge to students, which treat teachers with respect. Hierarchy in organizations reflects the existent inequality between the ones from the top and the ones from the bottom, centralization
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Domestic violence is described as, 'physical, psychological, sexual or financial violence that takes place within an intimate or family type relationship and forms a pattern of coercive and controlling behaviour. It may involve partners, ex-partners, household members or other relations' (Women's Aid Federation). Although it is typically happening to women, men also suffer from domestic violence. Some psychologists attribute it to psychological causes, however many sociologists would argue that it
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nanceGender and rural microfinance: Reaching and empowering women Guide for practitioners Enabling poor rural people to overcome poverty This paper was prepared by Linda Mayoux and Maria Hartl. Linda Mayoux is an international consultant on gender issues in economic development including microfinance. She is currently global consultant for Oxfam Novib’s Women’s Empowerment, Mainstreaming and Networking (WEMAN) programme. Mayoux prepared this paper in collaboration with Maria Hartl, Technical
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Impacts: India: Although the Indian economy has grown steadily over the last two decades, its growth has been Uneven when comparing social groups, economic groups, geographic regions, and rural and urban Areas. Between 1999 and 2008, the annualized growth rates for Gujarat, Haryana, or Delhi were much higher than for Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, or Madhya Pradesh. Poverty rates in rural Orissa (43%) And rural Bihar (41%) is among the world's most extreme. Poverty has taken away the basic rights of the poor
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Source No.1 Title and Article Reference Guillen, MF. 2001, ‘Is Globalization Civilizing, Destructive or Feeble? A Critique of Five Key Debates in the Social Science Literature’, Annual Review of Sociology, Vol. 27, pp. 235-260 Aim / Purpose of article The purpose of this article is to discuss about various connotations of Globalization and its historical observation. It also aims to clarify five vital issues relating to globalization: its existence, if it produces convergence, if it undermines
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definition from the question is probably Government Intervention. Government Intervention occurs when a governing body decides to manipulate a market, usually to prevent a market failure. In this case the market failure could be seen to be poverty and inequality as there is evidence in the text that, due to rising food prices, more and more people are unable to afford food, one of the basic needs for survival. Clearly, as I am referring back to the text, this is in context. Next up I need an explained
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