introduction of ‘a new morality in conformity with a new conception of the world’ (Gramsci 1971: 366). From the point of view of hegemony as a process, hegemony combines the double supremacy of a social group, as both domination and intellectual and moral leadership (Gramsci 1971: 55). Gramsci states that ‘hegemony is political but also and above all economic, it has its material base in the decisive function exercised by the hegemonic group in the decisive core of economic activity’ (Gramsci 1975:
production in some countries while in some others, rainfall is so low and erratic that crop yields are not only low but also highly unstable. On the demand side, food security is affected by household incomes and economic assets (including stocks of animals), prices, demographic factors such as number, gender and age composition of households, and socio-cultural factors like health and sanitation status, educational level, cultural norms, and food consumption habits. They disclose that much attempt has
The key elements and structure of the Customs Union initiative In January 2010, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan formed the Eurasian Customs Union. In January 2012, the three countries agreed to even closer economic ties, by signing the agreement to form a “common economic space.”Their earlier effort at a Customs Union failed due to high transfers from Kazakhstan and the other Central Asian member countries to Russia; unfortunately, the current Customs Union imposes a tariff structure that repeats
CHAPTER-III ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: THE POLICY Environmental degradation affects national welfare by damaging human health, economic activities and ecosystems. Because environmental problems represent a classic externality,’ some government regulation is generally warranted. From an economist’s perspective, desirable regulation should weigh two factors: the benefits associated with reduced environmental damage, and the opportunity cost of mitigation. In reality, the extent and focus of government