population growth rate. In addition, the educational Development Index is also factors which determine the poverty ratio . A number of issues characterizing the poverty Structural. Poverty is phenomenon rooted in the basic relation of institutional and collective power (i.e political, economic, and cultural) that make-up a society at a particular point in time; Systematic Poverty is a process and an outcome
that the NRC book relies on “Figure 1.2” to establish its model for “societal response to disaster” it fails to address how, despite the “disaster events” it applies to its model as “social catalysts of collective action” society has continuously and repetitively failed to engage in “collective action” on what the NRC book defines as “social catalysts. In the case of Hurricane Katrina, there was a very clear understanding as to the “frequency” of the disaster or disasters of that very nature, there
advantageous such as oil/mineral wealth or aid cause so many problems? Essentially, because such resources can generate massive quantities of wealth, typically controlled by the state, with little labor required; inequality and corruption increase, institutional capacity erodes, democratic pressures are sublimated, and rent seeking activities arise. Aid to Africa postindependence accordingly had little benefit and was often counterproductive. Academics have long argued the missing ingredient in Africa
found therein an identity to be asserted against States that had until then being denied the existence of any social reality other than its own. It was also under the banner of “sociedad(e) civil” that, some years later, South Africa movements pursued action aimed at bringing about the liberalization and later the democratization of dictatorial regimes. The same allegiance to the idea of civil society is to be seen nearly everywhere in the world whenever countries are faced with the challenge of a transition
Describe the theoretical arguments that emerged between the proponents of intergovernmentalism and those of a more supranational persuasion. Given the recent shocks within the EU, to what extent have the proponents of intergovernmentalism won the argument? Discuss. Introduction The preamble of the treaty of the European Union mentions a resolve “…. to continue the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe, in which decisions are taken as closely as possible to the citizen
been proposed as an alternative to stockholder-based theories of organizations (Freeman, 1994). CSR AND INSTITUTIONAL THEORY Institutional theory places CSR explicitly within a wider field of economic governance characterized by different modes, including the market, state regulation etc. While CSR measures are often aimed at or utilize markets as a tool, institutional theories of the economy also see markets themselves as being socially embedded within the wider field of social networks, business
in the organization. The system makes sure that an appropriate data is collected from the various sources, processed, and sent further to all the needy destinations. The system is expected to fulfill the information required of an individual, a collective of individuals, the management functionaries: the managers and the top management. The MIS assist the clerical personnel in the transaction processing and answer their queries on the data pertaining to the transaction, the status of a particular
MARKET-ORIENTED REFORMS IN PUBLIC SECTOR: A CASE STUDY OF LAHORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BACKGROUND New Public Management (NPM), a public sector reforms started from 1980’s onwards. It is formally conceptualized by Hood in 1991. United Kingdom claims to have been its birthplace; many papers and researches providing evidences from UK. These NPM reforms are widespread and the Anglo-American countries and International organizations are among its strong advocates. In many developing countries including
The family business as a driver of the social economy. The case of a tourist cooperative in Sinaloa, Mexico. Authors:Alvarado-Borrego A. , Ibarra-Michel J. P. , Soto-Karass J. G. *Corresponding Author: juanpedroibarra.udo@gmail.com Cell phone: 6691-726783 Abstract: The family business in the field of social economy represents the actions and commitments it has with its members and the community, according to the philosophy and principles of the cooperative as
not general but dependent on a number of factors. These main factors include the quality of policies (Burnside and Dollar, 1997); level of corruption (Svensson, 2000); type of political regimes (Boone, 1995) and absorptive capacity of the recipient economy (collier and Hoefflar,