The Beat generation
Thesis - 5 pages - Philosophy
The “Beatnik” generation, born in the 50s, has contributed in creating historical events such as May 68. It was a movement, which pretended to help people to get out of their cultural narrow-minded vision. “I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but...
Enron: the story of a symbolic financial scandal
Case study - 12 pages - Finance
The death of Kenneth Lay last spring and the recent 24-year sentence of Jeffrey Skilling have put an end to the darkest story of modern finance: the Enron case. Actually, this firm turned from a success model into a paradigm of all the problems of finance capitalism. With the giving up of...
Corporate labor and the sweatshop
Case study - 5 pages - Management
United States economist Michael Watts said in the film, The End of Poverty? that "capitalism cannot operate without free labor." The term free labor has evolved in meaning over the centuries. In Feudal Europe, free laborers were known as serfs who worked the land in return for protection....
British Petroleum Company - free market, Sustainable Management Futures
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
The free market theory postulates that there should be numerous participants within the same market engaged in the buying and selling of numerous and varied products. All such producers have the opportunity to take part in production activities and, therefore, share the profits present in...
Marx and Morality
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
Marx has often been accused of overlooking human nature and morality in his theories. Many people seem to have this belief that Marx has no ethics, that he rejected morality, and envisioned communism as being beyond both ethics and morality. Within the 'Communist Manifesto' and 'Das...
How can we prevent the next economic crisis and avoid a domino effect in France?
Essay - 15 pages - Digital & e-marketing
The economic crisis of 2008-2010 often called the Great Recession is in a recession which came most of the industrialized world following the collapse of the fall of 2008, second phase of the financial crisis of 2007 -2010. The United States were the first to enter recession in December 2007,...
Explain the historical specificity and contemporary relevance of culture
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
Today, we can buy a book from a vending machine, like soft drinks and snacks. Germinal and an Ice-Tea have the same value. Culture, in a wider sense, has been taken over by the “spectacular-merchandizing-society”, for which everything, from a book to an iPod, has a trade value. The...
Portrait of the Bulgarian Businessman : Cultural origins of the capitalistic spirit in Bulgaria
Essay - 4 pages - Management
In 1946, the Bulgarian Communist Party ended the Bulgarian Monarchy in order to establish a "people's democracy"; it was the Communist era in the country. Bulgaria is still a predominantly agricultural nation, a policy of collectivization of land is decided; the government imposes, in...
Discuss the claim that imperialism is an enduring feature of international relations
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
The very concept of imperialism is dynamic, fluid, and the complexity of the notion of imperialism allows for the possibility to give multiple definitions, various accounts for it. This essay will examine major aspects and theories accounting for imperialism and the remnants of the phenomenon in...
Modernistic theories of elevation and society
Thesis - 2 pages - Philosophy
To be remembered by history as a “thinker,” one must think some fairly formidable thoughts. Marx, Weber, Durkheim, and Foucault, some of sociology's most seminal thinkers, tackled one of the most complicated human problems: what is modern society, and what makes it tick? In Manifesto...
The Political and Economic Policies of Russia and China
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
Introduction At the end of World War II, the international community became notably divided upon political and economic lines. While many countries in the West chose a capitalist democracy many in the East had chosen communism/Marxism as the central means for social development. Although both of...
Why has class conflict not occurred in the form expected by Marxist thinkers and why has history not developed in the way Marx predicted?
Thesis - 4 pages - Philosophy
Karl Marx (1818 - 83) was responsible for one of the first and most influential theories of class within the sociological discipline. For Marx, classes can be seen as basic social groups divided by their specific position within the division of labor, and distributed within society according to...
China National Petroleum Corporation and the Iraqi government: A Marxist view
Thesis - 4 pages - Journalism
The China National Petroleum Corporation signed a deal with the Iraqi government, allowing the large oil company to drill for oil in a poor, rural area of Iraq. While the relationship between the oil company and the Iraqi government has gone well, the deal has sparked a great deal of controversy...
Consumerism and Criticism: The Legacy of Henry Ford
Thesis - 4 pages - Business strategy
Looking at America today, it is not hard to see what one of the most prominent features is. From the suburbs of Westford to the packed streets of New York, the car is pervasive and ubiquitous in America. Looking at the American economy today, one sees much mass production and consumerism. The...
How convincing and appealing is Schumpeter's theory of democracy?
Case study - 4 pages - Political science
Joseph Schumpeter is an American economist and political scientist from the first part of the 20th C, well-known for his book Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy written in 1942 during the Second World War. In this eminent work, Schumpeter has elaborated a New Theory of Democracy, much...
How do different Marxists understand the issues of social cohesion and consent?
Essay - 8 pages - Political science
Although highly criticized, and sometimes even demonized, the Marxist thought represented one of the most serious challenges to the cultural hegemony of capitalism and parliamentary democracy. Marx and his followers attempted to understand and deconstruct this complex system of economic...
How convincing and appealing is Schumpeter's theory of democracy? - publié le 10/10/2012
Case study - 4 pages - Political science
Joseph Schumpeter is an American economist and political scientist from the first part of the 20th C, well-known for his book Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy written in 1942 during the Second World War. In this eminent work, Schumpeter has elaborated a New Theory of Democracy, much...
Why, according to Iversen, have the United States and Continental Europe adopted such different approaches to labor markets and social protection? - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 2 pages - Political science
Published in 2005, Torben Iversen, tries in his book ?Capitalism, Democracy and Welfare', to build a general explanation on why within a group of countries labeled western type democracies there are such differences regarding economic equality and welfare protection. With an integrated...
Delusions of Soviet power and the American military-industrial complex
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
The Cold War period for the United States and indeed, the world was one of turbulence and uncertainty. The conclusion of World War II saw the clash of two major world powers, each replete with the awesome capability of nuclear weapons. For the first time in history the human race intentionally...
Can competition really be compatible with ethics?
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
In a world where technical progress makes it possible to treat most diseases, one remains incurable: inequality. This scourge is ravaging our society and is making people gradually lose hope in the modern economy. Capitalism should therefore accommodate itself to more moral and...
The foundation of classical economics
Case study - 5 pages - Economy general
Adam Smith is one of the most influential individuals to have ever lived. His insights and new ideas into the discipline of economics have cemented his place in history as one of the greatest economists of all time. Smith was born in Kirkclady Scotland in 1723, he attended Glasgow University and...
Human Resources Management Comparison: France and US
Internship report - 10 pages - Human resources
Human Resources Management, summed up recently by Storey, is "a distinctive approach to employment management which seeks to achieve competitive advantage through the strategic deployment of a highly committed and capable workforce, using an array of cultural, structural and personnel techniques"...
The Role of Black Artists in African American Culture
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Throughout the Harlem Renaissance, blacks were creating new ways to identify themselves both individually and as a part of a new, developing culture within America. While some black writers used their work to identify their race as a separate entity, others used their writing to expose the social...
Why, according to Iversen, have the United States and Continental Europe adopted such different approaches to labor markets and social protection?
Essay - 2 pages - Political science
Published in 2005, Torben Iversen, tries in his book ?Capitalism, Democracy and Welfare', to build a general explanation on why within a group of countries labeled western type democracies there are such differences regarding economic equality and welfare protection. With an integrated...
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Essay - 3 pages - Educational studies
It is a well-established notion that in his writings, F. Scott Fitzgerald was able to capture the spirit of the 1920's like few other authors. As a member of the Lost Generation, the group of writers who worked in the years following the First World War, Fitzgerald's novels and short stories are...
The Cold War - publié le 09/07/2008
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
Communism is a political structure based on economic principles that promote the establishment of a classless society in which everything is commonly owned. (“Communism” Par 1) On the contrary, Capitalism is based on the principle that land and means of production can be...
Fair labor
Thesis - 6 pages - Labor law
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”1 When considered in the context of globalization and modern capitalism, Churchill's words are oddly disturbing. As the global population continues to grow,...
European employment models in flux: Pressure for change and prospects for survival and revitalization- Gerhard Bosch, Steffen Lendhorff and Jill Rubery
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
In this research article, the authors are assessing the changes which European societies are currently going through, and the study their aftermaths. This article is very well crafted; this impression is strengthened by the conclusion, where you see that the four points brought out by the authors...
The Indian Ocean in Eurasian and African world-systems before the 16th century, Philippe Beaujard - publié le 07/05/2009
Thesis - 7 pages - Medieval history
Philippe Soller used to say that the beauty of conciseness is that it allows us to transmit, guiltlessly, only commonly accepted truths. I am afraid I will have to show, very concisely, how innovating and dissenter is the study of Philippe Beaujard on The Indian Ocean in Eurasian and African...
Political Theory review - Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts, Marx, K
Case study - 3 pages - Medical studies
The advanced learner's dictionary defines alienation as a state of being isolated from a group or activities that a person should be a part of. For example, keeping a person from their families fits in to the definition of alienation. There are many other applications of alienation, but this...
