... and, subsequently, American occupation, the Filipinos are much more reluctant to stray from the current structure of development and become active members in developing their own communities. However, using the overseas population, the indentured migrant workers who send back remittances – the Filipino overseas contract workers (OCWs) – have taken the lead in become stakeholders ... that there are more diverse development opportunities that may lead to alternative pathways. Ironically, McGregor uses this post-development perspective in proposing alternative development in these coun...

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... as possible. Thus, while satisfying one of the vital human instincts to compete, capitalism also creates an economically stable environment by satisfying the consumer demands, keeping the prices low and using resources in the most productive manner possible. As the consumer demands are satisfied domestically, capitalism allows for governments and even entrepreneurs to spread their ventures abroad to other countries. One ... import products become available in free trade, their prices domestically could be lowered domestically. Moreover, the quality of certain products would improve if t...

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... that history can be employed to modernity when adopting only the "strengths of the past" as opposed to historic weaknesses (Nietzsche, 34). The author develops his argument by using the animal's ability to forget or "live unhistorically," as a demonstration of pursuing happiness by living in the present (Nietzsche, 34). In contrast, Nietzsche claims "the power of ... ...

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... law are a necessity. Without them the key cogs of capitalism like consumer sovereignty and the right to association cannot exist. It is in a liberal democracy where consumer rights are protected using laws that are applicable to all. These laws and rules are a necessary ingredient for capitalism in order to produce goods in the most effective and cost efficient means possible. These ... ...

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... acknowledge the damage that African leaders have inflicted upon their own continent. Colonialism has interrupted Africa's course, but this has been exacerbated by a culture of irresponsible leadership that believes in using political power to amass wealth and to build rich empires while the generality of the people bear the brunt of poverty. African leaders continue to rhetorically blame historical injustices to ... ...

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... acknowledge the damage that African leaders have inflicted upon their own continent. Colonialism has interrupted Africa's course, but this has been exacerbated by a culture of irresponsible leadership that believes in using political power to amass wealth and to build rich empires while the generality of the people bear the brunt of poverty. African leaders continue to rhetorically blame historical injustices to ... ...

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... bourgeoisie, financiers and "lumpenproletariat" in his account of "The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte" (1962). However, Marx goes further than explaining the concept of class by ownership and non-ownership, using the term "class" for both analytical and historical concepts (Crompton, 1998). Engels described Marx's concept of labour value as one of his greatest achievements - here Marx argues that in a capitalist ... ...

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