... . Even the weakest government, however, has had some room for manoeuvre. Additionally, there has been considerable variation between responses from the developed and developing worlds. This chapter introduces the predominant means of thinking about globalization, from the historical experience of the developing world to provide the tools required for assessing the viable options developing countries currently ... 1980s. It is possible to identify three broad sets of responses to the neoliberal experience which approximately overlap with the three approaches to globalization introduced at ...

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... how religion and capitalism represent different aspects of his theory of rationalization- the replacement of norms, traditions and values as behavioral motivators in society by rational thoughts. In his introductory chapter, Religious Affiliation and Social Stratification, Weber notes how occupational statistics indicate that, in societies with mixed religions, "people who own capital, employers, more highly educated skilled workers, and more ... - acquisition of money is only proficient if business is honestly conducted, and any "surplus of this honesty is unproductive wastefulness". (W...

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... and community level and putting this ideal on a pedestal, post-development can result in the unintended consequence of reification of the local community, presenting a narrow view of globalization. In this chapter of Exploring Post-development, Ziai narrows down the criticisms shared by most critics of post-development into an uncritical stance towards local communities and cultural tradition, rejection of modernity and ... -development has gained a stronger following. One of the sharpest criticisms is based on the supposition that before modernity and development was the harsh reality o...

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... its grip on power and money; and 4) that big businesses and wealthy individuals have a detrimental effect upon the majority of the working masses. It will predominantly focus on the second chapter, Economics and Dominant Class, as it is here that Miliband most clearly outlines his gripes with capitalist Western democracies in terms of inequality, its cause (in what he saw as ... ...

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