Economic Imperialism

Examples of Economic Imperialism in the following topics:

• Economic Sociology

  • Economic sociology is the study of the social causes and social effects of various economic phenomena.
  • Economic sociology is the study of the social causes and social effects of various economic phenomena.
  • Influential figures in modern economic sociology include Fred L.
  • In some cases, contemporary economic sociology borrows mathematical tools and economic theories such as utility maximization and game theory.
  • Examine the two periods of economic sociology - classical and contemporary - and the difference between economic sociology and socioeconomics

• Informal economy

  • An informal economy is economic activity that is neither taxed nor monitored by a government and is contrasted with the formal economy as described above.
  • Although the informal economy is often associated with developing countries, all economic systems contain an informal economy in some proportion.
  • Informal economic activity is a dynamic process which includes many aspects of economic and social theory including exchange, regulation, and enforcement.
  • Examples of informal economic activity include: the sale and distribution of illegal drugs and unreported payments for house cleaning or baby sitting.

• Multinational Corporations

  • Multinational corporations play an important role in the world economy through the process of economic globalization; in other words, the increasing economic interdependence of national economies across the world through a rapid increase in cross-border movement of goods, services, technology and capital.
  • Proponents of economic globalization argue that the economic benefits are widely shared between different parts of society, discounting critics who point to rising inequality between the rich and poor within nations who have joined the global market.
  • Not all observers of economic globalization have a positive evaluation.
  • Finally, economic globalization may result in unequal economic relations of dependency between developing and developed countries.
  • They may feel that without these forms of economic connection, their country cannot survive.

• Mexico's Economy

  • Mexico's rapid economic changes have led to huge gains in GDP, but have caused social problems such as stratification and inequality.
  • The years from 1930-1970, during which Mexico instituted its new protectionist economic policy, have been dubbed by economic historians as the "Mexican Miracle," a period of economic growth and capital accumulation.
  • Thus, Mexico became one of the most open countries in the world to trade, and the economic base shifted accordingly to exports and imports .
  • Mexico's economic development has been substantial.
  • Consequently, infrastructure, social development, education, and economic growth have lagged behind in southern states.

• Education and Industrialization

  • It has been argued that high rates of education are essential for countries to be able to achieve high levels of economic growth.
  • This has been found to be true, once the threshold has been breached, even if the potential economic value of the children's work has increased since their return to school.
  • It has been argued that high rates of education are essential for countries to be able to achieve high levels of economic growth.
  • Education economics is the study of economic issues relating to education, including the demand for education and the financing and provision of education.
  • Define education economics, human capital, human capital flight, and educational technology

• Education and the Global Perspective

  • School children at Imperial Primary School in Eastridge, Mitchell's Plain (Cape Town, South Africa)

• Democratic Socialism

  • Democratic socialism combines the political philosophy of democracy with the economic philosophy of socialism.
  • Democratic socialism combines the political philosophy of democracy with the economic philosophy of socialism.
  • The term can refer to a range of political and economic organizational schemes.
  • Rather than focus on central planning, democratic socialism advocates the immediate creation of decentralized economic democracy from the grassroots level—undertaken by and for the working class itself.
  • The term has also been used by various historians to describe the ideal of economic socialism in an established political democracy.

• Disinvestment and Deindustrialization

  • Deindustrialization refers to the process of social and economic change ignited by the removal or reduction of industrial activity.
  • It is the inverse process of industrialization—the process of social and economic change that began in the eighteenth century, transforming agrarian societies into industrial ones.
  • One explanation centers on economic progress.
  • According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), real industrial production rose in the United States in every year from 1983 to 2007.
  • Examine the four elements of deindustrialization and its impact on society, in terms of economic restructuring and societal crisis

• Informal Economy

  • The informal economy consists of economic activity that is neither taxed nor regulated by a government.
  • The informal economy consists of economic activity that is neither taxed nor regulated by a government.
  • This is in contrast to the formal economy; a formal economy includes economic activity that is legal according to national law.
  • The original use of the term ‘informal sector' is attributed to the economic development model put forward by W.
  • The growth of the informal economy is often attributed to changing social or economic environments.

• Capitalism

  • Capitalism is generally considered by scholars to be an economic system that includes private ownership of the means of production, creation of goods or services for profit or income, the accumulation of capital, competitive markets, voluntary exchange, and wage labor.
  • Economists usually focus on the degree that government does not have control over markets (laissez-faire economics), and on property rights.
  • Capitalism is generally viewed as encouraging economic growth.
  • A number of political ideologies have emerged in support of various types of capitalism, the most prominent being economic liberalism.
  • Examine the different views on capitalism (economical, political and historical) and the impact of capitalism on democracy