Business organization themselves are originated from social contracts, such as corporate law etc. thus I find it practical to apply when confronted with social responsibilities argument. The reasons that I agree with the Deontologist perspective with a Social Contract theory are as below; GSK is a pharmaceutical company that deals directly with human rights issues and I believe that a minimum set of responsibilities are generated whenever dealing with fundamental rights. ... Through setting up fundamental rights, it will help the corporate managers avoid of conflict issues arising fro...

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Pakistan has numerous social crises and unemployment is one among them. ... Courtesy of unemployment, many other social crises are generated that have caused the dwellers of the state into economic and psychological issues. ... They have ignored the issue of unemployment in their constituencies. ... To control the society's die-hard social problems, government ought to generate employment vacancies and ensured the elimination of social problems. More, the poverty pool has widened due to unemployment and security issues. ...

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The social issues were heavily blamed on the government for taking advantage of the laborers of Manchester for political gain. ... Although the social and political issues were a problem in the growth of Manchester the increase in economy was a positive issue for Britain as a whole. ... The economic growth was the only productive issue through the duration of the growth of Manchester. The majority of the issues brought along with the growth of Manchester were generally bad. ... The industrial revolution helped the growth of Manchester, although some social, political, and economic issues cam...

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Poverty Issues In El Paso Texas When one thinks of poverty the thoughts that usually come to ones mind is that poverty is a lack of shelter, it is not having the means to support yourself or your loved ones. ... Political, social, cultural, and economical factors all contribute to poverty. ...

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Together all three readings this week highlight the enormous impact disability schemes have on individuals and the monumental task the current reforms have in addressing these issues. Ultimately, any in depth discussion is both outside the scope of this discussion but also my very preliminary understanding of the issue. ... The NDIS is undeniably a social policy delivered within neoliberal economic ideologies. ... Without going into a detailed analysis of the negative consequences of delivering social policy using neo liberal ideologies, it is suffice to say that there is an overwhelmingly lar...

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But the real issue is about how well institutions they operate in (markets, planning, bureaucracies, government) serve the public. This concerns such issues as the relative importance of market failure and government failure. ... It fits with Pierre Bourdieu's definition of 'social capital' as "an attribute of an individual in a social context. One can acquire social capital through purposeful actions and can transform social capital into conventional economic gains. ... "[14] This means that the value of individual social assets that Bourdieu points to depend on ...

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He feels that since corporate managers are not elected officials they have no jurisdiction or mandate to choose one social need over another. ... All expenditures, including those made solely for profit versus social or environmental reasons, involve costs to some individuals and benefits to others. ... Social Contract Theory The third view on the role of corporations in making ethical decisions within a social context, is the social contract theory. Changing expectations regarding the social responsibilities of business have led to the emergence of a changing contract between business an...

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• Dow assured that the project would bring social benefits to Indonesia, like employment, education, and local business opportunities. On the other hand, the government assumes that those benefits were quite marginal and Dow's figures and assumptions were used throughout to calculate the private and social returns. ... The government denied Dow's demand, once the request involved serious policy issues. 2. ... If you were a member of the Chemical team, what general approach would you take and which specific issues would you focus on your negotiations? As a member of...

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Another is agents become individualize resulting to freedom from social constraints and therefore think of other alternatives and participate actively in shaping the society. ... This leads to the formation of what Beck calls sub politics which is made up of new social movements outside the political system who are shaping society from below. ... As a member of the sub politics and knowing all about the issues behind those big companies who are laying off workers after making billions of profit, he takes matters into his own hands. ... As a consequence of this reflexive modernization, we s...

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To my mind, 'responsible commerce' refers to the corporation preventing and solving long term issues to maximize the benefits of the shareholders and stakeholders which compliance with the spirit of the law, ethical standards and international norms. ... Corporate social responsibility (CSR) as both practice and theory spans a wide variety of issues, depending on what entities are perceived as being stakeholders. ... What is corporate social responsibility? ... Corporate social responsibility had some standard form for assessing the social responsibility. ... At the first are the s...

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The Ministry of Labor and Social Security issued the latest rate, which was 0.2 percentage points higher than at the end of last year. ... China's labor and social security situation" (hereafter referred to as the White Paper) issued by the News Bureau of the State Council, said, "The aggregate number of stepped-down workers from state-owned enterprises in China totaled 25.5 million, of which 16.8 million managed to have rearranged employment." This would mean that 8.7 million are still in the "stepped-down" condition. 2.The Green Paper "Report on China's Population and Labor Problem...

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Many professors have done excellent researches on the issue of rural China, the most impressive one of whom is Professor Jean C. ... In a word, two years of Economics study, though painstaking, provides me a potent instrument to widen my perspective and to better serve the analysis of political issues. ... Equipped with both Political and Economical methodology, I am anxious to devote my passion, my concern with the issue of rural China and my knowledge to practice. ... A good student should first of all have social responsibility, and I am one of them. ... All these qualities are helpful fo...

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Any cost benefit analysis would start from a recognition that globalisation has indeed improved economic efficiency and it has provided enhanced individual liberty for many; but in its failure to ensure social justice on a global scale, it also inhibits liberty for many more. ... It argues that globalisation is undermining the ability of governments to provide a legitimate social bond between governors and the governed. It is a problem that affects not only developing countries but developed ones as well, if indeed not more so given the more advanced state of the national social bond. I...

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Another issue that is usually argued is that capitalism puts the emphasis on greed, which is allegedly a bad thing. ... In contrast, a socialistic type of government is defined as " Any of various theories or systems of social organization in which the means of producing and distributing goods is owned collectively or by a centralized government that often plans and controls the economy" We have had the opportunity to witness, observe and analyze the consequences of socialism since its fall in 1989 during this generation. ...

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Process functions outline the important issues within a country, create policies from these issues, and then enforce these policies after they are created. ... Dependency theory arose as an answer to the issue of colonization. ... Some of these factors include an emerging democracy, export-led economy, the production of "real" goods, not raw materials, urbanization, and social development. ... The social context in which one finds himself determines how he identifies himself. ...

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Under a free market system, the task of achieving the most desired economic or social outcomes is relatively complex. ... However, this is partially based on private economic interests failing to regard social factors. ... Free markets tend to increase the inequality over time, as a wealthy economy is at the cost of social inequality. ... Another issue with only the market economy running, includes unfair distribution of income based on an individual's ownership of factors of production. ... Free markets economies fail to incorporate the economic and social concerns of individual sell...

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Germany's government has many social programs or benefits that are provided for its people. ... Germany face problems such as low fertility rates, causing a very serious issue in terms of what Germany holds in the future. ... High unemployment rate, huge issue considering the fact that they already are facing issues with fertility rates, and in addition unemployment being a major issue. ... https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gm.html For example after reading a couple of articles, Germany has social problems" as well; High School dropout rates are very high ...

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The next problem is "how much to produce", The main issue is the techniques into producing the products in the most economical way possible. ... In China 6.1% of people live under the poverty line on the other hand Australia does not have a poverty line because social welfare benefits are helping those in need. ... Australia has a high unemployment rate of 6.3% this is due to people relying on social welfare payments and the struggle of finding a job. ... China offers a wide range of social welfare benefits for their country, childcare, job placements, housings, health care and elder...

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Most economists argues that it is not the physical capital or natural resources that determine the character and pace of its economic and social development, but its human resources. ... Capital and natural resources are passive factors of production; human beings are the active agents who accumulate capital, exploit natural resources, build social, economic and political organizations, and carry forward a national development." ... Todaro states that there is now ample empirical evidence that educational discrimination against women hinders economic development in addition to reinforcing so...

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It will begin with each Marx's approach to social inequality, which he believed economic factors to be the sole cause of this social phenomenon. ... Next the essay will discuss Weber's approach to social inequality. ... He took into account more than just economic factors such as social status and parties as opposed to Marx, which allows for a more in depth explanation of social inequality. Then the essay will discuss Durkheims approach to social inequality. ... His contribution lies less in the exposition of a theory and more in the form of a clarification of an issue that the compl...

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He then explained that when families do not raise the children properly, it is then that the family becomes an economic issue, involved with the public... And when the acts or omission of families, and the people who live in them, cause an increase in public problems and increased social disorder, then the issue does become a public issue." ... Karl Marx was apparently confused on the issue and his points have no validity today, nor did they in the 19th century when he wrote them down. ...

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To solve this problem governments should set pollution limits for each industry and issue tradable licenses where farmers with less polluting or better production (less externalities) can sell their unused licenses to other more polluting farmers (more externalities). ... This enables people to more specialize on the issue and allows more effective discoveries and innovation methods of targeting the issue of salinity. 3) Government Laws - Rewards and Punishments The government should set regulations and rules on the certain amount of saline in the soil so if farmers are over the allowed th...

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My dream is to build my very own business, and I believe The George Washington University will help me become a well-rounded, generally educated, and most importantly, socially conscious businessman. ... America gave my parents the liberty to do anything they needed to become successful professionally and socially conscious members of their community. ... The purpose of our club is to debate issues relevant to American society, and to raise political awareness among my generation. ...

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Sicat, the economic legacy of Marcos is organized along 4 major lines: government reform; infrastructure investment; social and people-oriented reform and; economic and industrial reform. ... In social and people-oriented reform, Marcos paid careful attention to the issue of labor welfare, making major efforts to protect workers' welfare during the turbulent period of 1970s. ...

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(Loutfi) The influx of women into the workforce has major social, economic, and organizational consequences. ... (Brittanica 2003) The growth of women in the workforce has led to more issues related to gender. ...

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