During his study of capitalism, Marx introduced the idea that the economic sphere dominates all other sociological institutions and systems. ... As quoted in Marx's Manifesto of the Communist Party, "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles. ... Using the idea of materialism, Marx traced class conflict through the different stages of history in order to explain the rise of modern industrial capitalism. ... As discussed in the quote from the Manifesto of the Communist Party, classes existed in opposition to each other throughout history. Marx atte...

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The main reasons behind this new approach to studying economic systems are the immense political and economic changes that took place both in the Western and Eastern hemispheres. ... The modern approach studies the impact of the history, geography, cultural influences, and trade patterns of a particular country on its economy in order to determine the path that system will take and how it will fare. ... This again reiterates the advantages of the modern approach as it seeks to study why the former systems collapsed and it's after effects. It is important to understand that the economic...

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Upon studying the history of Liberalism, one can see that it has been subjected to a process of initial growth, intermediary decline, and finally a recent transformation. ... As far as development is concerned, many different development models and theories have molded and formed its history in the last century or so. ... The dynamic nature of development processes makes it necessary to take an interdisciplinary approach to the study of development, one that includes sociocultural, political, and environmental factors as well as those economic. ... The fact that it overlooks anything that is...

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Corporatism has an extended history. Earlier corporatism is basically the "organisation of society according to shared national interests and objectives,"" (2002hum Study Guide p.62). ... The history of the development of American corporatism must be understood. ... In recent history, these organizations have forced third-world governments to cut programs that help poor and starving peoples. ...

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