Assigned third-world economy status, dependent upon the world market, and caught amid social and political wars, Africa has not adapted well to the changes thrust upon it by colonial rule. ... A factor contributing to Africa's inability to manage itself effectively is the colonial economic system, which has been thrust prematurely upon Africa, and which has relegated the African economies to a peripheral third-world status within the world economy. ... The economy's reliance on the world market is an important economic effect of colonialism, as are the new social and demographic chan...

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Assigned third-world economy status, dependent upon the world market, and caught amid social and political wars, Africa has not adapted well to the changes thrust upon it by colonial rule. ... A factor contributing to Africa's inability to manage itself effectively is the colonial economic system, which has been thrust prematurely upon Africa, and which has relegated the African economies to a peripheral third-world status within the world economy. ... The economy's reliance on the world market is an important economic effect of colonialism, as are the new social and demographic chan...

• Word Count: 917
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• Grade Level: Graduate

Social stratification refers to the divisions of society into a pattern of layers or strata made up of a hierarchy of social groups. ... Whilst they claim that a meritocratic society gives high reward (financially and status-wise) to motivate the most gifted and inequality means those disadvantaged wish to improve on their position, there is much resentment over "fat-cat" pay packets in today's world. ... Marx saw classes as strong social forces, able to transform society, explaining the structure of social inequality through the relationships to the means of production. ... However, ...

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It is first necessary to look at the social-macro before dealing with the social-micro of crime, I say this on the basis that all Marxist theory is based on a social-macro principle, which is that the ruling classes oppress all subordinate classes for there own economic gain. ... Marxist like William Chambliss and David Gordon argue that one of the ways in which this frustration and aggression is resolved is through gaining more capital by the means of crime, Chambliss argues that in every social strata individuals will inevitably, due to the nature of capitalism attempt to gain more economic ...

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This quality of expansion touches on the second quality of globalization reflected in Steger's book tightening the gap of social relations, activities, and connections among global markets. ... The Age of Industrialization not only expanded the economies of developing nations, it also generated dramatic social changes that established new patterns of globalization. The social effects of industrialization are shared by individual and collective identities and supported by the intensified relation between the people and the globe. An example of a new pattern of globalization that was establ...

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Escobar concluded his article recognizing that for post-development to be a socially effective tool depends on how we assess the current state of modernity. He posits that we are moving beyond the paradigm of modernity, both epistemologically and socially. ... Despite all the criticisms post-development writers have expressed, they fall short in providing actual alternatives and remain in the realm of critique, which does nothing to actually change the current status quo of development. ... They particularly point out the success stories of the cooperative culture in Spain and the social/sol...

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• Grade Level: Graduate