Neoliberalism and the culture of consumption The contemporary capitalist economic model is based on the well-known cycle of production and consumption. The groundwork of this systems is formed by three actors: the employee‚ the employer and the consumer. The employee sells labor to the employer; the employer has the means of production at his disposal and provides employment; and finally the consumer‚ an indispensable actor to keep this cycle going. The role of the consumer is taken by both
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IN AFRICA APRIL 1‚ 2004 “To His Excellency Olhaye Oudine Roble and Mrs. Roble‚ Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps‚ thank you for your attendance and support. I would like to thank Mrs. Zhor Jazairy‚ wife of His Excellency Idriss Jaziary‚ of Algeria‚ President of the African Ambassadors’ Spouses Association‚ and Mrs. Haoua Diatta‚ Chairperson of the African Ambassadors’ Spouses Association’s Gala‚ and the wife of His Excellency Joseph Diatta of Niger. Also‚ thank you Ambassador and Mrs. Kassahun
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spread to the rest‚ forming what is known as a revolutionary wave. The Main cause was opposition to the current regimes in most Arab countries. Rulers have been forced from power in Tunisia‚ Libya‚ Egypt and Yemen‚ and major protests occurred in Algeria‚ Iraq‚ Jordan and Kuwait. In Syria the revolts led to massacres that are still ongoing. The Int’l community called for expanded liberties and civil rights in many authoritarian countries in the Middle East. Australia supported the revolutionaries
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Gamal Abdel Nasser‚ president of Egypt‚ Kwame Nkrumah‚ prime minister of the Gold Coast‚ Chou En Lai‚ premier of China‚ Congressman Adam Clayton Powell of Harlem‚ USA‚ and Ho Chi Minh‚ prime minister of Vietnam. Less known representatives of Morocco‚ Algeria‚ Tunisia‚ Syria‚ Lebanon‚ Japan‚ the Philippines and others would also make contributions to this conference. "The despised‚ the insulted‚ the hurt‚ the dispossessed—in short‚ the underdogs of the human race were meeting. Here were class and
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Westphalia(1648)________________. States were established as Sovereign Entities and it made them the principal actors on the World Stage. Then from Europe it expanded to North America and later in the 19th Century to South America and Japan. In the 20th Century‚ as decolonization started taking place the concept of Statehood eventually expanded to Asia‚ Africa‚ Caribbean and the
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2.15: Unit 2 Test This test is open-book‚ please look up anything that you are not sure of. This test is due on Wednesday‚ February 27th. Type the letter of the countries that are numbered next to their number in the box to the lower right. 2 Maps! (There is a map on 275‚ use it!) Multiple Choice: 1. What was a benefit television offered the world after its commercial inception? (238) A: It helped world leaders communicate instantly. B: Soap operas and variety shows accurately
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possible or to minimize them when they did break out. Another issue that drove foreign policy post WWII was the spread of communism from both the Soviets and Chinese. No longer could the US afford to be isolationist. The African continent saw decolonization and by the 1960s the fight was under way for countries between democratization and Marxism. There fore the US supported autocracies and not "freedom fighters" generally aligned with Marxist regimes. The Keynesian explanation for the Great Depression
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Hobsbawm‚ Eric. The Age of Extremes: The short twentieth Century 1914-1991: 1995: Abacus‚ London. The Age of Extremes: The short twentieth Century 1914-1991 provides a succinct review of the middle three quarters of the 20th century. The book trails world history from the outbreak of World War I to the collapse of the Soviet Union & explicitly witnesses author’s profound interest for the world history. The Author Eric Hobsbawm‚ (1917 – 2012) was a British Marxist historian of the rise of industrial
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and Nairobi (Kenya). United Nations Member States * Member State * Date of Admission * A * * * Afghanistan * 19-11-1946 * * * Albania * 14-12-1955 * * * Algeria * 08-10-1962 * * * Andorra * 28-07-1993 * * * Angola * 01-12-1976 * * * Antigua and Barbuda * 11-11-1981 * * * Argentina * 24-10-1945
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