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Pluralism vs. Elitism in the United States

these meetings dispersed throughout the area so that both rural and urban citizens could engage in political discussions that woul...

Social Justice, Wealth Inequality/A Catholic Perspective

a telling story related by economist Hannah Arendt that concisely conveys the basic philosophy of the Catholic Church in regards t...

Banking In China

banks, i.e., those owned by the country (Wright, 2008). And, the private banking industry is growing fast in China, according to C...

Social Stratification and Money

This 4 page paper discusses the way in which a person’s wealth is used to put him/her in a particular social “strata.” There is 1 ...

Social Stratification and Money

the wealthy who are not multi-billionaires but who still have vast resources and are immune to economic upheavals. Together these ...

Business According to Adam Smith

Smith and his beliefs. Reading further, in particular about Smiths ideas of the division of labor, reveals a man who believes that...

Sustainability, Economic Stability, and Regulation in International Fisheries

world society as though they were controlling the pieces on a chessboard, every individual in that great game of chess has the inn...

Maximizing Corporate Wealth

In five pages this paper examines maximizing corporate wealth instead of profits. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Dividend Policy, Capital Structure, and Principal Agent Theory

In nine pages this paper considers Miller and Modigliani theories in a discussion of capital structure, hypothesis of shareholder ...

Materialism and Ethics Links

In five pages the connection between devoid morality and material wealth is examined with the argument being that pursuit of mater...

The Robber Barons of the Civil War

This research report looks at the robber barons who lived during the time of the American Civil War. Who were they? What did they ...

Thomas Malory's 'Every Man' and Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Pardoner's Tale'

In an essay consisting of six pages what can be gleaned from these author's respective societies and times based on the stories is...

Capitalism, Humanitism, Charles Dickens and Adam Smith 2

In five pages the relationship between capitalism and humanitism are examined through Charles Dickens' Hard Times and Adam Smith's...

Two Perspectives on Economic and Social Development by Foster and Landes

In nine pages a comparative analysis of two texts that consider social and economic development and the influence of capitalism, T...

Global Stabilization Sustainability and OPEC

In eleven pages this paper discusses OPEC in a consideration of the effects of globalization and wealth distribution. Six sources...

Argument That Happiness Cannot Be Purchased with Money

he made suggestions that half of all consumption is wasteful (Lebergott as cited in Stabile 685). Veblen had good company as Adam...

General Equilibrium Theory and the Market Economy

In nine pages this paper contrasts and compares the perfect competition general equilibrium theory with the market economy model r...

Capitalism and Adam Smith

The economic system of Adam Smith as described in The Wealth of Nations is the focus of this five page research paper. There are ...

John Stuart Mill and Adam Smith on Liberty

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how liberty is reflected in The Subjection of Women and On Liberty by John Stuart ...

Capitalism According to Adam Smith

In five pages the social theory developed by Adam Smith within the pages of his text The Wealth of Nations is explored as is its p...

Retirement, Wealth, and Social Security

In twenty pages this paper compares the Social Security systems of Chile and the United States in a consideration of wealth and re...

Montclair, New Jersey's Municipal Demographics

In six pages this typical suburban U.S. town is examined in a consideration of its municipal demographics including its geography,...

Division of Labor and Adam Smith

worker certainly could not lay claim to 4,800 pins daily and likely would have had difficulty in producing only twenty (Smith 89)....

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Marriage

status. However, her best friend Charlotte Lucas was considerably less romantic and much more practical. In Chapter VI of Pride ...

The Wizard of Oz, Citizen Kane, and Cinematic Reflections of America

In five pages this paper discusses how these films reflect expansionism, individualism, success, economic wealth, the 'American Dr...

Power and Wealth of J.P. Morgan and Julius Caesar

In three pages this paper compares these two men of considerable power and wealth in terms of their similarities and differences. ...

United Kingdom's Power and Wealth Distribution

In seven pages the inequities of wealth and power distribution in the postwar United Kingdom are examined and the impact of such i...

Telecommunications' Mergers and the Creation of Shareholder Wealth

In forty pages this paper assesses if telecommunications' mergers and acquisitions generate shareholder wealth. Twenty two source...

To Buy or Not to Buy Annuities is the Question

investor must be extremely knowledgeable. Th investor must also spend a significant amount of time shopping around. There can be a...

Societal Perspectives of John Kenneth Galbraith and Adam Smith

differences. Some have suggested that Smith, whose real name is George Goodman, has a more cynical view of society. Goodman seems ...