In this paper I intend to contrast the ‘falling rate of profit’ crisis theories of the 1970s with the ‘underconsumptionism’ of the orthodox Marxist tradition. The central argument is that in rejecting traditional underconsumptionist theories of crisis contemporary Marxism has thrown the baby out with the bathwater, with unfortunate theoretical and political consequences. A more adequate critiqu...

There is a vexing oversight at the end of Book V of the Republic. Socrates engages in a discussion ‘with’ or about the Lovers of Sights and Sounds, in order distinguish philosophers from the seekers of any new experience whatsoever. He’ll do this by showing that there is a difference between knowing, knowledge (γιγνῶσκειν, γνῶσις, ἐπιστήμη) and judging or belief (δοξάζειν, δόξα). This argument ...

Canada was the first country to implement the WTO Decision of August 30, 2003, authorizing the export of generic drugs manufactured under a compulsory license to developing countries in response to a proposal brought forward by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that now claim dissatisfaction with the Canadian legislation. This empirical case study examines what success means for an NGO camp...

One of the clearest legacies of the growing concern expressed over the international competitiveness of Canadian and American businesses has been the urgency it has lent to a very old debate respecting the efficacy of the apparatus used to govern the business and affairs of large, public corporations. For instance, Michael Porter, one of the most articulate if not the most prolific of the new c...

The purpose of the study was to analyze Da’wah Tarbiyah Indonesian Muslim Students Islamic Union (KAMMI) from perspective political communication and public opinion. methodology used is qualitative with a literature approach. Data collected various journals, books, research results published online. analysis techniques use flowing (data reduction, data display, drawing conclusions). nature carr...

This essay explores the short period of time that Arthur Conan Doyle spent between March and June 1891 when he moved his family into rooms in Bloomsbury took a consulting room near Harley Street an attempt to set up as eye specialist. last move professional hierarchy from general practitioner specialist tends be seen final impulsive before decided become full-time writer 1891. The aims elaborat...

In april 1912, Mendoza adopted the principles of “Sáenz Peña Law” by enacting new local electoral legislation, becoming first province to receive its content in legislation. But reformist process began a year earlier, with proposal other law, made Governor Ortega, middle his break predecessor -Emilio Civit- and alignment action president. This article reconstructs junctures particularities that...

one of the ways to manage human resources is performance management. with a systematic approach, this sort of management determines strategic goals, identifies indexes, collects, analyzes and reports data and ultimately improves the organization performance. performance management is a process that calls for the interaction of factors such as administrative goals, accountability standards and e...