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Capitalism is a political and economic system characterized by individual rights, by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market. (From Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th ed)
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I am aware that American Fisheries Society moved to capitalization of all common names (i.e. Lake Trout), but ICZN (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature) does not. Are there generally accepted rules for plants, birds, and animals? Example of what we are editing: "...The Round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) and water chestnut (Trapa natans) are two ...." or "....be within 2 km of bank swallow nest colonies." Finally, "others were mostly targeting smallmouth bass, followed by walleye, carp, northern pike, channel catfish, and freshwater drum, respectively." I am aware this is a can of worms.
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Hi John,
Spellings of Latin nomina in ICZN (1999, 4th Edition), as opposite to common names, are regulated internationally and must be considered as the Law for all zoologists. Spellings of common names are regulated only by some institutions in few countries. So, they are NOT a law for all the World.
I agree with you that this situation has become 'a can of worms' due to that strange decision of AFS officials to Capitalize all common names of fishes.
AFS argued that 'capitalization helps to eliminate the ambiguity that accompanies names like blue catfish, lake trout, black brotula, and deepsea sole' (Page L et al. 2013. New Seventh Edition of Common and Scientific names of Fishes. Changes include capitalization of common names // Fisheries. Vol. 38. No 4, P. 189).
It looks like AFS officials consider authors & readers are halfwits, who cannot even understand from the text whether the word is the part of the common name or not. It also looks like one of attempts to eradicate homonyms in the language, which is ridiculous.
On the other hand, each common name is actually one more diagnostic character to distinguish between close similar species. At the same time, by using Capitalizations everywhere, we loss valuable information about a named species, which really required Capitalization - for example, was it named in honor of some geographical place, local proper name, great event or noble man.
Thus, my recommendation is - to publish with whose publishers & journals, who don't consider authors & readers are complete jerks :0)
Sincerely yours,
Boris
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Have you ever read this article?
Muñoz, Lucio, 2021. Sustainability thoughts 110: Linking perfect red market theory to the circular red economy, In: CEBEM-REDESMA Boletin, Año 15 Nº 1, January, La Paz, Bolivia.
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Yadav, thank you for taking the time to comment.
If you take the time to read the article you may see your comments fall out of place with respect to the nature of perfect red market theory/circular red markets and implications.
But I appreciate your try.
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Muñoz, Lucio, 2020. Sustainability thoughts 108: Can we approach socially friendly capitalism through social externality management? If yes, how can this be done?, In: CEBEM-REDESMA Boletin, Año 14 Nº 8, December, La Paz, Bolivia.
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Taoreed, thank you for commenting.
Did you make time to read the article? Your comment is not directly related to the article.
You are right in what you indicate , and as Thomas Kuhn in his structure of scientific revolutions said you need to think outside be box or you need some one from outside the box to see what can be done that you can not be seen within the environment you are living in...That is why this paper is written FROM OUTSIDE THE BOX, so that the socially unfriendly capitalism box can be corrected to be socially friendly and how that could be done.
Respectfully yours;
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Do you know the externality structure and market illusion of markets other than the traditional market?
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Muñoz, Lucio, 2020. Sustainability thoughts 105: An overview of the externality structure of all possible markets and of the specific market illusion under which each of them operates, Boletin CEBEM-REDESMA, Año 14, No.6, November, La Paz, Bolivia.
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Muhammad, thank you for taking the time to write.
I am focused right now just on sharing new ways of looking at the same development or methodological issues from the true sustainability angle. If you see some ideas you find interesting feel free to come up with either different way to expand them or to apply them.
Respectfully yours;
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"Is anyone interested in collaborating on research exploring international relations and diplomatic ideologies through the lenses of Communism and Capitalism?"
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Muñoz, Lucio, 2016.  Karl Marx Vrs Sustainability Markets: Who Would Have Won this Cold War? Would the World of Karl Marx Have Existed Then?, Boletin CEBEM-REDESMA, Año 9, No. 6, July, La Paz, Bolivia.
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Thank you for taking the time to write Kaddijatou.
Respectfully yours;
Lucio
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Using present-absent effective targeted chaos and independent rule of law theory where the true majority view(T) competes with the true minority view(M) for access to power, the structure of two forms of liberal democracies and permanent authoritarianism can be stated as follows,
where
E = effective targeted chaos present,
e = effective targeted chaos is absent,
I = Fully independent rule of law system is present,
i = fully captured independent legal system = Fully non-independent legal system
Normal liberal democracy = NLD = (T.M)(eI)
Extreme liberal democracy = ELD = (T.M)(EI)
Permanent authoritarianism = PA = (T.M)(Ei)
So the question: Can you see how the structure of the death of liberal democracies can be stated in terms of effective targeted chaos and fully captured independent legal systems?
What do you think?
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In my coming paper on Rethinking Democracy, the solution to this question using QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE THINKING is:
(i)(ELD.NLD) = T.M(Ee)i = THE STRUCTURE OF THE DEATH OF DEMOCRACY
Can you see how to get there from the information shared above?
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Have you ever read this article? Some food for thoughts here:
Muñoz, Lucio, 2015.  Moral and Practical Sustainability Gaps: Implications for the Current Liberal Development Model, Weber Sociology & Anthropology (ISSN:2449-1632), Vol. 1 (4) 2015, Article ID wsa_149, 317-320.
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Thank you for taking the time to write. Hope you find some good food for thoughts in that article. Today I am writing about RETHINKING DEMOCRACY to understand the post 2016 Brexit and USEXIT structure of the liberal democracy landscape.....
Sharing here one of five already out there:
Rethinking democracy 102: What are the 3 fundamental lessons learned from facing exism movements and dictatorship threats 2016-2024?
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Muñoz, Lucio, 2013.  Utilitarianism, Raw Liberalism, Moral Liberalism, and True Sustainability: Basic Paradigm Foundations, Changing Assumptions, and the Evolution of Development Paradigms, In: The Mother Pelican Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, January, Ed. Luis Gutierrez, PhD, USA.
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Thank you Giannoula for writing.
Lucio
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"Far left countries are more likely to have heavily related social and fiscal issues. Far right countries are more likely to have heavily related social and fiscal issues." ????
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Are you familiar with the lessons learnt from the coming and going of BREXIT/Brexism and USEXIT/Trumpism in 2016-2024?
Here is a simple academic way of looking at the NEW LIBERAL DEMOCRACY LANDSCAPE where you have normal democratic outcomes competing for power against extreme democratic outcomes….
Muñoz, 2024. Rethinking democracy 102: What are the 3 fundamental lessons learned from facing exism movements and dictatorship threats 2016-2024?. In: CEBEM-REDESMA Boletin, Año 18, Nº 11, La Paz, Bolivia.
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Carolina, gracias por escribir
Es una buena idea leer los artículos antes de comentar para poder compartir las ideas de manera efectiva.
Su comentario es coherente con las recomendaciones dadas después de compartir las ideas en el artículo utilizando el marco P-A-ETK-IRL, puede encontrarlas al final del artículo REPENSANDO LA DEMOCRACIA 102 compartido anteriormente pero que usted no menciona.
Para comprender completamente qué ha cambiado en la estructura del panorama de la democracia liberal desde 2016, debemos pensar en tres conceptos: polarización/caos, polarización/caos dirigida y polarización/caos dirigida efectiva. La ultima forma cambia el panorama ya que esta es mas que solo polarización or emoción.
Aquí comparto las cuatro publicaciones, que están vinculadas por la misma teoría y pensamiento, una apoya a las otras. Y otras publicaciones estan por salir.
Rethinking Democracy 101: How can a general present-absent effective targeted chaos and independent rule of law quadrant-based framework be built to capture the necessary and sufficient conditions for democratic and non-democratic models to come to exist and persist in power once in power?
Rethinking democracy 102: What are the 3 fundamental lessons learned from facing exism movements and dictatorship threats 2016-2024?
Rethinking democracy 103: How can the present-absent effective targeted chaos and independent rule of law framework be used to point out key aspects related to the theoretical nature of democratic and non-democratic systems, their interactions, and implications.
ethinking democracy 104: How can the present-absent effective targeted chaos and independent rule of law quadrant-based framework be used to show how the democratic landscape has changed since 2016 Brexit and 2016 Trumpism?
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Muñoz, Lucio, 2010.  "Introducing a Simple Qualitative Comparative Dichotomy Approach to State and Clarify Sustainable Development and Sustainability Related Concepts and Issues”, Journal of Sustainability, Issue 2, Number 4(Spring), Rio Rancho, New Mexico USA.
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Thank you for writing Hamid, I wrote that article because despite all being written about what is and what is not sustainability RESEARCHERS AND INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS keep using sustainable development as sustainability or sustainability as sustainable development and worse, the UN defining sustainability as sustainable development and they should know better.
I expanded the theory of sustainability to include the theory of SUSTAINABILITY MARKETS to force food for thoughts:
Sharing here in good faith
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Beyond traditional sustainable development: Stating specific and general sustainability theory and sustainability indices using ideal present-absent qualitative comparative conditions
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Linking Sustainable Development Indicators by Means of Present/Absent Sustainability Theory and Indices: The Case of Agenda 21
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Beyond Green Market Thinking: What would be the Structure of the Perfect Sustainability Market?
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From Traditional Markets to Sustainability Markets: A Look at Markets Under Perfect Sustainability Market Competition
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Muñoz, Lucio, 2002.   “Maximization, Partial Regulation, and System Dominance: Can They Be Drivers of True Sustainability?”, In: International Journal on Environmental Management and Health, Walter Leal Filho, PhD(Ed), Vol. 15, No. 5, Pp. 545-552, MCB University Press, Germany/Sweden
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Shadrack, good day. If you read the article that aspect you describe is call the maximization driver, which is not consistent with true sustainability as true sustainability is about optimizing, not about maximizing....
Have a nice day!
Lucio
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You are families with coming and going of exism movements like Brexism 2016-2024, Trumpism 2016-2020, Brazilianism 2019-2023, and other exism movements still active out there, and this raises the question, Can exism movements gain power and/or remain in power without the existence of effective targeted chaos?
I think No. What do you think?
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Rethinking democracy 103: How can the present-absent effective targeted chaos and independent rule of law framework be used to point out key aspects related to the theoretical nature of democratic and non-democratic systems, their interactions, and implications.
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Since 2016 Brexit, the world needed to change the thinking behind traditional democracy as the democratic landscape changed, yet traditional democratic thinkers and actors have been acting as if the competition for power is STILL BETWEEN NORMAL DEMOCRATIC OUTCOMES that are happy to live within an independent rule of law system, when it is no longer the case as now a new variable came into play, legal targeted chaos, that when effective it is a game changer as it leads to extreme democratic outcomes that should be expected to be unhappy living under an independent rule of law system.  To be able to answer general questions as the one here, we need to rethink democracy thinking.
And this raises the question: In terms of chaos, what is the necessary and sufficient condition for authoritarianism, permanent or temporary, to come to exist and persist?
What do you think is the answer to this question is from the point of view of just CHAOS?
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Rethinking democracy 103: How can the present-absent effective targeted chaos and independent rule of law framework be used to point out key aspects related to the theoretical nature of democratic and non-democratic systems, their interactions, and implications.
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Perfect democracy thinking assumes no chaos so no need for independent rule of law system and liberal democracies assume the possibility of normal democratic chaos that can be sorted out by an independent rule of law system.
So when rethinking democracy we have to think now about normal chaos, targeted chaos, and effective targeted chaos affecting voting complacency under an independent rule of law system so we can explain both the coming and going of normal and extreme democratic outcomes within liberal democracies in terms of normal and extreme democratic outcome competition....,
And this raises a key current question that was made relevant by the coming and going of 2016 Brexit/Brexism and 2016 Usexit/Trumpism:
What is effective targeted chaos?
What do you think?
Keep in mind: This is an academic question, not a political one.
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Rethinking democracy 103: How can the present-absent effective targeted chaos and independent rule of law framework be used to point out key aspects related to the theoretical nature of democratic and non-democratic systems, their interactions, and implications.
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Exism movements after gaining power within liberal democracies under majority rule and independent rule of law system become permanent dictatorship threats, but why this is the case is not clear yet apparently neither to politician's pro and contrary to exism movements, and this raises the question: Why do exism movements once in power become permanent dictatorship threats within liberal democracy thinking under majority rule and independent rule of law system?
What do you think is the reason why?
Note;
This is an academic question, not a political one.
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Exism movements once in power Lucio Muñoz can become permanent dictatorship threats within liberal democracies under majority rule and independent rule of law systems because of a variety of factors. One reason could be the tendency of these movements to consolidate power and marginalize dissenting voices, leading to an erosion of the democratic values that must be upheld for a functioning democracy. Additionally, such movements might manipulate the rules of the democratic system to suit their ambitions, including altering election processes, limiting press freedom, and suppressing opposition. Such actions can create an ongoing cycle of power retention, making these movements a permanent dictatorship threat. Finally, these movements often appeal to populist sentiments, which can generate a significant support base and maintain their hold on power long-term, even in countries that uphold the rule of law and majority rule.
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Evolutionary fitness is based on an organism’s ability to adapt rapidly to changing environmental circumstances. Large-bodied mammals have been equipped with large brains (and hence a high information storage and transfer capacity, Tehovnik and Chen 2015), so that they can readily adjust their behavior to change. Now that the planet is heating up because of CO2 emissions caused by that large-brained species, Homo sapiens (Hansen et al. 1981), it is up to them to adjust their behavior from an economic growth-to-bust model (which is the model used by ant colonies, Wilson 2012) to a sustainability model which is in keeping with the way the indigenous tribes of the Amazon, for example, have subsisted for millennia (Everett 2016). Most who are in love with the HBO series ‘Succession’ and who have been indoctrinated by Milton Friedman and the Austrian School of Economics consider ‘Sustainability’ a code word for ‘Communism’. But nature does not care what one calls it (see Jeffrey Sachs 2024 on sustainability/YouTube).
Here are some facts about fitness according to the evolutionary behaviorist, Barbara Finlay, summarized. The smallest and largest primates differ by a thousand-fold in body size. This translates from three to nine orders of magnitude in potential population growth rate: “A female mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus) born at the same time as a female gorilla (Gorillas gorilla) could leave 10 million descendants before the gorilla becomes sexually mature.” (Harvey, Finlay et al. 1989, p. 14) Nevertheless (despite the reduced fecundity), large animals typically have fewer predators thereby increasing the chances of survival; but on the other hand, an natural disaster that damages the food chain will be most devastating to large animals as happened to the dinosaurs 65 million years ago (Alverez et al. 1979). The longest a human can live without food and water is about one week, which means that being confronted with such a condition it is impossible for a newborn human to reach sexual maturity. In short, the larger the organism the more devastating a natural disaster (note the infant deaths in current-day Gaza). Animals with a short reproductive cycle have an advantage here, and it is this advantage that allowed small mammals to replace dinosaurs (and evolve into large-brain mammals), as the earth recovered from its fifth extinction.
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Dear Leslie F. Noè:
Thank you for your informed comments.
Ed Tehovnik
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You see internal and external dynamics in majority rule-based countries with actual extreme democratic outcomes at play and in countries with want to be extreme democratic outcome around, all majority ruled based countries, but even though this has been going on since just before 2016 BREXIT and 2016 USEXIT and continues today with the coming of an extreme democratic outcome in Argentina...
Yet politicians in normal democratic outcome run countries have not yet CLEARLY figured out that the idea that DEMOCRACY is a mess within democratic competitors like NORMAL DEMOCRATIC OUTCOME AGAINS NORMAL DEMOCRATIC OUTCOME, where both are normal democratic outcomes with the best interest of the majority at hand but different approach has CHANGED as when competition is between A NORMAL DEMOCRATIC OUTCOME VERSUS AN EXTREME DEMOCRATIC OUTCOME the nature of the MESS changes as the extreme democratic outcome is not restricted or bound or it does not believe in the democratic values and rules under which it is born; and hence, cometition has a different structure. Hence, the way democratic outcomes compete with extreme democratic outcome needed to change since 2016, but it has not changed yet.
It seems normal democratic outcome run countries appear to be still following normal democratic theory when competing with EXTREME DEMOCRATIC THEORY/ exism theory, which indicates why they have been more often than expected been taken victim of the Murphy’s law under efficient targeted chaos.
Hence, everything changes when we shift from normal democratic outcome to extreme democratic outcome in majority ruled based countries, both internally (extreme democratic outcome vrs normal democratic outcome) and externally (extreme democratic outcome-based country versus normal democratic outcome-based country, and there is a reason to rethink to keep democratic norms where the best interest of the majority, not the minority, rules under majority rule democratic based systems.
And this raises the question: Does paradigm exism theory explain why normal democratic outcome-based countries should not be expected to get along with extreme democratic outcome-based countries?
What do you think? What is your view on the answer to this question.
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Rethinking Democracy 101: How can a general present-absent effective targeted chaos and independent rule of law quadrant-based framework be built to capture the necessary and sufficient conditions for democratic and non-democratic models to come to exist and persist in power once in power?
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Yes, economics is a social science. It uses the scientific method in studying the economic behavior of individuals, institutions, and governments. Economics has theories, tools, and modern research methods that make it an integrated science.
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Yes, the high cost of US healthcare is influenced by liberal capitalism and the high tuition fees of medical schools that admit students after completing a bachelor's degree, rather than directly from high school.
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Hippocratic Oath in liberal capitalism seems as just ceremony while new medical-drs getting their diplomas !?
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Yes, profiteering-from-disease has become the leading medical model in crony capitalism; that is bad news for the serious medical professional.
Maimonides / Musa bin Meymun would have no chance !
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De plus en plus il est observé dans divers coins du monde un retour au nationalisme économique. Des revendications multiples fusent des politiques et même des populations sur les habitudes de consommation, l'emploi et la monnaie comme le cas de la dédollarisation. Deux concepts sont de plus en plus évoqués "Transformation structurelle et import substitution". Quel avenir pour le capitalisme dominant ?
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En préparatoire au COLLOQUE INTERNATIONAL SUR LA TRANSFORMATION STRUCTURELLE DES ÉCONOMIES ET LA FINANCE DE MARCHE qui se tiendra à Yaoundé Cameroun en avril 2025.
Nous proposons comme thématique centrale: "Capitalisme utilitaire et les marchés financiers face à la transformation structurelle des économies et la montée du patriotisme économique" le modèle capitaliste fait face à une approche dominante de protectionnisme. Ce qui oppose le capitalisme (libéralisme) à la transformation structurelles des économies et la politique d'import substitution.
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Sure, if Jesus had come as a billomaire, salvation would have been for the rich and not for all. Alexander Ohnemus
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It is a systemic problem of adapting human higher education towards the Information Age, e.g. reinventing university, college and research institutions. You Alexander Ohnemus are right to observe that debt, unemployment and stagnation come in one delivery, in economic and scientific terms.
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Doubling down on the traditional economic thinking that as documented by the WCED 1987 led to the critical social and environmental sustainability problems of the day they tried to fix with sustainable development thinking and according to the UNCSD 2012 Rio +20 had led to the environmental sustainability problem they prioritized to fix with green market thinking or to manage it through dwarf green market thinking, just by making it circular. If you bend a line with dots as problems and make it a circle, the circle still has the dots problems that are or were on the line
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Hence, defining traditional economic thinking as circular does not solve the problems associated with it and it goes against the paradigm evolution rules that Thomas Kuhn advance as IT GOES FROM STATUS QUO PARADIGM(Broken circularity by assumption based traditional economic thinking/Economy only market) TO STATUS QUO PARADIGM(Circularity based traditional economic thinking/Economy only market) WITHOUT REMOVING THE ABNORMALITIES CREATING THE SUSTAINABILITY PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WORKING OF THE STATUS QUO PARADIGM, abnormalities that now 2024 are in worse state than in 1987.
Just calling something green does no make it environmentally friendly like defining pollutants as non-pollutants does not make them environmentally friendly, they are still pollutants or just by calling a pollution production market a circular market does not stop it from being a pollution production market.
Going from linear traditional capitalism to circular traditional capitalism when we should be in higher level paradigms as the WCED 1987 indicated as the social and environmental system continue to deteriorate to extreme points feeds in the pretending story that is being used and will be used to justify overthrowing capitalism to save society and the environment from total destruction from, what it will be called, by an out of control circular capitalism.
And this leads to the question, should we expect the imposition of circular economy-based capitalism to lead to a tsunami of different types of Marxism threats in the future all over the world as social and environmental systems deteriorate to critical points?
I think Yes, what do you think?
Notice, this is an academic question, not a political one
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Dear Trung thank you for commenting. Linear economy based capitalism/traditional market thinking had a social sustainability gap and an environmental sustainability gap, but since in 1848 when Karl Marx came out with the red marxism idea the environmental issue was not a critical issue so he used the social sustainability gap as a point of entry to flip capitalism thinking from economic freedom without equality to social equality without freedom.
In 1987 when the WCED advised us to go sustainable development thinking to leave fully socially and environmentally unfriendly economies behind.....we are now back to instead of linear traditional economies circular economies, with social and environmental sustainability gaps still embedded in them as going from linear to circular does not fixed the embedded sociall and environmental unfriendliness as social issues and environmental issues ARE EXTERNAL FACTORS to traditional economic thinking, be it linear or circular.
The existence of social and environmental sustainability gaps means that the circular economy will face red marxism treats or green marxism threat or yellow marxism threats each using the specific sustainability gap they need as point of entry and flip.
So if going circular is part of pretending to be socially and environmentally friendly and the social and environmental sustainability gap get worse and worse as the circular market expands as expected, then the threats will become if not really, real pressure point for paradigm shift to higher level models like green market, red markets, or sustainability markets.
Time will tell.
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We academics love our coffee and our computers, but we are also supposed to think critically. With this is in mind, should coffee shops ban laptops?
Some folks are saying they should:
The question is which arguments emerge as most compelling, so what are your thoughts?
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No. I see no reason why they should ban them. For some people also, this is the only feasible place to work. But I can see the argument to restrict the time a table is occupied, or to dedicate some tables for laptop use.
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Respectfully, at least the modern version of liberalism is the natural result of the equality thesis that still acknowledges heritability to further diversity, equity and inclusion. Whereas conservatism directly denies heritability or dodges the question. Also conservatism does less to oppose racial animosity. Hence why liberalism usually wins being both more fair and more sustainable. Also the metaphysics of liberalism(universalist Christianity) are stronger. Plus Universal Eternal Salvation is the most parsimonious afterlife.
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If someone will moderate then we could have a more formal debate about political persuasions.
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I think No, what do you think?
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Harry thank you for commenting. If you know that capitalism puts the economy first and only, you can state is market structure, both in terms of supply and demand or in terms of market equality and freedom. If you know that red socialism puts society first and only, then you can indicate its market structure, if you know that green marxism puts the environment first and only, you can express its market structure, if you know that yellow marxism puts society and environment first and only, then you can state its market strucrure....If you know that ecomarxism aimes at protection society and environment, you can state its market structure.....
This question is about only ECO-SOCIALISM and GREEN MARXISM, and the question is a very specific one and the answers are simple and short ones: Is Eco-socialism Green Marxism? Do they have the same model structure?
In other words, are they the same concept? Yes, no, why? Do they have the same market structure after flipping liberal capitalism? Yes, no, why?
What do you think?
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I am just GUESSING, NOT ADVOCATING
I have avoid addressing this topic for the obvious reasons that it´s highly sensitive and explosive. But having written about One Country, Two Systems 30 years ago...
what I would say should be treated as simply a time capsule for thinking about this mega-issue 30 years (i.e. 2053, when One Country, Two Systems have already expired in HK) from now...
Since there´s so much at stake for EVERY SIDES, my own perspectiveS are highly tinged by being IndoChinese (where Former South Vietnam does not exist within the Communists´conquest of US Imperialism), plus a decade in HK (1994 to 2003), and now having lived in Germany for many years (where Former Eastern Germany exists within the Triumph of the West).
I have tried to address an inter-related issue here obliquely in a way that confounds ResearchGate´s algorithms and other search engines. This entry is purely for HUMAN EYES:
My own SPECulation is buried here:
Mirror Mirror on the Wall, What Would It Take for China to Take Back Taiwan?
  • The PRC would need to go beyond it´s CCP versus KMT Origin Story based on THE LONG MARCH.
  • The TAIWAN QUESTION requires a Meta-Narrative that goes beyond the conquest of the PRC over the ROC.
  • The TAIWAN QUESTION is really a residue from the COLD WAR, much in the same way that Germany, Vietnam, and Korea were/ are broken into two systems.
  • Such a New Meta-Narrative would need to start with Zhou En Lai...
  • But better yet, is to overcome the REVULSION/ SELF-HATRED for anything imperial and revisit the narrative(s) of the Middle Kingdom...
What are the REPUBLIC NARRATIVES, be that THE PEOPLE´s REPUBLIC or REPUBLIC of CHINA?
The concept of a "republic" generally refers to a form of government in which the country is considered a "public matter," and political power is derived from the people or their elected representatives. In the context of ancient China, the term "republic" may not be the most accurate descriptor, as the political structures of ancient China were more diverse and often centered around monarchies, dynasties, and imperial rule.
However, if we broaden the scope to include later periods in Chinese history, particularly the 20th century, the idea of a republic becomes more relevant. The Republic of China (ROC) was established in 1912, following the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty and the end of imperial rule. The ROC marked a transition from dynastic monarchy to a more republican form of government. Sun Yat-sen, a key figure in the Xinhai Revolution, played a significant role in advocating for the establishment of a republic in China.
The meta-narrative of the Chinese Republic, particularly during its early years, could include:
  1. Nationalism: The overthrow of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China were driven by a strong sense of nationalism. There was a desire to modernize and strengthen the country to counter external threats and regain its standing in the world.
  2. Modernization: The early leaders of the Republic of China, particularly Sun Yat-sen, sought to modernize the country. This included political, economic, and social reforms to bring China in line with Western powers and other modern nations.
  3. Struggles for Stability: The early decades of the 20th century in China were marked by internal strife, regional conflicts, and power struggles among different factions. The meta-narrative might involve the challenges of establishing a stable and unified government in the face of internal and external pressures.
  4. Ideological Shifts: The Republic of China witnessed ideological shifts, including the influence of different political ideologies such as nationalism, democracy, and socialism. These ideological dynamics contributed to the political landscape and struggles for governance.
It's important to note that the history of the Republic of China is complex and includes periods of war, foreign invasions, and internal conflicts, leading eventually to the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. The narrative of the Chinese Republic is multifaceted and reflects the challenges and aspirations of a nation in transition from traditional to modern forms of governance.
What are the IMPERIAL NARRATIVES of the MIDDLE KINGDOM?
The term "Middle Kingdom" is often used to refer to ancient China, specifically during the period of the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BCE). However, it's crucial to note that the concept of a "meta-narrative" is a modern analytical framework, and applying it to ancient cultures requires some abstraction.
In the context of ancient China, the idea of a meta-narrative could be approached through the lens of historical and philosophical texts, such as the "Mandate of Heaven." The Mandate of Heaven was a political and religious concept used to legitimize the rule of the kings or emperors in ancient China. According to this idea, a ruler was granted the right to rule by divine approval, but this mandate could be withdrawn if the ruler failed to govern justly and in the best interests of the people.
Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism are three major philosophical traditions that shaped the meta-narrative of ancient China:
  1. Confucianism: Emphasizing social harmony, ethical conduct, and filial piety, Confucianism had a profound impact on the political and social structure of ancient China. The meta-narrative here would involve the pursuit of a just and harmonious society through proper governance and moral behavior.
  2. Daoism (Taoism): Daoism, with its emphasis on the natural order (Dao) and the concept of Wu Wei (non-action), offered an alternative perspective. The meta-narrative could involve living in harmony with the Dao, advocating a more laissez-faire approach to governance and life.
  3. Legalism: Legalism, on the other hand, focused on strict laws and centralized control to maintain social order. The meta-narrative might revolve around the need for a strong, authoritarian government to prevent chaos and ensure stability.
The meta-narrative of the Middle Kingdom, therefore, could be seen as a complex interplay between these philosophical traditions, the dynamic relationship between rulers and the divine, and the ongoing quest for a balanced and just society.
It's important to approach these concepts with an understanding of the nuances and diversity of thought within ancient Chinese philosophy and not oversimplify the rich tapestry of ideas present in the historical and philosophical texts of the time.
What are MY LINEAGES/ ALLIGANCES?
I AM BOTH MICHAEL HALLIDAY & PIERRE RYCKMANS
Sydney University was their battle ground in terms of how Chinese should be taught. Halliday decamped to Macquarie University but his disciplines REMAINED in Sydney University.
What did Pierre Ryckmans think of June Fourth? Banal. I thought he was callous at the time. But now, I realised he was expressing a world weariness.
I now regret I didnot interview Michael Halliday on the matter.
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From the Beatles, Revolution:
Take two Okay
You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world You tell me that it's evolution Well, you know We all want to change the world
But when you talk about destruction Don't you know that you can count me out (in)
Don't you know it's gonna be All right? Don't you know it's gonna be (all right) Don't you know it's gonna be (all right)
You say you got a real solution Well, you know We'd all love to see the plan You ask me for a contribution Well, you know We're all doing what we can
But if you want money for people with minds that hate All I can tell you is brother you have to wait
Don't you know it's gonna be (all right) Don't you know it's gonna be (all right) Don't you know it's gonna be (all right)
You say you'll change the constitution Well, you know We'd all love to change your head You tell me it's the institution Well, you know You better free your mind instead
But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow
Don't you know it's gonna be (all right) Don't you know it's gonna be (all right) Don't you know it's gonna be (all right)
All, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all right All right, all right, all right, all right, all right
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While Clayton Christensen's theory of disruptive innovation shares some similarities with Joseph Schumpeter's concept of creative destruction, there are distinct differences in their perspectives, emphasis, and the application of these ideas to business and economics.
Joseph Schumpeter's Creative Destruction:
  1. Time of Origin:Schumpeter (1883–1950): Joseph Schumpeter introduced the concept of creative destruction in the mid-20th century, particularly in his work "Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy" published in 1942.
  2. Economic Theory:Entrepreneurial Innovation: Schumpeter's focus was on the role of entrepreneurs in driving innovation and economic development. He highlighted the importance of entrepreneurs introducing new technologies, products, and processes that lead to the destruction of existing economic structures.
  3. Emphasis on Capitalism's Dynamics:Dynamic Capitalism: Schumpeter's concept was embedded within his broader analysis of capitalism's dynamic nature. He viewed innovation and entrepreneurial activities as inherent to capitalism, contributing to its cycles of creative destruction and renewal.
  4. Macro-Level Analysis:Societal Transformations: Schumpeter's concept extended beyond business and economics to broader societal transformations. He explored how innovation and the destruction of old structures contributed to the evolution of entire economic systems.
Clayton Christensen's Disruptive Innovation:
  1. Time of Origin:Christensen (1952–2020): Clayton Christensen developed his theory of disruptive innovation later in the 20th century. His seminal work, "The Innovator's Dilemma," was published in 1997.
  2. Business and Industry Focus:Corporate Strategy: Christensen's theory is more explicitly focused on corporate strategy, especially within established companies. He looked at how successful firms can fail to adapt to disruptive innovations due to their focus on sustaining innovations and meeting the needs of existing customers.
  3. Innovator's Dilemma:Strategic Challenges: Christensen introduced the concept of the innovator's dilemma, emphasizing the challenges faced by companies that are successful with sustaining innovations but struggle to respond to disruptive changes. He provided insights into why well-managed companies might fail when confronted with disruptive technologies.
  4. Focus on Specific Business Cases:Case Studies: Christensen's work often involved detailed case studies of specific industries, such as disk drives, steel, and excavators. He illustrated how disruptive innovations emerged and how established companies grappled with adapting to these changes.
Comparison:
  1. Scope and Application:Schumpeter: Creative destruction is a broader concept applicable to various societal and economic changes. Christensen: Disruptive innovation is more narrowly focused on strategic challenges within established companies.
  2. Micro vs. Macro Perspective:Schumpeter: Emphasizes the macro-level transformations in economic systems. Christensen: Focuses on the micro-level dynamics within companies and industries.
  3. Entrepreneurial Role:Schumpeter: Entrepreneurs play a central role in introducing innovations. Christensen: Explores how incumbent companies can struggle with disruptive innovations despite being led by skilled managers.
While Schumpeter's creative destruction laid the theoretical groundwork, Christensen's disruptive innovation theory brought these concepts into the realm of corporate strategy, providing valuable insights for businesses facing technological changes. Both perspectives contribute to our understanding of the dynamic nature of economic systems, albeit with different emphases and applications.
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Schumpeter was thinking in economic cycles, based on the works of Kondratieff; Christensen focuses on a more limited temporal moment of such economic processes. In this sense, Tieu-Tieu Le Phung , Schumpeter is more macro-economics (and political economy), while Christensen is more micro-economics (and management).
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Generating food for thoughts:
It seems that the capitalist world does not realize yet that green marxism is a bigger threat than red marxism was to capitalism as usual as this time it is coming from within.
And avoiding going green markets since 2012 has played well, and it will continue to increasingly play well for the green marxism claim as pretending to do something when the situation is getting worse may backfire, which raises the question: What comes next after the fall of dwarf green markets, green marxism or green markets?
What do you think?
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Maxim, good day, Could you please read the context provided under the question to be able to guide you into the nature of this question? You need to know what is a green market and what is a dwarf green market as they are not the same, and you need to be familiar with the current 2023 green marxism threat to dwarf green capitalism.
About green markets and dwarf green markets
The Flipping of Traditional Economic Thinking: Contrasting The Working of Dwarf Green Market Thinking With That of Green Market Thinking to Highlight Main Differences and Implications
Perfect Green Markets vrs Dwarf Green Markets: Did We Start Trying to Solve the Environmental Crisis in 2012 With the Wrong Green Foot? If Yes, How Can This Situation Be Corrected?
About green marxism
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To what extent are RG members here concerned with the role of the imagination and its impact on our collective emergence into our socio-economic future?
Can the imagination and its output (individual or collective) be held against, for example, the output of AI models such as ChatGPT in reconciling future possibilities?
I would welcome a discussion around these questions as my new book concerning the Reimagining of Capitalism (https://vernonpress.com/book/1673) is shortly to be available.
I would am interested in views about how me might balance the potential of AI, against the potential of a human mind which possesses imagination.
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Capitalism is an existential threat to critical culture. The ideology infects our education system, inhibiting the free development of human potential. Once students pick a major, testing and grades are used to rank and sort. Similar systems are used to pit them against each other for access to law, business, and medical school. They determine who receives scholarships that lessen one’s debt burden, or plum entry jobs with Google. And now, generative AI beckons in the form of programs like ChatGPT. After all, why do the intellectual lifting yourself when all that matters is the boring terminus, a “useful” degree?
Amid this capitalistic system of education, the question becomes: Can teachers demonstrate forms of opposition? Can anti-capitalism actually be taught?
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Indian Capitalist Society is Constructed as per The Sanathana Dharma Concept. That the Concept play the vital role in the Freedom of Colonialism to Build the Democratic Nation. As on the Era is Under control after the Independent 75 Years as well. India is a biggest and most wanted consuming worldwide market. Modern Capitalism is Destroys the Old ideologies of entire world. But till the date Ancient Social discriminated ideology named Sanathana Dharma is not fade or Demolish by Modern Capitalism. Now time to rise a Question on it. What are the Charectors of 21st Century Modern Capitalism in India?
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Every other economic system in human history was born, evolved, and ceased to exist at some point. The most reasonable expectation is that capitalism will also cease to exist one day.Now that so many people have realised that the capitalist system is riddled with problems, they want a clear explanation about the functioning of the system. They are dissatisfied and impatient with how school courses, politicians’ statements, and mainstream media treat the subject. Basic economics literacy is notoriously low in the United States even as its citizens show great interest in the financial aspects of their lives. So this short article aims to present the system’s essentials.
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There seems to be widespread confusion out there about these two different definitions and one concept is usually defined as the other, for example the definition below is defining green capitalism as dwarf green capitalism, can you see why?
"" Green capitalism is an approach that attempts to use free-market mechanisms to mitigate anthropogenic climate change. Its advocates argue that the market supplies the best means to innovate technological solutions that can compete with existing polluting practices.Sep 23, 2022
Green capitalism, climate change and the technological fix: A more-than ...
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Can you see the reasons why that definition is not a definition of green capitalism? If yes, please list those reasons!
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------to be able to see those reasons you need to be familiar with perfect green market thinking and with imperfect dwarf green market thinking.
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Green capitalism refers to an economic approach that seeks to reconcile economic growth and profit-making with environmental sustainability. It proposes that businesses and industries can adopt environmentally friendly practices, technologies, and products while still generating profits. The underlying idea is that market forces and private enterprise, when directed towards environmentally friendly solutions, can lead to positive environmental outcomes.
On the other hand, "dwarf green capitalism" is not a widely recognized term or concept in mainstream discourse as per my knowledge. It's possible that it could refer to a niche or emerging theory or be used in a specific context that is not widely known.
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It is possible, using dominant system equality and freedom theory to map the structure of the market model in China before and after the fall of red socialism in 1991, and this raises the question, Can you see the structure of the 1991 flip from red socialism to non-democratic capitalism in China in terms of equality and freedom?
If you can see the structure of the flip please share it.
Respectfully yours;
Lucio
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It is best stating the structure of red socialisl and non-democratic capitalism in terms of equality and freedom separately and then comparing them to see the context of the 1991 flip in those terms
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Dear Ange, good day, Thank you for writing and see you are familiar with related material by me. My goal this year is to expand those ideas in terms of equality and freedom.
I have written and share several articles on how to give structure to all possible dominant component based development models, and link those structures to paradigm shift and paradigm shift theory from the point of view of dominant component equality and freedom.... For example, red socialism as you know it is a social equality without freedom model so you can represent it by a social dictatorship structure. Democratic capitalism is an economic freedom without equality model so you can represent it as a liberal economy model. Non-democratic capitalism is an economy without freedom and equality so you can represent it as an economic dictatorship.
Once you know how to write or express those structures in terms of dominant component equality and freedom, then you can provide analytical support to all the things you listed in your comment as well as be able to answer the current question using this freedom and equality thinking.
One of my goals this year is to expand these ideas and apply them for example to state the paradigm evolution path of red socialism had it had been able to win the cold war by going economy friendly and what would have come next and what is at the end or to state the paradigm evolution path of non-democratic capitalism if it were to outsmart democratic capitalism and what would come next and what is at the end or what is the paradigm evolution path of democratic capitalism if it loses to non-democratic capitalism and what comes next and what is at the end.
Attached I shared the figure 3 of a paper I am working on to present the theory on where to base and complete those goals of the year mentioned above, notice that democratic capitalism(DC), red socialism(RS), and non-democratic capitalism(NDC) are not yet represented there in terms of equality and freedom yet:
How the models needed to answer the relevant question here can be stated in terms of equality and freedom and how paradigm evolution in this case is expected to work can be found at:
Sustainability thoughts 151: An overview of market variability based on dominant component equality and freedom: What is the structure of a true perfect market?
Sustainability thoughts 152: How to highlight the four market structures that dominant component markets can have in terms of equality and freedom variability when under externality neutrality assumptions and without them?
Sustainability thoughts 138: How does a general red socialism market evolution model is expected to work? The cases of expanding red socialism, of saving red socialism from collapse, and the case of the fall of red socialism due to binding economic sustainability pressures
Sustainability thoughts 135: How can a general paradigm evolution model aimed at capturing all possible market evolution routes in response to binding sustainability gap pressures be stated step by step?
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Following the rising popularity of AI-model generating tools, such as Midjourney, there have been multiple architects who have acquired such techniques in building their professional profile. Meanwhile, the foundational skills of geometric composition are being diluted gradually at the expense of fast-paced accessible technology.
From an academic perspective, it might sound threatening to the profession, as some academics fear the condition of being ignored or left behind. Hence, academic systems are continuously aiming to bridge their infrastructure with that of the global market to ensure their survival.
Will there be a time when the architect will submit to the machine? Is this the revival of Walter Benjamin's essay of cultural criticism, "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Production", which criticizes mechanical structure during the Nazi regime and its devaluing effect on art?
Would love to hear your thoughts...
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Dear Dr. Taher;
The future of artificial intelligence is still being researched, but it already involves architecture and those who practice it. Our goal is to investigate how the development of artificial intelligence will impact the field of architecture and the future employment of architects. It sparks a discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of how Intelligence can advance the field of architecture. Architects' and designers' roles will actually change as a result of AI. Artificial intelligence will have the power to develop speedy mass creation in the future, and designers will simply need to set the restrictions and filter the AI scheme according to aesthetics, client, or market requirement. Artificial intelligence has the capacity to quickly produce a broad spectrum of designs in addition to fully taking into account the quantitative processing of many subjective and objective variables.
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Other than traditional socialism / Marxism, are there any non-capitalist systems which people have proposed? Preferably recent discourse if possible.
Looking for well thought out alternatives to Capitalism for the 21st century.
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En las zonas rurales de sur de Tucumán, el oeste de Ccatamarca y el sur de la Rioja, se desenvolvió un modo de producción denominado "comunitarismo rural" que se basó en el uso compartido de tierras, aguadas y bosques por parte delideres rurales que acuerdan un eticidad común en el manejo de manadas y "bañados"....
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I am trying to write the methods in a peer-reviewed journal, and I am using the APA writing style. APA says to capitalize the first letter of software programs. However, I am wondering if this is appropriate or if I should write the names of the programs the same way they are written in the paper in which they are described. Two different examples:
1. hifiasm (Cheng et al., 2021) --> should this be hifiasm (original description) or Hifiasm (APA?)
2. AUGUSTUS (Stanke and Waack, 2003) --> should this be AUGUSTUS (original description) or Augustus (APA?)
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It sounds funny but I usually do the second type of the examples you used (Hifiasm, Augustus) even though that is not the way they were originally described. In addition, I would use the name of the company and origin in parentheses after the name of the software (rather than names of the people). That seems to be the convention in most journals.
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True imperfect market theory suggest that imperfect markets do not exist when there is both market equality and freedom at the same time, which raises the question: Is a market where there is only economic freedom a true perfect economic market?
Think about it, what do you think?
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I would like to remind you that as much as what is written, the results on the field are at least as important as what is written. Applications produce results that are at least as important as what is written. After all, if there is an expectation of the perfection of the field on the subject, the results in the field are open to discussion.
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Tax cuts to the rich is the prefer idea on how to promote and expand economic growth in supply side economics despite knowing it does not work as expected. Yet, this policy is usually the first choice in supply side run democracies like in the USA or now the UK when supply side promoters are in power.
Any policy that worsens inequality should be expected in practice to negatively affect economic growth as under extreme inequality or worsening inequality the traditional trickle down should be expected to be mute or not to work as intended. And this raises the question, tax cuts to the rich and the embudo effect, is that why the trickled down effect does not work as intended?
What do you think?
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Dear Lucio, I too am a scientist, and I understand your position. How does equality, beyond that of opportunity, work in any economy? What perpetuates an economy without innovation? Hopefully, your list of publications can provide some insight.
Good luck.
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We know that the increasing frequency and severity of climate change phenomena while we are under dwarf green market based environmental pollution management will sooner or later lead to green Marxism challenges to dwarf green capitalism as a way to protect nature from capitalism and restore it.
We know the structure and meaning of red socialism and of green Marxism, but what about that of yellow Marxism or socio-environmental socialism or yellow manifesto, which raises the question; What is the structure and meaning of yellow Marxism/yellow socialism?
What do you think?
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"marxism targets only flawed forms of capitalism" This statement makes no sense to me at all. Marxism provides a critique of capitalism in ALL its forms; there are no "unflawed" forms of capitalism in Marx's analysis. Furthermore, I don't read those talking about taking Nature more into account than Marx did - what I assume you mean by "green Marxism" - as juxtaposing that (as you are doing) to some preoccupation with " saving society". Even in Marx's own analysis society and nature are analyzed as interwoven and part of his critique of capitalism was a critique of how capitalism ruptures the natural metabolism of human/nature inter-relations. So your "yellow Marxism", defined as "saving society and nature at the same time from capitalism" has been there from the get-go, in both Marx and Engels' writings. The neglect/exploitation of Nature by what you are calling "red" Marxists, which I take to mean Soviet-style Marxists, flowed from their abandonment of Marxism as anything other than a convenient ideology serving to hide their pursuit of the same goals as Western capitalism, i.e., maximum exploitation of workers AND nature via increased management by the state, which resulted in a new form of "state capitalism". Lenin, after all, was frank about following the German model of state capitalism, with the Soviet Union differing only in the ASSERTION (but not the reality) that the state would be controlled by workers instead of capitalists. Result: the same kind of exploitation of both humans and nature as the rest of capitalism.
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For your publications, do you choose to capitalize headings or not? I have seen both upper and lower case headings. This might also be discipline-specific. Are there any arguments for or against capitalization? Is this just a matter of taste? If so, which is more appealing to you and why?
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I think it is more about taste than anything else, if I had the choice, I would to capitalize headings as it is more attractive to highlight the content on the one hand, and on the other hand the differentiation in writing the letters gives the impression that there is something important to read.
But at the end of the day, we remain subject to the journal's guidelines when publishing either we prefer capitalization or not.
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I think Yes, what do you think?
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You are an original thinker and researcher; I have taken your works on sustainability into account. Astronomy replaced astrology, chemistry replaced alchemy; the same process is currently in the making, with respect to social science: what is now understood as economics (mainly a mathematized derivate of private wealth accumulation and subsequent management practices) will be replaced by a more scientific model of human economic action, cleaned up from ideological wishlists. I do regard the profound study of other authors as a precondition of learning, dear Lucio Muñoz Most of my articles and books, i.e. my own work and views, are on my RG account (e.g.
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I think Yes, what do you think?
Please provide your own views on the question.
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Dear Lucio,
Interesting question. To answer your question: Does green market paradigm shift avoidance opens the door for green socialism ideas to flourish? - I say so.
Kind regards,
Dariusz Prokopowicz
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I think Yes, what do you think?
Please provide your own views on the question
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Dear Lucio,
Yes, but unfortunately only in theory at the moment. In order for the socio-economic system built on the model of full green, pro-environmental, pro-climate socialism based on a sustainable, green circular economy to be successful in comparison with (as you call it) dwarf green capitalism, it is necessary to significantly increase the pro-environmental awareness of citizens and significantly increase the scale of creation and implementation of new eco-innovations and green technologies on an industrial scale, thanks to which it will be possible to significantly accelerate the efficient implementation of the process of pro-environmental transformation of the classic growth, brown, linear excess economy into a sustainable, green, zero-emission zero-growth economy and a circular economy, and to build a system of economically profitable, pro-environmental and pro-climate economic ventures.
Best regards,
Dariusz Prokopowicz
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I have tried to look for the theory/s that explain the relationship between financial development and bank capitalization ratio. But I failed, Any one can help me to identify those theory please!
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You may want to check the following paper out:
Financial market development and bank capitalization ratio: evidence from developing countries
OF Etudaiye-Muhtar, R Ahmad, TA Olaniyi… - …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
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When you look at discussions about human population, whether from the overpopulation point of view in particular or population dynamics view in general, they lead to policy actions and recommendations that appear to be independent of the traditional market structure structure(price, consumption, and production) that supports them, but the nature of markets seems to shape the nature of the population and population dynamics they encourage.
And this raises the relevant question once and for all:
Is the nature of human population dynamics dependent or independent of the nature of the traditional market structure dynamics that serves them?
I think that the nature of the population and its dynamics is dependent of the nature of the markets that serves them as they shape their nature, what do you think?
Are they independent? Yes or No, and why do you think so?
Are they dependent? Yes or No, and why do you think so?
What do you think?
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Dear Lucio,
I too believe that what you have described as the nature of human population dynamics is dependent on the nature of the dynamics of the traditional market structure that serves them. Well, in the short term (months and quarters) it is citizens who adjust their functioning to seasonal changes in the level of production, income, purchases made etc. In the medium term (several to sometimes a dozen years), changes in the rate of economic growth that take place as part of business cycles translate into changes in citizens' income and consumption levels, and this then influences citizens' decisions to start a family and have children. On the other hand, in the longer term (from several years to several decades), the long-term economic processes, the changing sectoral and industry structure of the economy, the significantly changing level of economic development, production, income, etc., translate into significant changes in the living standards of citizens and the prevailing purchasing, housing and living standards. Subsequently, these significant changes in the economic processes taking place, in economic development, including the public products and services offered by the state (education, health care, public utilities, social assistance) and consequently also in the living standards of citizens largely determine the fertility rate, housing standards, the product and service structure of purchases made, the length of the average life expectancy of citizens, possibly also the process of population ageing and other changes in the social structure. Consequently, there are correlations between economic development and structural changes realised in the medium and long term in markets and economic sectors and changes in citizens' living standards, changes in consumption standards, living conditions, economic decisions made, fertility levels, citizens' life expectancy, social processes, etc.
Regards,
Dariusz
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Those familiar with Kuhn’s ideas on the evolution of scientific thought know or should know that what is normal science today may not be normal science tomorrow as normal science tomorrow if resulting from paradigm shifts that address the abnormalities of old paradigms that lead it into crises would be inconsistent with normal science today…..
Kuhn’s loop on how science evolves is based on the idea of honest academic thinking and discourse that in the end leads to paradigm change and to the growth of scientific thought….
But what if the loop of the growth of knowledge is plagued by willful academic blindness and silence….an aspect that apparently escaped Kuhn’s imagination…..
Which leads to the question, What happens to the scientific revolution loop a la Thomas Kuhn under willful academic blindness? Any ideas!
Feel free to share your own ideas
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Lucio Muñoz : Thanks for your kind response to my comment. I must tell you that I am a decades-long, severe and antagonistic critic of modern official theoretical physics and cosmology; both in and out of RG. One of my forums in RG on Einstein’s theories of relativity was closed down by an exceptional ruling of the RG management after it ran for a year and a half and attracted many physicists from around the world. I can see that someone totally unknown to me, made a collage of my comments in that forum and posted it online at the following link:
But I understand that your question in this forum is not directed to persons like me (which is rather an exception), but of course, is very relevant in the face of the present crisis of credibility of modern scientific theories and the existing paradigm. I definitely welcome your efforts in this forum.
I must also say that I do not doubt the intellectual honesty of Kuhn; but in my opinion it was a naïve exercise; because it did not consider the harsh realities of society of conflicting interest groups as I discussed in my comment above. But Karl Popper in my opinion, was definitely an opportunist and trickster – a turncoat “Marxists”, used and promoted by British imperial authority on the one hand to bestow “scientific” benediction on the esoteric theories of relativity by Albert Einstein, making those Kosher (because such theories cannot be falsified and by default are established as objective truth!). On the other hand, used as a “determinist” in the polemic on quantum uncertainty and in the ideological conflict and geopolitical rivalry of the time.
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Based on Marx's assumptions ( and also other authors as Bellafori, Dessai, Harvye, Luxemburg) about the inherent production of value from labour and the “necessity” of the commodity to be sold, how can we reach the obstacles for overproduction and the limits of capital? What are the impacts of the realization of commodities on wages? How labor and overproduction is related to the value crisis?
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I think the crisis of overproduction is being met by increasing the rapidity of transactions (multiplying the transactions) by a small percentage of the global market under the impact of internet connections and increased commodification of delivery and home services, basically, rather than expansion of the number of buyers in the market. If you consider the African continent (home to about 25% of the world's population) and much of Latin America, and India, most of the world's people are not in the capitalist labor force. Most are in the so-called informal sector - organized by domination/oppression, not wage labor.
I would agree with Marx, the cost of labor is determined by the cost of reproduction of the worker - by cost of subsistence - so not a direct relationship between value realization and wages. Lots of value does not mean wages will go up unless a certain type of worker must be reproduced and temporarily if a shortage exists. Today, only a relatively small number of fully developed capacity workers are needed, and their lifestyle costs a lot, so their cost of reproduction wage is way above subsistence. However, a large portion of the existing workforce is struggling to maintain subsistence level, so much so that a guaranteed income in the U.S. capitalist core, is conceived to prevent political crisis as wages generalize across the global system stagnant in the face of inflating prices.
With respect to "How labor and overproduction is related to the value crisis?", since the secular trend to replacement of workers by technology creates the change in the "organic composition of capital," whereby more materials are passed through (higher capitalization) with less added labor (variable capital), huge amounts of good with tiny amounts of value added must be sold to realize the same amount or comparable amount of surplus value as when more labor was utilized. Conditions of surplus labor and labor paid at the global average endanger realization of value as they cannot pay even low market prices.
It seems to me that as the amount of surplus labor in the form of the informal sector grows globally, the key for America and Europe is to keep the starving masses away from them (don't report on them in the media) and to take over feeding their own surplus populations, using taxes to provide income which they can then spend. But sometimes the middle-class high paid workers revolt against paying taxes to feed the poor. Militarism helps because the middle-class understands that armed domination is necessary and are willing to feed the people as armed forces.
In other words, since the workforce is global, only a few leading functions require core sector workers, and the rest of the workforce wages across the system, are declining in relative terms. Perhaps the system will reach crisis change when the surplus level reaches enough people with some skill who will refuse the labor for wages and demand their right to capital (to "own" it, i.e., control it according to their needs not profitability) in the form of land, natural resources, market places like Amazon, as well as productive capacity, and share it for self-reproduction, in an arrangement absent the pressure of market competition or forced centralization of capital.
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We hear about environmental problems or social problems or socio-environmental problems associated with business as usual, problems being exacerbated currently by over population pressures and overshooting pressures. Hence, all those problems and pressures seem to be associated with non-optimal market conditions in practice, but conditions that are assumed to be optimal in theory, hinting towards a practice-theory inconsistency problem.
And this raises the question, Is the destruction of full optimality at the heart of system unsustainability problems? I think yes, what do you think?
Note: Moving away from full optimality thinking is what is meant here when saying "the destruction of full optimality".
Please, feel free to express your own views on the question, Yes, and why you think so? No, and why you think so?
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Dear Lucio
What I tried to say is that, in my view it is characteristic to the sustainability-related discussion in economics to disregard the factor time when talking about pricing and equillibrium.
Regards
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As public research is the dominant model, it is interesting to notice that private lucrative publication is the major dissemination channel in academia.
I'm interested in studies about the willingness to share among the researchers.
Understanding why the expensive and in english journal model still impedes knowledge production and dissemination is key in many field of study.
The study of academian capitalism, with journal publications as currencies could help if economist were to see this interrogation.
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I am doing my phd and I need data about Loans-to-deposit ratio, ROA, Cost-to-income ratio, Non-performing loans (Broken down in Consumer, Medium, Shipping etc. Non performing Loans) and Tier 1 (Capitalization) for all banks in the Eurozone (27) quarterly data and also for the four systemic banks of Greece. Does someone have access to Orbis Bankfocus?
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We all know about the traditional perfect market of Adam Smith and its place at the heart of pure or perfect capitalism.
We usually associate perfect market thinking with no government intervention unless there is market failure, but the perfect market of Adam Smith, like any other possible perfect market, can better be defined in terms of equality and freedom so as to be able to link it for example to imperfect markets such as dictatorship based markets or link it to distorted markets from the democracy point of view, which leads to the question, what is the conjunctural necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of perfect markets for example a la Adam Smith?
Feel free to provide your views, and keep in mind the angle of this question is “equality and freedom”, not government intervention or supply and demand interactions, even though they are linked.
This is an academic question, not a political one, and as usual my questions usually have a simple answer.
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Steven, nobody is accusing anybody here. When you say that an entity has more power than another in the market and that is why there is no equality and freedom, by definition you are not talking about Adam Smith's perfect market...
If you look carefully at the pareto efficient and optimal point/conditions of the perfect traditional market, you can not be there without freedom and equality, but if you assume equality away you can be there only with freedom.
Let's leave it here. I am here to exchange ideas, not to impose ideas.
Respectfully yours;
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Perfect market thinking can be applied to one dominant component based markets or to two dominant component based markets and to three dominant component based markets.
Adam Smith's market, the perfect traditional market is a one dominant component based market as it is an economy only market so it it is a perfect economy market.
Red socialism was a one dominant component based market too as it was a society only market, but it was not a perfect social market?, which raises the question, Why was the red socialism market not a perfect social market?
This is an academic question, not a political one. I expect a simple answer, what do you think?
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The analysis of the inferior efficiency of wholly socialist centrally planned economies vis-à-vis social market economies is a multifaceted and complex problem. Answering the above question, I conclude that the aforementioned lower efficiency occurred in completely socialist centrally planned economies, because central planning with economic entities that function as state and not private and operate in the absence of real market structures and competition is not motivated to improve economic and financial efficiency., is not effectively activated to innovative solutions, in which the consumption of inputs should be optimized and limited while increasing the efficiency and achieved economic effects, satisfying the needs of citizens, gaining a significant position in competitive markets (because these attributes typical of market structures in the systems of socialist economies centrally planned for reasons, ideological assumptions do not exist).
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Coming up with great business ideas may seem easy, but only a true entrepreneur capitalizes
on them to turn them into reality. Why are entrepreneurs considered an important agent of
change in this global economy?
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What an incredible and fruitful this discussion turn out to be. Much thanks and regards towards Stefan Lindstrom , Rubén Corvalán , Adam Sulich , Sachin Suknunan . And thank you Firuz Alimov for your different insights. I've not thought that way. Your POV was different which i appreciate. Also, thank you Stefan Lindstrom for TEDX video recommendation, i enjoyed it.
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Big tech is constrained by the political environment in which they operate, locally and globally.
If the world is divided between democracy and non-democracy given current capitalism dynamics, we should expect big tech to face fewer constraints; and therefore enjoy more business stability under democracy than under a non-democracy, and this should expected to affect future globalization trends. Which raises the question, Democratic capitalism vrs non-democratic capitalism: Is this the end of true globalization?
I think, perhaps yes and perhaps no. What do you think?
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Thanks; I agree with you, we need to leave here.
Have a nice evening.
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Working on a theory of paradigm shift and flips that is linked to equality and freedom it is possible to see clearly the structure of markets, including deep social markets and red socialism/communism based markets….
This understanding helps us see the options available to markets in terms of flips or shifts when under specific sustainability gap pressures, and it allows us to see which option they would exercise if they have a choice before paradigm death/collapse like the one we saw in 1991 related to the fall of Karl Marx's world/Red socialism.
From this angle, knowing the difference between different types of markets, especially close ones, is very relevant.
Looking at the deep social markets and red socialism/communism based markets, raises the question, can you see what was or is the difference between deep social markets and red socialism/communism based markets?
If you think you can see it please share it or describe it so we can exchange ideas.
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Dear Lucio,
Dear Dariusz,
If You do not analyze in this respect the communist China politically and its capitalism economically nowadays, and Yugoslavian system before 1990-s, which can be characterized as "self-governance socialism" politically and "market socialism" economically, You will lack the main points in Your raised problem. Additionally You need to analyze carefully "the Swedish model" of the seventies in 20-th century with its "functional democratic socialism" politically, Meidner "wage-earners funds" economically and elements which implemented economic efficiency and social justice at the same time (as Saltsjobaden agreement of social dialogue from 1938), etc. Other countries are much less important to analyze in this respect.
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Paradigm death, shift and flip expectation theory suggest that a perfect paradigm flips to take the form of the perfect inverse opposite paradigm, and when it does that the order of political and legal loyalty flips at the same time. And when, the opposite process takes place, the inverse is expected to happen.
When the capitalism a la Adam Smith model(TM = aBc) was flipped in 1848 to take the form of the Karl Marx red socialism model(KM = Abc) the order of political and legal loyalty that existed in the pure capitalism system then was flipped to the inverse political and legal loyalty that existed in red socialism countries during the period of red socialism(1848-1991).
Yet in 1991, when red socialism fell and China flipped back to pure capitalism, China did not flip its political and legal loyalty structure to that of Adam Smith’s capitalism structure, but kept the one it had from the old red socialism era.
And this raises the question, why was China able to flip back to pure capitalism in 1991 after the fall of red socialism and still maintain intact the order of political and legal loyalty that it had before the fall?
Any ideas? Please, share them, but Please keep in mind, this is an academic question, not a political one.
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The People's Republic of China is the only country that has been able to build capitalism under the banner of communism.
Left-wing economists are convinced that such a model gives the maximum advantage precisely because of centralization. But if you talk to the Chinese themselves, they will say that they did what they do in the entire developed world: they decentralized the economic sphere of life to such an extent until it led to success. The Chinese were carrying out structural reforms. But they did it carefully and wrote about it only after each measure carried out proved its success. Why are China's reforms successful? This is a matter of decentralization. Today, the economy in China is much more decentralized than, for example, in the entire post-Soviet space or in South America.
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The fall of red socialism in 1991 led to the flip in those countries from social responsibility to economic responsibility as the paradigm shift from red socialism to economy friendly red socialism that Karl Marx probably had in mind in the long term did not materialize.
This flip of responsibilities in 1991 led to the coming of the new members of the capitalism family, cementing for once, the two current families of pure capitalism, democratic capitalism and non-democratic capitalism.
The flip from pure capitalism to red socialism since 1848 was a flip from economic responsibility to social responsibility, which shifted the loyalty structures found in pure capitalism.
The flip back from red socialism to pure capitalism in 1991 was a flip from social responsibility to economic responsibility, which maintained the loyalty structures as they were.
Had red socialism shifted to economy friendly red socialism, then the loyalties in those countries would have shifted to the same structure of loyalty in pure capitalism countries, and authoritarian parties and leaders would have fallen as a consequence of the paradigm shift.
Hence, the loyalty structures of a system may change or may remain the same as a result of paradigm flips up and paradigm flips back or due to paradigm shifts.
Therefore, there is a link between the direction of paradigm dynamics and loyalty structures in the systems affected by sustainability or responsibility pressures, so the question:
“Democratic capitalism and non-democratic capitalism: Do they have the same political and legal loyalty structure?”
What do you think? Can you see the political and legal loyalty structure in those two systems?
Feel free to share your views.
This is an academic question, not a political one.
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Dear Lucio, you are welcome
Outwardly, these two systems may be similar, but they have a different structure of existence. Capitalism must breathe freely. And this is possible only in a democratic society. But democratic capitalism is also not perfect. In any case, internally these two systems are very different, and for example Bolivian capitalism does not look like Chinese capitalism.
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In a liberal democracy, there is a free market, and in a free market big tech has the freedom it needs to maximize profits even when their actions are not socially and/or environmentally friendly. Big tech can spread easier around the world in countries under liberal democratic structures as the risk of expanding and operating freely there is technically small, rarely futile, than in places where there are non-liberal democracies where the risk of operating freely is very high, even futile.
Usually democracies have been defended by ordinary citizens during elections, not by big tech, but since 2016 and more after the covid19 pandemic big tech has taken a bigger role as it has been expected by their costumer to do so to promote and protect democratic rights using their economic muscle, specially the right to vote/participate, as the case of the USA shows.
Now it seems to be that big tech has realized that profits are more secure the better democracy works, and profits are more at risk when democracy is at risk or when there is no democracy or when democracy ends. They seem to know now that the stability of freedom of operation and expansion is directly related to the freedom that comes from operating under a true democracy.
In other words, current dynamics seem to show that true democracy to succeed needs the support of big tech and big tech to continue to succeed freely needs the support of liberal democracy.
If acting in a coordinated way, big tech can have a huge impact on the political systems inside which they work, be it democratic spaces or non-democratic spaces, which raises the current question, true democracy and big tech, do they need each other now more than ever to succeed locally and globally?.
I think yes, what do you think?
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Characteristic postmodern society information capitalist economy that is, the so-called speculative economy which is imbued with neoliberal ideology whereby most states democratic arranged except the USA where liberal is present politically arranging. A society in which we live it is also post-industrial in which agriculture and industry are losing the role they once had. In fact, not correct to say that these two sectors go out, but the service sector has already gained importance in which it opens a vast number of jobs, while in the previous two we have a considerable reduction of the same. Economic globalization enabled the transfer of production units from developed countries to underdeveloped countries where employees do the same job as their colleagues for 8 to 10 times fewer wages. Globalization processes have affected all world societies, not only society Western Europe and the US but also the rest of the world.
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If there are sustainability gaps, then there are market illusions as well as broken circular economic structures.
Hence there is a market illusion associated with red socialism/Karl Marx and with pure capitalism/Adam Smith as each of these models has specific sustainability gaps embedded in them.
Can you see these market illusions, the red socialism market illusion and the pure capitalism market illusion?
Please provide your own views on the question, I will appreciate that.
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Dear Lucio,
Yes, in its pure form, 100%. in terms of both models, neither of them ever existed and never really exists. There was and there is no real economy that would be 100 percent. socialist (according to the theory of Karol Marx) and there is no real economy that would be 100 percent market economy (according to Adam Smith's theory). while the currently existing economies mostly represent different formulas of the model of the social market economy as a mixed economy, i.e. containing specific private and public sectors related to each other in various configurations, market issues with central planning, market structures and public institutions, commercial economic entities and shaped and the socio-economic policy implemented by the government, including social policy, the market financial system present in modern economies (mainly the sector of commercial banks and investment funds) and the public financial system (public institutions, financial transfers, state budget and budgets of local government units), and private products offered on competitive markets and purchased by individual citizens, and public goods offered by the state to society and financed from the sources of the state finance system. In individual countries, the division of the economy into commercial and public sectors occurs similarly in the social market economy model, while in particular, there may be many differences.
Greetings, Have a nice day, Stay healthy!
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"Capitalism" has become an empty signifier in the political debate - a kind of container term. But what are the most convincing definitions in academic discourse? Is it Weber's distinction between traditional and capitalist societies or Marx' definition? Is Schumpeter correct with assuming that socialism necessarily follows capitalism? Etc. etc.?
#capitalism #Marxism
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It helps your research reading Bruce R. Scott, The Concept of Capitalism (Heidelberg-London-New York: Springer, 2009) that explains capitalism as a "system of governance" rebuilding the concept from the classic Fernand Braudel "Civilization and Capitalism" (the original French has a very different title). More recently Scott published "Capitalism. Its Origins and Evolution as a System
of Governance" (Heidelberg-London-New York: Springer, 2011). These are the arguments and problematic stressed by Scott after, he told us, a visit to China:
" After the trip and the readings, one book stood out for its influence on my thinking: Fernand Braudel’s three-volume History of Civilization and Capitalism, 15th Century to the 18th Century. In the third volume, Braudel noted something that was completely new to me, to wit that average incomes circa 1500 were relatively equal across the most settled areas of the world at the time, which I took to mean Japan, China, India, present-day Turkey and Iraq, and Europe. The spread between the high- and low-income areas was estimated to be about two-to-one. Yet by the time I was doing my reading in Braudel, that spread had broadened to approximately thirty-to-one because of growth in the high incomes. This increased spread in relative incomes and therefore economic performance raised some immediate questions; for instance, what was it that had led to the rise of Europe, in relative terms, from circa 1500 onward? In hindsight it seems supremely ironic that Braudel was never able to ask if what he was searching for might have been hidden right in front of him, in the title of his book, i.e., in the European creation and adoption of an early concept of capitalism as a system of governance for many, but by no means all of their respective economies. Braudel was never able to define capitalism, as he readily admitted in his second volume, and, perhaps as a consequence, he never considered the possibility that the key to the relative rise of European incomes might have lain in the creation of that capitalist model of governance. Indeed, Braudel did not go looking for a model of governance; instead, he seems to have been looking for some natural force or forces that would explain the relative progress of Europe" (etc., p. XIII).
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If any of the questions listed below is interesting to you, please write a comment stating your view or please recommend the question you find interesting to contacts you think may be interested in commenting.... recommendations lead to interest...
Most of the questions have no answer either because the links of researchgate did not lead them to the forums of relevance or they were just ignored, but I think the questions remain relevant today....
Past Questions still up for grabs, CLICK the links below each question if you would like to provide your view/answer to that specific question;
Who do you think will win the next round of RIO process?
Is the working of old democracy another unintended consequence of paradigm shift?
Is it right to consider the 2012-2019 period a loss in terms of green economic thinking and action?
Can extreme democratic outcomes like BREXIT and USEXIT persist in the absence of chaos?
Is a normal democratic outcome at the end of both BREXIT and USEXIT?
Will the corona virus’s painful experience lead to another push towards fully socially friendly capitalism?
Will the recovery of the pro-rich growth economy need a trickle up push from a direct trickle down program?
Under which conditions will the rich/corporations welcome extreme government intervention like direct trickle downs?
Does the coming of direct trickledowns means the end of traditional conservatism?
Can elite or dominant component action or inaction be explained through the theory of entanglements?
What are the implications of trading social responsibility for economic responsibility?
Can extreme liberal democratic outcomes such as USEXIT/BREXIT exist without a nationalist blanket?
Can BREXIT and USEXIT be considered to be fake extreme democratic outcomes?
Production levels and production prices in red socialist countries, where do they or did they meet?
Why do you think we shifted to partially clean green markets in 2012 instead of fully clean ones?
Do you know what the structure of the perfect green market is?
Food for thoughts: Is the green market a dwarf market?
Is the coming of the sustainability paradigm creating a sustainability market knowledge gap?
The Chinese stock market just crash, is it time now to fix the financial system model?
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RE: "Most of the questions have no answer either because the links of researchgate did not lead them to the forums of relevance or they were just ignored "
Did you try using the "share" feature (bottom right corner) of your questions to direct them to colleagues in your network?
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My research contradict most of the "recognized knowledge", revealing intentional lies centuries-old. Generations of scholars had built their little "boutique" (including conferences and publications) accepting those obvious lies and building up fragile justifications and thesis to explain a scientific way those accepted lies. How do you think they would consider my work, if not by pure rejection? How can I ask any of those (that capitalize knowledge) to review neutrality or even read a professional way my texts and works? How can I except to be cited, when probably, they would rather spit me off? What should I do? Shut up? Not my style.
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It's really a truthful story in the research work now days which you have highlighted in a great way. I agree with your question. My advice is just to you professor that work hard and continue your efforts inshallah in future Allah will help you......
My best wishes for your upcoming work.....
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With Covid19, we have seen digital transformation happening so much faster: everyone able to do this was suddenly working from home, using the internet and the available digital access and platforms. Education was also put on hold unless it moved online: online-school, online-education got a tremendous stimulus.
Now, what is fueling the data economy, what is the "new green oil" of this digitally transformed world? It's DATA, and it's data fairly priced for the stakeholders, starting with identified data owners.
Please see here a link to some books on the subject, reviewing the rational for data use in every aspect of life, business, markets, society, and looking at the creation of Data Market Places, as well as diving into the detailed equations of how to price and how to make it happen in economic terms, as Data Microeconomics:
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Exactly. However, more planning is needed from now own. Thank you so much for your enlightening and innovative thoughts
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In the line with the emergence of knowledge-based economy, higher education systems are experiencing a rapid paradigm shift in their structures, policies, processes and practices which contradicts to the universities’ historical traditions values and spirit. This paradigm shift has led a worldwide discussion among scholars and policymakers about the possible positive and negative impacts of relevant phenomena such as academic capitalism in higher education contexts. Therefore as academic capitalism is still considered as a taboo, it is important to know how it is approached by senior policymakers.
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Official plans address reduction of gender inequality and establishing research priorities in academia. The former is difficult to achieve due to conservative cultures. Establishing research priorities produces certain mainstreams.
The general line is bringing academia, state and business into dialog and strengthening their collaboration.
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In trying to set out the perameters of "social class" in the introduction of a text I am editing upon "social class' and "literature" for Routledge, I fell into a Lewis Carroll rabbit hole of wondrous conflicted definitions and claims about the fabulous Snarkish creature--class!
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A granfalloon, in the fictional religion of Bokononism (created by Kurt Vonnegut in his 1963 novel Cat's Cradle), is defined as a "false karass." That is, it is a group of people who affect a shared identity or purpose, but whose mutual association is meaningless.
(“Granfalloon,” Wikipedia)
Vonnegut’s definition of a “granfalloon,” seems to fit the problematic semiotic state of the term “class,” as well. Northwestern University Sociologist Gary Fine suggested to me that what Wikipedia offered about “class” was as comprehensive as any other overview of this highly contentious, voluminous, multifaceted concept. Published definitions of social class, reveal a plethora of conflicting and overlapping traits and attributes that may suggest to some that class” is, in fact, a granfalloon. Yet the same may be said of all sociology’s categories to some degree. Granfalloon or not, we feel and experience very real class struggles that create pain in macro-level, full-scale armed conflicts. Micro-level class struggles go on daily, more or less peacefully, if annoyingly."
Would anybody like to shed more light, darkness, and chaos theory on this highly confusing topic? I am all ears and really need some expert opinion.
Thanks and looking forward to comments.
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Could EX-ACT (FAO tool) be used for GHG emissions ex-post assessment, considering cross-sectional baseline data (implementation phase) and recent ex-post data (capitalization phase).
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Examples where EX-ACT has been used as ex-post evaluation include e.g Niger (Projet d'Action Communautaire pour la Résilience Climatique), Morocco (Plan Maroc Vert), Madagascar (all IFAD projects), India (Sodic Soil III project), Brazil (Santa Catarina Rural Competitiveness Project, Rio de Janeiro Sustainable Rural Development Project) and Nepal (IFAD, Leasehold Forestry livestock project).
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Once extreme democratic outcomes take place as they did in 2016 in the UK and in the USA they need ongoing targeted chaos to persist.
Trumpconomics can be defined as the type of extreme economic thinking needed to support USEXIT or the working of the extreme democratic outcome represented by President Trump.
And since BREXIT and USEXIT are both extreme outcomes where the minority view wins the majority rule based democratic contest, then it can be said that Brexconomics is the type of extreme economic thinking needed to support BREXIT or the working of the extreme democratic outcome represented by BREXIT.
This raises the question; does the world of Brexconomics have the same extreme liberal democracy structure that the world of Trumpconomics has? I think yes, what do you think?
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Stephen, good day....Both Brexconomics and Trumpconomics are extreme forms of economic thinking inconsistent with normal economic thinking as they are based on choas....they are the type thinking, and the only type of thinking that can support the agenda of an extreme democratic outcome under an extreme liberal democracy model as it is the case with BREXIT and USEXIT.
Thank you for your comment
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one aspect of the unemployment in each country, especially in the under development ones is the NEETs active for work population of every age, sex. Its an official target vulnerable group imposed by the economic capitalistic system outside and inside working places for many uses, such as mobbing with only their existence the working employees to work more and not to demand, from fright of training and giving their jobs to NEETs or for covering null theses of political system.
But the thing is that NEETs can be used from the economic system as an added value, promoting them in working new sufficient and not complementary places of work, giving those people the work satisfaction and boost their psychology
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The most frightening thing for new employees is when they are entering their jobs poditiond and not get properly trained or undertained according to their skills and diplomas, using two categories of employees with the same skills, the ones highly trained and the others undertrained and compkementary work force.This happrns to us in Greece at public sector especially.
Also in combination with the undermining of the public education vs private colleges, where the last having open access with the big companies and multi organisations, leads to two unequal categories of active employees
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Just think about it, red socialism came under extreme capitalism pressure that was forcing it to either adapt or evolve, pressure that led to adapting as new capitalist markets since 1991.....
Those in favor of adaptation in 1991 had the advantage that there was no traditional market paradigm shift knowledge gap as micro and macroeconomic knowledge is a given so they knew what to do and the paradigm flip took place from socially friendly, but economic unfriendly red socialism to socially unfriendly, but economic friendly capitalism.....
Those in favor of evolving had the disadvantage in 1991 as there was a deep red market paradigm shift knowledge gap as red micro and red macroeconomic knowledge did not exist so they did not know what to do and let the paradigm flip go unchallenged.....so the shift needed to keep Karl Marx's dream alive did not take place, the shift from socially friendly, but economy unfriendly red socialism to the socially and economy friendly red socialism or red market model.
The ideas shared above raise the question, Is the red market paradigm shift knowledge gap behind the flip from red socialism to pure capitalism? I think yes, what do you think?
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Dear Paul. my apologies if I sound too rough, I am here just to share ideas, not to impose ideas.
Just as red socialist countries missed the opportuniy to transition from economy unfriendly red socialism to economy friendly red socialism to close the social sustainability gap step by step as Karl Marx wanted pure capitalist countries have not find the way to shift properly either to socially friendly capitalism or green capitalism.....in both cases the shift came and they did not see it coming just as Thomas Kuhn said it happens....those inside the box do not see it, those outside the box will see it,,,in borh cases we are now trying to fix what they left us....
But China under this red market knowledge gap made some key moves way before the 1991 fall of red socialism that allow it to maintain political control of a dwarf red socialism model left as they slowly allowed capitalism in....
You may find the following article interesting as you are familiar with things on the ground in China....
Nationalization as Privatization in Reverse: Understanding the Nature of the Commons to Identify a Possible Point of Optimal Nationalization.
Feel free to comment any time
Respectfully yours;
Lucio
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We know that trickledown ideas are indirect ways of dealing with externalities hoping that as dominant components do better  or expand or grow the passive or dominated or exploited components will some how share too one day in the benefits of that growth....So if we know the externalities, we know or we should be able to guess the nature of the trickle down effect expectations associated with such a model...
In the traditional market model of Adam Smith there are two externalities, social and environmental, but the classic trickle down effect is associated only with social issues/externalities(e.g. poverty), not environmental issues.  And this is a theoretical inconsistency that may be explained by the fact that environmental issues are issues that relatively recently became relevant issues as compared to social issues...
In the perfect green market only social issues are externalities so the green trickle down effect  and expectation is related to social issues only(e.g. poverty).
What about in perfect red market? what is or should be the expectation  and the nature of red trickle down effect? Any ideas?
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Sharing food for thoughts:
An Overview of the 1848 Karl Marx's Capitalism Fix Dilemmas: How a Step by Step Road Towards Economy Friendly Red Socialism May Have Looked Had Marx Stated it?
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Help needed.
I am currently looking to come up with a research questions for my bachelor thesis. I study International Relations but I wanted to narrow down my profile towards economic because of my plans for my postgraduate education.
We agreed with my supervisor in this topic : "Forms of Capitalism and EU governance"
I am reading an enormous amount of papers and academic works for days now but I cannot come up with a research questions that successfully creates a bridge between forms of capitalism and EU.
Any ideas on the questions would be welcome. Any suggestion of papers I can read would be welcome.
Thank you
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Rej Kasi feel free to check my bachlor thesis on RG. I made a relatively comprehensive analysis of the economic conceptions rooted in the process of codifying European treaties. Even if the work is in French and applies mainly to Western and Southern Europe, the fundamentals are present. For information purposes, the work corresponds quite amply to the traditional requirements of a Bachelor thesis so it can serve as a structuring framework. To go even further in different forms of capitalism and work in European political economy, I recommend the work of Bruno Amable (2017) and Stafano Palombarini.
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Just think about it , we do not yet have set up green markets, and therefore we have failed to meet the 2012 UNCSD goal at Rio plus 20 so far, that of shifting to green markets and the green economies.
And that may explain why everywhere you look, you see now either carbon pricing or cap and trade thinking is taking hold as the best way to address environmental issues, not green markets.
And that means as far as I know that for the first time since Adam Smith we are now not just calling for, but praising government intervention.
As you know or should know, carbon pricing or cap and trade markets are not free markets.
And this raises the question, was the Rio plus 20 called to shift to green markets a call for government intervention?
I do not think so, what do you think?
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Good day Usama, thank you for taking the time to comment.
Markets shift from perfect market to perfect market when corrected so the 2012 Rio plus 20 marked a shift from perfect traditional market thinking to perfect green market thinking to move towards green economies and green growth after correcting it to reflect the environmental costs of doing business....These are free markets so no government intervention is needed if they are set up well and therefore they are working out well. So the UNCSD at rio plus 20 was not calling for goverment intervention, it was calling for governments to shift their structures from traditional economies to green economies, both free market economies.
If there is permanent government intervention, there are no free markets....so permanent government intervention to achieve environmental goals means NO FREE GREEN MARKETS, but what I call "dwarf green markets".
If government intervention is necessary, especially permanently means the markets are not properly set up....
I appreciate your comment
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There has been two paradigm shifts recently, one in the former red socialist countries(shift from red socialism to socially friendly capitalism in 1991), and one in the former pure capitalist countries(shift from traditional market to green market in 2012), if you think outside the box these two shifts have the structures that  will be key to the future cold war....Has anybody thought about what this future paradigm clash structure is or will be? Has anybody wondered who will win the next cold war this time around and why?
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An interesting question. Considering current research problems important for science, I think that the question concerns particularly important issues. I believe that research on this topic should be continued. There was an interesting discussion. Greetings
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My question is simple:
If a government leader is chosen (through legal, transparent and audited democratic means) to follow an specific ideological line that fosters certain social programs, and after getting into power the leader of said government decides to change policy due to internal and external pressures that would stir the spending away from social programs (in order to cut spending and avoid risky national debt): is it treason to the democratic will of the people?, or, is it just displaying good economic intentions?
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''Treason is a matter of dates.''
--Napoleon Bonaparte
Regards
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It has become commonplace to refer to colonialism, or some of its declinations such as post-colonialism or coloniality, as general terms to situate contemporary social exclusion, marginality, and resistance. This conceptual choice has the great advantage of drawing attention to historical continuities between contemporary structures and the centuries-long reproduction of structures of domination. However, is it possible that the conceptual strength of this lumping also hinders our ability to understand the specific modalities of social injustice in various contexts and in different historical moments? Is it possible that this choice leads us to conflate, for example, colonialism, imperialism, capitalism, and modernity, as an overly coherent project? Your thoughts will be most welcome!
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Such a good question! Martin Hebert points to an issue that was identified (under the term decolonization) in Tuck & Yang's (2012) article, "Decolonization is not a Metaphor." As those authors write, "Decolonization brings about the repatriation of Indigenous land and life; it is not a metaphor for other things we want to do to improve our societies and schools." Yet, as Martin pointed out, the lumping together of separate but related concepts provides authors with a convenient way to talk about a vast array of social issues with some coherence. At the same time, though, that lumping leaves authors open to criticisms about ignoring the concerns posed by capitalism, imperialism, and so forth. And as a conceptual "shorthand," it may serve as an erasure of some of the exact problems that use of a colonial or decolonizing analytic lens may strive to illuminate.
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As part of his critique on capitalism, Marx made a number of interesting and persuasive points about human connectiveness and relationship with objects. To me, these seem as convincing as say Attachment Theory, which was perhaps influenced by Marx.
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Don't be rude to begin with. I do not have to answer your question. Temper your remarks and act like a scholar not some unpleasant juvernile
I took this from Marx Archive. If you actually had any sense you would be able to read it and understand it, not make silly unbecoming and offensive remarks. I am not a student. Watch what you say and how you say it. I suggest you get involved with other questions not this one.
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It has been said that our contemporary experience is that of the "lived dystopia" of Modernity. This social imaginary directly confronts the narrative of the "imminent threshold", the point of no return set in the near future, beyond which environmental degradation and other social problems are portrayed as definitely intractable. This question bears directly on our understanding of political hope in the present World: Should we hope to avoid the imminent catastrophe, or should the domain of hope rather be focused on coping with a dystopia that is already here?
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If you listen to the music of Nordic Giants, they hold the view that we already live in a dystopia. Indeed, they hold that humankind has lived in a dystopia for thousands of years (it is the typical human condtion), but that society has become more dystopic: with more powerful wars (given the weaponry we have had for the last 100 years), greater environmental damage, and increasing divisions (racism, sexism etc) in society. Their track 'Dystopia' sums it all up.
On the other hand, I would want to argue that Rosa Luxemburg, Robert Kurz and others are correct in arguing that capitalist barbarism, with the breakdown of capitalism, has not matured yet, but we are getting close to its realisation, especially when allied to environmental catastrophe (Kurz).
My own view is that communism exists within capitalist society: it sustains and supports capitalism, and is a suppressed form of life in capitalist society. But it is our hope: this hope is real, as opposed to pinning our hope on something turning up in the future (e.g. the invention of some new technology, or our politicians coming to their senses, the 2nd coming of Christ, or whatever).
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I am writing essay on Marxism and Development Studies: new issues and new direction. For that reason I need some help regarding the issues using Marxism as tool for analysis in development studies research i.e. understanding modes of production and agricultural social relations or perhaps transformations in shape of urban development.
Secondly, I need to know if there is literature, that you know can help me to understand the Marxism and Development Studies as multidisciplinary approach/framework of studying society.
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Dear Kashif,
This is certainly an interesting question.
Marxism can provide a solid theoretical critique of today's 'development studies'. At its core, 'development studies' was created as a post-colonial interdisciplinary field of studies--one which aimed aimed to examine and address the developmental gap between Global North and Global South.
For the most part, development studies is bifurcated. On the one hand, there are those who advocate for state-led development. On the other, we have the stern believers in market-led development. The Marxian contribution here is that it brings to the fore the fact that, despite their core ideological discrepancies, both economic models are grounded on surplus value as a means for capital accumulation. That is, despite their methodological and theoretical differences, state-led and market-led development is exploitative at its core. Workers under both economic models are subordinated to the needs and desired of the capitalist/bourgeois class.
In this sense, I think Marxism is particularly useful not only in helping us understand the ways in which global capitalism perpetuates uneven development in the Global North and South but, most importantly, draw attention to the inherent flaws of capitalism, helping us, as scholars, to move forward in re-thinking new global political scenarios.
In terms of literature, I would recommend the following:
1. Murat Arsel & Anirban Dasgupta, "Critique, Rediscovery and Revival in Development Studies" Development and Change. 2015. Vol 46(4).
2. Benjamin Selwyn, "Karl Marx, Class Struggle and the Labour-Centred Development" Global Labour Journal. 2014. Vol 4(1)
I hope you find it useful.
Regards,
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Under normal democratic outcomes where the majority rules concerns about minority rights has led to majority rule subject to respecting minority rights avoiding that way the Tyranny of the majority.  
This was the democratic landscape in western democracies until 2016 when BREXIT and USEXIT came along.
Now we live in a world where extreme democratic outcomes in some places exist along with normal democratic outcomes in other places.  Which leads to my question, Are Brexism(UK) and Trumpism(USEXIT) examples of the Tyranny of the minority at work?.  I think yes, what do you think?
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Dear Lucio, I just finished to read the paper you linked, but my doubts remains.
You defined the difference between normal and extreme democratic outcomes, in your model, basically as a matter of voter turnout, so as that normal democratic outcomes are those in which all the eligible voters go to vote. However, on the one side this has not empirical evidence in the real world, since there is no democratic system in which all voters participate to the electoral race. On the other side, you use the election of Trump as an example of extreme democratic outcome, but the voter turnout of trump election it has been in line with the average voter turnout of the past US presidential elections, and indeed it has also been greater than other US presidential elections.
What I don't understand, and what I disagree with, is the very concept of extreme democratic outcomes. I don't believe democratic outcomes could be normal or extreme. In my opinion, there could be democratic outcomes or non-democratic outcomes, but we cannot decide which democratic outcomes are normal or not. Until elections and referendums are carried out following the democratic norms and procedures, every outcome is a normal democratic outcome. Of course it could happen that we don't like a certain outcome (for instance I really don't liked Brexit) or that we didn't expect it, but we cannot define it as an extreme outcome only because we don't like it, or only because a part of the scientific community and political experts didn't expect that result.
Marco.
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I intend to run a quantitative study on 'The Spirit of Capitalism' and its relationship with Work ethic in Iranian society as a society with rentier government .
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Look at literature under "creative capitalism", "the creative class", "urban futures" etc. Boltanski may not be menitoned, but his thesis can be fruitfully applied there. You should also include the Situationists' notion of "recuperation" to get a better grasp of what's going on. My 2 cents.
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Joan Robinson, an English economist in the Keynes tradition once said this. I think she meant that being out of the economic loop is worse than being exploited. What did she mean?
I do know of people who feel that the Western campaigns against exploitative corporate practices in the Third World are just a cover for protectionism.
So, is there a good and bad side to exploitations?
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Your question offers a false choice.
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Many agricultural co-operatives, in diferent part of the world, have a problem to ensure more competitive levels. Some researcher infer that this scenario is ocasioned by capitalization problem. Can I consider this a main problem to agricultural co-operatives survival?
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What does the survival mean? The form of the ownership survives or the co-operatives individually work for a long time?
I think co-operatives' issues are from several sources, and capitalization can be one of them. Without seeing the system I would not identify the mains problem. I suggest to explore the issues and make a comparison(s) between agricultural industry players and co-operatives. In this process, survey the perceived issues and advantages of co-operatives.
Based on these information it would be easier to rank the problems. I am sure the lack of capital is one of them. Uncertainty in yearly incomes and large value of assets compared to the revenue are also issues.
Why is the survival of co-operatives important or good or interesting? Maybe we should start with that.
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So we now see the capitalist system recover from the 2008-09 crisis and banks are back ruling the world. We seem more likely to see a catastrophic collapse of the world under the weight on global warming than an effective social regulation of financial capital.
What can be done? Especially in the developing or third world where the impact is most serious?
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Aalbers, M. (2009) made a comparison of the global effect on an example of US, where the crisis was affecting mostly and on a highest scale the low-income communities while the high-income communities had a possibility to recover from the setback. It is also symbolic for what happened on a global scale. The author in his work also argues the power balance shift which due to rising oil prices has moved towards Asia and predicts (which is already happening and had happened) the increasing importance of some financial centers in Asia, because investing is slowly starting to go both ways and not only from US and Europe elsewhere.
Furthermore, the dynamic movement of capital created a smooth path for the crisis development. All industrialized countries were seeking for new markets, especially for cheap production inputs and the FDI enlarged exponentially on the global level in the last two and a half decades. Moreover, many economic analysts argue that global increase in debts was an additional factor for creating the crisis. All countries in development process were facing huge budget deficits and they also were trying to grow their economy and infrastructure.
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In your opinion, what are the most influential factors that students consider when choosing to study electrical engineering?
How can one capitalize on those factors in order to encourage a greater number of students to join an electrical/electronic/communications/networks engineering program?
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Because:
1. Math lover
2. High and new technology adoption
3. Good job market
4. Socially most prestigious professionals
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  • Why is capitalism transformation necessary?
  • How to transform a global economic in light of digital disruption?
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Economic transformation is accomplished by human thought and will. Capitalism is a human made system, based on the physical and evolutionary laws of nature. Capitalism can not die a natural death, as Marx opined, because it is a human-made social system. Consequently, all great historical transformations are the cultural product of preference changes in human values; digitization will add exponential speed to these social processes.
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Quantum computing is an emerging field and though the costs for research are quite high, which can only be afforded by a company like Google or IBM or by Research Institutes. Is it possible to create a company which provides just algorithm for usage in quantum computers.
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In our labs at MIT, we are currently working on the bottleneck mentioned in the previous answer - to build a scalable and reliable qubit architecture for quantum information processing. However, regarding the creation of a startup with focus on software to run on a quantum information processor, the field as a whole is currently not quite there yet.
So far, we are focusing on smaller algorithms and development of protocols that allow us to characterize our gate errors in order to push down the error rates at the same time as we look into how to increase the number of qubits on our chips without degrading their quantum coherence. Another pressing issue is to isolate the qubits from each other.
Once these engineering obstacles are solved, we can start to think about larger algorithms. For now, the algorithms we run are fairly small and limited to tailored connectivity between certain qubits. In other words, you need to know quite a lot about the specific hardware that you want to run your quantum algorithm on.
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I observe that some countries set a threshold capital level for banks to enter in the industry and/or stay in the business. Otherwise, they might be enforced to look for merger/acquisition possibilities. Are there other criteria and reasons to initiate bank consolidaion via merger and acquisition?
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HI,
You may be interested by this one also:
Bank capital in the crisis: It's not just how much you have but who provides
Journal of Banking and Finance, February 2017, vol 75,  Pages 152-166
Alexandre Garel, Arthur Petit-Romec
Best regards
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This question is about the capitalization effect (including its magnitude) in retail real estate (such as shopping centers and malls).  I know there has been a large literature on this topic in residential real estate.  I am looking for studies on retail real estate or even office and industrial real estate. 
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Just think about it…
Karl Marx was aware that production price equal to cost-price plus profit(KP = C + i) and he was not fan of where the profits were going and he knew that producing at an economic loss in the long-term is not a good plan, but a 3 stages development plan to achieve socialism at a profit or socially friendly capitalism in the long term may have crossed his head…..
Marx would not have encouraged a long-term red socialism production program at an economic loss, I think….Was somehow Karl Marx proposing red markets or socially friendly capitalism as the long term road to socialism, not the red socialism program at a loss implemented?....
For Karl Marx, C = Cost price   and i = average profit
See if production price is KP = C + i , and
 if C = SM + ECM, where SM = Social margin and ECM = economic margin.
Then;
KP = SM + ECM + i
The three stages of development to socialism at a profit can be stated as follows:
a) Stage 1:  Red socialism as implemented
KP1 = SM
b) Stage 2: Red socialism at zero profit
KP2 = SM + ECM
c) Stage 3: Red socialism at a profit or red markets
KP3 = SM + ECM + i
With the understanding of capitalism Karl Marx had, this thought above would be consistent with his thought if he only had problems with where the profits were going and he wanted to redirect them to the state, not to private individuals.
Notice that since ECM + i = P = The traditional market price, then
KP3 =  SM + P 
The formula above is the formula of a red market or socially friendly capitalism or red socialism at a profit.
Was this what Karl Marx actually  proposed?....That is where former red socialist countries including China arrived in 1991 when they shifted from red socialism to red markets….What do you think?
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Dear Yuri, thank you for commenting....
You should keep in mind, I am not a traditional economist/neoclassical or otherwise; and I am not in the Marxist's camp, I am an outside the box thinker looking from the outside at both paradigm shifts, the  1991 paradigm shift from red socialism to socially friendly capitalism/red markets/the end  of the world of Karl Marx; and the 2012 paradigm shift from the traditional market model to green markets/the end of the world for perfect market thinking...
I can see things that those inside the box can not see as when there is a paradigm shift the knowledge base of the previous paradigm is left behind and no longer works in the new paradigm....
China was lucky in my view, the started allowing some capitalism, and even tried to advice the soviets in doing the same, and then when the soviet bloc fell they allowed more....because they allowed capitalism in a control manner and they allowed from starting at the bottom/local/assets  they retain political power centrally.... and because the soviet bloc refuse to allowing capitalism in even in a controlled manner there was not choice after the 1991 soviet breakup other than allow capitalism to come in at force/little control....China keep political stability and the other former red socialist countries went into an initial period of economic chaos...
Point is:
All former socialist countries including China shifted from red socialism to socially friendly capitalism or economy friendly red socialism....in the new market...Marxist ideas do not work and traditional economic ideas, micro and macro, do not work either...therefore there is a red market or economy friendly red socialism knowledge gap right now....The same in all old capitalist countries the shift to green markets has created a green market knowledge gap as traditional economic theory do not work here, in green market you need perfect green market theory and green pricing....
Yuri you may find these articles interesting as food for thoughts:
a) China appears to have been doing the right moves to keep power since before the  1991 fall of soviet bloc....they have follow the principle of inverse action without knowing..."when you go from full nationalization to privatization you need to start allowing capitalism slow, from local assets/assets of no national relevance  up to national assets/assets of national relevance"...until achieving a point of optimal nationalization...
Nationalization as Privatization in Reverse: Understanding the Nature of the Commons to Identify a Possible Point of Optimal Nationalization
Adam Smith and Karl Marx Under the Sustainability Eye: Pointing Out and Comparing the Sustainability Gaps Behind these Two Great Simplification Failures
Adam Smith Vrs Karl Marx: Stating the Structure and Implications of the Paradigm Clash that Led to the Death of Karl Marx’s World, to the Fall of the Soviet Bloc, and to the Rise of Socially Friendly Capitalism.
Karl Marx Vrs Sustainability Markets: Who would have won the cold war then? Would the World of Karl Marx Have Existed Then?
Paradigm Evolution and Sustainability Thinking: Using a Sustainability Inversegram to State Paradigm Death and Shift Expectations under Win-Win and No Win-Win Situations
Have a nice day Yuri
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There seems to be production schedules for former red socialist countries and information about planned economy/planned production, but what about the cost of those production schedules....
Were production levels determined by the social cost of production...the lower the social cost of production we can plan more production and at higher social costs we have to schedule lower production goals.....
But these two cases then would lead to inneficient levels of production as it would be either above or below desired production goals....the efficient level of production would be the one where production levels are determined by the actual social cost of production.....
Were production schedules kept at the social cost of production in red socialism systems?
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Lucio and Giulio,   A fundamental issue here is how the word "efficient" should be defined.  Capitalist economics defines an efficient outcome as "Pareto optimal," which means no further mutually beneficial exchange is possible.  It measures value according to exchange value or market price. 
Socialism defines "efficient" in terms of an entirely different type of accounting, but it is presumably based on physical input-output relationships (maximum physical output per unit of physical input).  This is the way engineers in most countries think of efficiency.  It is my impression that an engineering concept of efficiency is still the standard method used in China,
An extreme example of how these competing ideas of efficiency affect actual decisions would be the "ghost cities" in China: entire cities of tall buildings with only 1% occupancy.  It is quite possible that these buildings were constructed efficiently from an engineering perspective, even though they are not efficient from a market value perspective.
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We had a period of development highlighted by competing deep paradigms(eg. the old cold war: red socialism vrs bare capitalism), which can be considered the first wave of development.
Today we are living in a period of development driven by competing partnership based paradigms(eg. the future cold war: red capitalism vrs green capitalism), which can be considered the second wave of development.
And at the end of each  development wave there is a paradigm shift as development paradigms evolve from less stable to more stable development positions(eg. partial partnership based development is more stable than deep one component only based development or the second wave of development is a more stable development position than the first wave). 
Can sustainability be the third and last wave of development in the evolution of development paradigms?.  I think yes, what do you think?
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 Dear Claudia, to bring attention to the issue of distorted markets I focused my attention on sustainability markets to show analytically and graphically why the assmptions of social and enviromnetal externality neutrality  in Adam Smith's model were wrong, that needed to be corrected while sharing ideas on how it can be corrected....if you have time read the paper shared above, specially the following...:
Did Adam Smith Miss the Chance to State the Goal and Structure of Sustainability Markets in His Time? If Yes, Which Could Be Some of the Possible Reasons Behind That?
Adam Smith apparently saw it and had a choice, he could have proposed sustainability markets as the soul of economics then instead of the traditional market, but he did not  ans since 1776 to 1987/Bruntland commission it went unchallenged generation after generation by the economists and thinkers of the day and here we are today fixing it...
Dear Claudia, imaging you have a ring made of three deep paradigm models, then you have another ring made up of three partial partnership based models, and then you have a ring with one full partnership based model....Then you have arrows indicating deep paradigm death, merger, and shift comming from the first ring to the second ring linking them; and then you have arrows from the second ring to the thrid ring indicating partial partnership paradigm death, merger and shifts liniking the second ring  to the third ring, then you will see that they look like waves....from there the ideas of development waves comes...
I will share a paper with these ideas in the coming days
Have a nice day
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Is capitalism the main source of explanation or are there other explanations which outweigh capitalism? 
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 Hi Con Your question has cheered me up today - thank you!  
Some women committed to redistributive feminisms might say that gender inequalities are caused by the patriarchy, alongside sexisms intersection with racist, disablist and homophobic discrimination and barriers to equality, that create inequalities experienced by women.  That's not to say capitalism isn't patriarchal too, but the two explanations are different, from a feminist perspective.  Depending on which gender inequalities you are concerned with, would depend upon the explanations you looked for (e.g. are the gender inequalities  you seek to explain linked to violence, health, income, education, housing, transport, welfare, crime etc)?/ I think we are much too nuanced now as a movement to think that one explanation of inequality can suffice in every context.
If you are new to the discussion between feminisms and capitalism, try starting with Nancy Fraser:http://www.ssnpstudents.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Feminism-Capitalism.pdf
If you are more advanced and want to think about gender inequalities in the current recession, try Sylvia Walby's awesome new book, Crisis.  
I suspect every feminist, socialist and capitalist will have a different answer to your question and you may have restarted a vibrant century-long debate!  Do send me a copy when you write on this subject and in the meantime, join us in trying to wear our privileges lightly!
Hope that helps,
Susie