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the flowering of the new man in Communist society the ultimate end to the dialectical movement of history?; 6. Ethical … wellbeing is the goal; 10. The Social Economist on the Modern Dilemma: Ethical Dwarfs and Nuclear Giants, which argues that it …
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Explores the relevance of the nineteenth century Russian Christian‐mystical philosopher, Vladimir Soloviev, to the contemporary world. Demonstrates that his thought proved a harbinger of many of the concerns of the present. Breaking with the orthodoxies of the nineteenth century, Soloviev...
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philosophy of nature. A standard view has Marx writing from the perspectives of his mentor, Bruno Bauer, with whom he later broke … freedom is abstract and theoretical, but the liberation Marx aims towards is concrete and effective.  …
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epistemologist of the twentieth century. The one aspect of his philosophy which has been neglected is his philosophy of history. Sets … out to explicate Polanyi’s interpretation of the history of the late modern period. He emphasized the historical …’s interpretation of late modern history which it is hoped will contribute to the resolution of the crisis which threatens contemporary …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the labour force participation of older persons (aged 60 and above) in India from 1983 to 2011-2012. The paper also briefly reviews the conditions of work for the elderly and examines different socio-economic and demographic factors that are...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to use the capability approach to analyse the wellbeing of rural households in … Nigeria and determine the factors that influence the wellbeing status reported. Design/methodology/approach – The paper … analyses multidimensional wellbeing of the households in the capability space using data in seven dimensions obtained from the …
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Nigeria with specific focus on the household and individual unique characteristics. It presents some stylised facts about the … healthcare in Nigeria. The study aims to expand the domain of household health expenditure by analysing at national, urban and … Standards Survey (HNLSS) conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics and analyses were conducted nationally, for urban and …
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communities as a nexus of social and spatial relations within the context of urban inequality. It is concerned with the phenomenon … gated community. The gate becomes a focal point of the analysis because by its function, it separates the residents from …. It contributes to the discussion in which social difference and inequality have become more marked features of urban …
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Purpose – The authors begin with an admittedly simplistic statement: “civilization” is best represented by the increased availability of utility providing goods and services. In other words, civilization is synonymous with economic development. The purpose of this paper is to concern three...
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knowledge-based community development. Design/methodology/approach – The traditional approaches to the management of poverty … to propose a community focussed knowledge-based development model of human economic and social uplift. This model has … three dimensions: community knowledge focus, interactions of local, regional and global knowledge shaping and influencing …
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