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Colombian financial oligarchy [PDF]

, 1976
The purpose of this research is to analyse the social, economic and political organization of the “financial oligarchy” of Colombia. In the study the author attempts to determine whether the financial oligarchy is a class, a fraction of a class, an ...
Garcia, Gonzalo
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Too Little, Too Weak? Paid Parental Leaves in Philippine Collective Bargaining Agreements

British Journal of Industrial Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT When statutory work–family entitlements are deemed insufficient, workers often rely on collective bargaining to secure better terms. However, the extent to which unions can deliver higher than statutory benefits remains underexplored, especially in developing countries with decentralized bargaining systems and low union salience. Bridging this
Vincent Jerald Ramos
wiley   +1 more source

Oligarchy and soft incompleteness [PDF]

, 2016
The assumption that the social preference relation is complete is demanding. We distinguish between “hard” and “soft” incompleteness, and explore the social choice implications of the latter. Under soft incompleteness, social preferences can take values
Duddy, Conal, Piggins, Ashley
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Au-delà des « plaisanteries » et des « caricatures », que veut dire considérer tous les membres d’un parti politique comme des intellectuels ? (Cahier 12, § 1)

Astérion
The aim of this article is to offer an analysis of the assertion contained in the first paragraph of Notebook 12, in which Gramsci states that “[…] all members of a political party should be regarded as intellectuals”.
Jean Quétier
doaj   +1 more source

Economic inequality and social mobility in preindustrial societies: What we know, what we don't (but should) know

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In recent years economic inequality has become a major research topic in economic history. However, much remains to be done to complete our knowledge of long‐term distributive dynamics. This article highlights several promising avenues for future research, focusing on the preindustrial period.
Guido Alfani
wiley   +1 more source

Elite-centered regimes as barriers to meritocracy: the case of Indonesia

Frontiers in Political Science
The spirit of reform carried out with the noble goal of building a meritocratic system, eradicating corruption and nepotism, fighting domination over the elite and building dedication to the realization of good governance is not strong enough to ...
Ellisa Vikalista, Ellisa Vikalista, Hardi Warsono, Rina Martini, Dewi Erowati, Ricky Santoso Muharam, Ricky Santoso Muharam   +6 more
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Oligarchy and Elite Politics in The 2020 Local Election: Short Review

Journal of Political Issues, 2023
This article analyzes the political practices of oligarchy and elite politics in the context of the 2020 local elections in Indonesia. Despite the high number of Covid-19 cases, Indonesia continued to hold simultaneous local elections, making the ...
Dodi Faedlulloh, Rahayu Sulistiowati, Apandi Apandi, Vina Karmilasari   +3 more
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Two Faces of the Anti‐Inclusion Neoconservative Coin in Brazil: Neoliberalism and Far‐Right

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Brazil has recently experienced the resurgence of the far‐right, a movement that has also occurred in other countries around the world. Given this context, this article seeks to understand the factors that enabled the union among neoliberalism, neoconservatism, and the far‐right in Brazil, demonstrating that in times of economic crisis the ...
Eloisio Moulin de Souza
wiley   +1 more source

The Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) and New Agrarian Questions in Brazil

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Landless Rural Workers Movement of Brazil (MST) primarily organized occupations of large‐scale farms, forcing the redistribution of land for creation of agrarian reform settlements. In the past 20 years, however, land occupations and the establishment of new agrarian reform settlements have consistently declined, while the MST shifted ...
Estevan Coca, Gustavo de L. T. Oliveira
wiley   +1 more source

Post‐Humanitarian Militarism and the End of Development: Global Inequality, Security, and the Ethics of Post‐Imperial Solidarity

Sociology Lens, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article traces the transformation of global development from a discourse of aspirational equality to a regime of posthumanitarian militarism. It shows how aid, once framed as solidarity and progress, increasingly operates as an instrument of coercion, surveillance, and containment.
Salvador Santino Regilme
wiley   +1 more source