India to rise to economic power is happening at the head of the peripherals of the world. India’s rise to economic superpower is taking place at the foot of the peripherals of the world. It has already affected Pakistan and the northeast. The rise of India is in the shadow of Chinas and more often …
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The recent world problems that have been rocking the world include poverty, hunger, environmental degradation, political instability, human trafficking, ethnic tension, and religious and cultural conflicts. Although the root cause for these world problems is complex, to understand them we must briefly go over their various dimensions. On one hand, poverty is defined as lack …
The basic function of government fiscal policy is to control the money supply and interest rates. Through changes in taxes and its expenditure, the government seeks to stabilize the ups and downs of the national economy and tries to increase overall output and income. In doing so, fiscal policy generates a surplus (if total revenue …
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Sociology refers to social stratification as an unequal distribution of resources and power within a society due to the difference of various socially defined social groups within that society. In most societies around the world, stratification is quite common. Typically, social stratification includes an unequal distribution of personal wealth, income, education, leisure time, employment options, …
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Water Resources in India is vast and a country with vast territory. The western part of the country and the eastern half of the highest population densities. The southern part and the eastern most states are among the most densely populated countries in the world. In order to meet the increasing development needs of the …
Recently, in an interesting article in The New Republic (blog), I noted the irony that while many of the most flagrant abuses of our civil rights occur at the local, municipal, and state levels, we hear so little about the central issues of freedom of speech and of religion that they figure highly into the …
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“In the beginning, democracy was thought of as a form of government by which representative institutions were formed to be accountable to the demos, or the masses, for the exercise of political rights. In its modern form, democracy is a political system in which a person is the supreme legal authority and possesses legitimate power, …
In the United States, social studies is often integrated into the educational curriculum as an integrated study of the humanities and multiple disciplines of social science. Social studies can be a valuable tool for educators to facilitate understanding of current issues and the ways society affects people’s lives. It provides a foundational learning tool that …
Modi has become the most powerful prime minister of India and consequently appointed the most powerful Member of Parliament as prime minister of India, and consequently became the most powerful world leader. No doubt, his performance has been widely applauded across the world. But, what does this mean for corruption? And does Modi’s government have …
“Contemporary,” in the narrower sense of America and Europe, refers to the cultural currents that have shaped the character of contemporary societies. It thus includes political, technological, and socio-economic currents that collectively have shaped the way we live our lives in the US and Europe. Current history thus reflects here the interactions among such cultural …
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