scholarly journals Valuable Subversions: Gendered Generativity and Sorcerous Production in Central Mozambique

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-66
Author(s):  
Bjørn Enge Bertelsen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Life ◽  
General Argument ◽  
The Real ◽  
Social Orders ◽  
Central Purpose

How is one to analyze the existence of a subterranean dwarfish couple (zwidoma) occupying the space underneath cooking places and whose central purpose is to reinforce a market woman’s sales—but simultaneously feeding off her very body? Using urban and rural ethnographic material from central Mozambique, where such assemblages comprising the zwidoma and a woman are integral to economic life and social orders, this article contextualizes such constellations—effectively interferences within various domains of value—by undertaking an analysis of gendered modalities of generativity. Further, by meditating on various understandings of cosmology and, ultimately, the dynamics constituting the realms of the real, it presents an alternative to influential analyses of capitalism, such as the notion of “occult economies.” An argument is made not only for value’s dynamic and changeable nature but also for the necessity to appreciate instances of its subversion with destructive effects. The article underlines, therefore, how such subversions of value, in various forms, is in line with Tsing’s (2015) general argument that critical explorations of capitalism and regimes of valuation and production are best undertaken in peri-capitalist zones—such as urban and rural Mozambique.

The case of ‘losses in any event’: a question of duty, cause or damages?

Legal Studies ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 558-585
Author(s):  
Mark Stiggelbout
Keyword(s):  
Economic Loss ◽  
Duty Of Care ◽  
Private Law ◽  
General Argument ◽  
The Real ◽  
Pure Economic Loss ◽  
Court Of Appeal ◽  
Careful Comparison

This paper considers the relevance of a finding that, even absent the defendant's unlawfulness, the private law claimant would have suffered the losses claimed. It provides a principled framework for considering the issues raised by such a finding of ‘losses in any event’, arguing that it should be distinguished both from causation of injury and from the scope of the defendant's duty of care, and that it should be treated as raising a question of damages. It highlights the need, particularly in pure economic loss cases, for a careful comparison of the real and the hypothetical losses so as to determine whether the latter would indeed have been losses in any event. In this regard, the decision of the Court of Appeal in Calvert v William Hill Credit Ltd is subjected to close scrutiny. A more general argument advanced is that tort and contract both do and should adopt similar approaches in this field.

The battles of October in Moscow: Through Witness' Eyes

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
В.В. Хутарев-Гарнишевский
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Behavioral Strategies ◽  
The Real ◽  
History Of ◽  
Unique Source ◽  
The Times ◽  
Economical Process

Публикуемый источник является отрывком из дневника депутата Московской городской Думы Н.П. Вишнякова (1844-1927). Автор лично не принимал участия в боевых действиях, но находился в самом эпицентре боевых действий между «красными» и «белыми», так как проживал с семьей в центре города. Именно эти события часто называют началом полноценной Гражданской войны. Его дневник отражает психологическое состояние мирного горожанина, оказавшегося заложником гражданского противостояния на улицах Москвы.Особый интерес представляют описания особенностей быта москвичей, циркулирующие среди них слухи, домыслы, их надежды и страхи, а также поведенческие стратегии различных социальных слоев. Особую ценность представляет то, что автор делал свои записи два-три раза в день, подробно фиксируя происходящее. Подобного рода источники крайне немногочисленны.Мемуарное и эпистолярное наследие Н.П. Вишнякова давно признано уникальным источником по истории общественно-политической, культурной и экономической жизни Москвы, но никогда не было опубликовано полностью. Лишь дважды публиковались небольшие отрывки.Данная публикация является частью работы по подготовке полного издания эпистолярного наследия Н.П. Вишнякова, который был вовлечен почти во все политические и экономические процессы Москвы времен правления императора Николая II. Он был депутатом (гласным) Московской Думы с 1873 по 1917 гг. с пятилетним перерывом в 1892--1897 гг., мировым судьей, известным ученым-геологом и краеведом.Для публикации были раскрыты многочисленные сокращения топонимов, а также расшифрованы индивидуальные, характерные для автора сокращения.Особую трудность представляет почерк Н.П. Вишнякова, подчас очень сложный для понимания и в отдельных случаях не поддающийся расшифровке.Эпистолярное наследия Н.П. Вишнякова весьма обширно, а сам дневник охватывает события с 1872 по 1918 гг. Published is an excerpt from a diary of N.P. Vishnyakov (1844–1927), a Moscow Duma deputy. Nikolay Petrovich has never personally participated in the events, but was in the epicenter of the October battles between the Red and the White movements, as he and his family lived in the centre of Moscow. Those events in particular are often referred to as the beginning of the real Civil War. His diary shows us the mental state of a peaceful citizen caught as a hostage during the civil confrontation on Moscow streets. Depicted are certain peculiarities of everyday life, rumors and doubts, hopes and fears of Moscovites, as well as behavioral strategies of different social groups.Most valuable is that the author made 2–3 diary entries a day, registering the events in details. Such sources are very few in number.N.P. Vishnyakov's memoirs and epistolary heritage have never before were fully published and were marked as a unique source on the history of political, cultural and economic life in Moscow between 1873--1918.This is a part of an upcoming publication of the complete texts of N.P. Vishnyakov's epistolary heritage. Nukolay Petrovich was fully engaged into almost every political and economical process in Moscow during the times of Nicholas II. He was a deputy of the Moscow Duma from 1873 to 1917, with a short break in 1892--1897, a magistrate judge, a well-known geology scientist and ethnographer.For this publication shorten forms of toponymies and some personalized abbreviations have been deciphered. It is sometimes very difficult to follow and understand N.P. Veshnyakov’s handwriting.

THE ECONOMIC COMPONENT EVALUATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN CONDITIONS OF NATIONAL ECONOMY OPENNESS

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-281
Author(s):  
Nataliya LAGODIIENKO ◽  
Vladyslav LAGODIIENKO
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Poultry Meat ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
The Real

Introduction. The article assesses the importance of economic efficiency of agricultural production sustainable development in the conditions of the national economy openness. It is noted that sustainable development as a new form of social dynamics, applies to all spheres of socio-economic life and requires scientific and methodological development of models and mechanisms for its implementation in the practice of management. The least developed aspects of it now remain the problem of assessing the economic component of the agricultural production sustainable development in the conditions of the national economy openness. The purpose of the article is to assess the economic component of sustainable development of agricultural production in the conditions of the national economy openness. Within the achieve-ment of the goal, the following tasks were identified: research into the dynamics of the main indicators of the agricultural production level; estimation of indicators of agricultural enterprises economic activity; research of the self-sufficiency level in Ukraine by the main types of food. Results. It has been researched that in the agricultural sector of agrarian production of Ukraine there are positive changes – yields of all included in the analysis crops tend to increase. However, the indicators of the stability level of such growth (coefficient of variation) show significant differentiation. Despite the low values of the variation coefficients in agricultural productivity (excluding the average daily growth of pigs), the current state of the domestic livestock industry cannot be called satisfactory – because the number of cattle and pigs that are not compensated for the growth of animals continues to decline. As a result, production of milk, beef and pork decreases. In livestock farming, the decrease in production can only be compensated by the increase in poultry meat production. Conclusions. There is an extremely unstable dynamics of agricultural production. In our opinion, the main reason for the sharp fluctuations in production downward was: 1) rapid devaluation of the hryvnia; 2) the loss of traditional markets. The real flow of investment into agriculture demonstrates extremely volatile dynamics. The real dynamics of capital investment in Ukraine’s agriculture, not distorted by inflationary influence, has a low level of stability. Keywords: agricultural production, sustainable development, social infrastructure, rural territories, food security, economic component of sustainable development, production efficiency.

Market Crime

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Interests ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The Government ◽  
Private Corporations

The weakness and unreliability of the public administration forced the government to work closely with private interests, leaving responsibility for policing and taxation to private corporations. Without the guilds, which provided a kind of self-interested policing system, it would have been extremely difficult for the government to tax and regulate the economy. This chapter examines the consequences of this in terms of how market justice was experienced in practice on the streets of Venice. It presents a detailed study of law enforcement in practice, using one of the few surviving registers of criminal denunciations at the Giustizia Vecchia. To understand the real meaning of market justice for ordinary people, the discussion focuses on the mundane and the everyday, the sort of ordinary crime that constituted the background to economic life.

The “Nature” of the Internet

2018 ◽  
pp. 162-180
Author(s):  
Matthew Hindman
Keyword(s):  
Public Policies ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Real

This chapter argues that, in crucial ways, misconceptions about the “nature” of the Internet are still the explicit rationale for our public policies. The problem in writing about “the” Internet, the chapter argues, is that there is not one Internet but two. The first is the actual-existing Internet most of us use daily, if not constantly. The second is what can be called the “imaginary” Internet—the idealized, fictionalized, reified Internet that “everyone knows,” which is democratizing communication and economic life. Again and again, our understanding of the real Internet has been obscured by unfounded faith in the idealized one. The chapter argues that the gap between the imagined Internet and the real one is not just a matter of emphasis or optimistic tone or rhetorical flourish. On the imagined Internet, many still suppose that audiences are spread thinly across tens of thousands of outlets. On the real Internet, by contrast, a third of web visits go to the top ten firms.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Real Estate Prices – Evidence From Macroeconomic Data In Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thi Hoang Yen ◽  
Nguyen Thanh Hung ◽  
Le Doan Minh Duc ◽  
Vo Hoang Ngoc Thuy ◽  
Ngo Thi My Thuy
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Real Estate Market ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Macroeconomic Factors ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Real Estate ◽  
The Real Estate Market ◽  
Real Estate Prices

The real estate market is important in socio-economic life and is even more important for countries with open, transition, and developing economies like Vietnam. The price of real estate is an important factor in the market and is affected by many macroeconomic factors. Using quarterly data from the first quarter of 2005 to the fourth quarter of 2018, the authors construct realistic test pattern matching purposes, requires analysis and possibility of possible sources of data collected in Vietnam on the relationship between real estate price index and factors of economic growth, inflation, money supply and average long-term lending rate in the market. Experimental results demonstrate that these macroeconomic factors have a significant impact on real estate prices in Vietnam. From here, the article provides macroeconomic policy implications for the State of Vietnam in stabilizing real estate commodity prices in particular and developing the real estate market in general.

scholarly journals Wyznaniowe zróżnicowanie kultury gospodarczej. O ideologicznym nadużyciu znanej tezy

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 67-80
Author(s):  
Aniela Dylus
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Max Weber ◽  
Religious Faith ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Protestant Ethic ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
The Real ◽  
Value Hierarchy

More than one hundred years ago, Max Weber agued that the Protestant religion, particularly the religious ideas of Calvinism and the Puritan ethic, played a positive role in creating the capitalistic spirit. The article hereby attempts to show that this thesis (the Protestant Ethic Thesis) gradually evolved into different stereotypes. It also appeared to be especially prone to some ideological abuse. The description of these stereotypes and different forms of abuse has been preceded with attempts to answer some questions such as: Is the cultural context of economic life really differentiated with regard to religious ideas? Is Max Weber’s thesis timeless? In fact, the results of various kinds of research allow to falsify the thesis given above. It is the real religious faith as such and not its content that is economically significant. However, there are some cultural differences between Catholics and Protestants that are determined by their religious faith. These differences concern rather e.g. their different focus on the value hierarchy or significance attached to satisfying needs.

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