Subsistence Economy"How can you buy or sell the sky the warmth of the land?The idea is strange to us.Yet we do not own the freshness of the air or the sparkle of the water.How can you buy them from us?Every part of the Earth is sacred to my people.Every shining pine needle,every...
From a subsistence economy to the production of wealth in ancient formative societies: a political economy perspectiveNo abstract is available for this item.doi:10.1007/s40888-018-0133-3Frangipane, MarcellaEconomia Politica
, between 1988 and 2002 (Qu & Zhao, 2008, estimating inequality in per capita terms among households); 1987 and 1999 (Benjamin, Brandt, & Giles, 2005, using a survey from the Research Center on the Rural Economy); and 2002 and 2013 (Zhu, 2018, estimating inequality among individuals). ...
Given a cumulative distribution function of ability F(a), the population share of high-skilled individuals thus increases and converges to the upper bound, 1−F(amin) as the skill premium rises. 2.3. Final goods production The production side of the economy builds upon Romer (1990) and ...
Cattle were the most common domestic livestock animal throughout much of the Neolithic period in the area now occupied by modern day Switzerland, home to a significant number of sites dating to between approximately 4400 and 2500 cal BC. Many of these sites were located in wetland locations, re...
* The political environment refers to laws, government agencies, and pressure groups that influence and limit various organizations and individuals in a given society. Business legislation has been enacted for a number of reasons. The first is to protect companies from each other. The second ...
the Party's "biggest advantage," and distance from the people the "biggest danger." -- Avoiding History's Cycle 1 Statistics are from the speech at the National Conference to Review the Fight Against Poverty and Commend Individuals and Groups Involved delivered by Xi Jinping, February 25, ...
individuals will engage in self-regulation through various means to restore their sense of control. There are two main coping strategies for individuals who experience a lack of control in their consumption behavior: one coping strategy involves seeking structure and displaying more “conservative” cons...
Individuals aged 50 + but below 60, representing older adults in thirty years, are therefore included in focus-group interviews. During the decision-making process, older adults and their spouses and children form a chain of decision-makers, participants, and influencers. For financial ...
Analysis of the proportion of millet-based food consumed by the individuals whose remains have been examined show that a dietary shift toward gradient millet consumption occurred in the Pingcheng area over time, indicating that millet agriculture became a dominant economic strategy....