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Clyde Prestowitz' "Three Billion New Capitalists", 2007.
This paper discusses Clyde Prestowitz' book, "Three Billion New Capitalists", about the history of India's booming economy.
1,110 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper explains that in his book, "Three Billion New Capitalists", Prestowitz relates how India transformed its image from a backwater economy into Asia's service-sector "tiger", just as China has become Asia's manufacturing giant. The author points out that Prestowitz attributes the origin of service outsourcing to Ross Perot, who had the idea of offering specialized IT services and to Mark Shepherd, who extended the locus of outsourcing to East Asia. The paper describes that the Indian government policies are supporting its information technology, biotech, medical tourism, hardware, financial analysis and pharmaceutical industries, which in turn, are fueling the aggressive Indian economy.
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"When IBM refused to share trade secrets with the domestic Indian electronics industry at the request of Prime Minister Desai, Indian techies delved into the budding world of Unix, propelling India into the future of software development and systems management. Software was heralded as having major export potential and the next few decades witnessed a blossoming of Indian software development firms including Bombay-based Infosys, founded by Narayana Murthy and Nandan M. Nilekani. India's success in IT and in the service sector can at least in part be attributed to its human resources pool."
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The United States and Globalization, 2007.
An in-depth discussion of "Three Billion New Capitalists: The Great Shift of Wealth and Power to the East" by Clyde Prestowitz.
4,504 words (approx. 18.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 117.95
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The paper relates that because globalization affects everyone, Clyde Prestowitz' book, "Three Billion New Capitalists: The Great Shift of Wealth and Power to the East", becomes relevant for all modern readers. The paper examines the heart of Prestowitz's focus; the United States and its economic policies. The paper shows how the economic policies guiding emerging economic superpowers like China are more forward-thinking than the outmoded ones that prevail in the United States. The paper discusses Prestowitz's ideas that a revision of American economic philosophy, spending more on education, health care and sound infrastructure, is vital in order to "ride the third wave" of globalization.
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"Clyde Prestowitz could have easily titled his 2006 book Three Billion New Capitalists Can't Be Wrong. The author does not judge the ethics of globalization itself, for Prestowitz is a realist who understands that globalization began in the 15th century and has only recently entered what the author calls a "third wave." Three billion new capitalists can't be wrong because the economic policies guiding emerging economic superpowers like China are more forward-thinking than the outmoded ones that prevail in the United States. Part history lesson, part appeal for changes to American foreign and domestic economic policy, Three Billion New Capitalists: The Great Shift of Wealth And Power to the East is a must-read for anyone remotely interested in the implications of globalization. Because globalization is affecting every citizen of the world, Prestowitz' book becomes relevant for all modern readers and could even become required material in public schools."
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Venture Capitalists, 2007.
An examination of what a venture capitalist does.
3,020 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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This paper presents an examination of venture capitalism. The writer explores the term, and what it means. The writer then examines several venture capitalist lives and finds out how they came to be venture capitalists and what they get out of venture capitalism as a profession.
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Introduction
The Bubble Has Burst
Deciding What to Invest In
The Goal of Venture Capitalists
What a Venture Capitalist Wants to Know
Venture Capitalist Philosophy
Success Story (Donald Trump)
Conclusion
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"In order for the venture capitalist to realize the rate of return of 58 percent per year, the business has to grow exponentially at rates required to provide a significant value.
The venture capitalist takes a risk, in that he or she generally invests in businesses that a bank or traditional financial institution would turn down, and then asks that the return be higher than a traditional institution would expect. If it works the venture capitalist makes a significant profit in a relatively short time period. If it fails the venture capitalist loses his or her investment, and the profits that money could have made had it been invested elsewhere during those years(Rosenfield, 2002). "
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The Robber Barons: American Capitalists of the Late Nineteenth Century, 2002.
This is an examination and critical evaluation of the 'Robber Barons' of the late 1800s.
2,590 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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This paper is an evaluation of the legendary 'Robber Barons,' the American capitalists of the late 1800s, and their short and long-term impact on American society. The paper looks at men like Carnegie, Rockefeller and Gould and tries to determine whether they were good or evil men. The author looks at whether their actions caused permanent harm to America, or whether they helped to build the powerful industrial state we live in today.
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"Finally, if these men were truly ?robber barons,? I do not think they would have disposed of such vast amounts of their ?stolen? wealth in positive ways through philanthropy. One cannot ignore the endowments and gifts that some of the early capitalists made that continue to benefit many in the world to this day. Carnegie gave away over $350 million for a large variety of projects, almost all of his wealth, before he died. Rockefeller unleashed $550 million, focusing on medical research that resulted in a treatment for meningitis and a vaccine for Yellow Fever. Both men gave freely to educational endeavors. Josephson touches on this in discussing the generosity of the robber barons, but calls the many millions given (billions in today?s money) as attempts to ?extend their sway over the social order? and to control higher education and the freedom of expression (324-325). The fact that a fair number of these men did attempt at times to help their fellow man with their riches, led religious and moral personal lives outside of their businesses, and rose from the same poor stock as the rest of their countrymen needs to be taken into account, and Josephson?s bitter dismissal of their philanthropy ignores the simple fact that more good came from this generosity than bad."
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The Third Wave of Globalization, 2007.
This paper discusses "To Ride the Third Wave" by Clyde Prestowitz, who suggests policies to help the United States succeed in the third wave of globalization.
1,080 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 37.95
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The paper discusses how, in "To Ride the Third Wave," the author claims that America's top priority should be to address its inadequacies in order to maintain competitiveness in the global market. The paper examines the suggested policies that include reducing the role of the US dollar, altering the U.S. energy policy and practice and revamping the savings, loan and taxation systems. The paper discusses the need for the U.S. to reevaluate top expenditures in health care, social security and national defense and to change labor and educational policies. Finally, the author shows the importance of actively deepening relationships with key global players.
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"The turn of the last century saw tremendous global change including the manifestation of a global market. Although many of the promises of globalization have been fulfilled, its pitfalls and potential problems have only recently surfaced. The United States, which rose to international dominion both financially and politically, faces the greatest challenges in maintaining its edge in the third wave of globalization. Its position of global hegemony is diminishing rapidly. America will no longer be a world superpower unless its policy makers are willing to acknowledge and address the nation's inadequacies. These inadequacies include low educational attainment within the population, inequitable distribution of wealth, insufficient workforce skills upgrades, inadequate critical infrastructure, poor savings, taxation, and expenditure policies, and more."
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A Capitalist Economy, 2007.
This paper demonstrates how we live in a capitalist economy and focuses on the privatization of military construction and support services.
2,269 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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The paper explores public good, discounting, externalities, buyers, sellers, markets and capitalist systems. The paper illustrates how the characteristics of a capitalist economy and the United States' economical characteristics are one and the same. The paper discusses the construction initiatives of the Department of Defense and the Army and shows how there is plenty of room for competition in making these initiatives less costly and more sustainable. The paper explains how this will result in better housing for military members and their families which is considered to be in the realm of what defines the 'public good' in the society of the United States.
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Objective
Capitalist Economy
Construction-Military Housing
Construction-Utilities
Construction-Highways
Public Good-The Metric Measure
Summary and Conclusion
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"In the beliefs of Smith the economy in which no monopolies existed would be one that promoted competition and would be free from undue involvement on the part of the government. Competition keeps prices "in line with the needs of consumers or what Smith referred to as the "invisible hand" of the market which in the view of Smith allows the self-interest individually to drive the provision for the public good or "overall interest of society". (Ibid) In other words those who have services or goods for sale or the sellers are impacted by competition negatively should be buyers choose to go to another vendor or service deliverer."
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"The Billion Dollar BET", 2004.
A review of the book, "The Billion Dollar BET," written by Brett Pulley, a senior editor at "Forbes" magazine.
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This paper discusses Brett Pulley's book, "The Billion Dollar BET," a rags-to-riches biographical story of Robert Louis Johnson. The paper takes the reader on a journey along with Robert Johnson from Mississippi and the little that he had to 'Black Entertainment Television' and the success that came about with it, along with the controversies that made Johnson a billionaire.
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"Brett Pulley is a Senior Editor at Forbes magazine and has written the book titled The Billion Dollar BET: Robert Johnson and the Inside Story of Black Entertainment Television. The Billion Dollar BET is an unauthorized biography of the founder of Black Entertainment Television, Robert Louis Johnson. The author traces the blazing path of Robert Johnson through social and economic barriers with his charm and intelligence to firmly ensconce himself into the politics of Washington and the media business. This rag to riches story should have been inspiring, but then the author has painted the methods employed by Robert Johnson as anything but noble. The sale of Black Entertainment Television to Viacom in 1999 made Robert Johnson a billionaire and many consider him the first black billionaire. (Editorial Review: The Billion Dollar BET: Robert Johnson and the Inside Story of Black Entertainment Television)"
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Capitalist Conservatism, 2002.
A discussion on the theory of capitalist conservatism.
1,420 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper presents a detailed discussion about capitalist conservatism. The writer uses two published works to discuss the topic and its merits. The discussion revolves around whether or not the writer agrees with the idea that capitalism is merely progressive tradition challenging force for change.
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"The dictionary defines capitalism as an economic system. It is a system that is characterized by private ownership and corporate ownership of capital goods. Those goods are obtained by investments and the investments are chosen by private decisions using prices, production and goods distribution as decision factors . This all provides competition in a free market and it is the foundational existence of the economic system called capitalism. Capitalism has been studied throughout history because of its widely fluctuating successes and failures ."
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The Capitalist Press -- A Reinforcer of Racism., 2002.
This paper discusses how, as the reflector, as well as the re-enforcer, of widely held values in racist culture, the capitalist press is necessary racist.
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Because of this reality, there are several fundamental implications for race relations in technocapitalist society. The paper examines how the capitalist press is racist precisely because elites make an effort to practise social control.
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Pokemon and Capitalistic Development, 2008.
This paper discusses the global phenomenon of Pokemon and its relationship to Western capitalistic development.
1,957 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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The paper explores Pokemon as being a nostalgic escape from, and a training ground in, capitalistic development. In order to understand this apparent inherent paradox in Pokemon, the paper considers its origins in Japanese cultural traditions and how these traditions have shaped its interrelationship with capitalism in ways that are subtly distinct from Western conceptions of capitalism and popular culture. The paper shows how this paradox is not unique to the Pokemon game but is actually deeply rooted in postwar Japanese popular culture as a response to, and a collaboration with, the market capitalism that defined much of postwar Japanese society.
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Introduction
Pokemon and its Context
Pokemon and its Paradoxes
Conclusion
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"Pokemon originated in the late 1990s as part of a strategy by the Japanese gaming company, Nintendo, to revive interest in its Game Boy portable gaming platform. Designed by the famous Japanese game designer Tajiri Satoshi, the game was intended to be open and modular to further development across media. In its basic form, it consists of a highly interactive play between players who seek to collect all 150 imaginary creatures or "pocket monsters"; hence the term "Pokemon". The marketing potential of the game lies in the fact that it is impossible to catch or buy all of the monsters (Tobin Introduction 3-5). By the early 2000s the number of pocket monsters had expanded to 300, and over US$15 billion in Pokemon merchandise had been sold around the world (Allison Millennial 4-5)."
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Capitalist State, 1992.
A Marxist analysis of the oppressive economic and political nature of the Capitalist State, discussing class struggle, alienation, profit system and materialism.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 5 sources, $ 87.95
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"According to a Marxist analysis, the economic and political realities of the capitalist state are by nature oppressive. The founder of Marxism, Karl Marx, was a German philosopher who lived between the years 1818 and 1883. In the 1840s, Marx began collaborating with Friedrich Engels (1820.1895) on a number of essays pertaining to the economic conditions of life. Together, Marx and Engels produced the important and influential text known as the Manifesto of the Communist Party (1848). In this work, the authors urged workers of the world to unite against the exploitative bourgeoisie class. Later, in 1867, Marx wrote a three.volume book entitled Capital, in which he denounced the injustices of the capitalist system. A reading of these two works provides a strong basis for an understanding of the Marxist critique of capitalism."
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Clyde Edgerton's Novels, 1995.
This paper analyzes the roles of strong female characters in satires of Southern society by Clyde Edgerton.
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"The female characters of novelist Clyde Edgerton demonstrate a variety of points of view for women in the South today. The male and female characters alike in these novels exemplify different social and political attitudes, and the novelist presents these points of view with a satirical edge that shows how foolish both sides in an argument can be. At the same time, he manages to do this without losing the humanity of his characters, and women such as Raney, though racist in her altitudes at first, remains a real person rather than a caricature even as the author is implicitly criticizing her beliefs. These characters express themselves in dialogue that is realistic and that reveals the underlying human being behind the words being spoken. Edgerton does not create these characters so much as he presents them, allowing them to speak for themselves ... "
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The Capitalist Ethos in "Bartleby, the Scrivener", 2007.
An exploration of the capitalist work ethic of the main character in Herman Melville's classic short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener".
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper examines how, in the short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener", one of the more interesting character interactions is the narrator's reaction to Bartleby. The paper discusses how, if one observes this situation in the context of the ideas of Max Weber, it seems that Weber would most likely credit the way the narrator reacts to Bartleby to the ethos of capitalism instilled in the narrator by his Protestantism. The paper explains that it is this ethos that causes the narrator to be so perplexed by Bartleby, as well as what leads to the narrator's compassion towards him.
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"In order to claim that that narrator's capitalist ethos is at the root of the narrator's reaction we must first show that the narrator indeed has such an ethos. In "Bartleby" the narrator exhibits ascetic Protestantism, which Weber claims is the religious foundation that defines the current capitalist ethos. It is easy to see that the narrator is religious when his is "... [going] to Trinity Church," (Melville 16). Even more proof comes on page 28 when the narrator reads Jonathan Edwards and is mulling over the issue of predestination. Both of these are signs that the narrator is Calvinist, as Edwards was a Puritan writer and predestination is a predominantly Calvinist principle. Signs of asceticism also show up in the setting of the narrator's office, which has windows that "...afford a lateral view of certain grimy back-yards and bricks," (8) and is scantly decorated. It is evident that in "Bartleby" the narrator has a Protestant background that instills in him an ethos of capitalism that affects his relation with his scrivener Bartleby."
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Shock Therapy as a Bridge Between the Socialist and Capitalist Systems, 2002.
An in-depth analysis of the social, political and economic rebuilding of post-socialist countries.
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This essay argues that rapid economic reforms implement only initial stages of economic reorganization for Central and Eastern European countries. The region of post-socialist societies has specific constraints for the development of the market economy model and capitalist system. Therefore, in order to develop market relations in these countries governments should implement more sensitive and systematic rather than drastic reforms.
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"For post-socialist countries a market economy first implies a higher life standards and better life quality. However, such an economic model has certain rules that control the economic performance of the actors. Although in practice the model of the market economy is a set of complex relations, the market itself could be defined as social institution, necessarily supported by a network of other institutions and social norms (Hausner, Nielsen, 1992: 134). The model of Central and Eastern European economies under the socialist regime was determined by a hierarchical bureaucratic structure and central planning. All countries were bound into one market, where competition ? the main driving force of the capitalist system and the market economy- was eliminated. Therefore, these two types of economic systems rest upon different mechanisms ? ?rules of the game?. Although the reorganization of economic system with an aim to reach the economic model of the capitalist society did take place in post-socialist economies, in the majority of post-socialist countries economic transformation lowered the living standards of the country. Therefore, one could raise the question is it possible and beneficial to replace socialist system with capitalist one? "
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Quasi-Capitalistic Micro Economy, 2002.
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This paper discusses the change in the quasi-capitalistic micro economy over time. The paper also refers to a shift from the classical study of economics from Adam Smith that is from the free market system to a more Keynesian approach. The paper highlights how technology has changed how we work as the employee is no longer just a factor of production to be exploited but a meaningful part of the business.
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