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  2. Prefigurative politics - Wikipedia

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    Prefigurative politics are the modes of organization and social relationships that strive to reflect the future society being sought by the group. [1] It is building a new society within the shell of the old by living out the values and social structures you desire for the future. [2]

  3. Economic sociology - Wikipedia

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    Economic sociology is the study of the social cause and effect of various economic phenomena. The field can be broadly divided into a classical period and a contemporary one, known as "new economic sociology".

  4. Predistribution - Wikipedia

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    There has been discussion of whether predistribution is practical. BBC Political Correspondent Ian Watson argues that a predistributive policy might, for instance, require a business (when bidding for a government contract) to pay the living wage rather than the national minimum wage, something that might be difficult during times of austerity although Watson's argument has been countered by ...

  5. Development theory - Wikipedia

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    Human development theory is a theory which uses ideas from different origins, such as ecology, sustainable development, feminism and welfare economics. It wants to avoid normative politics and is focused on how social capital and instructional capital can be deployed to optimize the overall value of human capital in an economy.

  6. Rationalization (sociology) - Wikipedia

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    For example, the implementation of bureaucracies in government is a kind of rationalization, as is the construction of high-efficiency living spaces in architecture and urban planning. A potential reason as to why rationalization of a culture may take place in the modern era is the process of globalization .

  7. Economic planning - Wikipedia

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    The need for long-term economic planning to promote efficiency was a central component of Labour Party thinking until the 1970s. The Conservative Party largely agreed, producing the postwar consensus, namely the broad bipartisan agreement on major policies. [31] A long-term economic plan was a phrase often used in British politics.

  8. Schools of economic thought - Wikipedia

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    Ricardian socialism is a branch of early 19th century classical economic thought based on the theory that labor is the source of all wealth and exchange value, and rent, profit and interest represent distortions to a free market. The pre-Marxian theories of capitalist exploitation they developed are widely regarded as having been heavily ...

  9. Resource mobilization - Wikipedia

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    Resource mobilization is the process of getting resources from the resource provider, using different mechanisms, to implement an organization's predetermined goals. [1] It is a theory that is used in the study of social movements and argues that the success of social movements depends on resources (time, money, skills, etc.) and the ability to use them.