Rostow's Stages of Economic Growth

Rostow’s Stages of Economic Growth: A Comprehensive Analysis

Economic development has long been a subject of intense study among economists, policymakers, and historians. One of the most influential theories in this field is Walt Whitman Rostow’s Stages of Economic Growth, first presented in his 1960 book, The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto. Rostow’s model outlines a linear progression through which economies evolve from […]

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Sources of poor industrial relations

The Major causes of poor industrial relations

Perhaps the main cause or source of poor industrial relations resulting in inefficiency and labour unrest is mental laziness on the part of both management and labour. Management is not sufficiently concerned to ascertain the causes of inefficiency and unrest following the laissez-faire policy until it is faced with strikes and more serious unrest.  Even with regard

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Actors in the Industrial Relations

3 Actors in the Industrial Relations System

There are generally three main actors in the industrial relations,which are directly involved, namely, employees, employer and government or society: Employers as Actors in the Industrial Relations Employers possess certain rights vis-à-vis labors. They have the right to hire and fire them. Management can also affect workers’ interests by exercising their right to relocate, close or merge

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INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Industrial relations define relationships between employers and employees toward each other in terms of supervision, direction, planning and coordination of organizational activities, with minimal human effort and functions; all this is done with an enthusiastic spirit taking into consideration the safety of all employees. Industrial relations may also be defined as relations between employees and

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Neo-Marxist Theories of Underdevelopment and Dependency

Neo-Marxism Theories of Underdevelopment and Dependency

Neo-Marxism theories of underdevelopment and dependency appeared during the 1950s, partly as a reaction against the growth and modernization theories, partly as the outcome of a long-standing debate concerning the impact of imperialism. The early Neo-Marxist theories were primary known as dependency theories., They were to a large extent influenced by the Latin American structuralists

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Metropoles and Satellites

Metropoles and Satellites According to Baran

Introduction Andrea Gunder Frank, like Baran, was interested in identifying the causes of underdevelopment, but unlike his predecessor he did not lay great emphasis on the social classes and their control over the economic surplus. Rather, Frank argued that the crucial mechanism for extraction of the surplus was trade and other kinds of exchange of

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The collective bargaining process In Industrial Relations

Collective Bargaining process in Industrial Relations

This is a mutual ‘give and take’ transactional relationship between representatives of two institutions that is workers on one side and the employing organization on the other to the mutual benefit of both.  In the unionized organization, the collective bargaining process can be thought of as a complex flow of events that occur in the determination

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Food Security Information

The Food Security Information

Data Collection and Dissemination The Central Statistical Office and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives play a critical role in the collection, processing and dissemination of early warning information for food security, Methods for Collection of Food Security information Food security information is mostly generated from primary sources through field surveys. Surveys are carried using

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