SOSC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Marilyn Waring, Nairu, Crop Yield
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Work & class: what is work, alienation and class, employment, unemployment and underemployment (main st. to bay st. , top ten lists: pay, danger and crime, labour and law, perspectives on labour and management, westray. Marilyn waring video continued: 1995 produced by: kent martin. Killing people is considered very valuable in the economic system. Since the oil shock of 1974-1975, it has been the purpose of the us to improve the economy. War pays, war contributes to development and growth (wealth???) The philippines can be seen as the microcosm of the world. Services include prostitution to help get out of poverty. 70% of women and girl in thailand have become infected with the hiv virus. Those who sexually exploit children are seen as doing productive work, since they are generating income. Foreign own companies and philippino elites own 90% of the land. In a country of 90 million people 20 million are homeless.