SOSC 2800 Study Guide - Final Guide: Moral Hazard, Agrarian Reform, Ethnic Conflict

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 2800
• Professor: Merouan Mekouar

Document Summary

Collectivization -the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism. Crop pricing: low prices for farmers, low prices for urban dwellers. Shanty towns- a town or a section of a town consisting chiefly of shacks. Urban poor - portion of the urban population living in extreme poverty. Formal sector - is that part of an economy that is taxed and monitored by the government. Informal sector- is that part of an economy that is not taxed, monitored by any form of government or included in any gross national product (gnp), unlike the formal economy. Migration -applies to people"s movement within and across national boundaries. Includes: refugees, asylum seekers, displaced persons, immigrant, usually local, most migrants are men. Push factors: human rights abuses, transitions to democracy, overpopulation, natural and man-made disasters, competitive exclusion, government policies, violence. Pull factors: economic opportunities, government policies, globalization, the internet and satellite television, human trafficking.