Sentences with phrase «economic classes which»

Labour and the Tories were created to represent social and economic classes which have ceased to exist.

Id say the justice system is harder on poor or lower socio - economic classes which happen to be more non caucasion.

Not exact matches

That formula works in the huge U.S. market, but doesn't translate as well to Canada, which has a tenth of the population and less stratification in its economic classes.

The movement was popular with working class citizens under 25, who have suffered under international sanctions which have affected Iran's economic growth.

Macron's reforms to cut housing taxes paid by the French middle class could lead to further growth in demand that should drive further strong loan growth in the mortgage area, which is already benefiting from the improving economic backdrop.

The Congressional Budget Office defines asset bubbles as: «An economic development in which the price of a class of physical or financial assets (such as houses or securities) rises to a level that appears to be unsustainable and well above the assets» value as determined by economic fundamentals.

If you've been on the site for awhile, you have a head start because we've already discussed the importance of a discipline known as asset allocation, which involves selecting among different asset classes to build a well - balanced portfolio that can weather different economic environments, tax regimes, global conditions, inflation or deflation, and a host of other variables that history has shown will fluctuate over time.

And where others see little regard for Main Street, Obama sees a focus on how the government can do more to bolster the economic prospects of poor - and middle - class Americans, and someone who would carry those concerns to the Fed, which has vast powers over interest rates and the financial system.

One method is tactical asset allocation and the key to success here is to identify the asset classes which relatively outperform during the different periods of an economic cycle.

Obama cited statistics released the same day in the White House's new report from his Council of Economic Advisers which show that conflicts likely lead, on average, to 1 percentage point lower annual returns on retirement savings as well as $ 17 billion of losses every year for working and middle - class families.

Title III of the JOBS Act (The CROWDFUND Act) on the other hand, which creates a democratized private capital marketplace by allowing investors of all economic classes to participate, isn't looking so good.

And to do this let us begin by climbing up till we tower over the trees which now hide the forest from us; in other words let us forget for a moment the details of the economic crises, the political tensions, the class - struggles which block out our horizon, and let us climb high enough to gain an inclusive and impartial view of the whole process of hominization11 as it has advanced during the last fifty or sixty years.

A sociologist like William Julius Wilson can underline the importance of economic factors, pointing to the precipitous decline in manufacturing, and at the same time write frankly about the destructive influence of ghetto culture which lacks a viable middle class that once served as a «social buffer.

Whatever doubts may exist about the sources of this democracy, there can be none about the chief source of the morality that gives it life and substance... [From the Hebrew tradition, via the Puritans, come] the contract and all its corollaries; the higher law as something more than a «brooding omnipresence in the sky»; the concept of the competent and responsible individual; certain key ingredients of economic individualism; the insistence on a citizenry educated to understand its rights and duties; and the middle - class virtues, that high plateau of moral stability on which, so Americans believe, successful democracy must always build [Seedtime of the Republic (Harcourt, Brace, 1953, p. 55)-RSB-.

Economic globalization has created class societies with differences in wealth and power as great as those against which Marx protested.

On the one side is elite capitalism, in which a few families or individuals own a large percentage of the wealth, there is a consequent absence of a large middle class, and control of the economic system is by the elite.

But it is also held that globalization has brought in its wake, great inequities, mass impoverishment and despair, that it has fractured society along the existing fault lines of class, gender and community, while almost irreversibly widening the gap between rich and poor nations, that it has caused the flow of currencies across international borders, which has been responsible for financial and economic crises in many countries and regions, including the current Asian financial crisis, that it has enriched a small minority of persons and corporations within nations and within the international system, marginalizing and violating the basic human rights of millions of workers, peasants and farmers and indigenous communities.

By this I mean that they have less control over their lives, less latitude in decision - making, and less influence over political, educational, and economic institutions which impinge upon their lives, than is the case with people in the middle classes.

This is not the place to go into the complexities of what used to be called «stratification theory,» but ever since Marx gave a prominent place to «class» in his interpretation of history, there has been general agreement to use this term to refer to a system of ranking in which the command of economic resources is the prevailing criterion.

Baker has studied ten UPC congregations of differing location, economic class, ethnic origin and style of ministry — congregations which show real vitality — and his book describes the sources of that vitality.

In the case of fracking, we need to consider the ways in which increased oil - and - gas production contributes to economic growth and thereby helps the working class.

It fashions society into an economic organization in which production for profit becomes the central enterprise, in which the economic relations of men are regarded as their fundamental relations, in which economic privileges are most highly prized, and in which the resultant classes of men are set to struggle with one another for the economic goods.

That ought to get us past any Marxist reading of this text, in which the indictment of being rich applies only to the economic class that owns the means of production.

There is a persistent provincialism which makes men tend to see political and economic issues from the standpoint of their own class or culture or nation.

Unless, that is, our essentially middle - class life style is challenged by the poverty and oppression which is the lot of most of humankind, and we confront the hard truth that the issue is not reform of the welfare system, no matter how much that is needed, but the end of a capitalist economic order which increasingly divides the world into those who have and those who have not.

• The rejection of social and economic privileges which discriminate between different groups of people, which prevents the emergence of a class system.

A society in which married couples are expected to be faithful to their marital vows «for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health» is a society that assumes all people, regardless of class, can experience marriage as a «school of love»» no matter what economic hardships may confront them.

He estimates that the organized working class will soon feel the pinch of a hi - tech development under TNC auspices which increasingly excludes them from sharing in the scheme of economic production and distribution.

On the other hand, we have the Marxist interpretation of history as a «dialectical» process, determined by economic factors; a process which takes form in our time as the final class - war between bourgeoisie and proletariate with their respective «ideologies».

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This explains why the customer base of Aldi and Lidl is increasingly middle class — 24 per cent of their shoppers come from the AB socio ‑ economic group — which is almost in line with Tesco and is higher than Morrisons and Asda.

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

«Vince has the experience we need to revitalize our economy by promoting small business growth, creating good - paying jobs and providing real middle - class tax relief and economic opportunity,» Giuliani said in a statement released by Tabone's campaign, which also included a photo of the candidate and his ex-boss at a recent fundraiser at the Grand Havana Club in Manhattan.

Governor Ambode also reassured Lagosians that his administration would remain committed to improving the State with world class transportation system as a vital component, which according to him is a key requirement for the sustenance of economic growth in the State.

Its primary vehicle is UKIP, which is slowly morphing into a populist party of patriotism, traditionalism and economic policies designed for the «working - working class».

John McCain's campaign, which will continue the George Bush economic policies that have devastated the middle class, called Barack out of touch and elitist.

The responsibility for the crisis is identified in turn with Berlusconi and his failure to deliver on the liberal revolution he repeatedly promised; with the Democratic Party which many saw as hopeless during the long years in opposition; and finally, with Mario Monti, whose technocratic government some perceive as the product of the economic establishment which created the crisis and is now passing the costs on to the middle class.

The event, which has attracted other dignitaries within the political economic and social class has also drawn governors to the lawyer's home country.

Democratic insiders say Nixon's chances are still slim, but especially so if she doesn't make inroads with crucial black voters, a bloc from which Cuomo has enjoyed healthy support in recent years and with whom progressives like Bernie Sanders failed to garner support with their more class - focused economic populist messages.

Governor Eliot Spitzer's first executive budget is the focus of FPI's seventeenth annual budget briefing: a discussion of economic and fiscal context for the budget, and an analysis of the extent to which the budget helps the state's regions grow together and strengthens and expands the middle class.

In the core chapters of their book, they look first at the social and economic changes which, throughout Europe, have reduced the political power of the working class.

But this morning, he called Mitt Romney's selection of Ryan a «real moment of frankness and candor,» and then proceeded to tear into Ryan's budget plan as a «paint - by - numbers picture» of an America in which the middle class would be asked to shoulder an ever - greater economic burden.

While middle and working class Americans have been devastated by Great Recession, the wealthiest have done just fine, while their tax burden remains the lowest it's been in over 40 years.The last few months have seen the emergence of a counter-narrative which focuses attention on economic inequality and a tax system in New York State out of kilter with notions of fairness and equality.

The British National Party, Hungarian Jobbik movement and Geert Wilders» Freedom Party, all of which have played on the economic fears of working - class voters, are all within striking distance of seats in the Brussels Parliament.

African writers and artists have set out to rewrite Western views of the continent, which is experiencing steady economic growth, a rising middle class, and demands new perspectives.

The initiative is an attempted, kind of, grassroots intellectual movement to come up with a series of ideas that will move us towards a more stable economic arena, [in] which the middle - class gets more benefits than it is getting now from the wealth in this country, and also puts the country on a trajectory that supports the good things the country has traditionally done.

Although initially sceptical about the need for change, as the blinders are ripped from her eyes Maud realizes she must play her part to secure a brighter future for women across the country — which means equal pay, parental rights for mothers, access to education and a slew of other human rights — all of which she and other women of all social and economic classes were denied.

Teachers often come from vastly different social and economic classes than their students, which can lead to culture clashes in the classroom.

How Understanding Poverty Can Help Low - Income Children Learn Teachers often come from vastly different social and economic classes than their students, which can lead to culture clashes in the classroom.

Societies with a strong middle class make greater investments in public goods such as education, which helps fuel their future economic success.