Sentences with phrase «major social crisis»

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As with the last great crisis of social democracy in the 1970s, today's stark choices are being posed as the result of a major economic shift within capitalism: the deep disruption of capital accumulation as a consequence of the crisis in global financial markets unleashed in 2008.

Major obstacles include religious fundamentalism, which not only triggers conflicts but also contributes to the suppression of women; global warming, which might produce ecological crises that spur social unrest and violence; overpopulation, particularly when it produces a surplus of unmarried, unemployed young men; and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Richards also pointed to the Mexico Tourism Board's recent proactive strategy with regard to the Zika virus: using trade, consumer and social media channels to educate people and abate fears in a way that helped calm a potential threat to tourism before it could become a major crisis.

Major social upheavals and crises are notorious as catalysts for the re-evaluation of values and the erosion or augmentation of human rights.

Publication date: 2007-06-01 First Published In: The International Journal of Children's Rights Authors: P. Tranter, S. Sharpe Abstract: Major social upheavals and crises are notorious as catalysts for the re-evaluation of values and the erosion or augmentation of human rights.

Some 85 % of US and UK corporate counsel at Fortune 1000 companies fear social media could push a minor problem into a major crisis.

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