Sunday, February 19, 2006

terms (for DS 100 and Econ 101)

Look for the definition of the following terms/concepts. Be ready for a recitation. For convenience, do the research in group.
-absolute poverty
-relative poverty
-social exclusion
-economic growth vs. economic development
-econometrics
-e-commerce
-e-governance
-new public administration
-tax burden
-outsourcing
-corporatizing BIR (as an option)
-satisficing
-rational choice theory
-zero-sum game
-class stratification
-scientific socialism
-5S of Japan
-Keynesian economics
-Marxist economics
-health economics
-labor economics
-plastic money
-virtual money
-class analysis
-public sector unionism
-"fish-bowl existence"
-trade liberalization
-money politics
-sachet marketing or sachet phenomenon
-development of underdevelopment
-bank mergers
-protectionism
-agrarian reform vs. land reform
-boom-bust cycle
-economic freedom
-post-industrial society
-gemeinschaft
-gesellschaft
-iron law of wages
-affluent society
-throw-away society

DS 121 reviewer for the recitation (matching type with justification of your answer)

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