Sunday, November 25, 2007

On peace, freedom and development

  • positive vs. negative peace
positive peace: absence of war plus an environment conducive to pursue
development through cooperation
negative peace: pertains only to absence of war



  • positive vs. negative freedom
positive freedom: human's actual capacity to become or
actualize something
negative freedom: refers only to non-intervention of external forces



  • economic growth vs. economic development
economic growth: quantitative increase; "pagsulong"
economic development: qualitative increase (economic growth + equity); "pag-unlad"

DS 112 recorded speech (alternative theories and approaches)

Present a recorded 3-minute speech about your assigned topic. Situate it in the context of the Global South. Provide an appropriate title. P...