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Important Features of Medieval Thought

Introduction Medieval Political Thought means the Political thought which originated in the medieval period. Medieval period means roughly from 5th century AD to 15th century AD. In the medieval period in Europe, two political thinkers were well known for their political philosophy. They were Thomas Aquinas (also known as St. Thomas Aquinas) and Dante Alighieri. In the medieval period in Europe,…

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Cicero Views on State

Introduction Cicero was a lawyer, statesman and orator. He was one of the outstanding Roman political philosophers. He was not an original political thinker. However, his concepts were accepted widely. He interpreted the Greek philosophy in a new way. He was instrumental in spreading Stoic ideas of Universal brotherhood. His style of writing was very good. That made him very famous. He studied…

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Geographical Expansion of the Indus Valley Civilization

Indus Valley Civilization The Indus Valley Civilization was an ancient civilization that had disappeared hundreds of years ago leaving its ruins. Maximum remains of the Indus Valley Civilization have been found in the valley of river Indus, from where the civilization derives its name. The city of Mohenjodaro was 640 km away from Harappa. The term ‘Mohenjodaro’ means ‘the mound of the dead’,…

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Causes and Solutions of Regional Disparities

REGIONAL DISPARITIES Regional disparities exist in both developed and the developing countries of the world. However, in the developed countries all inhabitants have an assured level of minimum subsistence and the problem of regional imbalance is concerned with mainly the means by which the lagging regions would catch up with the leading regions. On the other hand in the developing countries the…

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Problems and Suggestions of Indian Agricultural Marketing

PROBLEMS OF INDIAN AGRICULTURAL MARKETING 1. Lake of Organization: The first thing that strikes the observer is the lack of any kind of collective organization among the producers. The buyers of agricultural produce specially in the case of money crops, usually operate on the large scale and are organized while the producers are invariably small scattered over a wide area with no common…

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Problems of Agricultural Labourers

Problems of agricultural labourers The problems before the agricultural labourer’s are- i) Illiteracy– Illiteracy is the root cause of almost all the problems. Whether its exploitation or employment generation, role of literacy is significant. In an agrarian economy where the concept to mechanized or modern cultivation has gained a new momentum, education an outstanding place. Education…

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Role of Agriculture in Indian Economy

INTRODUCTION Indian economy is usually described as an agricultural economy. Agriculture is a very important sector of Indian economy. Nearly 70 per cent of the people in India are dependent for their living on agriculture and allied activities. Thus the fate of Indian people largely depends on agriculture. Those who live outside villages belong to agriculture in more than one way, though trade…

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Modern Approach: Features and Limitations of Modern Approach

Modern Approach The genesis of modern approach to the study of comparative politics can be traced back to the publication of books entitled ‘The Human Nature in Politics’ (1925) by Graham Wallas and ‘the Process of Government’ by Aurther Bentley. They started of talking more and more in terms of informal processes of politics and less and less on the study of states and its political institutions…

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Causes of Capital Movements

Another powerful agent of international economic relations is capital. The financial capital flows across the national boundaries have been increasing following the wave of globalization in 1980’s. Previously, the countries allowed mobility of capital and labour, within the national boundaries but in the recent period, a large scale capital and labour mobility has been taking place among the…

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Principal Characteristics of International Trade

Trade is the most important factor in international economic relations. It consists of two elements: a) merchandise trade and b) Trade in services. The components of merchandise trade are exports and imports of manufactured goods. Another important component of international trade is the trade in services. Services generally, include the items like wholesale and retail trade, restaurants and…

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Liberalism in International Relations

Liberalism in International Relations Liberalism in international relations has its roots in the development of liberal political theory in 17th century. John Lock is regarded as the first liberal thinkers of the 17th century. He saw great potential for human progress in modern civil society and capitalist economy, both of which believed could flourish in states that guaranteed individual…

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Political System: Meaning, Definition, Characteristics and Functions of Political System

Introduction Political Science is one of the oldest among social sciences. Several Social sciences have tried to trace their origin back to the ancient Greece but not as successfully as political science. Ever since the Greek Philosophers spoke on political sciences, various scholars have tried to formulate principles which could accurately explain all these political institutions and processes…

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Meaning and Functions of International Organisations

MEANING OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS The Nation-State System is composed of a number of separate sovereign states. The sovereign states interact with one another in a variety of ways. Each state is dependent on the other for satisfying their economic, political and military requirements. Interdependence is an incontrovertible fact of international relations. As such, certain amount of…

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Comparative Government and Comparative Political System

COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND COMPARATIVE POLITICAL SYSTEM Comparative politics is the study of the forms of political organization, their properties, correlations, variations, and modes of change. The students of comparative politics is, therefore, primarily concerned with the study of political organizations or the political system as a whole, in order to identify similarities and differences that…

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Meaning and Attributes of a Nation

INTRODUCTION The word ‘nation‘ is derived from the Latin word ‘natio’ that connotes the idea of common birth or descent. It is often referred to as a culturally distinct territorial entity. The Enciclopedia Brasileria Merito defines nation as, “‘the community of the citizens of a state, living under the same regime or government and having a communion of interests; the collectivity of the…

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Meaning and Factors Determining Political Stability

MEANING OF POLITICAL STABILITY Political stability reflects the resilience and reliability of a given government in place. A stable society is one that is satisfied with the ruling party and the functioning of its various institutions. The stability of a system is determined by the amount of violence, terrorism, revolutionary and autocratic functioning experienced. A stable political structure is…

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Emergence of Modern State

Emergence of Modern State / Development of State : Thus from the above analysis it becomes imperative to analyse the emergence of Modern State. 1) The Rise of Nationalism: One of the prominent historical factors namely the rise of Nationalism and subsequently the Reformation period ushered the rise of Nation-State which assumed a dominant force during the modern times. The decay of feudalism…