[ submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the module GD216 Good Governance ] The “strawberry generation” is a derogatory term commonly used to describe the young adults of Taiwan who are perceived as “stylish and attractive”, yet “cannot bear pressure without being blemished” and thus “cannot withstand social pressure or work hard like their parents’ generation” (Chen, 2016:179). The term is also used in various media beyond Taiwan, ranging from a Singaporean lifestyle blog (C, 2021) to an Indonesian parenting book (Kasali, 2018). My first encounter with the term quickly led me to wonder its relations with degrowth principles, especially that of downscaling production and consumption (Research & Degrowth, 2022).
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[ submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the module GD216 Good Governance ] One of the themes discussed in Week 2 was how private education would reproduce neoliberal ways of thinking in students, as it takes “a positivist approach to knowledge” and “removes from consideration crucial questions about whose knowledge is worth learning and why, how knowledge relates to authority, and who designed the tests that supposedly neutrally and objectively measure knowledge that is alleged to be of universal value” (Saltman, 2009:48). I found this personally relatable, as I have been passionately studying an ontologically subjective science, namely economics, since year 7.
[ submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the module GD206 Inequalities and Sustainable Development ] The Parable of the Polygons (Hart & Case, n.d.) is an online playable post which illustrates the shape of society based off Dynamic Models of Segregation (Schelling, 1971). It brings users through a series of hypothetical social situations in a world where there are only two kinds of beings, squares and triangles, and shows them three distinct conclusions: that small individual bias leads to large collective bias; that mere non-bias is insufficient to reduce segregation where the world starts segregated; and that anti-bias is necessary to undo this prevailing status quo. In this essay, I shall first question the emphasis on segregation minimization instead of happiness maximization on the website. Then, I shall utilise Schelling’s (1969) work to critically comment on their implication that non-bias is sufficient to sustain a desirable low level of segregation once it has been reached.
[ submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the module GD104 Economic Principles of Global Sustainable Development with adjustments ] “The pollution problem is a consequence of population,” said Hardin (1968:1245), arguing that pollution is inevitable with the rise in population and hence is a ‘tragedy of the commons’. However, his explanation for pollution does not necessarily reflect the process by which climate change takes place over time. In this essay, I shall argue that climate change is not a ‘tragedy of the commons’ by assessing the natural barriers to enter the atmospheric sink market, as well as the excludability within its sequential usage game.
[ a simplistic analysis of the upholding of justice through Game Theory ] Let’s say that there is one objective definition of justice that the world can agree on. Whatever the definition is, it is something the global population would love to see; it is something the world longs to possess within it. Thus, as with every other object that is useful, justice can be called a “good”.
For most students, the most difficult paper in A Level Economics 9708 must be paper 4. To tackle this paper, I recommend focusing on either microeconomics or macroeconomics. In Section B, there will always be questions on both of these to choose from. I personally enjoy studying microeconomics, so I focused on that.
[ submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the subject Global Perspectives and Research - AS Level with adjustments ] A majority of people demand the government to provide free and better services, but when taxes are imposed, many of them avoid paying. In fact, “out of ten taxpayers (in Indonesia), only one person actually pays taxes,” according to Indonesia’s Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani (2018). This is concerning as taxes are one of the main sources of all governments’ revenue needed to fund their activities--which are hoped to improve the well-being of society. However, some argue that taxes would instead worsen standards of living, especially when little trust is put in the government’s ability to manage public funds. This conflict is experienced by almost all economies with governing bodies, wherein the government has to decide the level of tax it would impose.
[ submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the subject Academic Writing - Year 11 with adjustments ] Imagine this: you scroll through Amazon, pick an item you like, and order. Surprisingly, the item is already near you, and you only need to wait a couple of hours until your item arrives. “Anticipatory shipping” is Amazon’s patented system of predicting which items are going to be ordered and sending them towards the predicted customers before the orders are even made (Marketing, 2014). Indeed, the analysis of large amounts of data, a.k.a. Big Data, has helped many companies in improving their performances. In the future, it is extremely likely that Big Data becomes increasingly essential as it improves allocative efficiency, output, and welfare.
It's the "this too shall pass" time of the year again!
Attached below is a summary of the theory parts of all paper 3's from F/M 2017 up to M/J 2019. Hope it helps! [ submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the subject Academic Writing - Year 11 with adjustments ] “Workers Union to Stage Rally Against Jakarta Minimum Wage,” read a news headline on a popular Indonesian site in November 2018 (Person). This, of course, is not extraordinary news. Just as insistently, workers around the world fight for raises in their minimum wage. Indeed, the minimum wage policy has been thought to secure income, reduce income inequality, and motivate workers. What tends to be overlooked, though, are the negative impacts of this regulation on fellow workers. Failing to benefit all of the workforce it aims, the traditional minimum wage policy may not be worth implementing as it causes unemployment, poverty, and decreases worker productivity.
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