Papers by Pietro Reviglio
Stimulating growth: Public Investments vs Foreign Direct Investments
Many privacy advocates have questioned the legitimacy of these databases containing personal info... more Many privacy advocates have questioned the legitimacy of these databases containing personal information, very often sold and elaborated to create aggressive advertisement or to advise and improve companies’ business strategies as well as to support government surveillance. Others argue that these data, commonly called “Big Data” have an enormous potential and will improve our life and contribute to a very efficient society. The aim of this paper is to analyze the problems related to Big Data and their relationship with the capitalist mode of production. Social Big Data in the context of online service providers will be the principal realm of inquiry. Yet, to conduct this analysis I will draw on the ideas of Marcuse and I will follow a critical approach to technology.
Internet.org in the context of global capitalism, democracy and dissent
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The case for a more progressive taxation system and public intervention
India is a country that has been characterized by very strong inequalities. A very rigid caste sy... more India is a country that has been characterized by very strong inequalities. A very rigid caste system stayed in place for several centuries and was only abolished officially in 1949. Even though it was abolished, most of the discrimination and the division among the castes continued. Only during the last centuries, following economic growth and modernization, Indians have begun to change their habits and to accept a more open system of stratification. Nonetheless, a lot of injustices are still frequent and in general members of the former castes have a comparative disadvantage. Equality of opportunity is hardly achieved and social position and success in life is mostly determined by ascription. The Indian government tried to overcome this problem by setting reservation quotas for the members of the former lower castes. In this way access to higher education institutions and to government jobs has been facilitated. A vivid debate has evolved around the effectiveness of this policy, and in particular about the effectiveness of reservation policies in Higher Education. The aim of this paper is to analyze and evaluate the rationale of affirmative action policies in Higher Education. Results will show that the absolute effectiveness of this policy is debatable but that in general the condition of former lower castes has benefited from the policy.
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