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Economic and Social Issues

Economic and Social Issues is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers critically examines the imperialist nature of global capitalism, addressing issues such as social inequality, post-growth economy, environmental sustainability, political power dynamics, neoliberalism, class struggle, and democratic crisis.

  • Imperialism
  • Global Capitalism
  • Critique
  • Social Inequality
  • Post-Growth Economy
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Political Power
  • Neoliberalism
  • Class Struggle
  • Democratic Crisis
Research works
14k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
-7%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Germany
79% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
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