Thomson's manual of Pacific Northwest finance

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Identifikator:: 1838857176

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-229226

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Thomson's manual of Pacific Northwest finance

Place of publication:: Seattle

Publisher:: Thomson's Statistical Service

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: XXX, 487 Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Section VI. Public utilities

Collection:: Economics Books

150 THE SOCIAL THEORY OF GEORG SIMMEL even in those which are not purely purposive associations, the relationship implies only a limited contribution on the part of the members in exchange for a limited service on the part of the group. Apart from the significance of a boundary line for the reciprocities across the border, the existence of such a boundary is also of importance for the internal relations of group elements. It is characteristic for the social life of the group whether the surrounding frame is felt as compressing and hemming in the life-processes of the group, or as suf- ficiently wide to allow for expansion and growth. This so- ciological density is not identical with a mere density of population. It is not primarily the result of the number of people, but depends rather on whether their forces and activities have sufficient room for growth or whether any expansion throws them against the border. In oriental states, the spatial frames of groups leave plenty of room notwithstanding the density of population. In western commercial states, the framework may appear much more narrow notwithstanding a much smaller population den- sity. The history of Venice shows an interesting illustration of the existence of a narrow frame and its influence on the life of the group. Territorial growth being impossible, the expansion of the city had to take the form of a dynamic expansion into the world at large. This policy required a world-view and wide vision which was lacking among the masses, and therefore led to an aristocratic form of gov- ernment. Although Venice is perhaps the best illustration, the formal sociological influence and significance of a nar- row spatial frame is not limited to political constellations, but is manifest in all social groups and associations.” r Soz., pp. 624-30.

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