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  2. Federalist No. 10 - Wikipedia

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    He states, "Those who hold and those who are without property have ever formed distinct interests in society." Providing some examples of the distinct interests, Madison identified a landed interest, a manufacturing interest, a mercantile interest, a moneyed interest, and "many lesser interests".

  3. Interest - Wikipedia

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    In finance and economics, interest is payment from a borrower or deposit-taking financial institution to a lender or depositor of an amount above repayment of the principal sum (that is, the amount borrowed), at a particular rate. [1] It is distinct from a fee which the borrower may pay to the lender or some third party.

  4. Constructivism (international relations) - Wikipedia

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    Studies of such processes are examples of the constructivist attitude towards state interests and identities. Such interests and identities are central determinants of state behaviour, as such studying their nature and their formation is integral in constructivist methodology to explaining the international system.

  5. Types of social groups - Wikipedia

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    Basic groups: The smallest possible social group with a defined number of people (i.e. greater than 1)—often associated with family building: Dyad: Will be a group of two people. Social interaction in a dyad is typically more intense than in larger groups as neither member shares the other's attention with anyone else.

  6. Self-interest - Wikipedia

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    Self-interest generally refers to a focus on the needs or desires (interests) of one's self. Most times, actions that display self-interest are often performed without conscious knowing. A number of philosophical, psychological, and economic theories examine the role of self-interest

  7. List of subcultures - Wikipedia

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    91 from chapter "Subcultural conflict" by Phil Cohen. 106, 110-111 from chapter "Girls and subcultures (1977)" by Angela McRobbie and Jenny Garber; 127 from chapter "The meaning of style" by Dick Hebdige. 136-137 from chapter "Second-hand dresses and the role of the ragmarket (1989)" by Angela McRobbie.

  8. Public interest - Wikipedia

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    In social science and economics, public interest is "the welfare or well-being of the general public" and society. While it has earlier philosophical roots and is considered to be at the core of democratic theories of government, often paired with two other concepts, convenience and necessity, it first became explicitly integrated into governance instruments in the early part of the 20th century.

  9. Equal consideration of interests - Wikipedia

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    The principle of equal consideration of interests is a moral principle that states that one should both include all affected interests when calculating the rightness of an action and weigh those interests equally. [1]

  10. Compound interest - Wikipedia

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    These rates are usually the annualised compound interest rate alongside charges other than interest, such as taxes and other fees. Examples Compound interest of 15% on initial $10,000 investment over 40 years Annual dividend of 1.5% on initial $10,000 investment $266,864 in total dividend payments over 40 years

  11. Special interest group - Wikipedia

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    A special interest group (SIG) is a community within a larger organization with a shared interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning or technology where members cooperate to effect or to produce solutions within their particular field, and may communicate, meet, and organize conferences.