From the Paper "Introduction
The media pays close attention to interest rates, noting when the Federal Reserve Board's Open Market Committee meets, and the stock and bond markets react to real or anticipated changes in interest rates. Yet many consumers do not understand the interest rates discussed by the Fed and the media; what consumers do appreciate is that many mortgages and other loan rates are based on these figures. This research explores how the Federal Reserve conducts monetary policy, and examines the monetary policy of the last several years.
Background
The Fed's mission is to protect the integrity of the nation's money by providing a healthy banking and financial system that is consistent..."
From the Paper "Introduction
This research will analyze the effect that the yakuza, Japan's organized crime syndicate, has on the Japanese economy and on the life of the people of Japan. The effect of the yakuza will be illustrated with an exploration of the yakuza's infiltration of many legitimate businesses and how this specifically affects the Japanese economy. Further, there is short examination of the effect the yakuza have had in efforts by/ the Japanese government to reform the economy in the face of the worst recession in Japan's history since the end of World
War II. What is the Yakuza?
The yakuza is Japan's organized crime syndicate. Although the yakuza has old roots in Japan, the yakuza did not prosper until after World War II."
Abstract The paper shows that after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, Americans are wondering if the U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East is in need of radical modification or whether the present policy should hold firm. The paper examines the suggestion that United States foreign policy has long reflected imperialist tendencies of American monopolistic capital that exemplifies the nation's quest for world supremacy.
From the Paper "Foreign policy reflects an attempt to coexist within the boundaries of civilized reality; however, the divided interpretations of what civilized reality truly means have often clouded the very essence behind the concept of foreign policy. When the established policy does not provide for friendly relations, then the only alternative arrangement finds that the parties involved are struggling to overpower each other in an attempt to either acquire or maintain political superiority. After the September 11 attacks upon the World Trade Center and Pentagon, Americans are wondering if the US foreign policy in the Middle East is in need of radical modification or whether the present policy should hold firm. "Now more than ever, timely, detailed analysis of the changing foreign policy and security environments of Central Asia and the Middle East is essential to American security policy" (Eurasia Program)."
Abstract This paper states, in President Bush s view, all the factors add up to the need for strong action to remove Saddam Hussein from the leadership of Iraq. The author thinks that the United Nations has tried to get Iraq to meet the requirements of the past resolutions, but that Iraq will not go along with the resolutions. The paper concludes that President Bush wants to have the support of many countries in the effort to replace Saddam.
From the Paper "Saddam Hussein has violated sixteen of the United Nations Security Council resolutions passed to control Iraq s destructive tendencies. The resolutions were passed between November 29, 1990 (the time of Iraq s invasion of Kuwait) and December 17, 1999. The resolutions were not just violated one time, but were violated many times. After the Gulf War, Iraq was supposed to release prisoners, return Kuwaiti property and pay for damages to Kuwait. Iraq had to allow the destruction of chemical and biological weapons and all of its ability to make any more of these types of weapons."
Tags: action, remove, leadership, iraq, requirements, resolutions, support
This paper reviews the book, "In Pursuit of Equity: Women, Men and the Quest for Economic Citizenship in Twentieth Century America" by the social historian Alice Kessler-Harris.
1,735 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 1 source, 2002, $ 56.95
Abstract This paper discusses that women's citizenship is more than political rights and includes how women are treated at work. The paper points out that from the beginning of America, economic success and the right to work has been linked with full participation in the American political process. The paper continues that current law still reflects certain anti-female laboring biases.
From the Paper "The need for organized, well-paid male work was thus presented as validating a necessary social norm, the ability of a man to be the head of his own household, and to control the purse strings of the home. Male dominion of the family was crucial to the social order of the land, thus making well-paid male labor an economic necessity. This did not mean, of course, that women did not work when necessary. However, even when women did work extremely hard, such labor was viewed as subsidiary to male labor and male economic sustenance of the household."
Abstract This paper examines the "The Social Contract" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau which argues that we are all born free and equal, yet do not live either freely or equally. It discusses the argument that the construction of the General Will is the means by which people can achieve freedom. The General Will is the social contract where all members of society agree to obey the General Will to be part of society. Rousseau argues that by this General Will, the separate wills of each member of society converge into one and that freedom is achieved because every citizen is equal, each being a single unit of the General Will and having the same amount of influence over it. It considers the implications of the General Will and the social contract and how Rousseau's version of freedom and equality may never be truly attained, however this may be a reality of a society, rather than a downfall in the theory.
From the Paper "Rousseau differentiates between two types of freedom, personal freedom and social freedom. Personal freedom is an individual's own selfish choices, where an individual will carry out only those actions that are of benefit to them. Social freedom is the freedom achieved when an individual carries out those actions that the General Will requires. Rousseau argues that social freedom must be achieved at the expense of personal freedom. This is the cost of being part of a society. Thus while an individual is born free, their freedom in society cannot exist until they give up their personal freedom. Giving up their personal freedom for social freedom, means all individuals act in accordance with what is best for society as a whole, not their own needs and wants. It is true in this, that individuals do give up freedom."
Tags: general, will, social, contract, individual, freedom, society
Abstract This paper discusses how The Securities Exchange Commission is charged with the overseeing of the stock exchange and that includes the investigations of alleged insider trading practices. It discusses how in recent years the SEC has evaluated and reformed many of its organizational behaviors for the purpose of trying to curb the much-publicized insider trading cases that it has had to handle. It examines some of these changes in its organizational behavior such as the even distribution of commissioners from the Democratic and Republican political parties to protect the SEC from being accused of being driven by partisan desires and changes in employee conditions.
From the Paper "The SC has over 3,000 staff members throughout the United States. They are charged with overseeing the activities and transactions of more than 14,000 companies. This included 700,000 representatives that are registered through the SEC and over 8,000 brokers or dealers of stock(Boodhoo, 2001). There are 30,000 investment portfolios that are also a part of what the commission must oversee and guide. The organizational behavior and culture of the SEC seems to drive staff members to other agencies or civilian companies according to many experts in the field. The low pay, high stress, overwork, and political ramifications often prove to be overwhelming."
Discusses political polls; cross-influences of public & polls; theory; Harris & Gallup polls; errors, pitfalls, fraud possibilities; effect on candidates and accuracy.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 15 sources, 1989, $ 55.95
From the Paper " Opinion polls are by far one of the most used tools in the areas of politics, advertising, and market research. The use of polls within the context of a political campaign, the Gallup and Harris polls for instance, is the way in which most Americans become familiar with this type of research. Although polls are far from infallible, there is little doubt that their use has some value. As a leading research scholar said, "However partial, misleading or inconclusive polls may be as indicators of public opinion, they are better than anything else we've got" ("The," 1988, p. 1). Polls take on particular significance in Presidential election years, witnessed most recently by the 1988 campaign in which both Vice.President George Bush and Governor Michael Dukakis made extensive use of polls as an indicator of public views. Nevertheless, opinion polls have been severely (...)"
This paper examines the international debt crisis: Origins, less developed countries, U.S. indebtedness, banks, International Monetary Fund, conditionality, stabilization process, trade, currency, investments and future. Tables.
3,600 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 12 sources, 1990, $ 127.95
From the Paper "This research examines the international debt crisis. International debt is the external debt owed by a country--either a country's government or entities within that country.
An external deficit develops for a country when the claims of foreign entities on the country's economy exceed the claims of entities in that country on the economies of other countries. A country's external debt is comprised of loans to both government and private sector organizations in the country. Loans to government entities involve sovereign risk, while loans to all other entities involve enterprise risk.
Loans involved in a country's external debt are extended by other governments, by international organizations (primarily the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and The World Bank), and by ... "
From the Paper "The purpose of this research is to examine the positions of dramatic critics and theorists on the work of Bertolt Brecht. The plan of the research will be to set forth methods that various theorists use to discuss Brecht's writings, to analyze competing political readings of his plays, and then to suggest a depoliticized reading of his work that is keyed to his aesthetic theory. As appropriate, reference will be made to the sometimes contradictory positions taken by Brecht as playwright, political personality, director of the Berliner Ensemble, and dramatic theorist.
One important theorist of Brechtian drama is Brecht himself. His explanation of what he termed epic theatre can be taken as a starting point for understanding the context in which the pattern of ideas in his work and the means by which these ideas may be..."
Marx wrote that the "state apparatus is simultaneously a 'parasitic body' on civil society and an autonomous source of political action.". According to Marx, the state is a legal and political superstructure consisting of the "official, active and conscious expression of the economic structure of society.". This superstructure is the bourgeoisie which expropriates the surplus labor of others. The material interest of the ruling class, or the bourgeoisie, is systematically antagonistic to the material interest of the producer class (the proletarian class) from whom this surplus labor is expropriated.
Marx believes that this antagonism is what supports the political superstructure. Where there is no division of labor..."
From the Paper "This paper will compare and contrast the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. During the American Civil War, Lincoln served as president of the United States, and Davis served as president of the Southern Confederate States. Over the course of the war, Lincoln proved himself to be the better president. This was not simply because the Union won the war, but also because Lincoln was more capable of leading his government and his people. Davis' failures as a leader were partially due to circumstances beyond his control. For example, the war effort in the South was complicated by economic problems, the lack of support from other nations, and the fact that the North had greater military strength. However, it can also be seen that Davis had weaknesses in his personality as well as in his role as a public figure. Specifically, Davis's pride and arrogance ..."
From the Paper "The position of first lady in American society is not codified anywhere. There is no mention of it in the Constitution and no body of law related to it. The recent active participation of Hillary Rodham Clinton in the role has engendered considerable discussion and even opposition, yet she is hardly the first first lady to take an active role in either politics or government. Eleanor Roosevelt was also a very active first lady, and she was also subject to considerable criticism for her political role. She also had no more guidance than any other first lady as to what her role should be, and she shaped that role to her own liking to as great a degree as possible. An analysis of her background, her political life, and her relationship to the policies of the Roosevelt Administration will show how she managed to shape that role and what she contributed.."
From the Paper "The Problems with "Reinventing Government"
This paper will discuss the current move to "reinvent government," focusing specifically upon the problem of accountability. The first part of the paper will briefly examine how the present situation of government ineffectiveness came about. The second part of the paper will discuss the reason for the development of large government bureaucracies in the first place. The third part of the paper will look at some of the proposed reforms. The fourth part of the paper will discuss some of the problems with these proposed reforms.
In the late 1970s, it became fashionable among members of a large group of people to declare that government had become too big since the 1930s and that it was high time to reduce the size and scope of government. This movement led, in part to the "tax revolt" of..."
This paper analyzes ethical, public policy and political issues surrounding California Proposition 187's (a measure that denies illegal immigrants access to public education and to all health services save emergency care) passage and its possible effects
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 13 sources, 1995, $ 63.95
From the Paper "On November 8, 1994, California voters enacted ballot Proposition 187, a measure that denies illegal immigrants access to public education and to all health services save emergency care. The winning margin was 59 percent. Although implementation of the measure was blocked by an injunction on November 16, scarcely a week after the vote, the measure has already had a number of reported effects, ranging from increased racial harassment of Latinos to the failure of an anticipated increase in illegal immigration from the interior of Mexico to materialize, in spite of that country's economic crisis.
More generally, the controversy over Proposition 187, which was only sharpened by passage of the measure, has brought ... "
