Abstract
This paper examines how John Rawls reworks his theses contained in his previous works with "Justice as Fairness: A Restatement". It looks at how Rawls' political philosophy is a modern formulation, presupposing a democratic foundation, which seeks to define justice as a purely political concept and how he attempts to divest the concept of justice as fairness from its moral underpinnings. It analyzes how Rawls reformulates the basic theories contained within his former works in order to distinguish the political from the moral or philosophical spheres.

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"Among Rawls' fundamental ideas is the concept of the basic structure upon which a democratic society is based. The basic structure is a cooperative, collective underpinning of a democratic society. As such, it is informed and rational, applicable to all citizens. Citizens of a just society are both free and equal, not judged on the basis of their gender, ethnicity, race, history, or economic class. The key to a fair, just, cooperative society is basically a social contract. This contract, like any other contract, is a mutual agreement between parties. Its aim is the common good, regardless of any differences or dissention between parties. Because pluralism is an inescapable and welcome facet of a democratic society, disagreement and dissention are inevitable."

Tags:democratic, society, foundation, class, justice

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This paper discusses the Campbell Soup Company's competitive analysis and whether or not the branded convenience food industry is attractive or unattractive. The purpose of this paper is to determine which lines of business the company should invest in and which lines of business the company should eliminate (i.e. harvest or divest). This paper conducts a SWOT and Five Forces analysis to demonstrate Campbell's core competencies and strengths.

Tags:campbell, soup, swot

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Based on a 2001 revised case study of PepsiCo restaurants, this paper goes into the spin offs and the success of their autonomy given the managers of the various elements of the restaurant segment of PepsiCo, including Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC. The paper explains that the economy has benefited the fast food business more than sit-down restaurants, but even now as profits are slowing, the decision not to stay with California Pizza Kitchens and divest the Carts of Colorado business has benefited the bottom line.

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"While diversification is often a good way to help a company's bottom line, especially when it is worth developing areas outside the company's original core business, sometimes there can be too much diversification. This may be the case with the possible acquisition of California Pizza Kitchen and Carts of Colorado. The question is- how well do these two fit into the overall consumer-oriented picture at PepsiCo. Historically, Pepsi's acquisitions made sense. First, Frito-Lay: "Believing that snack chips went well with soda, Kendall merged Pepsi Cola which had sales about $450 million with Frito-Lay Company, a $184 million...""

Tags:fast food, food industry, economy

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The case of PepsiCo's investment in Burma represents a particularly profitable subject for ethical case analysis given that the process which led to the resolution of the problem was not clear and orderly, but was rather one of fits and starts, with very human hesitations and compromises, before a final outcome was agreed upon. The moral issue facing PepsiCo was whether or not to divest its interests in Burma. PepsiCo had three alternative actions: to do nothing and retain its interests in Burma; to publicly sell its interests while covertly maintaining a financial interest in Burma; to completely sell its interests in Burma. PepsiCo attempted to take all three routes.

Tags:pepsi, burma

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This paper discusses labor relations in the airline industry, noting how deregulation changed the nature of those relations and caused the airlines to seek more ways of cutting costs. This paper further discusses how 9-11 added to the costs for the airlines who were then forced to reduce salaries and divest pension plans, creating new tensions that have not yet worked themselves out.

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"Labor relations for some industries can be quite contentious, while for others accommodations are often made on both sides. The airline industry shows examples of both, and in general labor disputes in the industry show a pattern of change in recent years, with new forces at work and with many new concerns bringing in government action, including concerns about the effect of labor problems on safety in the light of potential terrorist acts. As von Nordenflycht and Kochan (2003) write, "even before the events of September 11, 2001, observers perceived strains in the industry's labor relations system, claiming that contracts were taking longer to negotiate, rank-and-file rejections of tentative agreements were more frequent, and job actions were on the rise."

Tags:airline, labor, relations

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This paper examines how the treatment of Native Americans by the early settlers and the later colonists of America has been a lesson in sorrow and despair. It attempts to show that not only was the dispossession of Iroquois land immoral and unethical, but in almost every instance illegal by any standards of contract and treaty as well. It also examines how often the Iroquois were represented by parties that were to benefit from their losses or simply not represented at all since the translation of the documents were often misleading or completely non-sequitur to the actual intention of the treaties and contracts involved.

Outline:
Prospectus
Introduction
The Land and the People are One.
The Patroons and Leasehold Estates
The Beginning of the End
The Father of Our Country
Time Marches On
The Last War Dance
The Trail not Taken
The Last of the Iroquois
Conclusion

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"While there had always been many disputes over the Native American Territories long before then, the Iroquois would find that in 1785 New York and its then Governor, George Clinton, along with a company called The New York Genesee Land Company, would begin a process that would systematically remove them from their lands. First, The New York Genesee Land Company, an independent group of businessman, negotiated a 999-year-lease on the majority of Iroquois lands in New York State for the initial price of $20,000, and an ongoing annual rental fee of $2,000. The State charter had originally assumed full control over the governance of Native American territory which had been reserved to the Iroquois in 1768 by the establishment of a property line, west of which white men were forbidden to settle. The sale of any of the lands of the Six nations was reserved to judgment and prevue of the State alone. "

Tags:colonization, settlers, democracy

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Discusses the history of the company and Cyrus McCormick's 1831 patent on a reaper, his marketing acumen, and ensuing mergers and acquisitions.

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"When International Harvester divested its agricultural operations in the mid-1980s, some analysts considered it the end of a well-known and-at one time-highly successful American company. International Harvester was perhaps best-known for ..."

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It concludes that the restructuring program launched in 1998 was a necessary step in the right direction. The company has committed to divesting its interests in non-core areas, implementing a share repurchase plan, and restructuring its organization in its key operating areas. This has given the company a new focus that improves its financial position and allows it to concentrate its efforts on marketing a more manageable array of products. In time, the company will enjoy increasing returns to scale and live up to its position as the market leader in the industries it operates in. This paper includes an appendix.

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This paper analyzes the role Foreign Direct Investment has played within the Indian economy. It traces FDI's history in India as well as the socio-economic and geo-political factors which have led to the inflow of FDI. The paper studies the success and failures within industry- specific areas such as power, telecom, IT and BPO. It also deals with India's struggle through policies of protectionism and repudiation to large scale reforms, divestments and privatization. The research is somewhat critical of the use of FDI but looks at all aspects of FDI and its role within the Indian economy.

Table of Contents
Opening the Indian Economy and the Magnitude of FDI
Introduction
FDI and Comments on Governmental Policy Formulation for Promotion of MNE' s
Imperative of Attracting Export-oriented FDI through MNE' s
A Professional Approach to Promotion
The Socio-Economic and Geo-political Factors Leading to Liberalization- based Policies in India
Evolution of Government Policy in Conjunction with Promotion of FDI through MNE's
Evolution of Government policy: 1948 ? 1967
The Restrictive Phase: 1968-1979
The Opening up of the 1980's
Structural Adjustment and Globalization: 1990s
Government Policy and Trends in Foreign Investments and Collaboration
Inflows of FDI and an Analysis of Historic Comparative Advantages as Opposed to Knowledge Based Growth
FDI and Pitfalls Related to Inflow
Historic Comparative Advantages
Lost Ideologies in Globalized Paradise
Case Power Sector
Knowledge Based Growth
Case: Telecom Scandal
The IT and BPO sectors
Case Examples
Western Demand and Dupplies Curves
Comments
Indian Liberalization Targets vs. FDI policy Inflows
Foreign Investment Policy
Magnitude of FDI Inflows
Steps India Can Take to Accelerate Increases in FDI Inflows
National Promotion as Brand for Inflow of FDI
Focus on Tertiary Service Sector
Rural Cottage and Agro-based Businesses for Large-scale, Economic Production for Exports
Bureacracy Reduce
Privitzation Acceleration
Investment in Domestic Infrastructure and Projects
Conclusion and Recommendations
Limitations and Future Research
Conclusions from Investigation
Recommendations
Personal Review

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"Various other policies have been laid out since and have been put into effect as an attempt on the part of the Indian government to firmly safeguard MNE 's business interests and promote a competitive environment. Since 1991, India has received a number of delegations of potential foreign investors and the most recent one which is worth mentioning is Mr Bill Clinton's delegation to India which has literally brought about huge FII (Foreign Institutional Investments) up to an estimated $4 dollars within a week. The US has also provided MNE 's to borrow from the EXIM and World banks to further invest in India up to the tune of $750 Million. An indicator of the changed Indian environment is the fact that two giants that left the country following restrictions placed on them under FERA, IBM and Coca-Cola, have both recently come back. IBM has set up a joint venture with the TATA group of companies and Coca-Cola has taken over the local soft drink maker manufacturer, Parle."

Tags:Manmohanomics, Indian, Express, Business, Process, Outsourcing

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In late 1999, following a year that was characterized by a number of damaging product introduction delays, the residual effects of an earlier recall of 60,000 phones, reduced sales and increasing levels of intense competition in the marketplace, Sony closed down its cellphone production operation in North America. The paper shows that in order to remain competitive, Sony took a realistic look at the market, divested itself of operations in an area where it could no longer profitably compete, took advantage of outsourcing some of its manufacturing needs by means of the vehicle of utilizing outside contract manufacturing operations and further reduced costs associated with development by entering into a joint development agreement with Ericsson of Sweden. The paper looks at Sony's move in the context of the cellphone market in the United States, provides a product description and uses the Porter Five Forces Model to explain the forces that shape competition within an industry.

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"The Japanese digital cellular telephone market clearly foretells what cell phones, service and technology will look like in the future?worldwide. Whereas a few short years ago, when a cellular telephone rang in Japan, people would have to speak very loudly in order to be properly understood. Such is no longer the case. Today, instead of speaking on the phones, users are reading email, checking calendars, reviewing weather forecasts (and baseball scores), playing games, downloading text and sending messages. With the music-related innovation detailed above, users will soon be able to also have the strains of their favorite music with them as well. In essence, at least as far as Japan is concerned, this new phone has become the equivalent of the personal computer with wireless connectivity but with much more stringent design constraints (Yoshida, 2000)."

Tags:QUALCOMM, CDMA, Texas, Instruments, PlayStation