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Demand Production and Government Intervention, 1991.
This paper discusses the differences between pure "free enterprise" and the "mixed economy" of the U.S. and examines government's economic role in three distinct areas: Pollution control, medical care and antitrust law.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, $ 63.95
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"In general, the U.S. economy is characterized by "free enterprise," in which market forces determine supply, demand, price, and other economic variables. However, the government also plays a role in the economy, particularly in the real of regulation and taxation, which varies from sector to sector. The extent of such government intervention depends on various factors, such as whether the public interest is adequately served by the workings of the free market. In medical care and housing, for example, the government tends to play a significant role because they are considered necessities in a modern industrial society, which should be available to all. On the other hand, ... "
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Government Intervention and Energy Services, 2005.
A view of government intervention in providing energy services and delivery to the public through private enterprise.
3,600 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 27 sources, APA, $ 100.95
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The conversion of energy into power has progressed to this day as large corporations comply with governmental regulations that seek to ensure that enough electricity is provided to meet customer demand at a fair price. Energy service and delivery companies have provided shareholder growth through acquisitions and mergers and by cutting costs and integrating systems. This paper shows that the federal government intervenes to protect customers and investors through several commissions and agencies, primarily through the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and the more recent Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The states' Public Service Commissions regulate and monitor utility prices, service quantity and quality and can prosecute firms guilty of price discrimination. The paper shows that local governments are mainly concerned with the taking of property through eminent domain, pollution control and regional resources. Although government continues in the direction of deregulating the industry, the regulatory reporting requirements have created numerous jobs in the areas of accounting, reporting, and compliance. The paper explains that computer systems, applications, and products in data processing (SAP) help to maximize resources and assist greatly in data management and government reporting compliance.
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Abstract
Introduction
Brief History of the Utilities Industry
Service and Delivery Territorial Boundaries
Welcome to Energy East
Energy East's Territory
A recent report on Energy East
Government Intervention in the Energy Services & Delivery Industry
Brief History
Federal Government Intervention
The Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission (FERC)
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Regulations Regarding Stocks, Bonds and Derivatives
State & Local Government Intervention
Key Government Legislation Affecting the Industry
Public Holding Company Act of 1935
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Government Reporting Requirements
Establishing and Maintaining Effective Reporting Systems
Systems, Applications, Products in Data Processing (SAP)
Communicating with SEC Officials
Conclusion
Career Opportunities
References
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"Federal, state and regional governments collaborate in controlling electricity prices and the supply of electricity because a price or demand increase in one regional area affects electricity costs and supply of nearby regional areas. One region's energy crisis can have a spill over effect into other states and may spread across the country. This became apparent in California when there was not enough supply to meet the demand during California's deregulation of public utilities as California turned to neighboring regional areas to purchase additional power. When other states refused to sell electricity to California in their crisis because of risk factors, a government emergency order saved them by requiring out-of-state companies to sell power to that region (Bonsor, 2001). Power outages can spread as they too can have spill over effects onto other regions. This happened in the summer of 2003 when New York City up through Canada experienced a massive black out."
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General Model Of Government Intervention, 2002.
Looks at the use and effects of government intervention, and the best approach to intervention.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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The general model of government intervention is intended as an analytical framework to investigate the use and effects of government intervention. The model demonstrates that a strategic, direct, and coercive intervention is the preferable one for achieving goals.
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Government Intervention and Oil Prices, 2006.
A review of the necessity of the Canadian government to lower oil and gas prices.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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The paper presents a government intervention program for lowering Canadian prices in relation to oil and gas. The approach this paper takes is to lower federal taxes for a direct and immediate impact. Although there are follow-on effects that will have to account for the lost revenues, this approach will lower prices during the summer driving season, which is the goal of this intervention.
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Government Intervention in the Steel Industry, 2002.
A paper on the U.S. federal government's imposition of steel tariffs on international trade.
3,695 words (approx. 14.8 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 102.95
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This research report focuses on various aspects of the U.S. government?s imposition of steel tariffs. It discusses the benefits and costs of tariffs in general, and includes a history of government?s support of the U.S. steel industry, details of the steel tariff 2002, why it was imposed, and its repercussions, both negative and positive. The paper also describes the research report which focuses on various aspects of the U.S. government?s imposition of steel tariffs. It discusses the benefits and costs of tariffs in general, and includes a history of government support of the US steel industry, details of the steel tariff 2002, why it was imposed, and its repercussions, both negative and positive. The paper also describes the reaction of different countries including the European Union and the Asian countries to the imposition of the tariff, how they would be affected by the tariff, and what counter measures they have taken or can take in retaliation. It explores the long and short-term economic and political impacts of the measure, both at the internationally and domestic levels. The paper includes the ramifications of such protective tariffs on international trade and on the campaign for globalization and free market economy led by the United States and views of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the US move and also discusses the reaction of different countries including the European Union and the Asian countries to the imposition of the tariff, how they would be affected by the tariff, and what counter measures they have taken or can take in retaliation. It explores the long and short-term economic and political impacts of the measure, both at the international and domestic levels. The paper also includes the ramifications of such protective tariffs.
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"The Bush administration announced the imposition of sweeping tariffs of up to 30% on steel imports to the United States for a period of 3 years in March 2002 purportedly to save the ailing steel industry from collapsing. Predictably, the action has invited particularly harsh criticism from the US trade partners that have been directly affected by the tax, i.e., the European Union, Japan, and China. Domestically too, the proponents of a free market economy have been no less critical of the measure, although the US steel industry, in general, has welcomed the move."
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William J. Stevenson's book, "Production/Operations Management" Production/operations Management, 1991.
This paper is a chapter-by-chapter summary of William J. Stevenson's book, "Production/Operations Management" a work on forecasting, systems design, operation & control, technology, jobs and quality assurance.
4,500 words (approx. 18.0 pages), 1 source, $ 135.95
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"William J. Stevenson's book, "Production/Operations Management" provides an up-to-date introduction to the field. The book is well written and makes excellent use of charts, graphs, illustrations and photographs. Each chapter includes learning objectives and a chapter outline at the beginning, and concludes with a summary, a list of key terms and the pages where they are defined, and solved problems. In addition, there are discussion and review questions as well as problems without solutions provided. There are two appendices, one containing solutions to some problems, and the other containing appropriate tables for calculations. Stevenson has also included a number of case studies to encourage the application of what is presented in the text. By making good use of headings and subheadings, and by using shaded areas to call attention to real-world examples, ... "
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Home Production versus Factory Production, 2003.
Discusses methods of manufacturing clothing and textiles.
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The paper examines the small-scale production of Italian, home production of knitwear. It compares its efficiency to the factory production of knitwear represented by Benetton and looks at the success of Benetton Group in Italy.
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"INTRODUCTION
Italian knitwear firms use an ancient method of production by which homeworkers use their own tools and workplaces to convert raw and semi-finished materials owned by large manufacturers into finished goods. This is quite different from the..."
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Health Care and the Government, 2000.
An examination of the economic effects of government intervention in the health care industry. Includes Medicare fraud, patient costs, drug coverage, insurance and reimbursement.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 31.95
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Health care is a concern for many Americans as the baby boomers age and there is increased demand for medical services. The government regulates much of the health care industry through agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration, and government subsidies (including Medicare) are an integral part of the health care delivery system in the United States.
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"Introduction
Health care is a concern for many Americans as the baby boomers age and there is increased demand for medical services. The government regulates much of the health care industry through agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration, and government subsidies (including Medicare) are an integral part of the health care delivery system in the United States. This research considers the economic effect of government intervention in the health care industry and ways in which policy decisions may affect Americans in the future.
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Medicare is a government health insurance program administered by the federal government which primarily serves elderly recipients of Social Security. The government has chosen to outsource the..."
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The Demand for Indian Tobacco Products, 2004.
Thorough study and evaluation of the demand in the European Union for Indian tobacco products.
8,836 words (approx. 35.3 pages), 44 sources, MLA, $ 185.95
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This dissertation aims to examine the viability of expanding the interests of the Indian Tobacco Company by exporting to the markets of the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. The study explores the economies of the region, the capacity for production, and the potential demand for tobacco exports in the three target countries, as well as their potential markets. Economic indicators, financial indicators, and the relationships between them, as well as growth trends in private spending, country imports, inflationary change, and GDP are reviewed, and standard prices for tobacco products among the countries in light of these other factors are examined.
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Indian Tobacco Company ? Financial Analysis
Profitability and Income
Expense Analysis
Economic Factors
Gross Domestic Product and Net Income
Capacity and Production
Consumption
Price Elasticity of Demand
Nominal vs. Real Prices
Cigarette Imports
Foreign Import Growth
Real Total Domestic Demand
Real Private Consumption Expenditures
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"The advantages for Indian tobacco are a low unit production cost. Average retail prices for export are competitive with respect to Brazil, the United States and Zimbabwe. The cost of converting tobacco into cigarettes in India is approximately .80 US $/1000 pieces in 1999 versus 3.50 in UK and 4.0 in USA. In addition, the Indian market can address the low to medium nicotine levels now being requested by world markets. In addition, such global developments as government controls to restrict production in China, the phasing out of Agri subsidies by EU and Land invasions & Land acquisition in Zimbabwe i.e. change of tobacco farms from White farmers to Native farmer combine to provide an opportunity to gain entrance to export markets, particularly in the United Kingdom, France and Germany."
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Motorola & U.S. Government, 1999.
Examines national & global implications of dispute over cellular phone technology. Looking at trade imbalance, the Japanese economy, politics, market access, government intervention and the currency crisis.
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"The purpose of this research is to examine the events and circumstances surrounding a dispute between the U.S. government and the multinational American public corporation Motorola over the issue of the opening of the Japanese market to American cellular telephone technology. The plan of the research will be to set forth the context in which the dispute arose in 1994, including its major political and economic factors, and then to discuss how the set of issues involved in the dispute were shaped toward resolution.
With global business activity virtually mandated in the modern world on account of the revolution in telecommunications and transportation, issues of foreign trade and international law and the implied clash of cultures accompanying them, need to be understood: "Emphasis is placed on the business enterprise as it .."
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The Energy Service and Delivery Industry, 2005.
This paper discusses government intervention in providing energy services and delivery to the public through private enterprise.
3,385 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 29 sources, APA, $ 96.95
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This paper explains that the very nature of electricity is that it cannot be stored, which does not complement the economic laws of supply and demand; therefore, without government intervention, it is unsure if the industry would adapt to a free market system by providing enough energy to meet affordability public demand but rather divert to monopolistic behavior. The author points out that the federal government intervenes through the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); the Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) assists federal agencies and energy managers by providing services in the areas of financing, technical assistance, outreach and policy and local governments regulate the taking of property through eminent domain, pollution control and various local ordinances.This paper relates that, although government continues in the direction of deregulating the industry, the regulatory reporting requirements have created numerous jobs in the areas of accounting, reporting, and compliance; computer systems, applications, and products in data processing (SAP) help to maximize resources and assist greatly in data management and government reporting compliance.
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Introduction
Brief History of Electricity and the Utilities Industry
Service and Delivery Territorial Boundaries
Welcome to Company "A"
Government Intervention in the Energy Services and Delivery Industry
Brief History
Federal Government Intervention
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
State and Local Government Intervention
Key Government Legislation Affecting the Industry
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Government Reporting Requirements
Establishing and Maintaining Effective Reporting Systems
Systems, Applications, Products in Data Processing (SAP)
Communicating with SEC Officials
Conclusion
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"As the demand for energy grew to mass proportion, it was necessary for governments to regulate the industry to prevent harmful monopolistic practices, allowing for public utility companies to service restricted geographic territories to best serve their customers. Many utility companies today generate a minimal amount of electricity and depend on independent system operators (ISO) who act as independent agencies to manage the flow of electricity along the long-distance, high-voltage power lines that make up the bulk of area's transmissions systems. These ISOs safeguard the reliable delivery of electricity.
Federal, state and regional governments collaborate in controlling electricity prices and the supply of electricity because a price or demand increase in one regional area affects electricity costs and supply of nearby regional areas. One region's energy crisis can have a spill over effect into other states and may spread across the country. This became apparent in California when there was not enough supply to meet the demand during California's deregulation of public utilities as California turned to neighboring regional areas to purchase additional power."
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Humanitarian Intervention, 2004.
Examines to what extent there has been an emerging international norm of 'humanitarian intervention' and how successful attempts at humanitarian intervention have been.
2,320 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper argues that humanitarian intervention, defined as military intervention in a state without the consent of its government, has become an international norm during the period since 1985. Since the U.N. is virtually always the primary agent of intervention, the paper begins by analyzing the reasons for the U.N.'s increasing number of interventions and why they are moving away from the traditional model and shifting towards humanitarian intervention without consent. The results of these interventions have varied, and the paper discusses three precedent-setting cases from the early 1990s in which the consent of parties as a requirement for U.N. humanitarian action was downgraded. Limited, focused humanitarian intervention has been successful, as exemplified by U.N. protection of Kurds in Northern Iraq. When the U.N. and U.S. intervened in Somalia, however, they lost their focus and took on large and varied tasks. In that case, intervention failed. Intervention also fails when it is done halfheartedly, and force is not used even when it is needed. This is what happened in the allied and U.N. humanitarian intervention in Bosnia. For each case study, the paper explains how it set a precedent in U.N. intervention practice, then analyzes the success or failure of the conflict and the causes for it. The effects of failed intervention are profound. The paper concludes by evaluating the U.N.'s role as the primary intervenor in conflicts since the 1980s.
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"There was evidence of "elements of consent" to this in Yugoslavia. Full consent was impossible because of the number of parties and disputes about their status, but through the winter of 1992, interventionist actions were based in consent. But the Security Council's resolution referred obliquely to chapter VII and implied that if Yugoslav consent stopped the UN would continue with its plans. Subsequent resolutions have been written along similar lines. Eventually it became clear that consent and traditional mediation would not halt the fighting, help civilians, or bring a peace settlement. Bosnia never requested humanitarian assistance from the UN, but 4 June 1993, the UN authorized force to defend UN safe area in Bosnia. This was a landmark decision."
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Low Costs Of Production In China, 2006.
An analysis of the effects of low cost production on the market in the United States.
5,314 words (approx. 21.3 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 131.95
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This paper discusses the low costs of production in China. It compares these low costs to the costs of production in the United States and discusses the reasons for the differences in the the costs of production between the two countries. The paper presents the advantages and disadvantages of production in both the United States and in China. It also discusses what effects the low cost of production in China have on the market in the United States.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
American Economy
Production in America
Issues Affecting Product
Costs of Production
Demand in the Market
Competition Between Manufacturers
Quality of Products
Affecting the Quality
Price of Product
Well Educated Labor
High Technology
High Quality Raw Materials Consumer Expectations from Companies
Low Prices
Higher Quality Products
Good Maintenance Service and Warranty
Economy in China
Production in China
Competitive Production Costs
Quality of Products
Comparative Advantages Between China and the U.S
High Population
Low Labor Costs
Low Land Costs
Low Costs of Production
Very Low Prices
Comparative Disadvantages of the U.S. Economy
Conclusions and Recommendations
Conclusions
Recommendations
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"During the past 30 years or more, the U.S. had the most powerful economy not only for its high production but also for its international trade strategy and production technology. But today, the U.S. is not the country of economic dreams as it was before. People are not as relaxed as they were regarding their jobs. In his 2006 study, Janitz stated: "People and companies are worried about losing jobs and opportunities" (p. 20). The main thread to U.S. jobs is outsourcing to China. The U.S. is badly affected, the unemployment rate increased, by the economic growth of China, and it seems it cannot do anything to reverse this situation. According to Janitz (2006), the U.S. still has a chance to overcome this problem by better management (p. 20). The Major advantage China has over the U.S. is its high population that offers a cheap labor force. These wages also affect the total costs of production and lower the price of products. This is the major problem the U.S. has to compete with. It's a general consumer behavior that they always want to buy the highest quality product by paying the lowest fee. Unfortunately, higher quality products cost too much. Before buying a product, consumers generally decide which one is most important for them: buying the product with highest quality or cheapest price. And another factor which helps them to decide is the costs of production."
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Production Management, 2006.
A discussion on production and production management.
905 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper uses an example of a manufacturer of engineering products to highlight the functions of production management. It discusses the role of and abilities needed in a production manager. The paper also explores, by example, the production line and its problems. The author expands on the Japanese system of "kanban".
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"The organization that we are talking about is a manufacturer of engineering products, and the major part of the work seems to be assembling different items into a final product. The function concerned is called in management terms as production management. The most important part of the capacity of a production manager is the ability to balance risks and costs. The duty of the production manager is to keep a track of the involved costs on a regular basis. (Production Management) In this relevant case we have to prepare the job schedules in a detailed manner and for that purpose nowadays there are many different varieties of computer programs which are being available for use. Yet even before finally deciding upon which program or method need to be utilized for the purpose, one has to study about the entire procedure in a most detailed manner."
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The Government and the Housing Markets, 2002.
An overview of Government regulation in the American housing Markets.
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This paper will seek to understand the market for housing and how the government controls the regulations, which are so affective in this area. By understanding how these regulations affect the pricing, and the way that housing is set up, we can see why the government intervention makes such a wave in these markets. With specific examples of the way that government works in this area, a better understanding of housing in American can be seen.
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