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International Fund Assistance to Afghanistan, 2007.
An analysis of the reasons for the failure of the international fund assistance directed toward Afghanistan.
2,230 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper discusses international assistance that has been directed toward Afghanistan following the United States invasion after the September 11 terrorist attacks in America. The paper argues that this international assistance has been a failure and it discusses the reasons for this suggestion. It then discusses the role of the Committee for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan and what it has achieved.
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" One more reason for the failure was the Bush administration's cooperation with regional warlords, i.e., its decision to ally with them and their militia (Dorgan 2004). These warlords destabilized Afghanistan's central government, inhibited reconstruction efforts, enhanced the resurgence of narcotics production and trafficking, and contributed to human rights abuses against the Afghans. Yet the US continued to send financial support to these regional commanders and rely on their forces in dealing with remaining Taliban (USIP 2004 as qtd in Dorgan). The CIA simply handed suitcases of cash to these warlords to rearm or enable them to resume former positions in dealing with the Taliban. It also provided them with seed money for smuggling, drug trafficking and overall criminal activity (Dorgan)."
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The International Monetary Fund and its Assistance to Russia, 2000.
A brief explanation of the bailout and assistance rendered to Russia by the International Monetary Fund during the financial crisis of the late 1990's.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 32.95
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"Established in 1946, the IMF was formed as an international organization of 182 countries, established to promote international monetary cooperation, orderly exchange arrangements; that fosters economic growth and high levels of employment; have exchange stability, and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries under enough safeguards to help ease balance of payments adjustment. It was now time for Russia to turn to the world for help."
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U.S. Military Assistance Funding to Indonesia, 2005.
An overview of the people and events, which are causative factors to U.S. military assistance funding in Indonesia.
5,241 words (approx. 21.0 pages), 18 sources, MLA, $ 130.95
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This case study examines the issues surrounding the influence, intervention, sanctions, and programs applied toward Indonesia support. Key to this study are the individual people, groups, and institutions surrounding the successes and failures in this assistance and the motivations, perceptions, and agendas involved.
Table of Contents
Introduction
History
Historical Overview of Indonesia and United States' National Security Interests
U.S. Military Assistance Prior to Sanctions and How Funding was Used
Sanctions
Aim
Objectives
The Informal Universe
Issue Leaders
Overview
Indonesia Players
Institutional Linkage
Human Rights Watch
Nike
United States Military Collaboration
Issue Clusters
Assessment
Appendix A
Appendix B
Bibliography
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"According to the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs , Indonesia is a strategic key to our National Security interests. Located strategically alongside several important international maritime crossroads, ingress to the United States from the sea must be managed from such strategic locations. The United States enjoys a reliable relationship with Indonesia at this time; playing a significant role in its independence and supporting its anti-communistic position during the Cold War has worked to repay our nation in 'cordial and cooperative relations' today. Jemaah Islamiyah - a terrorist organization - made its presence known to Indonesia during terrorist attacks on Bali (October 2002) and Jakarta (August 2003). Occurring so close to the United States attacks of September 11, 2001, the alliance - although not a formal treaty - has meaning and value to both countries."
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Employee Assistance Programs, 1991.
This paper discusses employee assistance programs to combat decreased productivity because of employees' alcoholism and personal problems: Purpose, funding, methods, effectiveness, socioeconomics and legal issues.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 15 sources, $ 87.95
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"There are myriad problems which plague both public and private organizations resulting in decreased productivity (tardiness, absenteeism, work-place substance abuse, off-site substance abuse impacting performance, an increased incidence of accidents, faulty decision making, and decreased employee morale) due to an increasing incidence of "troubled employees". ... reports that factors such as new and modified life-styles, a changed workforce, increased female participation in the workforce, changed roles among females and males within the family structure and within the work-place, new management practices, the changing nature of work, a decline in union power and membership, technological advances resulting in rapid job changes and job elimination, and increased education, ... "
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Social Assistance, 2007.
Analyzes 3 articles on social assistance: "Slouching toward the Bottom? Provincial Social Assistance Provision in Canada", "Alberta: One-Party
"Dominance and Neo-Liberalism", & "Aroused like One from Sleep: From NewPoor Law to Contractual Workfare".
1,133 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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In this article, the writer notes how neo-liberal policy has its roots in nineteenth century conceptions about the unemployed - and how this mind-set has crept back into the provincial policy-making of modern-day Canada. While discussing the three articles, the writer suggests that the climate of entitlement which characterized the period from 1945 to at least the middle 1970s in much of the western world has given way to a neo-liberal ethic that actually hearkens back to an earlier time wherein obligations on the part of those who found themselves under-employed were considered at least as important as the rights those individuals had to secure shelter and some form of income. The writer concludes that social policy is cyclical, and that the articles appear to capture that trend.
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"Before bringing this paper to a close, a few final points are in order. Clearly, there can be little question that all of the articles touch upon the new-found popularity of neo-liberal policies in an age of globalization and in an age of governmental retreat brought about by the new fluidity of capital, people, information and resources - a fluidity which has dramatically curtailed the power of government to execute labor policy as it once did. Beyond that, it may be said that these articles craft a compelling picture of the ideological and political reasons why governmental actors did not strive harder, when it became clear that the easy affluence and low unemployment of the immediate post-War period was no longer guaranteed, to protect the entitlements and generous provisions to which many Canadians had become accustomed after 1945. Ultimately, economic pressures provided a welcome excuse for neo-conservative statesmen to pursue reformist measures that would have been unthinkable a generation earlier."
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Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program (TANF), 2002.
This paper discusses the historical origins, impact and success or failure of the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program enacted into law in 1996.
2,375 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This paper discusses that TANF replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Families (AFDC) portion of federally financed welfare assistance and was radically different than it. This paper describes that TANF consists of block grants of fixed amounts of federal funds to the states, which are free to provide welfare assistance to the poor on such terms as they individually see fit, subject to only to constitutional requirements and federal guidelines. The author feels that the aim of the TANF is to reduce the welfare rolls and associated costs by imposing time and other limitations on the availability of welfare benefits and by encouraging the transition of recipients from welfare to work.
Table of Contents
Background
Demands for Welfare Reform in the 1980s
First Three Years of Clinton Administration (1993-1995)
Passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
Evaluation of the Impact and Success or Failure of TANF
Conclusion
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"Federal relief was originally intended as a temporary measure designed to alleviate the suffering caused by the economic dislocation produced by the Great Depression. President Franklin Roosevelt said at the time he introduced the Federal Relief Act in 1935 that "continued dependence on relief induces spiritual and moral degeneration." Primary reliance was on make work jobs as a source of income. AFDC was added as supplementary relief for families where the principal breadwinner was dead, absent or disabled. Over time, AFDC was expanded to include survivors and dependent coverage. In 1960s under Lyndon Johnson's anti-poverty program, additional federal and state financial assistance to poor families was provided in the form of free food stamps and school lunches, free or subsidized health care, education and housing, and aid to the elderly and disabled."
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Public Assistance Programs, 2005.
A discussion on the effectiveness of public assistance programs.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper addresses the controversy over the effectiveness of public assistance programs, contending that in spite of the valid arguments against them, they do work but need improvement. It also mentions the development of public assistance programs.
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"President Lyndon B Johnson initiated the country's War on Poverty in his State of the Union address in which the statement "This administration today here and now declares unconditional war on poverty in America ..."
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Research Assistance Companies, 2007.
An argument for the growing importance of research assistance businesses.
1,558 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper reviews the benefits of research assistant companies. The paper argues that these benefits include the creation of new education markets, the streamlining of research methods and financial benefits to students, teachers and the staff members of the research companies.
Outline:
Introduction
What They Are
Financial Benefits
Student Assistance
Conclusion
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"Students benefit from the commodity element of research assistance companies because they are the benefactors of the product. They are given opportunities to choose the best company and the companies work hard to attract their business by providing the best possible materials for them to draw from in their research."
"In short the industry has exploded into a healthy commodity market and through that market the students using the services are benefiting.
The research assistance business has generated conditions for additional markets to emerge which in turn creates an environment by which the cognitive process of learning becomes a market. "
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Social Assistance and the Determinants of Health, 2007.
An analysis of the determinants of health among those receiving social assistance in Ontario.
724 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 25.95
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This paper discusses Ontarians who are receiving social assistance. It looks at the resources that people need to deal with their environment, as well as to fulfill personal aspirations, and discusses the wide variety of health differences which have their source in advantaged or disadvantaged environments. The paper also discusses the significant gap between the rich and poor in Ontario.
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"Based on the materialist explanation for the income and health relationship, individuals have different material advantages or disadvantages that will accumulate over the life span (Raphael, 2004). People born into poverty cannot have the advantages of a good education leading to a desirable income. The neo-materialist explanation for the health and income relationship is that living conditions produce an impact that influences people's health. Furthermore, there are certain societal factors which determine the quality of the social determinants of health. The government decides how the society's resources will be distributed; how the decision is made will create an impact on the quality of social determinants of health (Raphael, 2004). People who receive social assistance have no choice but to live in conditions that are harmful to health."
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Abandoned & Medically Fragile Infants: Assistance Act of 1995, 2002.
A study on the New Jersey legislation, "Abandoned and Medically Fragile Infants Assistance Act of 1995".
1,920 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 61.95
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This paper examines the New Jersey legislation, "Assistance Act of 1995" for abandoned and medically fragile infants, which was designed to curb the continuously increasing numbers of infants who were either abandoned by parents who are simply incapable of providing proper nurturing environment for their child. It explores the possible social reasons for the abandonment. The paper describes grants and provision of services available and foster families and foster care institutes to better utilize them for the benefit of all those medically fragile infants.
Table of Contents
Review of the Act
Purpose of the Act
Congress Research Findings
Grants for Projects/Services
Priority in Provision of Services
Case Plan With Respect to Foster Care
Administration of Grant
Requirements of Application:
Grants to provide nurturing home environments & family-centered services for medically fragile infants
Evaluations, Studies & Reports by Secretary
Definitions
Abandoned' & Abandonment
Dangerous Drugs
Natural Family
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Secretary
Authorization of Appropriations
Recommendations
Works Cited
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"On March 16, 1995, ?In the House of Representatives?, Mr. Payne of New Jersey introduced a bill, which was referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. The main motive behind this act was to establish a program that would assist abandoned and medically fragile infants. Consequently; the bill was cited as ?Abandoned and Medically Fragile Infants Assistance Act of 1995?".
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Employee Assistance Programs, 2005.
A discussion on employee assistance programs and their effect on the work environment.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper explores employee assistance programs (EAP's), describing what they offer and the benefits that they can provide to employees and employers. It describes the benefits of EAP's regarding happier employees which lead to a more efficient workplace.
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"Employee assistance programs (EAP's) are programs that are generally provided by employers or in some cases jointly provided by employers and unions. Employee Assistance Programs (EAP's) are intended to assist employees and their family ..."
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Canada Assistance Program, 2002.
A look at how the Canada Assistance Program is utilized in Ontario.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 11 sources, $ 133.95
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This paper examines the Canada Assistance Program (CAP) in the context of Ontario in 2002. Initially, the development in CAP is outlined. Then the declining federal financial contribution and declining federal influence is documented. The new, restrictive regime introduced by the Ontario Tories after 1995 is outlined finally.
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Employee Assistance Programs, 2007.
This paper discusses public sector employee assistance programs.
1,968 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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In this article, the writer presents an examination of employee benefit programs and looks at how they impact the public sector workplace. The writer explains what employment assistance programs (EAP's) are. The writer then discusses their history, management and impact and also studies how they fit into the public sector workforce. The writer concludes that, as public sector organizations move forward and budgets become tighter, EAP's should not only be maintained, but they should be enhanced to further reduce public sector workplace problems which in turn saves taxpayer dollars.
Outline:
Introduction
History
Purpose
Types of EAPs
Benefits of EAP in Public Sector Workforces
How EAPs Are Managed
Public Sector Specifics
Success or Failure
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"Over the years EAP's developed into programs meant to assist with any employee personal problem that had the potential to interfere with his or her ability to perform work duties. This can include marriage issues, financial stress, depression, drug or alcohol use, child care issues or other things that are not job related but have a negative impact on the employee's job performance."
"Employee Assistance Programs saw major growth during the 1970s when federal grants began to be offered to help offset the cost of providing such programs in the private and public sector."
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Military Assistance To The 1992 Los Angeles Riots, 2002.
Examines the function of U.S. Armed Forces to provide military assistance to civilian authorities in restoring law and order in domestic civil disturbances as a last resort.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 11 sources, $ 55.95
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Function of U.S. Armed Forces to provide military assistance to civilian authorities in restoring law and order in domestic civil distrubances as a last resort. Legal considerations. Examines appropriateness of the military response in Los Angeles, California; its implementation, shortcomings, effective results. Socio-economic issues involved. Loss of control by LAPD.
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"MILITARY ASSISTANCE & CIVIL DISTURBANCES: LOS ANGELES RIOTS CASE
A. Identification of the Appropriate Military Response to Civil Disturbances Based on Doctrine and Which Organization Should Accomplish This Response. United States armed forces have traditionally been available to provide military assistance to civilian authorities (MACDIS or MACA) in restoring law and order in domestic civil disturbances. However, under Department of Defense (DOD) Directive Number 3025.12, 4 Feb 1994 (1994 Directive) and its 1991 predecessor, the armed forces renders MACDIS only as a last resort where its "use . . . is necessary to prevent the loss of life or wanton destruction of property, or to restore governmental functioning and public order" and when "duly constituted local authorities are unable to control the situation" (sec. 4.2.2.1). Sec. 4.1.3 provides that "the primary ..."
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, 2004.
A look at the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) initiatives of the 1990s and the consequences of operating the resulting programs in terms of a cost-efficiency basis.
2,367 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 72.95
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This paper discusses the creation of TANF, a part of the welfare reform program of President Clinton. The paper explains the purpose of TANF, how it was designed to operate, and the problems that arose as a result of its focus on cost-effectiveness. The paper also looks at the general public's perceptions of TANF, how the social worker must operate within the TANF framework, and outside interests influencing the operation of TANF.
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"Federal programs often operate according to a theoretical standard that tends to account for the reality of future situations in various degrees of viability concerning operation on state and even local levels. Programs begin and end rather arbitrarily in terms of time-lines and may appear exceedingly distant from the public they are intent on serving. On the other hand, without federal initiatives, development in terms of a common vision shared by these programs is lacking. It is a difficult balance between federalism and standardization that often results in the federal program going through a continuous process of being retooled as various powers come and go in terms of drafting, approving, and amending legislation. Welfare reform is not held separate from this process. With the instigation of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, initiatives in the mid nineties, welfare reform was set in terms of cost effectiveness. Since, the economy has undergone a downturn that has resulted in the termination of many workers who started working with the program, which highlights welfare-to-work incentives, and are not able to collect from TANF due to preset time constraints within the system."
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