Capitalism and report time. Essay on chronophobie capital
Text commentary - 9 pages - Theories and economic notions
How has capitalism transformed our relationship to time (cosmic, historical, social, and individual)? To address this question, I shall refer mainly but not exclusively to Marx. Though it does not give us a systematic and comprehensive analysis of this issue, there are notations about it...
Växjö the greenest city in Europe
Case study - 6 pages - Ecology & environment
In this paper we will talk about Växjö in terms of global warming and the effects of environmental responsibilities and the "green image" of companies. On the lower levels it is even better if there is cooperation between companies and municipalities, and when a municipality is involved in...
Limits to transnationalism in social movements: the case of the farmers' protests in the European Union
Essay - 13 pages - Political science
Farmers are among the most vigorous protestors against the European Union. However, contrary to some other groups, the farmers fail to cooperate. Transnational movements are quite rare, and quasi inexistent. It is for this reason that it is interesting to focus on this group in order to...
Ability to change in the social area, veto points and strategies used: the example of French pensions' reforms in 1993 and in 1995 in Bonoli's book The Politics of Pension Reform: Institutions and Policy Change in Western Europe (2000)
Text commentary - 17 pages - Political science
Several authors underline the fact that Europe's 'conservative-corporatist' regime of countries faces the most difficult combination of problems due to strong challenges to its foundational assumptions (particularly strong and constant economic growth, full employment, family...
Food and economy of the Aztec people
Thesis - 6 pages - Economy general
The Aztec are a complex and fascinating people that inhabited Mesoamerica during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. Despite their lack of formal script and official currency, a significant amount of information has been obtained through their artifacts and from foreign accounts of their society....
All my sons and the generation gap
Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The modernism model challenged pre-existing socio-cultural norms and was exemplified by the discussion of social relationships in early twentieth century literature. The concept of modernism developed from refutation of creationism and reinforced self identity and self consciousness as a form of...
Movement and Residence of Workers and their Family within the European Union
Essay - 2 pages - European union
One of the freedoms within the single market of the European Union is the free movement of workers. The European Union is now, considered as a "single territory" without internal boundaries. This should mean that no restriction should be seen on the mobility of workers through the different...
The importance of international trade and foreign direct investment to lift the global economy out of the downturn
Thesis - 7 pages - International relations
The current global economic crisis has been labeled by economists as the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and the domino effect of the crisis has culminated in the decline of consumer spending, demise of established businesses in key industry sectors and heightened government...
To what extent was the air campaign in operation Iraqi freedom a military success but a public relations failure?
Thesis - 15 pages - International relations
The relationship between the US and Iraq in the post-Cold War era has been marked by a shift in US foreign policy, which has culminated in two wars, namely Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The focus of this paper is to critically evaluate the tactical position of the USA in...
Trade off between the economic benefits as opposed to the ethical and environmental problems of increasing international trade
Thesis - 12 pages - Economy general
The concept of ethics, social responsibility and accountability in business is inherently complex and has fuelled polarized debate as to the parameters of its role in practice. Furthermore, this has been compounded by the integration of the globalization phenomenon into international business;...
Childhood blood lead level trends
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
This report discusses the childhood blood lead level trends from the year 2000 to 2008 of children under 6 years of age living in North Dorchester tested will be compared to the data from the children of the same age group with the National data and City of Boston Massachusetts. This is a...
Poverty
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Defining and measuring poverty is a troublesome task due to the fact that there are many variables to be taken into account. Some degree of ambiguity and statistical data are necessary in order to provide a definition and a measure that can be applied effectively by policy makers (Think Quest,...
Franchise, primary market" and "secondary markets"
Worksheets - 1 pages - Economy general
A franchise gives the right to the franchisee to operate a business as if it were part of a chain of other stores, while it is owned individually. The advantages to the franchisor are a fast and well controlled distribution of his product, the fact that he does not have to care for constructing...
"Unlimited Personal Liability" and the current financial crisis
Worksheets - 1 pages - Economy general
The term "Unlimited Personal Liability" refers to a concept of law in the business world. It is related to the sole proprietorship business scheme: that is to say a form of business owned by one person. This concept holds a business owner personally responsible for all debts and financial...
Capitalism, planned economies and the concept of supply and demand
Worksheets - 1 pages - Theories and economic notions
Capitalism is characterized by a private enterprise system contrary to a planned economy which is based on the collective or governmental ownership by the means of production, that is to say that all the enterprises in the country are public. Capitalism is theoretically based on a pure and...
Are rights to religious expression given sufficient protection in schools and workplaces?
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) into UK law and the preamble to the HRA states that its purpose is to “give further effect to rights and freedoms guaranteed under the European Convention on Human Rights”. Furthermore,...
Short essay: Security Council Reform In The United Nations and Changing World Politics (Westview Press, 2007), the author argues that "a significant shake-up in the way the UN does business is essential" if the UN is to keep pace with changing world - published: 10/02/2010
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
The UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, called in September 2003 for the reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC), in order to make it more effective and more representative, given the changed geopolitical realities. Diverse problems affect both the efficiency and the representative character of...
Business Ethics in Nigeria
Essay - 7 pages - Foreign markets
The oil exploration and gas flaring in Niger represents more than 350 billion dollars of incomes for the last 40 years, but 75% of the population lives with less than one dollar per day. The population there just survives. The Nigerian government made in the middle of the century some...
Why does Rawls believe that decent, non liberal peoples should be tolerated? How is this toleration realized at the level of the Society of Peoples?
Text commentary - 4 pages - Political science
In The Law of Peoples, John Rawls explains how his theory of justice can be extended to the international level. The Society of Peoples, he describes allows two kinds of bona fide members: liberal democratic societies and what he calls decent non-liberal people. Even though these 'decent'...
International Trade and Growth
Essay - 3 pages - International economy
Now, in 2007, international exchanges in the world has become very frequent. Since 1945, we have seen a very strong growth of international exchanges, the world exports has progressed twice as quickly as world production. World trade accounted for 10% of the world wealth in 1960 whereas it...
Which style of leadership could favour the development of a country in a certain field?
Essay - 13 pages - Political life and election
Africa is the poorest and the most under-developed continent in the world. In 2005, the growth of the continent was estimated as 4.9% and 5.5% in 2006. We can suppose that the reasons for such a slow development are the numerous civil wars, corruption and we can even wonder about the consequences...
« The Weapon of the Weak » for a superpower. Multilateralism and the United States Foreign Policy
Essay - 8 pages - Economic politics
One reads a lot, especially in Europe, about American hegemony, unilateralism and even imperialism. For a lot of observers, that the current United States administration is pursuing an unilateralist foreign policy is obvious. On issues ranging from the Iraqi war to global warming to the...
A new era for women
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In the 1900's things were changing drastically in the United States. Business was booming, cities and industry were expanding and the American people were evolving. During the period of all this change, no social, economic, gender or racial group was quiet. Worker's fought for better wages and...
Human sexuality: Ed Wood's Personhood
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Tim Burton's 1994 film Ed Wood is a meaningful parody that brings to life the biography of Edward D. Wood Jr. (a struggling filmmaker, actor and writer who reveals his identity as a heterosexual transvestite) as he would have filmed it. Wood comes to terms with his fetishes and the comfort he...
Justice and Politics
Essay - 7 pages - Political life and election
Governing is about keeping the balances of justice equal for all'. These are the words of former American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and it illustrates quite clearly a deep and indistinctable aspect of what Justice is supposed to be. Equal, fair and the same for everyone, no matter...
The causes of the rise in precarious and contingent employment
Presentation - 47 pages - Micro-economy, job-unemployment
Temporary agencies are responsible for the people who are unemployed, under-employed and the people who are struggling to find work. They are given job assignments based on contract work and are paid low wages.
French Revolution and religions: How has French Revolution structured the history and the debate about religions? From the cult of the Supreme Being to the separation between Church and State
Course material - 10 pages - Political science
Cuius regio, eius religio', here is the idea that has lead French politics for more than a thousand years. Indeed, before the Revolution in 1789, catholic religion was deeply involved in the political systems, whether it was at the level of royal power or at the level of high local powers....
The origins of the rise of precarious employment
Essay - 4 pages - International economy
Today, manpower is the largest employer in the US. This fact highlights the penetration of temp agencies into job markets in most of the capitalist countries. These companies essentially provide temporary, often part-time and low paid jobs with low protections, job insecurity and few carrier...
The environment, a new geographical paradigm
Essay - 4 pages - Ecology & environment
Many geographers still define geography as the study of human relationships, nature. At the end of the nineteenth century, Paul Vidal de la Blache distinguished physical geography and human geography. Geologists distinguish themselves by distinguishing physical features, while geographers study...
Is there still a "class voting" in European countries?
Essay - 15 pages - European union
Electoral sociology was born in the US after World War II. The survey of Paul Lazarsfeld and his team from the University of Columbia showed that the presidential campaign had little influence on voting. Political choices are not linked to perceptions of issues since few people change their...
