Local development policies in decentralised South Africa
Case study - 8 pages - Economic politics
Apartheid, the policy according to which South Africa was ruled until 1994, proved unable to help the country develop in the new economic frame of globalization. It was based on racial segregation and deprived the majority of the population from basic political and economic freedoms. In 1994,...
Economic forecasts on French economy 2008
Essay - 26 pages - Economy general
Today, France stands at one of its lowest confidence rate since a decade. On a global scale, world trade contracted in 2007 with only 5.5% growth compared to 8.5% in 2006. The sub primes crisis is directly hitting the global financial markets and disturbing the world economy. If we have a glance...
Barack Obama's victory and the new technologies
Essay - 7 pages - Political life and election
Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 US elections is a fundamental change in the US way of leading, and taking decisions. As the US's first black President, Obama is clearly writing a new chapter of History. He has been a brilliant candidate in many ways, trying to adapt his campaign to his...
Discuss the disincentives on work effort induced by the tax and benefit system, and how the theory of labor supply offers alternative systems to minimize these disincentives
Essay - 7 pages - Economic politics
In the UK, USA or in France, Government is seen from different angles. A State has duties and functions. In order to look after the welfare of their citizens, it tries to improve the reputation through taxation and benefit system. The main problem for most countries is the unemployment. Few...
Re-entry programs for juveniles: Suggestions for improving rehabilitative efforts and including juveniles in the community
Essay - 15 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Children who have spent time committed in juvenile facilities need assistance with returning to their communities. In collaboration with various educational institutions and other non-profit organizations, the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, has created a number of community re-entry...
To what extent should social work practice be informed by social research?
Essay - 19 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Within this work I will be looking to examine the effectiveness of using research in social work practice. I have chosen to do this by reviewing both historic and current research on the outcomes of adoption. Part 1 will consist of a literature review, detailing research findings on this subject....
Efficiency and efficacy of Tricare
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
The US Department of Defense's health care program is perhaps one of the most complex in the country. With 91 hospitals and 374 clinics facilities spread over the entire country and overseas for the uniformed service individuals in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guards, Marine Corps, Public...
Social work: Board presentation
Presentation - 28 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The illness impacts ability to seek/obtain care, nutrition, transportation, maintain housing, etc. Individual medical crisis impacts multiple systems: family, friends, neighbors, employer/ co-workers, schools, taxpayers, social services, national economy, etc. Care givers often need Social Work...
Habits of the Heart Individualism and Commitment in American Life
Book review - 9 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Robert Bellah's Habits of the Heart Individualism and Commitment in American Life chronicles the history, definition and present condition of individualism in America, and how it has affected the lives of modern society. Bellah attempts to define individualism by mapping its evolution in...
Race Poverty and the Underclass by Christopher Jencks
Book review - 9 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In his book, Race Poverty and the Underclass, Christopher Jencks formulates a thesis that is aimed at revealing the short-comings of popular social policy remedies. He addresses options that are based on political ideologies which do not fare well in recognizing the reality of social problems in...
Conservation issues for tropical reef fish spawning aggregations
Essay - 9 pages - Ecology & environment
Coral reefs are in decline worldwide due to a variety of anthropogenic factors, of which overfishing is the oldest and most egregious (Bellwood et al. 2004, Graham et al. 2006). Tropical reef fish spawning aggregations (FSAs) are preferentially targeted due to their predictable spatial and...
Critically evaluating the ASPIRE model of social work
Essay - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In this essay I will look at the ASPIRE model as a process within social work. I will demonstrate my understanding of the model and its stages and reflect on how values inform each stage of the process. I will look at each stage individually whilst evaluating its effectiveness as a process. I...
Becoming a healthy eater
Essay - 8 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Becoming a healthy eater can be hard. It requires you to be both educated and smart about eating healthy. Food smart isn't about calculating the amount of grams or fat but about labels and counting calories. Eating healthy requires you to eat at least 3 healthy meals a day. It's all about...
Economics of prostitution
Essay - 6 pages - Economy general
The market that buys and sells prostitution is very similar to other types of human interaction. It has deep roots in history and society, and has survived through the ages; resisting legal and economic uncertainties. It has become apart of Western culture just as much as much as fast-food and...
Business ethics, my dilemma: Cosmetic testing on animals
Essay - 9 pages - Ecology & environment
Cosmetics are used daily by millions of people, and include a vast range of products such as shampoo, makeup, moisturizer, perfume, etc. Approximately 38,000 animals are used every year across the EU to test new ingredients and products. And in the world, cosmetics companies kill millions of...
Globalisation or internationalisation ?
Case study - 8 pages - International economy
For about thirty years now national economies have evolved towards a world economy which has transformed relations between countries. When it first appeared, the word used to define the development of free trade was internationalization. This can be described as "a process of interactions which...
A focus on Russia in terms of managerial practices versus France
Essay - 9 pages - Foreign markets
Russia represents a good economic potential, investors and firms that are more and more attracted by the country as well as hydrocarbons, which are the first factor of export of the country. For both exports and imports; economic, social political and business relationships between France and...
The history of Modern China since the 1890's and the question of the nature of Hong Kong's society in the 1960's
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
Whether the history of Modern China since the 1890's is a history of the radicalization process is difficult to say. The obvious question is radicalization of what? Does this so-called radicalization have to be understood in terms of ideological values, involvement of the state in the...
To what extent can the Thatcher-type reforms be applied in France or adapted to France? - published: 17/02/2009
Essay - 2 pages - Economic politics
"Something seems very wrong with this country. Once the very model of a modern major power, stable, rich and smug, it appears beset now by political and economic instability and by civil unrest and disorder. One observer has even taken to calling it "the sick man of Europe". Hardly a month passes...
Feminism in France and in the US: A comparison
Essay - 12 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In 1991, the American feminist movement was revived by the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas case. In the same year, Clarence Thomas, a Supreme Court nominee was accused a few days before his appointment of sexual harassment by one of his former co-workers, the Law Professor Anita Hill. This case is...
French economy - Forecast 2008
Essay - 17 pages - Economy general
Present-day world economy appears to be facing some serious challenges in sustaining its past robust growth. The credit crunch in the United States of America, as well as the United States dollar decline and high oil prices represent massive threats for the world economic equilibrium. With this...
Is the "democratic deficit" of the European Union a political or institutional problem?
Essay - 6 pages - European union
"No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time; but there is the broad feeling in our country that the people should rule, continuously rule". When...
Was the Treaty of Maastricht essentially about finding a sustainable answer to the German question?
Essay - 4 pages - European union
The Treaty of the European Union, that was signed in Maastricht in February 1992 and entered into force in November 1993, states that "This Treaty marks a new stage in the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe?. The Treaty of Maastricht represents an attempt to...
What is the impact of corruption on foreign direct investment?
Essay - 4 pages - International economy
One question that has been undermining the formulation of economic and financial politics in developing countries is related to the importance of foreign direct investments in financial growth. Not only is there a certain dependency on direct investment of the growth of these countries, but these...
Does culture need to be protected from the effects of globalization? An essay with the French example
Essay - 36 pages - International relations
Today the word « Globalization » is on everybody's lips. From the company who goes abroad because of cheaper costs to the “junky food” that we like to eat, Globalization seems to be the perfect scapegoat for every international phenomenon. Globalization seems to be THE trendy word that...
Climate change and politics: a real shift or status quo?
Essay - 6 pages - Ecology & environment
We will try to analyze the responses from the political field against climate change and the overall sustainable development. Climate change means significant change in the average weather, which causes a lot of perturbations on the natural system. The French president, Jacques Chirac, in a...
The trial of the leaders of General Pinochet's dictatorship: more for memory than for justice?
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
From 19 May 2008 onwards, the assizes of Paris were supposed to try in absentia fifteen leaders of General Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, for illegal detention and torture of four French or Franco-Chilean nationals between 1973 and 1975. However, on 6 May the next year, the trial was...
In what ways can Maastricht be considered as a watershed in the European Integration?
Essay - 5 pages - European union
The Treaty of the European Union, that was signed in Maastricht in February 1992 and entered into force in November 1993, states that "This Treaty marks a new stage in the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe?. The Treaty of Maastricht represents an attempt to...
American Elections
Worksheets - 1 pages - Political life and election
The American Constitution was adopted on September 1787 and came into effect in 1789. - War of Independence (1775-1783) - declaration Of Independence (Thomas Jefferson) 4 July 1776 - the Founding Fathers : George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison. -The Congress:...
The situation of the French energy market within the European Union: Case study
Case study - 7 pages - European union
Since its conception, the EU has been aware of the importance of energy issues. The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), formally established in 1951 by the Treaty of Paris, served as the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) as the foundation for the modern-day European Union. EU aims...
