Societal Evolution: The Industrial Revolution
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Economy general
As a complex network of intricate biological systems, the human body is indeed quite an intriguing aspect of nature. The origin of this elaborate design is an area of hot debate; however, as of late, increasing support has been given to biological-evolutionary theory. According to this theory, it...
World Debt : A problem that has been a matter of global worry
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Economy general
A problem that has been a matter of global worry for the last decade is the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank's strangle hold on the growth and economic development of developing countries. The IMF and World Bank are supported by developed countries and continue to be supported by...
Will Debt Relief Address the Needs of Highly Indebted Countries?
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Economy general
A question that has plagued economists, social scientists and political scientists for the last several years is solution to the staggering debt in underdeveloped countries. Depending on their background they will argue the need for greater institutions, the removal of corrupt governments, or...
How can organizations tackle environmental constraints to reach an eco-efficient supply chain?
Essay - 11 pages - Ecology & environment
For many years, being ecologically and environmentally friendly was not a concern for companies; they mostly focused on costs no matter how harmful their practices and processes might be for the environment. However, today, environmental issues are growing and becoming a real threat....
Controversy around memorial laws
Essay - 17 pages - Political science
A controversy recently arose in France in which historians played a significant role. This controversy involves a number of actors: The French government, which passed the so-called “memorial laws”; the interest groups that lobbied the Parliament to pass them; the historians who became...
Fuel cells
Essay - 6 pages - Ecology & environment
What are the limiting factors in the introduction of PEM fuel cells into mobile power generation? What areas of research are being carried out to address these limitations and which of these do you feel will have the biggest impact in enabling the various types of fuel cells systems? Proton...
Wind energy for power generation
Essay - 16 pages - Ecology & environment
Currently the first renewable energy (apart from hydro power) used in term of capacity installed throughout the world; wind energy is in constant development [fu]. From the first commercially produced turbines of the 1980s, which were using borrowed technology (aerofoil and blade construction...
Political governance and corporate governance
Essay - 18 pages - Political science
The 20th century was viewed as the age of management; the early 21st century is predicted to be more focused on governance. There is a distinction between politics and governance, where the former is regarded as cooperation between people with different points of view in order to improve the...
The impacts of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in France
Essay - 10 pages - Political science
The CAP is often considered as a debate of the specialists since this is a very complex and technical topic, but nowadays there is a huge public debate on this policy which is one of the most important European policy and also one of the most expensive one. In May 2006 there was the biggest...
What are the causes and consequences of the current US account deficit?
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
Few economic issues have recently posed as many problems to authorities and economists than the U.S. current account deficit. It has become an issue that is receiving more and more attention and it is now considered as a “hot topic”. Some fear that it represents a time bomb for the...
Is today's globalization different from globalization a hundred years ago? - publié le 26/03/2008
Essay - 9 pages - Economy general
Michael D. Bordo, Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Monetary and Financial History at Rutgers University, says, in Globalization in Historical Perspective (2002), says “globalization has become a buzzword of the new millennium”. Indeed the term globalization is now...
What are the protectionist advantages provided to Nike by its host states?
Case study - 3 pages - Economy general
Utility, value, commodity, land labor and capital are the main elements of a political economy. The same basic features rule international economy. Different countries have fundamental laws which govern international trade relations which players must adhere to. In addition, they also provide...
What are the major influences that increasing European integration has had and is having upon moves towards "regional" government within the United Kingdom?
Essay - 7 pages - International relations
The United Kingdom has a particular administrative division that is radically different from other European countries, where there are regions or Landers and then other sub regional entities under the state. The United Kingdom is constituted of four nations, like its official name suggests. These...
International political economy
Essay - 7 pages - International relations
The interaction of states in the international sphere can either bring progress for both or development for just one player and detriments to the other. This dynamic can come in different permutations, with two, three or more players coming into the picture. Given that states interact in various...
The Truman doctrine
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
On March 12th 1947, President Truman spoke before the Congress to convince them to approve of his doctrine. The latter is one of the most important speeches in American foreign policy since it represents the beginning of the cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Harry Truman...
To what extend is the EU's role as a civilian power compatible with its enhanced military commitments?
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
"As a union of 25 States with over 450 million people producing a quarter of the world's Gross National Product (GNP), the European Union is inevitably a global player. It should be ready to share in the responsibility for global security and for building a better world". This quotation of...
In what circumstances may a state be legally responsible for acts of terrorism conducted by private individuals or organizations?
Essay - 2 pages - International relations
Under international law all sovereign states enjoy certain rights and perform and observe their duties towards other states. With respect to state responsibility, the Permanent Court of International Justice ruled in 1928, in the case of Germany v Poland, that any violation of the rights...
The Geneva Conventions are inadequate to meet the developments in warfare in the post-1945 world. Do you agree?
Essay - 7 pages - International relations
The world changes and evolves continuously. In such circumstances, few things remain as relevant or as useful as they originally were. The laws and rules that seek to cover the entire world within their jurisdiction, like the Geneva Conventions, tend to become irrelevant faster. However, before...
Mozambique: a cold war conflict?
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
The colonization of Mozambique by Portugal began in the 15th century. The first settling was made in 1498, near the mouth of Zambezi River by Vasco de Gama himself. A few years later, the Portuguese founded a city in Lourenço Marques bay, nowadays known as Maputo. Thanks to the trade of slaves...
On the paucity of the english national symbols
Book review - 8 pages - Political science
Jeremy Paxman in his book entitled ?The English: A Portrait of a People', reveals a fact that appears to be nonsense. He says that the proud English people do not have strong national symbols. Worse, they have rejected the few existing patriotic ones, such as the Tudor rose, St George's...
The HIPC (Heavily Indebted Poor Countries) initiative in Uganda
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
In August 2005, the G8 decided to cancel the multilateral debt of 18 countries which are part of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, in Uganda. This Initiative was launched by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) in 1996 in order to reduce the debt...
International journalism: Freedom of the press in China
Essay - 8 pages - Political science
First, China as a growing power in the world is a country which fuels many observations and issues. And as a student in political science I need to learn more about the Asian miracle and obviously what the main obstacles remain in the Chinese race to modernity. Then, we had the opportunity,...
The city and the stake of sustainable development
Essay - 11 pages - Political science
I chose this subject mainly because I am very interested in urbanism. Indeed, I'd like to start a master called ISUR in French, which means: “Ingénieurie des systèmes urbains en réseaux”. It is a special program that allows to work in the urbanism sector in developing countries. It...
EU decision-making
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
France is administratively divided in “communes”, the smallest territorial division of the country, usually corresponding to a city or a village. The number of communes in France, including overseas territories, is 36 782. This high number leads to huge disparities in terms of...
Building democratic institutions: East and West Lecturer: A. Dimitrova
Essay - 8 pages - Political science
The accession in May 2004 of eight countries from Eastern Europe to the European Union and the future membership of Romania and Bulgaria in 2007 tends to show the importance, for these post-communist states, to find a new order and to gain more stability and security. Indeed, the end of the Cold...
The national minority of Finland
Essay - 13 pages - Political science
From a foreigner's point of view it was so interesting to learn about the minorities in a country which is not your motherland. Since immigration it is such a touchy issue in France we wanted to know a bit about how Finland copes with it? Thus, we wanted first to deal with that...
An Analysis of the Modern Welfare States of Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Poland, Sweden and United States
Essay - 24 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In this short dissertation it is impossible to elucidate in detail the welfare systems or states of Canada, Germany, Poland, France, Sweden, Austria and United States and compare and contrast them all. Thus the three topics of health care, education, and unemployment benefits will be the focus of...
Development of Car Financing in China
Case study - 9 pages - Foreign markets
Many people around the world view China as a poor country where every single person has to work around 60 hours per week to survive and feed his family. However, this old fashioned cliché is no longer true. China has woken up and has already managed to shake the world economy. A new step towards...
Current Polish foreign policy towards Poland's eastern neighbour states: Russia, Belarus, Ukraine (October 2004 - February 2005)
Essay - 13 pages - International relations
Poland has always lied at the crossroads of Europe, as suggested by the title of one of Norman Davies' famous history books Heart of Europe. Intermediate between the West and the East; buffer state; ally or enemy of the main European powers, Poland was once a very powerful country whose territory...
Business of war and terrorism
Essay - 10 pages - International relations
Towards Post Cold War conflicts, the English army became the heir of a strong strategic culture. Indeed, the geo-politic and military story of England has been made mainly by maritime army power, in order to avoid any insurrections from other countries. However, in today's absence of any...
