How effective would an increase in government spending be at promoting economic growth? Economic growth is best defined as a long-term expansion of the productive potential of the economy. Sustained economic growth should lead higher real living standards and rising employment. Short term growth is measured by the annual % change in real GDP. Government spending is a way of increasing aggregate demand‚ and if successful can help boost economic growth. Government spending tends to be directed at
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the desire to minimise the role of the state.’ Discuss (45 marks) There are two types of Liberals; Classical‚ who want to minimise the state’s role‚ and Modern liberals who want a more involved state. Classical liberals want a limited state because they support negative freedom‚ as they believe it has; created a dependency culture‚ a potential nanny state‚ and cause damage to the economy. However‚ modern liberals want a more involved state because it increases the level of positive freedom‚ equality
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What is organizational commitment and discuss ways of managing it effectively? There are hundreds of articles (Mathieu & Zajac‚ 1990) related to Organizational Commitment and multiple definitions. This paper reviews the different perspectives and examines how multiple views of organisational commitment could be integrated into businesses and what benefits would be achieved for both the employee and employer. There are a number of views on how staff become committed to an organization and variant
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In the United States‚ there are many laws that may be considered controversial. It seems that no one can agree on one side over the other with these issues. For example‚ abortion is a topic that is extremely debatable. People are either pro-life or pro-choice. Although it is a controversial subject‚ abortion should be legal. Abortion is a practice that has been seen in history for thousands of years. “Abortion was recorded in 1550 B.C.E. in Egypt‚ recorded in what is called the Ebers Papyrus and
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John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government‚ he identifies a government that is of the peoples consent with his essential raison d΄être being the preservation and protection of personal property. This type of government is extremely comparable with the type of government that St. Augustine describes in his work City of God‚ while at the same time contrasts the views of Aquinas in the ways a state should operate. The end goal of how each of these philosophers’ states purposes presents the greatest
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Issues faced with Prison Overcrowding Prison overcrowding is when the demand for space in prisons in a jurisdiction exceeds the capacity for prisoners in the place‚ for those who aren’t familiar or just simply didn’t know what prison overcrowding is. “Prison overcrowding is caused by a variety of issues‚ such as not enough room in prisons‚ fluctuating crime rates‚ changes to laws and improvements to law enforcement tactics (Prison Overcrowding is a Growing Concern in the U. S.)” Researchers have
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Government intervention refers to the ways in which a government regulates or interferes with the various activities or decisions made by individuals or organizations within its jurisdiction. The properties of this can be positive or negative. Governments are mandated to maintain a certain level of cohesiveness in the various groups within it. They attain this by creating laws and regulations that the citizens need to follow. Rarely‚ definite circumstances require the government to step in and impose
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To what extent are ethical theories helpful when considering the issues surrounding homosexuality? Many ethical theories can be used to discuss and interpret the issues surrounding homosexuality. I shall begin by outlining some relevant views‚ from the perspective of Virtue‚ Utilitarianism‚ Natural Law‚ Christian Ethics and Kant Christian Ethics can be separated into difference sections as there does not appear to be one single Christian view on homosexuality . At a glance‚ many Christians interpret
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"Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends‚ it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it‚ and institute a new government." (Declaration of Independence 1776) The southern States now stand almost exactly in the same position as our ancestors did some 85 years ago. The difference is that Great Britain made no pretense that we were equal and had an equal say in matters. The Northern States‚ having the majority in Congress‚ claim the same power over us in legislation
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Kings The American government uses true absolutism‚ which is a major aspect of The Divine Right of Kings‚ due to the fact on how they use wiretapping‚ monitoring phone conversations and general surveillance without consent. The Divine Right of Kings is a political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy. It asserts that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority‚ deriving his right to rule directly from the will of God. A monarchy is a form of government in which sovereignty
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