Integration Efforts in the Caribbean INTEGRATION EFFORTS IN THE CARIBBEAN ESSAY Sir Arthur Lewis in 1965 wrote ‘these islands did not start on the federal road in a fit of idleness. They start because it was clear that a federation is the only possible solution to their problem.” To understand what Sir Arthur Lewis meant regional integration must be defined. According to Carbough (2004)‚ regional integration is a process of eliminating restrictions on international trade‚ payments and factors of
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Privatization Theory Privatization is the essential process in both the political and the economic transition from socialism to capitalism. Property rights are one of the most important differences between the two systems because they create a system of incentives‚ which ultimately leads to a more efficient utilization of resources. Additionally‚ individuals can respond to market conditions faster and more efficiently than the state itself. Hence‚ the transfer of ownership from the state to private
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3. Labor AFL- ClO 4. Public Employee American Federation of State‚ Conty and Municipal Employees American Federation of Teachers National Education Association 5. Professional Organizations American Bar Association (ABA) American Medical Association (AMA) Environmental Interest Groups Sierra Club National Wildlife Federation Public Interest Groups Nader Organizations Common Cause League of Women Voters Special Interest
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should play outside more than inside because of the many health benefits. Children who tend to play outside more have less health and development issues. Over the last two decades childhood obesity rates have more than double (National Wildlife Federation‚ 2011). Children tune out and stress out because they are missing a connection to the natural world. Parents are afraid their children will be abducted by strangers‚ which is one of the main reasons that children do not play outdoors unattended
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20152306 American Industralization in the Gilded Age The Gilded Era‚ a term coined by author Mark Twain‚ is named for the years between 1865 and 1900 when the United States experienced a nation wide industralization. America once was a nation of agriculture‚ however with the introduction of the railroads and steel industries‚ more and more citizens were urbanizing into major cities for the oppertunities they held. This occcurance dramatically altered the demographics of the U.S.‚ socially and
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tennis.[1] The Davis Cup‚ an annual competition between men’s national teams‚ dates to 1900.[2] The analogous competition for women’s national teams‚ the Fed Cup‚ was founded as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the ITF also known as International Tennis Federation.[3] In 1926‚ promoter C.C. Pyle established the first professional tennis tour with a group of American and French tennis players playing exhibition matches to paying audiences.[4][5]
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research I first realized that I wanted to keep my information here in the United States‚ not go any farther back. Most unions today are aligned with one of two larger umbrella organizations; the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and the Chang to Win Federations. Unions typically were legally recognized as representatives of workers in different industries‚ and to advance and protect the interest of its members. The first step in organizing a union is for
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the hope of regional integration which was born with the establishment of the British West Indies Federation in 1958 then ended in 1962. With the end of the Federation‚ political leaders in the Caribbean made more serious efforts to strengthen the ties between the islands and mainland by providing for the continuance and strengthening of the areas of cooperation that existed during the Federation. Further‚ Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago both attained independence in August that year and with it
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Labor Union‚ founded in 1866; the Knights of Labor‚ founded as a secret society in 1869‚ becoming open to the public in 1881; and the American Federation of Labor‚ founded in 1886. While they all wished to arrive at the same conclusion the unions had different ideas of the best way to reach that point; for example‚ the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor had nearly opposite stances. Under Terence V. Powderly‚ the Knights of Labor sought to reform by means of negotiating rather than
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What is an Interest Group? An interest group (also referred to as advocacy groups) is an organization organized by a special set of people with specific skills to lobby for or against a specific interest to benefit their cause. They usually lobby for one or more shared concerns to manipulate public policy and opinion especially in the U.S. Congress to benefit their cause‚ supporters‚ or one segment of society. They include a vast array of organizations such as: charitable organizations‚ civil right
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