traditionally associated with John Locke and other philosophers prescribed to individual rights and freedoms. Evidently‚ both philosophers exhibit two highly distinct political philosophies. One major difference between the two philosophies is the legitimacy of governmental redistribution of wealth. As a result‚ Rawls and Nozick are at two opposite ends of the political
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Weber believed that human behavior is caused by various motivations‚ some evil and some good‚ each which could have good or bad consequences. To be considered a state‚ a state must use legitimate force in order to control internal violence. The legitimacy of a state is defined by its social contract with the people who are members of that state. The idea of a social contract is adopted by all three political theorists‚ thus verifying its importance. For a state to establish internal control‚ there
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who are politically neutral to conduct its business whilst government consists of elected officials who represent partisan sympathies. The state is more extensive than the government. The state is characterized by state institutions‚ exercise of legitimacy‚ territorial association and sovereignty whilst government is composed of three arms namely legislature‚ executive and judiciary. However the state and government are interrelated as the government acts in the name of the state to make public choices
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Has Constitutional reform in the UK since 1997 made a difference? 1997 saw the political landscape of the United Kingdom changing radically with Labour’s landslide victory ‚ the greatest since 1945. Led by Tony Blair‚ the party promised an ambitious programme of constitutional reforms which they themselves claimed would lead to “the most ambitious and far reaching changes to the constitution undertaken by any government in this century” (Hazell‚ Sinclair‚ 1999‚ p42)These reforms were also pioneered
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1 Oakland : Read p. 97-‐99 (“Composition”)‚ p. 87-‐88 (“The growth of government structures”) Questions 1 Describe the composition of the UK Parliament. The UK Parliament is made of two Houses (the House of Commons and the House of Lords) and the monarch. The
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The Electoral College is an integral part of the current election process of the United States. Created during the Constitutional Convention of 1787‚ the establishment of Electors was developed through debate of the Virginia Plan which proposed that Congress should elect the president. However‚ concerns of the president being controlled by Congress and fears over a small group of individuals being able to dictate who would hold office‚ presented the need to change the plan. The Committee of Eleven
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From: Supporting Statebuilding in Situations of Conflict and Fragility Policy Guidance Access the complete publication at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264074989-en Statebuilding in fragile contexts: key terms and concepts Please cite this chapter as: OECD (2011)‚ “Statebuilding in fragile contexts: key terms and concepts”‚ in Supporting Statebuilding in Situations of Conflict and Fragility: Policy Guidance‚ OECD Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264074989-5-en This document
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Though the pervasiveness of liberalism and democracy is readily apparent throughout those states that recognize the socioeconomic benefits stimulated by these ideals‚ there remains still a myriad of complex governing systems that seem to shirk the possibilities of this apotheosized ideology in favor of highly variable authoritarian manifestations. Yet this is not simply a case where one ideology may be chosen based on the particular needs and relative cultural norms of one society versus another
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Avoiding the Alignment Trap in Info Tech This article written in 2007‚ interestingly starts by focusing on problems Schwab is having spending more than their competitors on IT with poorer results. Article uses Schwab as an example of this “Alignment Trap”. It is aligned with business priorities‚ while overall IT system complexity is increasing with layers built upon layers and efficiency is decreasing. The article goes on to state that companies would be better off focusing on just increasing
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MANAGEMENT (WORK OF THE MANAGER) IS UNIVERSAL Managers‚ regardless of title‚ share several common elements. Management is the process of getting things done‚ effectively and efficiently‚ through and with other people. Process in the definition represents the primary activities managers perform. Effectiveness and efficiency deal with what we are doing and how we are doing it. Efficiency is doing the task right and to the relationship between inputs and outputs. Effectiveness is doing the right
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