policies. Influence can focus on government in office or on electing a government (Grossman and Helpman 1994). 4 • In China interest groups are closely aligned with a party and exercise influence through those connections. • Expenditures on lobbying in China is unreported therefore there is a lack of data on political action committee campaign contributions‚ which could serve as the proxy for a sectoral political organization. • There is some anecdotic evidence that lobbies managed to influence
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life of the ship to 18-20 years(there will be still some salvage value remaining after this). 3) Suppose Ocean Carriers pays fixed annual dues of $500‚000 to an association of ship owners that provides services to its members such as light houses‚ lobbying efforts‚ etc. Should a portion of these dues be included in the NPV calculation for the capesize? If so‚ what portion seems right? 4) Suppose that‚ two years ago‚ Ocean Carriers lost a large lawsuit related to a maritime accident where it allegedly
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organization formed in 1975 under Section 501-c-6 of the Internal Revenue Code. For more than 36 years the Association has served as the official trade organization and voice of the U.S. and international self storage industry. SSA is the registered lobbying entity representing the industry’s 46‚500 facilities before the U.S. Congress and federal departments and agencies. The association is also quite active in representation of the industry before state legislative and regulatory bodies. The national
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Benigno Aquino who was perceived to have won a just concluded snap election was installed as president. Aquino restored civil liberties‚ initiated the formation of a new constitution and the restoration of Congress. On September 16‚ 1991‚ despite the lobbying of Aquino‚ the Senate rejected a new treaty that would allow a 10-year extension of the US military bases in the country. In the1992 elections‚ Pres. Aquino endorsed Secretary of Defense Fidel Ramos as her successor‚ which Ramos won with a slight
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Lawmaking is one of the basic duties of the legislative branch of government‚ however‚ it is lengthy process to make a bill a law. A bill is the result of a need for a law in order to improve life in the United States. A basic explanation of a bill’s journey to become a law is as follows. First a congressman must introduce the bill to a section of legislation usually the House of Representatives. The bill will then be discussed and approved in committees and subcommittees before it gets the chance
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perceived to be important state needs. C) the power of organized interest groups. D) what federal officials perceived to be national needs. E) the demands of coalitions of states. 3. The term intergovernmental lobby is used in the text to refer to lobbying activities by A) state and local officials at the national government. B) one branch of the national government at another branch. C) foreign governments in Washington‚ D.C. D) federal agencies at statehouses and city halls. E) governmental
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Case: The Fall of Enron Enron was so admired prior until 2000; they grew to a powerful company. In 1985‚ Internorth acquired Houston Natural Gas to form HNG/Internorth‚ a natural gas pipeline company. This company was renamed to Enron. At the time of Enron’s creation‚ the U.S. gas market was in the middle of deregulation. In 1985‚ rules were established that allowed gas users to realize the cost savings by purchasing gas at spot prices and separately contracting with pipeline firms for delivery
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strategies. The Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby‚ Mardi Gras and GLOBE could provide us with this information‚ therefore cooperating with these stakeholders would be strategic. One of the other our strategies would be protecting gay/lesbian rights and lobbying Government‚ so The Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby‚ The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission and Human Rights commission would be our strategic alliances for doing
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7. Though there are similarities between interest group and political parties such as influencing political policy‚ interest groups do so outside the electoral process i.e. they don’t directly participate in elections but do endorse and fund (through Political Action Committees) the candidates. Political parties are limited in number and gain power through elections. Their membership also draws many interests of varying backgrounds‚ so they have a broader range of goals. Political parties also are
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well‚ which states that every American has the right to bear arms. Whichever side of the debate you side with‚ make sure your essay on gun control gets to the point and that it includes reasonable statistics from these reputable organizations and lobbying groups. They got their information from respected sources in most cases‚ so going to those sources as well could further your argument for or against stronger
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