In your view‚ what are the advantages and disadvantages of voluntary agreements such as the Kimberly Process and the EITI? Voluntary agreements at industry or country level are becoming very popular in the last years as a way to tackle severe issues that are affecting countries all around the Globe. Although the main scope is really deserving‚ I think that such organization have a limited room to make a real impact in their grounds. Such organizations are pretty visible in terms of politics: local politicians can use the argument of
Premium Sovereign state Credibility Country
Introduction Work and employment relations are the foundation of every single organisation. This is a simple practice that is being implemented worldwide to improve employment standards. Tan (2007‚ p.3) states that ‘Employment relations is the relationship between managers and their employees in an organisation’‚ employers and their employees therefore share a transparent relationship. The fast-food industry is expanding rapidly throughout the world and a particular mention will be “the McDonald’s
Premium Management United States Employment
Authoritarian Theory According to this theory‚ mass media‚ though not under the direct control of the State‚ had to follow its bidding. Under an Authoritarian approach in Western Europe‚ freedom of thought was jealously guarded by a few people (ruling classes)‚ who were concerned with the emergence of a new middle class and were worried about the effects of printed matter on their thought process. Steps were taken to control the freedom of expression. The result was advocacy of complete dictatorship
Free Government Democracy Sovereign state
Thomas Jefferson was born in what is now Albermarle County‚ Virginia on April 13‚ 1743. Jefferson was educated at the College of William and Mary and then went on to study law with George Wythe. Thomas Jefferson is most well known for his part in writing the Declaration of Independence and for being our third president. Thomas Jefferson has contributed greatly to the building of our government. He was a truly remarkable man who set forth the basic ideals and beliefs in government that have stayed
Premium Government Thomas Jefferson United States Declaration of Independence
Globalization has become one of the most (hotly) debated issues eliciting both great enthusiasm and deep concern. On the one hand‚ it is argued that it leads to economic growth and prosperity for nations while on the other side‚ many argue that it only increases the “disparity between the rich and the poor‚” [456] and diminishes the power of the states. In this essay‚ I will analyze the question: how globalization challenges the liberal and realist assumptions regarding the state and what new security
Premium Economics Economy Globalization
• Political: a politician’s very survival depends on pleasing voters‚ therefore‚ they may intervene to: o Protect Jobs: nothing will oust a government faster than high rates of unemployment o Preserve National Security: industries considered essential to national security often receive government-sponsored protection o Respond to “Unfair” Trade: if one government thinks another nation is not “playing fair”‚ it will often threaten to play unfairly unless certain concessions are agreed o Gain Influence:
Premium Economics Nationality Nation
Corruption in Indonesia Indonesia that has been considered as one of the corrupted country in Asia and the world because of the corruption in Indonesia is something that becomes a habitual. Indonesia have corruption opinion index 2.6 from 10. These index makes us in the position 143 from 179 investigate country. Other investigation that use to test Indonesia capabilities which is: business easiness indicator by World Bank show us Indonesia need 12 procedures‚ 151 days or working and 130.7% cost
Premium Global Competitiveness Report World Economic Forum Per capita income
Politics is defined as the theory and practice of government‚ the interrelation between people who exercise and resist power‚ and the use of tactics and strategy to gain power in a certain number of people. However‚ a lot of deeper definitions have been correlated with the term “politics”‚ both in a positive and negative way. It is now said that politics is a gamble‚ dirty and decisive‚ that it already lost its noble meaning. It is once said that politics may be considered as the noblest profession
Premium Philippines Political philosophy Sovereign state
How Successful Was Stalin’s Economic Policy? Stalin’s economic policy primarily consisted of two factors‚ collectivisation and the five year plans. The aim of collectivisation was to destroy private ownership that had been allowed whilst the NEP was in effect. The reason for this is that private ownership was a capitalist idea and therefore it went against Marx’s theory of communism. Another aim of collectivisation was to make the state a proletariate; this was needed because in order to reach
Premium Capitalism Marxism Vladimir Lenin
Declaration of Principles and State Policies ARTICLE II DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND STATE POLICIES (1987 Philippine Constitution) Principles Section 1. The Philippines is a democratic and republican State. Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them. Section 2. The Philippines renounces war as an instrument of national policy‚ adopts the generally accepted principles of international law as part of the law of the land and adheres to the policy
Free Political philosophy Government International relations