challenges the liberal assumption of ‘absolute sovereignty’ of a state because the spread of communication technology has lead to the blurring of borders. And the economic interdependence amongst states raises questions about the state as being a unitary actor. When it comes to security concerns‚ globalization has increased fears of states because due to the Internet‚ terrorists are better connected than they have been before‚ movement of people has increased fears of more ethnic violence and the
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Economics exam orientated question and solutions Money Explain the quantity theory of money? The quantity theory of money was first propounded in 1588 by an Italian economist. The credit for popularizing this theory in recent years rightly goes to the American economist‚ Irving fisher‚ who gave it a quantitate form in terms of his famous equation of exchange. At present there are two versions of the quantity theory of money. * The transaction approach * The cash balance approach The transaction
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with international and regional organizations’ strengths and weaknesses Realism Product of long historical and philosophical tradition; Thucydides‚ Hobbes‚ Individuals are fearful‚ selfish‚ and power seeking; organized in states States act in unitary ways in pursuit of national interest‚ defined in terms of power Power: having resources necessary to fight and win wars (“physically coerce or harm other states”) International system = anarchy (no authoritative hierarchy) States can only rely
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Mahatma Gandhi is considered to be the leading theorist in the history of civil disobediencmovement. The Gandhian concept of civil disobedience and satyagraha is the greatest contributionto mankind in our times. Albert Einstein said‚ “It is my belief that the problem of bringing peaceto the world on a supranational basis will be solved only by employing Gandhi’s method on alarge scale.” Martin Luther King Jr. said‚ “From my background I gained my regulating Christianideals‚ from Gandhi‚ I learned
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On the whole‚ this is a balanced book‚ which introduces each side of the arguments encountered. Sometimes‚ however‚ one is not clear whether Pocock‚ Van Rheenen and McConnell are making their own assertions or simply rehearsing others’. Often‚ and perhaps inevitably‚ a North American bias emerges in terms of language‚ theology and social analysis - for example‚ many Christians in Europe and the developing world would question the assertion that "The hand of God is discernible in globalization." The
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the launch of Challenger: the Engineers and managers at Thiokol directly responsible for the launch and NASA officials who signed off on the launch. The key weaknesses in the decision making of Challenger disaster are a combination of contributing pluralist approach in the organizational structure‚ corporate culture‚ managerial habits‚ and failure of both engineers and management to practice ethical responsibilities. NASA’s goals to launch a certain number of flights per year and to launch them
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Chapter 1 What is Criminology? “Criminology” Frank Schmalleger What is Crime? Four definitional perspectives • Legalistic • Political • Sociological • Psychological What is Crime? • Perspective is important because it determines the assumptions we make and the questions we ask • This book uses the legalistic perspective Legalistic Perspective • Crime is defined as: Human conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state‚ the federal government‚ or a local jurisdiction
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Chapter 3: Culture 1) | d | Which of the following is an aspect of culture? | | a. | A comic book | | b. | The patriotic attachment to the flag of the United States | | c. | Slang words | | d. | All of the above | 2) | c | People’s needs for food‚ shelter‚ and clothing are examples of what George Murdock referred to as | | a. | norms. | | b. | folkways. | | c. | cultural universals. | | d. | cultural practices. | 3) | a | What term do sociologists use to refer to
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A unitary state is a sovereign state governed as a single entity. The central government is supreme‚ and the administrative divisions exercise only powers that the central government has delegated to them. Units are created and abolished‚ and their powers may be broadened and narrowed by the central government. They don’t have independent legislative and judicial powers. In federal systems‚ political authority is divided between two autonomous sets of governments‚ both of which operate directly upon
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Sin Tax Bill (For the Government) OVERALL SUMMARY: According to James Sadowsky‚ author of The Economics of Sin Taxes‚ taxes imposed on products seen as vices such as alcoholic liquors and tobaccos are called sin tax. Aside from the commodities being objects of disapproval‚ even their consumers accept such taxes because they seem to hit two birds in one stone. First‚ they raise revenues and second‚ they made vices expensive. House Bill 5727 or also known as the Sin Tax Bill aims to reform the
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