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Decreasing Low Birth Weights and Decreasing Infant Mortality

the same time, researchers have also argued that in the year 2002, children in the United States are somewhat less likely to die d...

Questions on U.S. Immigration Answered

racism to paint this ethnic group as being less than human and, therefore, worthy of exclusion from the US. 3. Why, according to ...

The Function of Unelected Officials in Policymaking

focus of interactions with interest groups, yielding, for the sake of simplicity, two possible approaches: a pragmatic focus and a...

American Criminal Justice Policy and 'On the Waterfront'

Malden), the movie offers viewers a glimpse into the underworld dealings of crooked unions and the infiltration or organized crime...

Photo Imaging Industry and Eastman Kodak Inc.

be operated as R&D with a reduced workforce. Additionally, the imaging and printing market is expected to continue to decelerate, ...

Social Issues, Public Policy, and Teenage Pregnancy

p. 685). American Demographics reports that a significant trend is the rising rate of teenage pregnancies among Latinos (Suro, 19...

Vietnam War's Military Operations and the Roles Played by Government Policies and Public Opinion

spread of communism globally. The French government had been in authority over Southeast Asian theater, but when it looked as if t...

NEPA and the Political Climate That Led to its 1969 Passage

In seven pages this paper examines the passage of the National Environmental Protection Act from a public policy analytical perspe...

Frequency Spectrum Scarcity Theory

Spectrum Scarcity Theory. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is one negative reflection of the Frequency Spectrum Scarcity ...

'Uniforms in the Closet' by Jennifer Egan

This means that they are obliged to live a totally celibate life while serving, or participate in a loose "underground network" of...

UK's Doctrine of Adverse Possession and Whether or Not It is Justified

In effect it was assumed that where the scenario for adverse possession arouse the title owner had abandoned or dispossessed the l...

Public Policy Views Contrasted

is that policy formulation should employ a "craft" perspective. By "craft," these authors indicate the skillful application of a s...

Senior Citizens and Public Policy

forgetful. It can be a very serious problem for the elderly who are often on a smorgasbord of necessary pills to treat a variety o...

Public Policy and Business Interests

Public policy is made primarily by elected officials who propose laws. In the White House for example, the president and cabinet m...

UK Government Policies and Market Failure

If we look at the role of government and government failure we can look to the UK and the way public policy...

Greed in the Corporate Sector

to consider who has helped the most people, Michael Milken or Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa spent her life helping the poor, while ...

Mass Communication and Social Policies

This paper discusses a 2001 article by Mira Sotirovic entitled, Affective and Cognitive Processes as Mediators of Media Influences...

Administration and Public Sector Organizations

micromanagement cycle or procedural rules (Behn, 1995). Such rules, he points out, prevent public agencies and entities from movin...

Health Policy and the Role of Public Health Nurses

These authors conducted a large study of 3,830 individuals consisting of 17.8 percent nurses, 21.8 percent physicians, 29.6 percen...

Public Policy and Religion, Morality, Worldview

This essay considers how public policy is affected by religion, morality and worldview. Three pages in length, four sources are ci...

Marijuana Policy

This research paper/essay presents an overview of the issues pertaining to current marijuana policy, both in the US and aboard. Th...

Urban and Public Policy Evaluation

In a paper of eight pages, the writer looks at urban and public policy. Impact evaluations are carried out with an emphasis on res...

Policy Recommendations for Community Policing

In a paper of ten pages, the writer looks at community policing. A review of public opinion and statistical data is used to genera...

Strikes, Industry Disputes, and Public Services

In ten pages this paper considers whether or not employees of public services' industries have the right to go out on strike in pr...

National Environmental Protection Act of 1969

certainly something prompted by the times. II. A Decade of Change Bob Dylan sang "The Times They Are A Changing " for a re...

Environment and Public Policy

States EPA 1997). During the past thirty-five years, there have been several amendments to the original Clean Air Act, including...

The Year 2050 and The Greenhouse Effect

moment, the indications are far more likely for a bleak future. Ironically, it was roughly one year before the Antarctic ice shel...

The Traveling T-Shirt and Public Policy

This 4 page essay reviews the book "The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy" by Rivoli and the effects of cotton on public ...

Social Security, Health Care Reform, and Public Policy

success; yet each time they faced defeat. The evolution of these efforts and the reasons for their failure make for an intriguing...

Public Policy Issues as State and Local Levels

have stayed essentially the same for decades and that single mothers are most often poverty-stricken. Social Welfare programs, ...