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FREE TRADE AND AVERAGE WORKERS

workers. The economists do insist that, from a macro level, free trade helps nations by putting more money into coffers - but this...

Socialization and the Individual

in Western culture. Consider, for example, the games played by rural Indian children and compare them to the games played by rura...

Hard Times and the Constitution of 1787

that neither the federal government nor the states had any monies to pay for all of these duties. We didnt even have an actual Co...

The Smart Car in the US

market, it many ways it was ahead of its time, however the last few years have been much better, by August 2008 the sales levels w...

Will Fresh and Easy be a Success?

time to increase market share and be in a position where they can become a dominant player in the US market, this is also going to...

Brazil's Democracy Obstacles

that Brazil has instituted some democratic reforms (Baiocchi, 2003). Yet, problems from the nations past invade the resolve of the...

'Live and Let Live' and Stephen Carter's Etiquette of Democracy

social theorists for over a century. Perhaps one of the best approaches to addressing the concept of democracy, though, came not ...

Democracy Defined

for a third alternative to what he sees as the two ways of looking at democracy, either as a having "negative rights" or "positive...

Iraq and Democracy

a lot. Lives were lost in the struggle. Some do not think it was worth it. In understanding democracy and the process of democra...

Democracy in the Digital Age by Wilhelm

a divide now but that does not mean that the problem cannot be corrected. Wilhelm (2000) hints that the conversations which occu...

Hans Herman Hoppe's Democracy the God That Failed

he illustrates how based on the Ricardian Law of Transformation, one can explain why there have been rising levels of crime, loss ...

Race Matters by Cornel West and Democracy on Trial by Jean Bethke Elshtain

Tenured at the University of Chicago, Elshtain is a Spellman Professor of Philosophy and Political Ethics. Her views, consequentl...

Richard Sclove's Democracy and Technology

villagers is that before a new technology is adopted, there is an enormous democratic discussion as to its implications and introd...

Book Review of James Fallow's Breaking the News How the Media Undermine American Democracy

the press separating itself from its ability to act as a public forum for political issues. Fallow brings to our attention ...

Democracy Determinants in Countries

government: the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights. One only needs to look at the Amendments of the Constit...

E-Voting and a Compromised Democracy

is, is rather frightening. Yet, e-voting has received much acclaim throughout the world. French MP Andr? Santini claims that E-dem...

Comparisons of Democracy

constitution 2001, with the aim of increasing the rights of minorities (CIA, 2003). The relative newness of this state can be s...

Mancur Olsen's Dictatorship, Democracy and Development

try to find a theory that would incorporate both and work well in a system of government. Olsen (1993) recognizes that "The star...

Varying Countries' Democracy Prerequisites

Great Britain is a nation that perhaps clearly fits within this sort of category relating to democracy. We further note that in...

Effective Democracy Developed by Ordinary Americans

so the development of the three branches of government and the distribution of power reduces the chances of too much control falli...

Alexis de Tocqueville, Robert Dahl, and Joseph Schumpeter on Democracy

In five pages similarities and simplicity are examined in a comparison of the concepts espoused by this trio of political philosop...

European Union and Democracy

In 5 pages democratizing the EU is examined in terms of its progress pertaining to public participation in the process, informatio...

"The End of Democracy?"

into the Constitution, thus making it impossible to legislate against virtually anything-"doctor-assisted suicide? Or drug use? Or...

Democracy and Education by John Dewey

educated people, saying they live in "ivory towers" and dont understand whats going on in the real world.) Dewey believes that the...

Democracy and Mexico

if it failed; 2. a high level of economic development; 3. a favorable international political environment, with outside assistance...

Rich Media, Poor Democracy by Robert McChesney

Those matters of legislation and financial interests which do touch on this topic, and cannot be censored directly, can therefore ...

New Technolgies and the Democracy of Communication

In five pages modern communication and its effects on democratic society are examined. Five sources are cited in the bibliography...

Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy by Joseph A. Schumpeter

would not be the least bit shocked to learn that many contemporary societies still reflect incredible amounts of poverty, disease ...

Contrasting Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America and Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club

In five pages this paper compares and contrasts what each author's intentions are in their respective works along with the sense o...

Western Europe's Blend of Socialism, Capitalism, and Democracy

The many political faces of Western Europe are glimpsed in order to feature the argument that socialist systems can exist within a...