Essays on Discretionary

Chapter III

This chapter will review the background of Real Property Law in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In order to lay the foundation for comparisons in subsequent chapters, the elements of the Saudi judicial system and real property law will be reviewed. The background information pertaining to Saudi Arabia will feature the judicial court system, the property rights and real property ownership. A review of the current mortgage law in Saudi Arabia will be analyzed as well as possible reform to include the application of anti-deficiency laws.

Introduction

Saudi Arabia is governed by a monarchy. Its current legal system under the ...

Discretionary power authorizes public administrators to select one out of several alternatives, and using the discretionary disposition for implementing public policy. While making a discretionary decision, public administrators are supposed to select alternatives, which best suits the interest of the public. This means, while using discretionary authority, public administrators need to consider the social interest. In addition, their actions and choices should not exceed the capriciousness or arbitrariness. The success of implementing public policies relies heavily on whether public administrators make the discretionary decisions, which permit programs to pass the clearance points important for program success. To develop public ...

Should prisons be privatized?

Prison privatization is sustained by claims that facilities that are privately operated are cost effective at ensuring the provision of services compared to public institutions. Other evidence show that this assertion is not supported while others do. In addition, when turned into a for-profit industry, a few challenges will accompany incarceration centers. The following points argue for and against prison privatization Fiscal savings through cost containment: People who support private prisons assert that the private sector is saving the available resources through great efficiencies. Safety and services: Advocates claim that prison privatization has been successful in other industries with ...

Introduction

Earnings or Net Income is the single most important figure in a company’s financial statement for the average investor. Even a small fall in the reported earnings can result in the loss of millions of dollars in stock value and subjects company managements to scrutiny by investors and financial analysts. Corporate executives are under therefore under pressure to meet market expectations resulting in “earnings management”. Earnings manipulations can range from minor adjustments within the law and the accounting standards to the outright fraud of showing non-existing profits (Carruth, 2011). The Sarbanes- Oxley (SOX) Act of 2002 was enacted ...

Analysis of Sustainability of Tomorrowland Event

Analysis of Sustainability of Tomorrowland Event

Introduction and Context

The focus of this report is about sustainable event management. It aims to look at a major event and the sustainability policy of that event. The report briefly analyses the policy versus its actual implementation in real-life. The report reviews the earlier literature about sustainable event management. It examines the various theories related to corporate social responsibility and ISO 20121, which is the international standard for sustainable event management. The report then relates the findings at the present event to the sustainability theory. The report then presents the conclusions.

Tomorrowland is an electronic ...

The law enforcement police have been on the spot in the recent past for misuse of their discretion in policing. Police discretion is the decision-making power that the law gives police officers to decide the best course of action or procedure to take in particular circumstances or situations, most of which involve contact with members of the public, such as in the enforcement of traffic rules. The police usually use discretion to make a decision as to whether to perform a search, draw a weapon, issue a traffic ticket stop and assist someone, and shoot a gun. Some of ...

First of all it is necessary to give the definition to the term market failure. Market failure is “something that is inherent to the market that causes the market equilibrium allocation to be inefficient” (Morey, 2015). According to Pettinger, market failures “occurs when there is an inefficient allocation of resources in a free market” (Pettinger, 2015). Both of these definitions underline that market failure is the situation opposite the ideal market. Taking into the consideration, that we live in times when ideal market do not exist in reality and is replaced by tough economic rules and high competition.

There exist 10 main types of market failures:

Externalities – ...

Source: InfoSec Institute Web article, January 2016

Summary: This article was about Information security governance and Risk Management in CISSP domain. In the article some basic guiding principles for the security are highlighted, the security's fundamental principles revolve around the CIA i.e. confidentiality, integrity and availability. Confidentiality confirms that the data is confidential through personal identifying information, integrity ensures the accuracy of the data and it is not modified by anyone else and finally availability ensures that whenever the data is needed, it is available i.e. no DOS attacks or any other attacks stops the access of the data. The risk management talks about the analysis ...

The main goal of the state at all stages of its development is the stabilization of the economy. At the present time, the state actively uses the tools of intervention in the economy. The main 2 types of state intervention in the market economy include fiscal and monetary policies. Fiscal policy has been a key policy tool in addressing the aggregate demand consequences of the financial crisis in the United States. (Follette & Lutz, 2010)

Objectives of fiscal policy as any stabilization (countercyclical) policies aimed at smoothing cyclical fluctuations in the economy are to ensure:

Stable economic growth; Full employment (primarily a solution to the problem of cyclical unemployment); Stable price level (problem of inflation). (Strauch & Hagen, 2000) Fiscal policy ...

There are several differences between probation and parole and this paper goes into detail to discuss the differences between these two and to give examples of each. According to Latessa and Smith (2015, p. 42), “probation represents one of the unique developments within the criminal justice system” and goes on to define probation as “a conditional sentence that avoids an offender being incarcerated; in other words, it is an alternative disposition available to the court.” Similarly, Petersilia (1997, p. 149) notes that The American Correctional Association defines parole as “a court-ordered dispositional alternative through which an adjudicated offender is ...

Several factors have led to the rapid changes in sentencing structures in the United States. According to Latessa and Smith: “Following a very long period of relative inactivity (1930-1974), American sentencing laws and practices began to undergo rapid change, a fundamental restructuring of the sentencing process” (2015, p. 19). This is supported by Phelps (2011, p. 33), who argued that “Scholars of mass incarceration point to the 1970s as a pivotal turning point in US penal history, marked by a shift towards more punitive policies and a consensus that ‘nothing works’ in rehabilitating inmates.” Four main factors have been ...

Discretion is the basic right to act in relation to one’s own judgment. This is an essential aspect of criminal justice. Within the criminal justice system, those who have any form of authority, including police officers, court officials, and probation officers, are given a level of discretion in order to utilize their ability to process those who have broken the law. Beginning with the police, who are given the discretion to make arrests, an individual is then given to the discretion of the court system, and the scrutiny of judge and public attorney. After this, a person might ...

The key strategic issues and problems facing the company

Company’s inability for gauging the trends It is essential to refer to the fact that in the case of company’s inability for gauging the trends as well as addressing the changeable preferences of the customers in a prompt and costly effective way, there is a high risk of decreasing in the market share as well as the rates of sales. Such decreases have the potential of adverse affecting of the gross margin. It was claimed by the management of the CBA that the attention of the management as well as the costs, involved into the maintenance of ...

Abstract

Canadian immigration has been one of the most coveted citizenships for immigrants all over the world and the Canadian government has maintained their fair and lenient immigration policy for years. With the global competition for international students, Universities in Canada have needed support from their government to attract the best talent from all over the world as these students provide billions of dollars to the Canadian economy in terms of their tuition fees, accommodation charges and other expenses. After graduation, these students can provide years of service to the Canadian economy by filling out jobs, paying taxes and buying ...

Introduction.

The prudence concept has been an area of controversy, especially in accounting standards as there have been conflicting ideas on its relevancy and its desirability as a useful tool in the field of financial reporting. There has been a need to develop the prudence concept to suit financial reporting needs both in the contemporary context and in the future. A conceptual framework that incorporates the use of accounting practices that ensure consistency, coherence, acts as a guide to financial reporting and is easily understood by users is what is required for financial statement users.

Issue of prudence.

Over the years, there has ...

Access control refers to a set of controls employed in a computing environment to enable the selective restriction and regulation of access to certain resources. In retrospect, it is a collection of mechanisms that gift managers in a given system to practice a restraining influence on the use, content and behaviour of a given system (Bertino, Ghinita & Kamra, 2011). The three examples of the main models of access control include:

• Discretionary Access Control Model (DAC)

• Mandatory Access Control Model (MAC) • Role Based Access Control Model (RBAC) Every model is unique in its function such as the RBAC. Also known as the Non-Discretionary Access Control ...

Investment Report

Background In this section, a brief overview of my personal experience in this field of investment and the personal risk tolerance that comes up together with the objectives and the goals will be touched a little bit. No one can dispute my experience because I was able to manage a good portfolio successfully in the Saudi market regarding investments in stock and this has empowered me skillfully (Dunning, John H 30). The abilities gained and all the tricks learned shall be applied by me in the successful investment in the stock market field. The major aim of all these ...

Background

The external economic environment in which a business operates has a great impact on its performance. The economic environment consists of several external factors in a business market. In a similar connection, the broader economy can also influence a business. Economic environment can be divided into the microeconomic environment and macroeconomic environment. As far as microeconomic environment is concerned, it affects business decision making such as individual activities of firms and consumers. On the other hand, macroeconomic environment affects the whole economy and all of its stakeholders. Many economic factors have external limitations on the business and organizations always ...

Criminal Justice

Goldstein moved police work from a reactive philosophy of maintaining law and order to a proactive philosophy of supporting democratic values and enhancing public safety through a problem solving approach to crime (Panzarella & Vona, 2013, p. 245). Goldstein’s approach to problem oriented policing became the core of community policing idea in the United States. Accountability of the police has been executed by a number of means- through politicians, elected mayors, appointed councilors, and at various times, loosely and under a modicum of close supervision. Goldstein rejects the premise of the professional school of thought that the police are ...

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Compensation and Benefits Package for an Executive Manager at the US Federal Government Agency Type of Equity An executive manager at the US Government Agency is compensated with employee stock options. Employee stock options are common stocks of the company that is given to the executive managers in return of their high-level performance in the organization. Executive managers are granted with two different types of employee stock options that are known as Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options (Hallberg, 2011). These stocks are restricted in nature that is nontransferable.

Salary Structure

The salary structure of an executive manager includes different ...

Abstract

The quality of financial reporting by various companies affects the economy of the country in more ways than one. Apart from the economy of the country, the quality of audit and financial reporting affects the operation of the company as well. Effective disclosure and transparent finical reporting provide a necessary condition to maintain and assure the confidence of the stakeholders. This study seeks to investigate the relationship that exists between the type of corporate governance and the quality of audit among listed companies in Australia's Petroleum and Mining industry. It presents a review of previous and existing literature concerning ...

Abstract

The Census Bureau of the United States is one of the key Federal Agencies that enhance activities of the government. The Census Bureau is mandated to perform different roles, mainly focusing on the collection of information used by development stakeholders including the government to formulate appropriate policies. The data collected by the Census Bureau also provides an overview of the overall development status of the United States. For instance, it depicts overall economic performance of the entire country or particular social challenges experienced by communities across the country. The roles of census bureau agencies have been appreciated by several ...

ISI Company

BACKGROUND Jim Willis is the VP (Marketing and Sales) for ISI, a US-based aerospace corporation. Jim is facing an ethical dilemma. According to Cox and Shawana (2008), Fred Ballard, Jim’s boss at ISI, has asked him not to disclose information on the changes in the launch dates of ISI’s satellite following an issue with the camera. Fred expects that the disclosure could have a huge negative impact on ISI’s current and future contract negotiations. The most important contract in question is an ongoing negotiation between HTC and ISI. The ultimate effect would be severe financial losses, ...

The Police in America have always been Controversial

The establishment of the police is a mandate of the constitution to ensure law enforcement, as well as public order and safety. It is created as an instrument to maintain a civil nation. As Egon Bittner asserts, the police, as an agency, are empowered and responsible to provide short-term solutions to emergent problems. Its manpower is competent enough to provide intervention to any form of emergencies, without any exceptions (Bittner, 1974). It is an institution created by the state as part of its efforts to police the people and protect the state and the people from lawless elements. Unlike ...

The following pie chart was circulating on the internet in August 2015 till political magazine Politifact came out with some explanation and reasoning behind the chart (Jacobson, 2015). The above graph shows that military spending formed more than 57% of the total federal spending in US. The graph does not mention the time period taken, but it can be assumed to be based on latest data. The graph caused huge furore in general public as it showed that the federal spending on food and agriculture was only 1% of the total budget. Many questioned the spending pattern of the ...

Abstract

Budgeting has always and continues to play a crucial role in business planning. That is given its application is estimation of the future performance parameters. With that, the discussion explains the relation between the profit planning and the budgeting process. For that, budgeting has been identified as the basis of the estimates used not only in profit planning but also in business planning. Also, several benefits have been identified regarding the business planning and budgeting including that they form the key reference for the performance evaluation. Further, the discussion explains the role of a controllers regarding the reporting to ...

1. Indicate whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: “Individual incentive plans are less preferable than group incentives and companywide incentives.” Incentives play an important role in motivating employees as it encourages them to be more dedicated and productive in their work. When presented with the two types of incentives, which are the individual and countrywide, group incentive plans are more preferable than the other. While individual incentives are said to bring about a better performance because “the link between a person’s pay and his or her performance is tighter” (McGee et al, 2006), group incentives ...

1) Summary (of what you did and found)

This study explores the spending patterns of college students. It is now a well known fact that college students are part of the special segments which are targeted by businesses. (Tech Times, 2004) This is because they have the capacity to buy and they have specific preferences for the goods and services they buy. For instance, a study found out that "college students spend an average of $287 a month on discretionary items (spending ...

IKEA is a global company that retails home products such as furniture, kitchen items, consumer goods, bathroom items, and other accessories. Ingka BV is wholly owned firm by Stichting Ingka Foundation, the parent company of IKEA group of companies. The Komprad family owns the foundation. As at December 2013, the group managed to have operations in 43 countries across Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia. The headquarters of the firm is in Delft, Netherlands and employs 135,000 people Baraldi (99). During the financial year that ended on December 2013, the group managed to have revenues totaling 28, 506 million ...

Introduction

The airline industry mainly focuses on extensive planning, strategy and decision-making towards sustaining profitability and viability in operations. Through the inculcation of plausible operational policies, organizations manage to position themselves within an individual profitable niche. As such, various players within the airline sector inculcate diverse and individualized approach in operations that lead to differentiated outcomes. Thus, Allegiant Air is a performing company within US airline industry that has sustained its operations through specialized approach in operations. As such, the company has incorporated a low-cost approach that is driven by effective policies and performance approach. As a leisure and travel based carrier, its ...

MemorandumTO: Forward Style Inc. management

Forward Style Inc. benefits programs are divided into two: required and discretionary. Required benefits are those that the organization gives because the US federal government dictates so. To be more specific, the law demands that our employee receive social insurance, be provided with retirement plans, and given disability insurance. All the other benefits programs outside the required are what we call as discretionary. Our organization has a choice to use them for Forward Style’s advantage of our organization; they are incentives given to our employees (Bortz, 1956).The benefits programs of our organization

It is important to note that ...

Abstract

In Ross v. Moffitt (1974), it was held by the U.S. Supreme Court that the indigent criminal defendant is not entitled to the right of an appointed counsel at State’s cost as the indigent defendant is already entitled to the right of the appointed counsel at the courts below i.e., the trial court and first court of appeal where a counsel’s advise and presence is required at the various stages of trial and to point out to the Appellate court the errors committed by the court below. What is more important is the due process clause rather than ...

A controversial issue of human rights in the United States (US) is the question of whether or not a prisoner is entitled to rights under the Constitution. Presumably, a prisoner in the US has lesser constitutional rights due to criminal charges against him. Part of the punishment a prisoner receives from committing criminal acts is the denial of his freedom through prison detention that lasts depending on the sentence the court has issued. As per initial impression, it would seem that a prisoner has become less than a normal citizen due to his status as a legally detained individual. The fact that a prisoner has severely ...

According to an expert opinion, spending of up to $5 Trillion can be cut in the federal budget by reducing the amount of discretionary spending. The major overhauls can be done in the medical field. There is also a need of 2010 health care reforms. Similarly, there is also a lot of military spending that is being done due to the USA fighting wars in various countries. There is a lot of money going in Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries. It is better that the USA stops a lot of spending in such countries because it is like a suicide attack on their ...

1- (A) - Fixed manufacturing overhead costs are defined as a product cost and period costs under absorption costing and variable costing respectively. This is the only difference between these two costing methods.

(B) - The actual difference between the cost of goods sold and sales gives the value of gross profit (gross margin). Fixed and variable manufacturing costs are part of the cost of goods sold. On the other hand, contribution margin is determined by sales amount less of variable expenses such as variable operating expenses and variable cost of goods sold. Fixed costs are not considered in the ...

SWOT analysis is one of the critical planning tools. In the global perspective SWOT analysis has the power to make any business more competitive in the market place. It is worth noting that SWOT analysis is a planning tool, which compares the weaknesses and strengths together with the opportunities and threats in order to develop an action plan in the business.

The essence of weaknesses and strengths are mostly based in the internal sector of the business. On the other hand, threats and opportunities are external factors to the business. The SWOT analysis in most cases is used as a business ...

Strategic Compensation

Question 1

Payment structures in an organization are crucial as a component of effective compensation that assists in ensuring the level of pay for certain jobs remains competitive. This competition can occur both internally and externally with the presence of equity. Pay structures with proper designing allow for rewarding by management in regards to skill and performance development while the overall base pay remains under control (Martocchio, 2010). This control is provided through caps on the range of payments on certain jobs or locations. In the several pay structures that exist, varying limitations and benefits exist such as enabling creation of a streamline ...

What do you make of a system that locks people up for profit?

Incarceration is a sensitive issue in the criminal justice system of all states, especially in this era when the criminologists are championing for rehabilitation. Still, Louisiana is recognized as the prison capital of the world. The motivation behind this fact is quite obvious – profit. In the year 1990 a federal court ordered Louisiana to do something about the rising prison population – either to employ policies that would ensure decongestion or to build more prisons (Chang, 2012). The latter option appeared more appealing to the unscrupulous leaders that subordinated wider interest to personal gains. In my opinion, it is against ...

Three Certainties are Essential to Justify the Validity of an Express Trust. However, Surrounding case law has detrimentally affected their Efficacy.'

Introduction

Regarding to law, it is said that trust gives one of the strongest obligations on the trustee and therefore as an impact, no one should take the responsibilities of trust lightly. According to the la of equity, there is a requirement that the three involved formalities and certainties must be completed before the constitution of an express trust. The three certainties in trust could be well described as a set of conditions which exemplify the trust if fulfilled. These three ...

Thomas Davies filed a civil suit in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County against Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in august 2001 under Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1986) for the injuries that he received during his service as a locomotive engineer for SEPTA. The two issues that were in question are the issue of limitation and local rules for litigation proceedings. Contending SEPTA’s negligence he pleaded that he was not provided a safe work place which is a mandatory prerequisite under the provisions of law. To be very precise Davies put before the court that ...

Fiscal policy is the governmental instrument or program, which aims to stabilize economic situation and to improve economic health of the country. It usually deals with the purchase of goods and services as well as with the transfer payments in the country. Therefore, it influences the type and the level of taxes, optimal for the economy. Governmental intervention through fiscal policy usually aims to affect unemployment level, economic output and the level of prices in the economy. If there is a fiscal surplus (the revenues exceed expenditures) or the level of deficit is decreasing, compared to the previous periods, fiscal ...

Introduction

The essay will analyze the human resource strategies, policies, and practices as they pertain to JetBlue Airways. The JetBlue Airways case study offers numerous lessons in the field of human resource management starting with the three national equal employment opportunity laws that affect JetBlue’s hiring practices. Additionally, we can learn human resources strategies from the company’s recruitment efforts and its personnel selection. Examining the factors that influence JetBlue Airways’ performance appraisal system will also reveal some lessons about human resource strategies. Moreover, analyzing JetBlue’s Airways’ 360-degree feedback evaluation system will reveal its rationale and advantages for ...

Q.1

Breaking of Contract

The contractual law permits the parties to back off from the deals by paying fees and penalties in this regard. However, the agreement between Tom and Jerry may not contain a breakage clause but this does not mean that Jerry cannot break off the contract, and Tom has to demand reasonable amount of money in order to allow the other party to move away from his contractual liability.

Discretionary Powers of the Injured Party

The mildly injured party, Tom cannot overly exploit the weak position of Jerry, and therefore, both of them had to establish the method that they will use to end their collaboration ...

Question One

The most ideal access control for accommodating these permissions in the ACME Inc Human Resource department is the role based access control. The Role Based Access Control approach to securing access to the Human Resource management system bases access control decisions on the functions that a particular user is allowed to perform. The approach is widely used for non military enterprises with several employees with different roles and functions (Ferraiolo, Sandhu, Gavrila, Kuhn, & Chandramouli, 2001). Role Based Access Control method of access control is ideal for these permissions since the users are categorized and assigned different roles in the ...

Introduction

Quality care is one of the most important aspects in the healthcare industry. The United States government has its most important responsibility to care for the veterans of the nation including their families. During the inaugural speech of Abraham Lincoln, the former President of the United States, he commemorated that the obligation of the nation is to care for the veterans especially those who sacrificed their lives, bereaved families, and children. However, the world of the veterans in terms of their benefits and healthcare is intense and complicated. Currently, there are trends and changes in the processing system regarding ...

1. What is the role of congress in policy making process? A policy is defined as a course of action that is established by the legislature, executive or the judiciary to influence the behaviors and decisions of the citizens in a federal state. Policy making process is not a monopolized affair and, therefore, involves decisive interactions among all arms of the government and the public participation. The congress and the President participate mutually in the legislative roles to a greater extent. However, their roles are made distinct at some point. The Congress is mandated in Law making, representation of the citizens as ...

Access control is a mechanism that is used to control the access of users to a certain resource. There are various levels of controlling access to a resource in information systems. One of the methods is to control access at the operating systems level. The other access control levels are client/server access control, and web-based service oriented architecture access control. In the operating system access control, one example is the use of JVM Sandbox mechanism. This is the access control that enables users to be able to download the Java Applets without having to be worried about the execution code that ...

Introduction

The state of Texas, just north of the United States-Mexico border, shares a 1,200 mile border with the neighboring country of Mexico. For years, numerous people who are not citizens of the United States have tried and often succeeded in entering the United States illegally through this vast border. Some of the people who enter through the border illegally are trying to relocate to the United States of America in an attempt to find what they hope to be a better life. Others are exploiting the border in the hopes of profiting from committing crimes such as drug trafficking and ...

Budgeting

- The Make Way Foundation

Why the Funding of the Children’s Summer Expense Project was Overlooked

Fund management is critical especially for non-profit or charity organizations with limited resources, and dependent on private or public donations. Competing priorities could lead to misallocation of funds. In the case of Children’s Summer Expense Project, its omission in the Foundation’s list of priorities could be one of the reasons why funding was insufficient. In many cases, programs to be funded are based on how strong their proponents are in advocating for their cause(s). If a program has no assigned proponent to lobby for its full financial support, it will be disregarded in ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

- Describe the basic Public Budgeting System outlined by the instructor in class. Be sure your outline details how information, justification, and examination all play an important role in the development of a public budget. Public Budgeting System involves, defining the goals that are aimed to be achieved through the process, and allocating the necessary resources to achieve those goals. It is an act of balancing the fund allocation among various public sector needs, and deciding how much to spend on each such programs. The crucial first phase of the budgeting process is the gathering of information. The ...

The security of both the servers and Workstations which run on Windows environment has been a key challenge for institutions, companies and even private entities. Different technological companies have tried to come up with security protection software which will guarantee maximum protections to both servers and the workstations. It is the wish of each and every chief information security officer to have 24x7 security support at the time. Kaspersky endpoint security for Windows is the most appropriate security solution both servers and workstations which run on Windows environment. This security software was developed to meet the business technological changes ...

In the United States budget expenditures are divided on direct (mandatory) and discretionary. Direct costs are guaranteed by the legislation in force and cannot be trimmed (social benefits, health care programs, etc.). Discretionary spending annually are reviewed and approved in the budget for next year by the US Congress. At the same time a limit such costs is fixed. If the actual costs exceed the budget limits, sequestration runs, reducing the budget deficit (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). In 1986 the Supreme Court determined this Act as unconstitutional on the basis of sequestration gave the Congress inopportune authorities. Anyway, in 1987 the ...

Introduction

Glorious Hotel (Glorious) is a small family run hotel located in the popular ski resort of Leysin Switzerland. The hotel is currently run by the third generation of its founders. The hotel focused on a niche market of skiers who visit Switzerland every winter. Rather than just being a hotel that offered boarding services, it also had a small spa to cate to the needs of the hotel’s visitors. The hotel also had a small bar that also accepts visitors who do not used it boarding services. With a boarding capacity of just 40 rooms, the revenues of the hotel were limited. However, since ...

John Maynard Keynes

John Maynard Keynes

Biography

John Maynard Keynes was born June 5, 1983 in Cambridge in a relatively prosperous family. Father of the great scientist John Neville Keynes was also economic theorist who taught economics and logic at Cambridge University and wrote a book on the subject of economics. His mother was the daughter of Florence Keynes Minister and graduated from the same University of Cambridge and in 1932-1933 even served as mayor of Cambridge. Education of the future great scientist began when he was seven years old. Since that time and until 1892 he primarily learnt at home. Being nine years ...

Introduction

The U.S. is moving ahead on a dangerous budget path. With the current spending and debt already treacherously high, the future debts are expected to rise even higher. It is certainly a serious matter when public debt is expected to reach 90 % of GDP (Boccia). The implications would be severe as the larger debts would increase interest rates, horde private investment and raise price inflation. U.S. policymakers should take lessons from Greece and Japan to avoid a fiscal crisis and economic stagnation that occurs due to public debt overhang. Growing federal debt in U.S. could lead to a sudden fiscal crisis, and this ...

Issue in Information System Operation Management (ISOM) Database security

Introduction Increase in the use of internet has increased the vulnerabilities of databases for many corporations. Many organizations operate and maintain their brands through ensuring that databases containing client information is well protected. According to Bertino and Sandhu (1), the proliferation of web-based applications increases the risk of exposure of databases. Database security has been a challenge since the beginning of use of databases in the 1970s. Every effort to improve technological advancement has led to an increase in the attacks on databases. Recent cases have been reported of hackers accessing private information from different databases of different ...

The prime responsibility of all the professionals involved with the dispensation of criminal justice in the United States of America, especially those professionals directly charged with the administration of the capital punishment, is to exercise the powers invested in them ethically and with due regard to the norms of justice. In order to set the record straight due respect must be shown to the legal processes and the practices as far as the statistically disproportionate inequitable administration of the capital punishment to the racial minorities in the United States is concerned (Weber 2013). The United States federal government ...

Members of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform of the United States of America have studied the economic downturn experienced by American families for a long time. They defined the reality of the problem and proposed a solution. They noted that the solution would be difficult and painful. The members consist of people with diverse backgrounds and signify diverse areas sharing a united principle that America’s long-standing financial fissure is indefensible. If the problem continues, the future generation will suffer inevitable poverty in a weak nation. The moment of truth is a document that tackles the economic challenges faced by ...

Except for the federal court system, there is not unified judicial selections process in the United States. Each state has developed its own unique process to qualify select and remove its judges. This short paper will examine the judicial selection processes of Hawaii and Washington State. I. Hawaii The Hawaiian court system is composed of three levels. The Supreme Court of Hawaii is the highest court in the state. It hears appeals properly brought before it from the state’s lower appellate courts, however, the Supreme Court has discretion to choose which appeals it will hear. The ...

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Fiscal Policy – Aggregate Demand and Aggregate SupplyIntroduction In managing the economy, the government may opt to carry out a fiscal policy. Fiscal policy comprises of expenditure and taxes and at times borrowing by the government. Provision of public goods is a government’s duty. A public good is a good that the private sector fails to provide either because of the fewer rewards derived from such investments or simply because of the high cost of investment in such projects (Creel 2009, pg. 141). It is thus a role of the government ensure that the citizen enjoy these goods and services. In financing ...