Essays on Reforms

The decision of the United Kingdom (UK) to leave the European Union (EU) in 2019, commonly known as Brexit, has had far-reaching consequences for both the UK and the EU. This essay aims to provide an analysis of Brexit’s impact on these two entities, exploring the beneficial and detrimental effects on the UK, the EU, and the global opportunities that have emerged as a result in terms of political science.

Beneficial Brexit Impact on UK

The discussion about why is Brexit good and what drawbacks it would cause has continued from the very origin of this idea, throughout the entire voting campaign, and even ...

Political Changes in Mexico and Drug-Related Violence

Within a period of six years, closes to 70000 people have died as a result of waves of violence caused by the crackdowns on drug cartels. During the same period, more than half a million people have been displaced, and approximately 20000 individuals have disappeared due to the violence spurred by the illegal drug trade. The political changes that have taken place in Mexico have been consistently blamed for this state of affairs. The war on illegal drugs dubbed la Guerra contra las Drogas initiated by former Mexican President Felipe Calderon in 2006 and later continued by the current ...

Question and Answers

Question 1

The schools were seen as a mean to social advancement, tool for equality, and social stability vehicle that will help instill discipline among the students. The proponents of public schools argued that it was a tool that would be used to bring about equality in the societies. This was to be achieved through bringing in children from different social backgrounds together to learn common values. Mann, a proponent argued that the institution would reinforce social stability by liberating students from their parents’ influences that failed to encourage discipline among them. The proponents believed that schools were important ...

Introduction

Educational integration serves to harmonize all the essential elements regarding educational, policies, systems, governance, and any other significant aspect that is directly or indirectly related to learning. The period between the end of the 1960s to the end of 1990s marked a period of fundamental educational reforms and discourse in Finland. Major educational policy and administrative and governance changes were instituted and implemented with the 30year time frame. The Finland government and ministry of education was determined to make significant strides and development in ensuring that the education system was inclusive, student-centered, content sensitive, vocational, and entirely free of ...

Peter the Great is considered to be the tsar, who has dragged Russia out of the medieval circumstances to such a degree, that by his passing in 1725, Russia was viewed as a main eastern European state. Peter the Great in his efforts to modernize Russia in the early 1700’s has brought together government, modernized the armed force, made a naval force and expanded the enslavement and subjection of the laborers. His residential arrangement permitted him to execute a forceful outside approach. Somebody might think that Peter the Great’s reforms were more cosmetic, however that is not ...

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Strategic Plan3 Program Description.5 Leadership Challenges..6 Ethical Implications..7

Engaging communities and building constituencies.7

Budgeting, financing, and human resources.8 Performance management & Health Informatics..9

Appendix 1 SWOT Analysis10

Appendix 2 SMART Objectives..11 Appendix 3 Budget..13 References15 Introduction In the past decade, chronic lifestyle diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart/cardiovascular disease and stroke have increased exponentially in the state of Minnesota. Sedentary lifestyle and poor diet has led to an increase in obesity which in turn has led to an increase in heart disease and stroke. Most adults in Minnesota have poor lifestyle which has increased their risk to heart disease and stroke. As per the Minnesota department of health, ...

The affordable Care Act 2015 formerly christened as Obamacare is one of the major reforms in the health sector. Obamacare seeks to expand and improve health care access to a majority of Americans by curbing costs of healthcare through taxes and regulation. The primary focus of this policy was to provide more Americans with access to health insurance, improved quality of health insurance and health care, reduce healthcare expenditure in the country and more importantly regulate the insurance industry. However, the policy has received support and opposition in equal measure. Proponents of the policy call it a monumental legislation ...

Medicare and Managed Care

The U.S. government started initiatives to make medical assistance to as many citizens as possible. This program is one such initiative by the government. Medicare is a health program under the federal government that covers individuals who are 65 years and above. It also includes younger people with various disabilities. Also, people with renal diseases that require dialysis and any other medication are covered by this program. Medicare was created in 1965, ("What is the History of Medicare? | National Academy of Social Insurance", 2017). At this time, many people above 65 had difficulties accessing health care. In essence, this ...

Background

Today, the financial industry is more regulated than any other time in the history of economic globalization. However, the lack of fundamental professional behavior, ethics, and compliance raises the important question whether the current financial sector in Australia is destined for an endemic future. The persistent fraud cases in the Australian financial industry paints an impression that behaviors are yet to change even after experiencing the global financial predicament that emanated from the US. The recent ANZ suspected interbank interest rate rigging, CBA’s CommInsure denial of compensation to legitimate claims from terminally ill patients, and the Macquarie Group ...

The Tanzimat reforms comprised of several reforms that were promulgated in the Ottoman Empire between in the 19th century between 1839 and 1876. The intention of these reforms was to preserve a weakening Empire. The reforms took place under the reign of Sultans Abdulaziz and Abdulmecid. These reforms in the Ottoman Empire had a high influence from European ideals and were aimed at transforming the functioning of the Empire in order to conform to ideals of a modern state (Davison, 2015). Edicts were thus passed to achieve this goal including the 1839 Hatt-ı Şerif of Gülhane – The Noble ...

Abstract

This brief essay studied the uninsured and the health care disparities they face. Essential Affordable Care Act provisions and their effects were studied. Critical factors affecting the health care of the uninsured were identified; these included race, ethnicity, income, socioeconomic status, culture, language and income. Several research studies concluded that while access to health care has improved, the quality of this care has not improved for the uninsured. Although the number of uninsured has been reduced dramatically since 2010, insurance costs continue to increase significantly. Failure of states to expand Medicaid benefits has limited uninsured patients’ health care options. ...

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The paper on Comparative Politics by Maioni, A. (1997, pp. 411-431) makes a comparison between the evolution of the health care systems in two neighboring countries – Canada and the U.S.A. The crux of the argument and facts presented are based on the differences in the governance and political systems of the two countries. The paper tends to argue the facts around the post-depression period of the 1930s and the 1940s where both the countries faced different paths with regard to health care ...

Chapter 5

The Texas education system raised concern since the declaration of independence in 1836 following the failure of the government to begin the public education system. However, in late 1983, a constitutional amendment that advocated for the provision of bonds by the school fund was passed through voting. Currently, school funds generated an income of approximately $756 million dollars thus, making education facilities more available to the students (Champagne and Edward 16). The dropout rate is the indicator of the holding power of various schools in Texas during that period. Data indicates that 106 counties recorded a reduction in the ...

The rise in imprisonment in America over the past years has risen at an alarming rate. The United States of America prison population has increased from about three hundred thousand inmates in the 1970’s to over one million inmates in recent years. Statistics show that America has the highest number of inmates in the world (Pfaff 173).The so-called “war on drugs ” which attracted long prison sentences has acted as a major factor contributing to the increase in the prison population (Golembeski 1702). Between the years 2003 and 2010, the prison population rate in the state of Georgia ...

Breaking Barriers: Towards High Quality, Effective and Safe Health Care

Breaking Barriers Towards High Quality, Effective and Safe Health Care With more than 3 million in numbers, nurses comprise the largest section of health care professionals in the US. They spend a huge portion of their time to deliver healthcare services which makes them a viable force in ensuring and safety of care. A careful examination of the nurses’ capacity to support the health reform is essential, especially with the passage of laws such as the Affordable Care Act, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, among others, which aim to improve the design, financing, and delivery of health services (Sochalski ...

Newspaper Articles on Policy Issues

Immigration Eid, T. A. (2017, January 14). Trump poised to reform America's failed immigration policies. Retrieved January 27, 2017, from http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/14/trump-poised-to-reform-americas-failed-immigration-policies/

Abortion

McGinley, L., & Goldstein, A. (2017, January 23). Trump reverses abortion-related U.S. policy, bans funding to international health groups - The Washington Post. Retrieved January 27, 2017, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/01/23/trump-reverses-abortion-related-policy-to-ban-funding-to-international-health-groups/

Tax

Shear, M., Appelbaum, B., & Rappeport, A. (2017, January 26). White House Sows Confusion About Plan for a 20% Import Tax - The New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2017, from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/us/politics/mexico-wall-tax-trump.html

Federal legislation

Newly Signed Federal Law One of the bills that was recently passed by the House and the Senate and ...

Introduction of Topic

Burden of Deep Vein Thrombosis Deep vein thrombosis is a severe preventable cause of morbidity-mortality around the globe. This disease is so silent hence difficult in diagnosing it and so it is seen as a significant challenge regarding diagnosis. The Little level of clinical suspicion and higher incidence and fatality makes deep vein thrombosis a grave concern to the world (Jaff, et al, 2011). In the United States, 1 to 2 in every 1,000 people is likely to be affect by deep vein thrombosis annually. There is also an estimation that up to 100,000 Americans scampers to ...

Background of Apple Inc.

Apple Inc. is an American technology company located in California. The company designs and develops software and electronics such as iPhone, Mac Pcs, and iPad. Apple also develops online services such as iTunes and Apple music. The company is multinational as it has operations in different countries. Apple buys and sells products from different parts of the world including Kenya and Mexico. Apple is one of the richest companies and manufacturers of mobile phones and consumer electronics. The company is known for its widespread consumer loyalty. Apple relies on the uniqueness of its products that has developed a strong ...

Staff

One of the crucial objectives for the health care staff in Kenya is to improve the medical conditions in the rural area. The thing is that, compared to the developed countries, the number of rural health care workers in Kenya is extremely low. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the number of workers in the rural areas. The indicator for this objective is the exact number of doctors and nurses, working with 10 000 rural citizens. In Australia, this number is 29, while in Kenya – only 1 (World Health Organization 91). Therefore, it is necessary to increase the number ...

On March 23, 2010, Congress endorsed The Affordable Care Act [ACA], otherwise dubbed The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [PPACA], into legislation as a measure to reform the nation’s healthcare system (Hill 445). The new health care statute encompassed improvements to “appropriate, reasonable, or essential” health benefits and measures to regulate health costs through rules and regulations for the health care industry and insurance companies (Hill 445-446). The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, which includes Fiscal Responsibility Acts and Student Aid, also went into the amendment of the PPACA. Hence, the “ObamaCare” is the ...

Sicko is a documentary film that focuses the healthcare problem and insurance related frauds happening in the U.S. The documentary was released in 2007. During this time, 15 million Americans in the U.S did not have insurance. It was heart moving to see Fill having to choose among his two fingers, as he could not afford to have both the finger, even when healthcare has the ability to restore both the fingers. As Fill did not have the money to get both his finger attached following the accident, he let go of one. This documentary is an eye opener ...

Introduction

Vermont, Minnesota and Colorado have introduced transformative healthcare payment and delivery system reforms. The three regions have introduced deliberate measures to coordinate the healthcare insurance providers and health facilities to improve disease prevention and management. The reforms in the regions have the aims to lower the basic costs and enhance the desired healthcare results. The healthcare models in Colorado and Minnesota have introduced transformative, accountability and transparent approaches for the patients under the Medicaid program. On the other hand, Vermont has introduced the multi-payer programs with the objective of a consolidated healthcare financial system. This article focuses on the ...

Abstract

The prison is being used since the people started to live in a society. It is being the necessity to obtain control over the group of people to protect the crimes by punishing the criminals. The history of jails in the US will date back to the British ruling period while it was first introduced to punish the criminals. The jails were not in a good shape on that time that caused the death of many prisoners in health issues. The jails are being reformed day by day and upgraded to the prison system that we witness in the ...

President Obama ushered in his tenure of leadership with significant reforms in the healthcare industry. He was determined to reshape and refine the medical sector in the United States. The former commander in chief influenced healthcare regulations and proposed essential medical innovations such as Medicaid and Obamacare. He thus serves as the embodiment of a successful leader in the healthcare industry and the United States. This essay assesses the leadership values, characteristics, and styles of President Obama with regards to the DISC profile. What leadership insights has he left for those who are willing to take up his mantle ...

Introduction

The European Union is the result of the flow of economic integration in the world. It was created in 1958 and became a powerful economic group. Within the framework of the Union, the benefits of mutual trade are established, the general economic policy is carried out, and restrictions on the movement of goods, capital, and labor are constantly removed (Krugman, Obstfeld, and Melitz, 2014). The creation of the EU was due primarily to the fact that in Western Europe after the Second World War, the contradiction between the international character of modern production and the narrow national and state ...

US Foreign Policy and Latin America During the Cold War

The Alliance for progress was a multi billion dollar aid program that was devised by the Kennedy administration to foster economic relations with Latin America and also thwart the growth of communism in the region in the aftermath of the cold war. The Alliance for Progress was a result of the cold war between the USSR and the US, the Cuban revolution and the US fear that communism could take root in a region that was poor, unstable and economically underdeveloped. Latin America was largely colonized by the Europeans and the relation between the US and the continent was ...

Abstract

Numerous attempts to reform health care in the United States on the federal level have been made since the 1930s, but differences between each state represent a significant barrier to every previous federal health care reform. In 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law, but the current implementation and effects of the law are not the same across different states. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the effects of the health care reform in California and Florida, as well as the positions of the two states. It was found that the insurance ...

Introduction

The cost of manufacturing ammonia using the Haber process plant constitutes the following components: the cost of energy, raw materials, equipment, labor and sparking substances (catalysts). Energy (gas or electricity) costs are incurred to maintain the temperature of the reaction. The Harber process is operated at very high temperatures, and pressures thus higher costs of energy are incurred. Some of the raw materials consumed in the Haber process such as nitrogen and hydrogen are recovered at the end of the process. The recovered materials are recycled back to the system to reduce the cost of raw materials. Starting and ...

What are the determinants of the Deadweight Loss?

Introduction The deadweight problem happens when the government through an attempt to increase their earnings from the goods in a country increases the taxation on them. It happens when they impose a certain amount of tax on certain commodities in the market and the end consumer as well as the producer in charge of the production process forced to lose the whole or part of their surplus. The loss they both suffer is the deadweight loss. The government has the right to earn some form of income from the trade activities within their borders. However, they also need to ...

According to article “Nunavut’s battle to preserve Inuit Languages” by the Toronto Star posted on September 2, 2013, the Nunavut governments engages different strategies in a bid to preserve Arctic languages and dialects such as Inuktitut that are threatened by extinction through the popular introduction of smart-phones and pop culture occurring in the globalized world (Nunatsiaq Online 1). Per the article Inuktitut is considered the most vibrant language among sixty of the aboriginal languages in Canada. Worryingly, the young Inuit population is quickly becoming disconnected to the language and have increasingly lessens their interest in Inuit as their ...

The Founding of Communism

Communism started during the 1840s, the period when different ideologies arose in Germany. It was founded by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, who respectively excelled in their fields; politics and sociology (History World). The combination of these two individuals became so influential that their ideologies stood out among the several philosophies and ideas during that period. With Marx’s theories, and Engels’ experience in the materialistic world, they gave life to a new economic and political idealism, which received a hostile welcoming from the feudalist society (Ollman). This is because, the feudalist society was dominated by the bourgeoisie, whose ...

Policy Brief, Design and Evaluation of A Public Policy: Child Welfare in the Changing Family Unit

Introduction Children need a conducive environment where they can grow in peace and develop in all other areas that relate to their welfare. The conventional family unit consisted of a nuclear set up comprising of a man, woman and the children they sired together. Such formed the foundation through which children could draw strength and some kind of inspiration due to the availability of both gender parents (Conger and Donnellan, 2007, p175). According to Hobson and Fahlén, (2009) it was also an opportunity where the man and woman would bring up their children together and give them love ...

Now the most advanced integration Union is the European Union, the main forerunner of which European economic community was created in 1957 by the Task that stands today in the EU during the agenda - formation and strengthening of economic, monetary and political Union of member countries. Integration in the EU affects almost all aspects of relations between member States of the European Union - politics, Economics, social and cultural sphere. The relevance of the study due to the importance and special role of tax harmonization in the framework of deepening European economic integration, the development of the unified ...

CHAPTER FOUR

Introduction This study will mainly focus on the ways that can be proposed so as to make the medical care provision of Russia be improved. The results that will be achieved from this research work will immensely contribute to the improved and much efficient health care provision in Russia.

Findings

Notably, the research methodology employed a mixture of both qualitative and quantitative analysis. We shall therefore look at the various prospects of Russian healthcare business in the global international healthcare market. Some of the most visible prospects and fragments that are the backbone of the healthcare sector include demographic issues, ...

China: Success in the Market despite being a Centrally Planned Economy

Neo-classical economists have often quipped that market economies create the most conducive environment for economic growth and development; however, the rise of China as an economic giant over the last three decades despite being a centrally planned economy has cast doubt on the neo-classical argument, which makes it necessary to evaluate the unique factors that have led to China’s economic fortunes despite being a centrally planned economy.

Annotated Bibliography

Das, D (2011). China: Epitome of an Emerging Market. Journal of Emerging Knowledge on

Emerging Markets 3 (1): 57-78 Retrieved January 11, 2017 from

http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1039&context=jekem Das, a lecturer at the Solbridge International School, paints a vivid picture of China’s economic ...

The two thousand and eight financial crises resulted in significant economic turndowns. Before it began in two thousand and seven, prices of housing rose, new investment options emerged, and risk diversification increased. Following the crisis, house prices fell by huge percentages. It exposed economic weaknesses of the United States. Additionally, it led to an increase in the unemployment rate by ten percent (Mishkin, 2011). Approximately, nineteen trillion dollars of household wealth were lost. Lehman Brothers collapsed in two thousand and eight affecting the global financial system. Taxpayers had to bail out various banks to stabilize the system. This paper ...

Court have overtime been at the forefront of provision of justice for those who have been accused and this is achieved through compensation through various remedies. However, in certain instances, the cases that are brought to courts actually have no merit and is basically a waste of the courts time and such cases are referred to as frivolous law suits. Therefore, the thesis of this research is to examine whether the concept of frivolous law suit is accurate or a mere fallacy. First and foremost, it is worth noting that for any person to be held liable for any ...

During the first 2 centuries C.E., there was a period of peace and prosperity, called Pax Romana , which remained in history as one of the happiest and prosperous periods in the entire human history. However, the achievements of the 3 emperors of the Flavian dynasty, Vespasian, and his sons, Titus and Domitian, laid the foundations for Pax Romana because it represented a period of able administration and important political, social, military and educational changes which brought prosperity in the empire. The succession of the first of these emperors, Nerva, put an end to the Flavian dynasty and in particular, ...

Introduction

Milton Friedman was a renowned economist and a reputable advisor of the United President Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher who was a Conservative British Prime Minister. Friedman developed an influential and controversial manifesto on the role of the government in a free society on his work titled Capitalism and Freedom. His fundamental objective was to promote the laissez-faire economic policy by often disapproving the interventionist policies held by the government and their cost in economic efficiency and personal freedom within and outside the United States. It is with this light that Friedman provide his view on the significance of ...

Introduction

The unionization of the work force can be observed as early as the 1800s, during the time when the industrial revolution was spreading quickly across Europe and the United States. These labor unions, however, are not permanently established organizations. Rather, these are employees who temporarily group themselves when employment issues arise in order to gain leverage in bargaining with their employers (Murray, n.d., p. 2). Among the major issues that bring employees together according to scholars are improvement of working conditions, wages and job security; issues that are still relevant in the contemporary labor setting across all industries (Cengage ...

Thesis Statement: Although progressives responded to the ills of inner cities and working-class immigrants with significant reforms, they mostly failed to address the horrors of Jim Crow rule in the South. The first set of reforms, which sought to curb the social problems that plagued the United States during the Progressive Era, revolved around an understanding of the communities as a key component in providing the necessary solutions. According to Eric Foner, part of the changes encompassed improving the democratic government by not only “weakening the power of city bosses” but also giving the ordinary citizens more influence on ...

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Introduction China is home to the most ancient and enduring human civilization. This civilization flourished for thousands of years and have survived through many succession of rulers and dynasties. The study of China’s civilization is important in order to understand China’s contemporary society. Chinese civilization can be categorized into three broad historical periods: ancient China, Imperial China and modern China. These periods, however, only serves as an imaginary partition in order to identify a certain time in the history of China. But in reality, Chinese civilization is continuous and was never interrupted even through there ...

Medicaid is one of the major funding agencies for healthcare in the US which delivers health coverage to people with low incomes (Medicaid, n.d.). The Medicaid program was redesigned as per the instructions of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on January 5, 2011 to address the deficit of budget (Department of Health, n.d.-b). A team was crafted in order to redesign the Medicaid program by the governor with the objective of developing a budget proposal for the first year and develop a reform plan. The key stakeholders of Medicaid were engaged to figure out the possible changes in the way ...

Introduction

President Obama enacted the Affordable Care Act as a United States Federal statute in 2010. Together with the amendment to the reconciliation bill, it promised to expand health insurance to all citizens at a reasonable cost. PPACA defines the health care as neither the right nor privilege of people but it states that citizens, however, do have a right to “affordable” healthcare, which it tries to achieve through a partnership between the market and the government. The ACA is a result of an evolution of government-funded plans such as Medicare and Medicaid as well as statutes such as HIPAA, ...

Significant increases in the national debt, with no relief or plans to deal with the problem, and its effect on the economy An increase in national budget, with no relief or plans to deal with the problem, will result in a deficit, or more spending with less national input. Repercussions for a budget deficit can mean more borrowings for the national government from the private sector, such as the selling of bonds or gilts to the private sector. The debate over the budget deficit has two opposing views. The first one is that the deficit is destructive to the ...

China's leading role on the world market is undeniable. Over the years, Chinese reforms transformed this country from a backward agrarian one into a leading industrial power, by industry of which the stability of many countries depends on. Another proof was the fact that since 2010, China has become the second largest economy in the world after the US, ahead of Japan, which had occupied this position for 42 years (Greenaway & Milner, 2010, p. 20). Today, China is the largest consumer, producer and exporter in the world. China encourages the discovery of new commercial and industrial enterprises, the implementation ...

Investing In Saudi Arabia Market

Investing in Saudi Arabia market Introduction The Saudi Arabia economy has for long been driven by the performance of the oil market. The entire economy has also been primarily managed by the government leaving little room for the private sector. The existence of many government bureaucracies has also in the past hindered the development of the private sector. The strict Islamic culture has also been a challenge for the operation of the business from the open economies. The period 2003 to 2013 marked one of the largest oil booms in the history of the country. The oil prices in ...

The rule of law requires a fair access to justice for England and Wales as well as any other sovereign country with a governing constitution. The route towards delivering equitable access to justice to all citizens requires enrolment of all justice department stakeholders as well as other interested parties. For instance, each of the arms of the government has their own responsibilities that need execution to the best of their ability in order to ensure equal justice to all. In this case, each arm of the government is it the legislature, executive, or judiciary should not intimidate or influence ...

Introduction

Health policy can be defined as a plan or decision combined with actions to achieve specific healthcare goals by implementing key strategies within the society (WHO, 2016). As per the World Health Organization (WHO), an explicit health policy is known to be associated with several success factors such as development of a vision for the future and establishment of key targets for the short and long-term. Health policies enable organizations, institutes, societies, and groups to define outline, propose new goals, and inculcate different roles across various healthcare sectors (Záliš, et al. 2016). Healthcare policies are known to unite ...

The establishment of the modern national education system in Malaysia is one of the major effects of the post-colonial development within the nation (Zohar, 2004). During the British colonial rule in Malaysia, education system could be considered socially and academically narrow since it did not confine multicultural dynamics of the Malaysian society as well as the demographics of the nation. After the colonial period in the 1950s, the education system reform was implemented on the nation and segregated linguistic ethnic streams which comprise their population. The period of the end of the colonial rule in Malaysia also marks the ...

Rwanda is a developing nation in the Eastern Africa region that remains highly dependent on foreign aid from international bodies such as World Bank and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). According to The World Bank (2016), foreign aid accounted for about 30% to 40% of the country’s budget in 2015. The role of foreign aid on Rwanda’s social, economic, and political development is one that is subject to debate among intellectuals. On one hand, it is argued that foreign aid is necessary to facilitate socio-economic development but on the other hand, it is argued that conditional ...

Introduction:

The case study has pointed out different challenges that is faced by a project manager. The book written by Laufer discusses about different core principles of leadership that is related to this case study. It can be used to successfully manage a project at different environment to achieve the desired objectives. There are many government employees who are not interested on new culture but prefer to close the project. The case study symbolizes it more clearly. As time passes Judy shows them importance of new culture and make them work on it to have profit and an air of ...

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to determine how curriculum impacts students who are considered as at risk. In addressing this research question, it is quite implicit to first determine the prevalence of at risk students. The introductory part of the paper provides a statistical overview of the status of the country’s students who are considered as at risk. The population considered in this paper is only limited to students who have not yet graduated from high school. It also provides a background on how curriculum on pre-college education was developed, particularly in the United States. It also ...

Institutionalization of Chinese politics since Deng Xiaoping:

The Chinese state and its relationship to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been by far the most significant factor in determining the level of institutionalization of Chinese politics. Chinese politics was highly shaped during the revolutionary and Maoist periods by the power of the CCP. The CCP’s role in the revolution and its creation of a particular state form highly influenced the state form. The Chinese state under Mao was revolutionary inasmuch as it was primarily focused on class struggle as its primary role. This changed after Mao’s death and the rise of Deng Xiaoping and ...

There is a lot of debate in the government and scholarly sphere when it comes to when to and how to incarcerate people. A subdivision of that argument comes down to the actual housing that a prisoner is kept in while they are in prison. One method that is used for inmates who commit certain acts, either inside of or outside of prison, is solitary confinement. While this is deemed to be a way to prevent a prisoner from being a danger to others or even himself/herself while in prison, there are many that say that solitary confinement for ...

Introduction

The United States’ health system is facing different challenges that show the need for reforms to the health sector to promote better health for the American population. Attention is focused on the Americans who are not insured and the ones facing increase in costs of the health premiums. To promote health care of the American population, the government should invest funds to help in reducing the number of people missing insurance coverage (Baciu & Sharfstein, 2016). The efficiency and quality of health care should be enhanced to reduce the poor health outcomes as well as reduce the high cost of ...

There are several movements in healthcare reform in the USA that promote the transition from disease-oriented healthcare to a culture of wellness: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Culture of Health initiative of the Robert Wood Foundation, and the increased focus on person-centered and fundamental care. These three movements respectively drive healthcare reform on the political, community, and nursing practice levels. The ACA extended health insurance and thus improved access to healthcare for at least an additional 50 million Americans who were previously uninsured (Nardin, Zallman, Sayah, & McCormick, 2016). Sections 4103 and 4104 of the act ...

Incarceration appears to be one of the most popular forms of punishment for committing crime or other offences. The largest number of prison population is in the United States. According to a study, performed in 2013 by Lauren E. Glaze and Danielle Kaeble, statisticians by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), about two million adults were incarcerated and others less than five million were under parole or probation. Totally 6 899 000 adult individuals were under the supervision of Criminal Justice System (prisons, jails, parole, probation) in 2013. (Glaze, L., Kaeble, D., 2013) With the establishment of prisons, ...

Social protection is significant for minimizing poverty for families and children, also recognizing children's rights. In the present world, many children live in poverty and starving. They are also in the demand of elementary needs and rights. In many parts of the world, families with children are relied at the risk of poverty than other groups of the population with respect to the monetary terms. If a child falls into poverty, he/she will be poor for the lifetime. Only in rare cases, they get education or healthy life. Food poverty can be an obstacle to children's long-term development. Generally, ...

Corruption is a multidimensional phenomenon with economic, political and cultural aspects. Its causes can be a combination of economic, political and cultural factors. Its impact can permeate the economic, political and cultural spheres. Brazil, India and China are countries that belong to the BRICS or the organization of emerging economies. Corruption can hamper the economic growth prospects of these economies. A comparison of corruption in Brazil, India and China provides a deeper understanding of the historical roots of this problem and the implications on the future growth prospects of these countries.

Level of Corruption across Brazil, India and China

A measure of corruption in a country’s ...