806 articles related to "government"

Squaring Urban Regime Theory with Democratic Political Theory

The term "urban regime" refers to the allocation of that which is valued (e.g., material resources, political power, and participation) among a group of persons according to an authoritatively-prescribed pattern of policymaking (Easton, 1965; Di Gae...

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The Leo Wanta Saga, Pt. 14: Bush 'Preparing the Way' to Release $4.5 Trillion in Repatriated Offshore Funds to AmeriTrust

According to sources close to the recent G-8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, pressure from financial big shots and foreign heads of state has 'put the heat' big time on the Bush administration this weekend to release $4.5 trillion dollars...

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The Ghetto Balance

In truth, most people that reside in the places called ghettos are involved in inner & outer conflict. The struggles to attain happiness are conflicted in many ways, but the goals are always for prosperity, unified joy, and harmony. These expressions...

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Are The Failed Japanese Government Economic Policies And Obamanomics One and The Same?

Robert Samuelson had an interesting article in the latest issue of Newsweek magazine, "Why Japan Fell And What It teaches Us." Mr. Samuelson reviews how Japan got into its current and long running economic slump, highlights of which include the follo...

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Denmark, Democracy and the Free Press

Ask some Danes in the street of Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, about what is important to them. Many will answer you that it is important that we have a country that is safe, that all people get their basic supply of food, have a decent place to...

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Pussyfooting Diplomacy

Every now and then the English language produces an interesting word filled with imagery. One of my favorites is "pussyfooting" as it describes how someone or something behaves cautiously or timidly like a cat before making a commitment to action. It...

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The Bitch and Another Silly Season!

Well Darlings, Here we are again in the silly season - the party political conferences. Trying to commit suicide, the Lib Dems didn't need a change in the law for assistance to that end, the media was out there, hanging on their every word and ...

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The Bitch and We the People!

Well Darlings, Lately we are hearing an awful lot about the public sector and cuts to services, which brings me to ask: why do so many people want to make their careers in the public sector? Are they actually needed? Is it really to serve we the peo...

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Are We Up for the Challenges Ahead?

Stagnant economy, burgeoning debt, environmental catastrophe, stretched military, declining resources, aging population, threatening foreign powers, vested internal political interests competing for self-serving ends - the challenges we face are daun...

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The Bitch: Oil and Troubled Waters!

Well Darlings, While I won't trivialise the damage the BP oil leak is causing, or the amount of suffering by the people around the Gulf of Mexico, which will undoubtedly become worse as time passes, I am totally amazed at the almost non-stop vi...

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