Articles about Government
Accountability In Government
The government is the biggest employer in the world. They hire and maintain more employees than any other organization in history.
The question is whether the elected officials (who are really employees of every person in their jurisdiction, voted...
What You Should Know About Medicare
Medicare is the Federal health insurance program that is available to older people and to many of those with disabilities. Generally, a person is eligible for Medicare when turning age 65. In other instances, a person with a disability may be eligible, re...
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Treating Development Networks Seriously
TREATING DEVELOPMENT NETWORKS SERIOUSLY: WHAT PUBLIC MANAGERS SHOULD KNOW
Public policymakers have always been preoccupied with issues to do with economic development. In recent years, these issues have come to dominate the agendas of stat
In the Image of Our Political Inheritance
\"Instrumental rationality,\" understood as the studies and techniques that support the rational/ economic planning of society, have their place: they guide, to a good and honest degree, the implementation of public policy; and, rightfully so. Partic
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Prosperity, Community and Liberty
The fair and equitable distribution of public resources has been a pressing preoccupation, for those in quest of theoretical just as much as practical understanding, since Plato’s Republic. Calls for one or another notion of distributive equity have prom
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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 Ga
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Economic Development on Democratic Terms: Five Key Conditions
Since economic development is the most financially consequential area of urban policy, it affects the distribution of wealth, of quality education, of employment, housing, health care and of other important indicators of the overall quality of urban life.
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Assessing the Adequacy of the Urban Economic Development Process
Commenting on the problems of assessing the adequacy of the urban economic development process, Beauregard (1993) has noted that: “More so than such policy arenas as income maintenance, nuclear deterrence or intergovernmental aid, that of economic develop
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Political-Economic Approach to Local Economic Development
The political-economic approach to local economic development is rooted in Marxist theory (Harvey, 1973). Although Marx never focused on urban economic development as a central theme, several of his followers have worked to develop a Marxist theory of lo
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The History of Local American Government
From the 1830\'s through the first two decades of the twentieth century, urban government in America witnessed a steady evolution of \"machine politics\" or what James MacGregor Burns refers to as \"transactional politics\" (Burns, 1978; Tichy &
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The Repercussions Of Bringing Former Terrorists To Mainstream Politics
Today, in many countries’ political realities, tribalist and nationalist or globalist forces clash fiercely, undermining chances of peace and democracy. This is particularly topical in the Middle East, where efforts by established leaderships to discourag...
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Are Fidel Castro's Days Numbered?
The Cuban leader Fidel Castro is making attempts to drag his country out of the guagmire he has landed it in since rejecting adopting market economic principles when its sponsor, the Soviet Union, fell apart in 1991. Even though his way of doing it -telli...
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How dogpoo can change the world
Perhaps a silent revolution is taking place, this time more than ever literally on your doorstep.
It’s been termed a ‘prank’, it’s been termed ‘borderline legal’, it’s been termed anti social but it simply IS ingenious.
What is? Sticking a min...
The Possibilities for Anarchy (II)
Any chances for a country to be ruled by alternative rule will always be zero because -as many economists, philosophers and scientists claim- the way the various parts reality consist of interrelate is dominated by forces we won’t in a billion yea...
U.S. Passport Primer: A Guide to the New Passport Regulations
Thanks to new federal passport proposals, the cost of a Caribbean cruise, a Cancun honeymoon, or a Vancouver theater weekend could be going up. The security-related changes, scheduled to take effect over the next 2 1/2 years, will affect Americans...
Former Terrorrists Getting into Government need Time, not God on their Side
Today, in many countries' political realities, tribalist and nationalist or globalist forces clash fiercely, undermining chances of peace and democracy. This is particularly topical in the Middle East, where efforts by established leaderships to discoura...
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The Possibilities for Anarchy (I)
When organising a country or a group of people in need of structuring, people tend to automatically sidestep ideologies that do not take authority imposed from above for granted.
Anarchists and other proponents of alternative rule almost by defini...
The Sikh British Army - VE Celebrations Birmingham
Sikhs have always been known as great warriors. During the two World Wars over 80,000 Sikhs gave their lives for the allied cause.Whilst Birmingham celebrates VE Day we could do well to remember this. Often unforgotten, there are many Sikhs who have been ...
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Texas Cheerleaders Beware.
If House Bill 1476 passes a vote in the Texas Senate, all of Texas will finally be protected from the terror that is the bumping and grinding of young bodies during a sporting event.
Thank you Texas legislature.
I don't know what we would do if...
Bush Sucks - The Conclusive Proof From President Forever
President Forever
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Wondering how to occupy your time after the conclusion of one of the most hotly contested presidential elections in decades? Political junkies looking for a new diversi...