The New Politics of the Welfare State Paul Pierson * Tables The much-discussed crisis of the welfare state is now two decades old. The tremendous twentieth-century expansion of social programs has been a remarkable feature of advanced industrial societies. In all these countries the welfare state is a core institution‚ accounting for between one-fifth and one-third of GNP. Ever since the postwar economic boom ended in the early 1970s‚ however‚ social programs have faced mounting political
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three events caused Canada to evolve and become the way it is currently. The 1980 Referendum‚ Alberta’s oil boom and the discrimination along with The Charter of Rights. Those led to the democratic‚ harmonious‚ unified and adapted country we live in now. The 1980 Referendum was the first referendum in Quebec on its place within Canada. Quebec was deciding whether it should pursue a path toward sovereignty. The Referendum was called by Quebec’s Parti Québécois government and advocated secession from
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manufacturer Toyota announces a recall in the United States of its 2010 Toyota Prius model due to issues with the car’s braking system. | 11/27/2012 11/27/2012 ------------------------------------------------- Japanese automobile manufacture Toyota announces a recall in the United States of its 2010 Prism model due to issues with the car’s breaking system. February 9‚ 2010 Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) U.S.A‚ Inc.‚ announced it will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 133‚000
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Women in Muslim States and Politics • Women have gained basic political right‚ the right to vote and to stand for office in almost all Muslim-majority states‚ with the last major holdouts‚ Kuwait and Saudi Arabia‚ on the verge of joining the others. Despite having such rights‚ Muslim women‚ like women worldwide‚ are underrepresented in high office and legislatures. However‚ a number of Muslim countries outside of MENA have seen women in high office in numbers that exceed world averages. Such
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Democracy is a system of government in which government is accountable to and for the citizens. Democracy is built on basic principles that if not met will destabilize the ideals of democracy. These principles include political equality‚ outlets for popular consultation‚ and majority rule. If large segments of the population are denied political rights by virtue of their race‚ family heritage‚ economic status‚ or religious affiliation‚ than political influence is not in the hands of the people‚ and
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Toyota Recall 1. WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY CAUSES OF TOYOTA’S RECALL PROBLEM? The primary cause of Toyota’s recall was outsourcing their pedal manufacturing and assembly. To this day Toyota has recalled an estimated 2.3 million cars in the U.S. affected by the accelerator assembly problem‚ 4.2 million vehicles to fix the floor mat issue and out of all those vehicles 1.7 million of them were involved in both recalls (Linebaugh & Shirouzu‚ 2010). Amongst them are the 2008-2010 Sequoia sport utility vehicles
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everyone. In the primary there are so many candidates running for the presidency but only one candidate from each party is chosen to run for president. Representative Democracy is when the get to people elect representatives to run the government which is also known as Democratic Republic. The United States is a Representative Democracy. The citizens elect representatives such as the president‚ members of congress‚ and senators to run the government. The government is divided into three separate branches
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My personal Statement about my educational and career goals I am 54 years old. I have gone to school the whole of my life. I have friends who have commented on my academic career. I do realize I am a strong spiritual woman‚ I make mistakes‚ I pick myself up‚ dust myself off and keep on going. I love my spiritual higher power; he is my father‚ my lover‚ my doctor‚ and my friend. I have decided to start a bigger emphasis my life; how it needs to be better‚ the things I need to make it better.
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Democracy is always named and used in the liberal discursive process. But if we refer to history‚ democracy of these days is not the same as democracy decades ago. Thus‚ it is important that democracy is understood as an evolution and not as a static concept. Similarly it is necessary to understand democracy by its principles and not by its practitioners in power. Liberal democracy can be briefly defined as a system of government in which the people rule themselves‚ either directly or indirectly
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Mattel – Case Study “The Chinese-Made Toy Recalls at Mattel Inc.” PAPER submitted at the IMC Fachhochschule Krems (University of Applied Sciences) Master Programme International Business and Export Management by Matthias EBNER Stefan RAFFERSEDER Jaroslav SIVY Course: Strategic Purchase and Global Sourcing Lecturer: DI Rainer DAUBECK Submitted on: 04.12.2012 TABLE OF CONTENT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .......................................................................
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