Country Focus: Moving U.S. White Collar Jobs Offshore Summary This feature goes to the heart of a debate that has been played out many times over the past half century—the transference of jobs from the United States to lower-wage countries. The difference now however‚ is that rather than blue-collar jobs being transferred‚ the new trend is for white-collar jobs to move‚ jobs associated with the knowledge-based economy. Suggested Discussion Questions 1. Will the United States suffer from the
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Moving U.S. White-Collar Jobs Offshore Economists have long argued that free trade produces gains for all countries that participate in a free trading system‚ but as the next wave of globalization sweeps through the U.S. economy‚ many people are wondering if this is true‚ particularly those who stand to lose their jobs as a result of this wave of globalization. In the popular imagination for much of the past quarter century‚ free trade was associated with the movement of low-skill‚ blue-collar
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Pande Putu Adysti Kardi Compare & Contrast 5/4/2014 Should the Government Expand Off Shore Drilling in the U.S.? The crude oil industry has become prominent since mid 19th century. Ever since the Industrial Revolution‚ the development of drilling methods has brought oil into a drastically larger extent of mass production. Petroleum is one of the important extracted compositions of crude oil in the U.S. Until today‚ it is globally used mainly as fuels in transportation. Other uses include heating
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(U.S. Attorney’s Office‚ 2014). MBC started using new investor money to pay premiums on life insurance policies bought by early investors. It also paid off any investors who wished to have their money returned to them. “MBC was basically operating a Ponzi-like operation‚” (U.S. Attorney’s Office‚ 2014). It was using new investor money to pay off early investors. It required constant new investors to keep the operation going‚ but it eventually crashed. Federal regulators shut down their operation
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What is hydrocarbon? A compound of hydrogen and carbon‚ such as any of those that are the chief components of petroleum and natural gas OR Organic compound (such as benzene‚ methane‚ paraffin) made of two elements carbon and hydrogen and found in coal‚ crude oil‚ natural gas‚ and plant life. Hydrocarbons are used as fuels solvents‚ and as raw materials for numerous products such as dyes‚ pesticides‚ and plastics; petroleum is a mixture of several hydrocarbons
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not only of their retirement‚ their hopes and dreams. When handling the affairs of others it is important to be completely honest and legal. This means when conducting business one should be sure that we are not compromising any ethical values. White Collar Crime is an article written about illegal trading and insider information obtained from doctors involved in a 2008 pharmaceutical trial for an Alzheimer’s drug. According to Gustin this was one of the most lucrative insider schemes in United
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Is White Collar Crime an Inside Job? Simply put‚ the point that Charles Ferguson is trying to get across in his documentary‚ The Inside Job is that economics is exactly that‚ it’s an inside job; with many elite employees involved. Economics is a profession‚ and at the end of the day‚ it all comes down to power‚ and the money being brought home by those at the top. Throughout the documentary Ferguson does an excellent job revealing the not so behind the scenes action‚ that many just don’t pick up
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Averic and also as a person‚ I understand the need for lowering the high costs of gasoline. Open Thesis: Off shore drilling will enhance the American Economy and lower our dependency on foreign supply of petroleum. Closed Thesis: Today I’d like to talk about: first what makes the price of gasoline so high‚ second how off shore drilling can help lower the cost of gasoline and third‚ how our country will benefit from it. Transition: I will begin by telling you why gas is so expensive. I. Gas prices
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White-Collar Deviance John O. Temple Jr. SOC 443 Christina Scott November 2011 White-Collar Deviance So what is white-collar crime? According to the Meridian-Webster dictionary the word white is a stereotypical association of good character‚ marked by upright fairness‚ free from spot or blemish‚ free from moral impurity ‚ innocent‚ marked by the wearing of white by the woman as a symbol of purity‚ not intended to cause harm‚ a white lie‚ favorable‚ fortunate. And there is the infamous
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White collar crime has been present for many years. It may have been over looked‚ but it still was present even in the twentieth century. White collar crime can be defined as nonviolent‚ illegal activities that principally involve traditional notions of deceit‚ deception‚ concealment‚ manipulation‚ breach of trust‚ subterfuge or illegal circumvention. White collar crime is a broad category containing many different types of offenses. Even things such as music piracy seem to fit this definition. Small
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