Political Science

The act of discussing the national differences concerning the timing, the intensity, the durability, and the character of economic proves to be almost an impossible task for political historians but not for Liah Greenfeld. She once again attempted repeating her influential earlier research that stress on nationalism in this essay The Spirit of Capitalism Nationalism and Economic Growth. Greenfeld attempted to assemble comparative histories of England, some countries in Europe and United States....

The topic of the reading is the travel to China of the fifty one Japanese from different domains of Japan after the diplomatic ties of the two countries involved became formal. The main argument of the author is whether or not each Japanese sailor had self-interest on the voyage. In addition, various Japanese sailors were thinking of what they could give to the nation-state while they were in Shanghai, China. However, it was also evident that most of the sailors experienced problems while on travel....

A week ago, I attended one of the regular sessions of my City Council. Accordingly, I learned that every week, the council holds regular sessions at around nine in the morning on Wednesdays, and in some occasions on Thursday around two in the afternoon when there is sufficient business. The sessions are held inside the Council Chambers of the City hall,  which such sessions are only limited to a few public  spectators. Fortunately, I was one of the few people who were allowed to witness...

Upon reading your post, THE DEPARTMENTS FIVE RESPONSIBILITIES of 8 June 2009 and many of the replies posted below it, I have gathered the following thoughts to address what seems to be a big area of contention.  In your own words one goal is to help provide  employers with the most up-to-date and effective resources to maintain a legal workforce (DHS Leadership Journal, June 8 2009, Retrieved 4Jan 2010 from.From the same source come complaints regarding a lag in responsible handling ...

Charles Darwin is famed for stating the theory of survival for the fittest when he said that in the struggle for survival, the fittest win by adapting best to their environment. Darwin may not have had N. V. Philips (Netherlands) and Matsushita Electric (Japan) in mind but their situation truly depicts a struggle for economic survival. Although facing similar financial challenges, the two companies are fundamentally different. Structure, strategy, values and systems of both organizations reveal...

An independent movement is an association that seeks to govern some territory on its own without much interference by the government. The main aim of an independent movement is to give the citizens a feeling of freedom and autonomy while undertaking their activities. To achieve this objective, those who are seeking the independence will use any method that will fulfill their ambitions. These may include peaceful, political as well as rebellious and revolutionary methods. This paper seeks to determine...

Dr Eamonn Butler, Director of the Adam Smith Institute very rightly said, The Wealth of Nations changed our understanding of the economic world just as Newtons Principia changed our understanding of the physical world and Darwins Origin of Species. Adam Smiths theories and inferences have completely changed the way the world economy functioned. And, The Wealth of Nations is the biggest evidence for the same. The basic theme of the book revolves around the invisible hand that guides individuals...

The start of the twenty-first century was marked by renewed global concern with a concept of human security that has challenged the very core of the traditional security paradigm. The renewed security agenda endeavors to approach security more inclusively in a way that encompasses not only the State, but the region, society and the individual. Within this paradigm, the individual or the society has become the nexus of its concern, and the lens through which policy is formulated and implemented.The...

In his Star Wars speech last spring, Ronald Reagan suggested that instead of deterring nuclear attack exclusively by threatening nuclear retaliation, the U.S. should build a kind of electronic shield to intercept and destroy strategic ballistic missiles before they reach our own soil. Last week that grandiose sci-fi vision moved closer to becoming U.S. policy. Reagan and his National Security Council approved in principle a five year, 21 billion plan to begin more rapidly developing an arsenal of...