...economic and political settings. In recent times, there has been an upsurge in foreign military engagements on the continent; mention can be made of Libya, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali and Central African Republic. In as much as these military operations aid in addressing pressing needs at the time, we cannot lose sight of the looming dangers ahead with specific focus on terrorist organisations and the threat they pose to regional peace and stability. In this research, the writer will try to examine some of the threats such military operations expose African states to, drawing upon lessons learnt from other areas across the world with much emphasis placed on the much recent Afghanistan and Iraq wars on terror. The aim is to examine the profound effects foreign military action poses to Mali. OBJECTIVES: • Evaluate the consequence of military involvement on the ordinary Malian, taking into consideration basic supply such as water, food and shelter. • Establish that reasons stated for military actions are sometime a pretext to hidden motives or sometimes fabricated. • Ascertain the capability of Mali to cope with security situations after the end to military engagements. • Identify security implications for the West African sub region and Africa at large. • Make recommendations on how best countries can deal with issues bothering on security on their own. LITERATURE REVIEW This aspect of the research deals with relevant literature relating to the research topic. However,...
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...This topic was explored in Craig Haney’s paper “From Prison to Home: The Effect of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities”. In it, Haney discusses various aspects of psychological impact including dependence on the institution, hypervigilance, distrust and suspicion, emotional over-control, alienation, and more (Haney 2001). Some of those released carry the traumatic effects with them into society thereby affecting the broader community. For instance, Mika’il DeVeaux, previously incarcerated in New York State’s maximum-security prisons describes, “I remain haunted by the memories and images of violence … I can still see the murders I witnessed” (DeVeaux 2013). It is important to note that some policies result in long-term effects on some prisoners and that changes to those policies can have a positive impact on both the prisoner and the broader...
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...Chapter 1 #2. Rising unemployment is related to social and economic deficiency - there is some relationship between rising unemployment and rising crime and falling social displacement (increased divorce, worsening health and lower life expectancy). Areas of high unemployment will also see a decline in real income and spending together with a rising scale of relative poverty and income inequality. Unemployment also costs the government several amounts of money to pay the unemployed individuals. #5. Consumer surplus is the amount that consumers benefit by being able to purchase a product for a price that is less than they would be willing to pay. The producer surplus is the amount that producers benefit by selling at a market price mechanism that is higher than they would be willing to sell for. It depends on if they are buying the product from a consumer or producer that will determine what price to sell the product to maximize profits. #6. Price mechanism is an economic term that refers to the buyers and sellers who negotiate prices of goods or services depending on demand and supply. If there is more demand for a certain product the prices tend to go up. I believe this would not be very equitable due to the fact of the changes in the economy and the fact of people being unemployed. #7. The equilibrium price would be $16.00 at a quantity of 800 apples. The supply hasn’t increased however the price has. The new equilibrium price is $20.00 and the quantity is 600...
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...1. Meaning of FA corporation……………..…..…………………………………..3 2. Definition of FDI………………………………..………………………………..3 3. Role of FDI………………………………………………………………………..4 4. Benefits……………………………………………..……………………………..5 5. Costs of FDI on home country…………………………………………………...6 Definition of group’s name and FDI 1.Name of the group: F.A Corporation a.Meanings: This name has a variety of meanings, which are: - We are all Forever Alone, that's the reason why you always should look for us when you need somebody to love because we are Forever and Fully Available - We are also Fascinatingly Adorable, Fantastically Amazing b.Connection to the subject: - The name F.A refers to Financial/Foreign Aid, a very important part of International Economics, involved in International Trade as well as International Movements of Factors (which are, in this case, International Investment and International Technology Transfer), when capital and other resources flow to the less developed countries for help. 2. Definition of FDI: There are two concepts of FDI and two matching ways of measuring it. One is that FDI is a particular form of the flow of capital across international boundaries from home countries to host countries. These flows give rise to a particular form of international assets for the home countries, specifically, the value of holdings in entities, typically corporations, controlled by a home country resident or in which a home country resident holds a certain share of the...
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...WAR CRIME AND GENOCIDE A war crime refers to the serious violation of the laws and customs of war (also known as international humanitarian law) giving rise to individual criminal responsibility. It also includes grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in international armed conflict and in conflicts "not of an international character" listed in the Rome Statute, when they are committed as part of a plan or policy or on a large scale. These prohibited acts include: * murder; * mutilation, cruel treatment and torture; * taking of hostages; * intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population; * intentionally directing attacks against buildings dedicated to religion, education, art, science or charitable purposes, historical monuments or hospitals; * pillaging; * rape, sexual slavery, forced pregnancy or any other form of sexual violence; * conscripting or enlisting children under the age of 15 years into armed forces or groups or using them to participate actively in hostilities. The use of chemical and biological weapons in warfare are also prohibited by numerous chemical arms control agreements and the Biological Weapons Convention. Wearing enemy uniforms or civilian clothes to infiltrate enemy lines for espionage or sabotage missions is a legitimate ruse of war, though fighting in combat or assassinating individuals, even if they are military targets, behind enemy...
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...attention of families in ninety-eight percent of America’s homes and is kept on for an average of six and a half hours every day (Cheney 2). Perhaps there isn’t a problem so much in the fact that so many people have this mysterious box on for periods of time, but rather the problem lies in the way the viewer interprets the program that is being presented to them. How much control does the viewer really have over what programs they watch and when? How can a viewer monitor their viewing as well as their children’s in a manner that will benefit them both? And what is the solution for those who watch television for hours on end, giving up employment, schooling and other important duties? These answers are all generalized in that television effects almost every aspect of the lives of Americans. Television has become nearly unavoidable and American society is more affected by television than they realize. According to Nielsen Media Research, the average TV household in the United States now owns two sets, which are watched just over 30 hours every week by the typical American adult (Mahler 12). American society is more affected by television than is realized. Television offers thin slices of the real word, becoming a version of reality that is created by numerous components from mechanical parts to people, making up the medium of television. Because what is heard and seen on TV is a lot like what is experienced in real life, it’s easily and unconsciously...
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...GDP is the market value of final goods and services produced in an economy over a certain period. National Income Accounting was developed in the 1930’s to be a simple and understandable way to aggregate all monetary activity in an economy to measure the effects of the Great Depression. Economic welfare (well-being) however is not solely about how much money there is in an economy. Constanza (2009) in his article defined economic well-being as “the degree to which society’s goals (to sustainably provide basic human needs for food, shelter, freedom, opportunities, etc) are met”. In the long term as well as the short. GDP encompasses all economic activity, from which we gain important values such as economic growth and GDP per capita. Nearly every country in the world collects this data and macroeconomists and Governments use this data in their analysis and decision making on policy. Growth is high up on the list of priorities for most economies as it usually indicates increasing GDP per capita as well as an expanding economy. This is beneficial in providing more goods to the economy for investment, increasing material standards of living and also to provide more jobs and wealth. The principle of National Income Accounting is that Production = Income = Expenditure, so the value for GDP also gives economists values for this data as well. All this makes the figure of GDP very useful to economists. The data shows the UK since 1955 has increased its GDP (not adjusted for inflation)...
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...Question 1:__________________________________________________________________________ There are many key issues pressing on Canadians for a wide variety of reasons. One of the largest and most debated issues is the Canadian Healthcare system. The main concerns of both the government and the people are the extraordinary costs that are required by tax payers to maintain the system. Another concern is the long wait times required by patients due to the ease of access to healthcare. I have some suggestions to not only save money, but also to reduce wait times. My first suggestion is to increase the budget for homecare and senior care. Senior citizens make up a very large portion of healthcare patients. Increasing financial support of homecare could reduce the number of hospitalized seniors by providing in home support in the form of Personal Support Workers, Registered Practical Nurse’s, Registered Nurse’s and visiting doctors. The average cost of a hospitalization for one day is $7,000. By providing visiting nursing/ doctors we could reduce that cost to $25-$500 per day depending on the care needed. A second suggestion would be to introduce the very much debated 2-tier system (allowing private hospitals, in addition to the public hospitals currently in place). By introducing this system, all patients would...
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...The purpose of the research is to discuss possible security threat across the borders happened due to the ethnic conflict of Myanmar. In this era of globalization, internal factors of a state can produce some external impacts on other neighboring countries; which is commonly known as a “spillover effects” in political science. Some cases even become so much critical to solve, that the whole continent become affected by the problem. The impact of that ethnic conflict becomes so vulnerable, that the case has not been concealed nationally but also become an international phenomenon. In my case, the problem has become a huge threat to national and international security system. The hypothesis of the paper is to conducting possible security threat across the borders, particularly in the whole south-Asian region. The ethnic violence in Myanmar has some direct impact on social, political and economic processes at national and international levels. In fact, the conflict can result not only in destabilizing the trade and security of Myanmar, but also of the surrounding states. But my concern is focusing the ongoing security issue inside and across borders due to that conflict. That’s why, I think this is a very urgent matter to study and its totally connected with the problem of IR. (Koser 2005, pp- 12) International communities could not able to present perfect legislation or implement new constitution for that particular case so far in order to address the problem of security threat...
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...What is the impact of Mexican drug cartels in the United States? Andres F Urueta Dr. Maugh LIB-495-GS001 December 5, 2014 Abstract This research paper examines the impact of Mexican drug cartels in the United States. Most Americans are not aware of how far reaching these cartels are in the United States. Their power has an influence in our government and communities. This project examines who the Mexican Drug cartels are, what their purpose is, where they have influences, and when did they start to become a problem for the United States. This paper also touches base on the impact of the drugs that are illegally brought into the United States by these cartels and their methods for justice. These cartels generate billions of dollars at the expense of Americans who become addicted to the drugs that are transported in the United states. Are these cartels a problem of the past or an indication of the future. Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Literature Review Chapter 3 Research Design and Methodology Chapter 4 Results of Study Chapter 5 Summary and Discussion Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 6 Chapter 1: Introduction Introduction The Mexican drug cartels have been a cancer that has grown throughout Mexico. Influenced by Colombian cartels, such as the Pablo Escobar’s Medellin Cartel. In 2008, over 5,600 people were killed in Mexico. Many of them were tortured or beheaded (Hixson, 2009). The cartels have stretched from the border town of Tijuana...
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...defined has any intimidation, physical assault, sexual assault, or other abusive behavior executed by one intimate partner against another. One distinguishing characteristic of domestic violence is its innate ability to affect individuals regardless of age, race, nationality, or economic status. Although countless studies have researched the adverse effects of domestic on battered women, the effect of the violence on the children involved has been greatly ignored. It has been determined through myriad studies that domestic violence not only affects the mother’s caregiving abilities but also...
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...ECON 230: Urban Economics (G2) Term Paper: Business Location Decisions & Patterns: An Analysis of the Agglomeration Effects in Las Vegas Table of Contents Introduction 3 Motivation 3 Background and History 3 Las Vegas Strip Today 6 Location Quotient of Las Vegas 7 Development Phases of Las Vegas 8 The First Wave of Development 9 Supply-side Factors 9 Demand-side Factors 10 The Second Wave of Development 11 Demand-side Factors 11 Supply-side Factors 13 Summary of Development Phases 14 Comparing Macau with Las Vegas 15 Lessons Learnt For Singapore 17 Conclusion 18 Bibliography 19 Introduction Motivation Over the years, Las Vegas has developed itself into a city housing mega-resorts and massive entertainment providers. More specifically, Las Vegas Strip, which is a 6.8 kilometer long highway leading from Los Angeles into Las Vegas, has seen a conglomeration effect with many large hotels, casinos and resort properties congregating there. Nineteen of the world’s twenty-five largest hotel by room count are on the Strip, with a total of over 67,000 rooms. In this paper, we are interested in studying the agglomeration trends of the mega-resorts in Las Vegas, understanding the reason and benefits of concentration. Next, we attempt to analyze difference between Las Vegas and Macau, the 2 gaming giants of the world. Lastly, we will extend these lessons learnt to two upcoming integrated resorts in Singapore. Background and History ...
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...commodities, although carrying high demand are regulated heavily and sometimes even ban from the market place for reasons pertaining to public safety. Others, however, showing to be a health hazard are still allowed to remain on the market. This definition is according to Merriam-Webster.com. This paper will focus on the economics of cannabis and how by its decriminalization, or legalization, it can be a profitable commodity in the marketplace by the following. Providing an overview of cannabis and how political games have caused an unearned negative public opinion on the commodity. Listing arguments that support the claim that by legalizing this commodity not only crime rates in general, but violent crime rates, will drop noticeably if not substantially providing a savings in the cost of enforcing and prosecuting such crimes. And, that by decriminalization, the federal government can regulate this commodity much like alcohol and tobacco providing new sources of tax revenue. A History of Cannabis The best way to understand the public image that cannabis has today is by looking at how we understood it yesterday. Starting from the first piece of legislation in 1906 and coming to present day medicinal approval in a small portion of US states. This will hopefully address the questions of “Why the war on drugs?”, “Why this particular commodity a drug...
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...in the country can also account for declining illegal immigrant population (Grayson, 2008). Despite the declining population of illegal immigrants due to enforcement, illegal immigration is still a challenge (Ewing, 2008). The persistence of illegal immigration on the border implies that the countermeasures in use in fighting illegal immigration on the borders appear to need revisions (Ewing, 2008). Statement of the Research Problem Statement of the Problem According to a report by US DHS on estimates of illegal immigrants in the United States, the population of illegal immigrants in the state of Texas increased from about 1.1 million in 2000 to about 1.7 million in 2007, an increase of about 57% (Baker, Hoefer, & Rytina, 2008). The effect of this type of influx is overstretching of facilities meant for citizens and legal residents not only in such states, but also in other...
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...The Tour de France Executive Summary 1.1 Introduction and Description of the Tour De France The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covered more than 3,600 kilometres (2,200 miles) and lasted three weeks. Nearly 200 riders begin each tour on the first weekend in July (Thompson, 2008). The number of teams usually varies between 20 to 22 teams, with nine riders in each team. No set numbers of stages are required in the Tour each year, but in recent years, at least 20 stages have comprised the race. The cyclist with the lowest cumulative time after the 20 stages wins (Liggett et al, 2005). This report aims to examine the development, management, impacts and success of this event and how it could be successfully replicated in Northern Ireland. 1.2 Background and development of the Tour De France A hundred summers ago, the Tour de France was born out of political conflict, and from a circulation war between competing sports journals. An editor of one these journals - Henri Desgrange, decided that he needed a sensational publicity venture to attract new readers. He himself was an enthusiastic cyclist and cycle racer. A six-day race was suggested all around France. Long-distance cycle races were a popular means to sell more newspapers. If it succeeded, it would help the journal match its rivals. The first Tour de France was staged in 1903 and the plan was a five-stage...
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