Different Approaches to Policy Making

Policy as a science in its usual definition studies conditions and ways of realization and implementation of the state goals. Policy as an art is about adaptation to these conditions and using these ways for realization of the state goals in practice. It would be more correct to define policy not as a science about social welfare or art to realize and implement into life this welfare but rather as a study about obligations of the state in regards to the society and individuality, but as art policy gives the system of carrying out these obligations and responsibilities. Thus we can see that one of the main concerns of policy is defining the state competence, which means those boundaries that limit the state interference.

Notion of Social Problems

We hear and face social problems of different nature everyday in our modern world. It is a very popular topic and one of the most discussed and important issues as it is not the problem of a particular individual but of a society as a whole all over the world. That is why the following article will discuss the notion of a social problem and different approaches to defining this phenomenon, as well as two examples will be given to illustrate this notion for better understanding.

Who Was the First Egyptian Pharaoh?

There is considerable confusion in published literature as to who the first Pharao of Egypt was. This article makes an attempt to resolve the confusion.

Communism

Communism is a public formation, based on public property with support of manufacture. Karl Marx allocates three public formations: primary (community), secondary (antiquity, feudalism, capitalism — an economic public formation) and tertiary. Primary and tertiary formations are based on a public property. This article will call attention to fall of communism in USSR.

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Makes the Kind of Difference All of Us Can Be Part Of

Nobel Peace Prize this year made a surprising but heart-warning choice in Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank. His example challenges the rest of us to not to think our world's problems are irresolvable and even unaddressable. We can make a difference where we are with what we have. This proactive stance goes all the way back to the Friend of Tax Collectors and Sinners. Can we accept the 2000-year-old challenge to invest in the people around us every day?

What You Need To Know About Stun Guns

Stun guns have become accepted by police, the military and ordinary citizens for minimizing or even eliminating personal assault. Here you will learn how they work, what forms they come in and where they are illegal.

Thailand Crack Down on Border Runs - The Clock Starts Now

Many have abused the system for years. Those with out proper visas would do border runs in order to stay in Thailand, some of them for years. Another new, but more sinister reason, was the arrest of John Kerr, the self confessed American murderer of Jon Bennet Ramsey, which ironically turns out later to be a hoax, was the final straw, causing the Thais immigration to lose face, as they failed in protecting the Thai people from foreign pedophiles and murders

Society And Its Development

Society and its development. What do we know about this process, about the flow of evolution where we are the experimental material? A very popular opinion states that technology, material values and life level are the main acquisitions of any country, nation and time.

International Unions

The contemporary world requires a quite strong cooperation of different countries through lots of kinds of societies and associations. Being a member of these associations gives a lot of advantages either to powerful countries or to the developing countries. Nevertheless it is obvious that being in an international association gives the country the sense of protection and support. Canada has not been an exception and is a member of many international unions.

US Government Can Feed, Shelter, and Medicate the Entire World, but What About OUR Kids?

The US Government is so busy taking care of other countries, it has forgotten about one of the most important things of all--our own nation's kids. The street kids. Homeless children, of all ages. We need to open our eyes to this, and fast.

Concepts of Public Sector Equilibrium

This article is to describe and some of concepts of public sector equilibrium: Bowen equilibrium, Samuelson equilibrium, Lindahl equilibrium and Niskanen equilibrium, Wicksellian unanimity, and Tiebout equilibrium. In order for us to examine the public finance we need to know the way resources in the public segment are allocated.

Lifestyle Market Segmentation

As the lifestyle market segmentation has become more popular in investigating of market opportunities this article will view its main ideas and focuses.

The Frantic Early '70s

The nostalgic early Seventies was the most revolutionary period of that extroardinary decade.

Remembering 9/11: Anger - The Terrorist Inside Us

This article was written only five days after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centers. This contemporary account of that unforgettable day is as relevant and powerful now as it was 5 years ago. Five days ago, a coordinated attack took the lives of thousands of people in this country. And now we all have a choice to make: How shall we respond to this event?