- New Orleans Election Shows Black Politics Can Be Colorblind By : Todd A. Smith
From the historic 1965 election of Carl Stokes as mayor of Cleveland to the momentous joy felt throughout Black America after President Barack Obama’s election in 2008, the history of Black politics has been filled with highs that still cause many in the community to be filled with jubilation years later - The Political Role By : Chuck E Perry IV
Politics is about getting re-elected and nothing else besides It is a common error to assume that the politician's role is to create jobs, encourage economic activity, enhance the welfare and well-being of his subjects, preserve the territorial integrity of his country, and fulfill a host of other functions - Republic Racism Democratic Accidents! By : Chuck E Perry IV
Current Affairs Over the weekend we were treated to the height of Democratic hypocrisy, and the stars are none other than our old friend Billy Jaye, (We miss ole Bubba), and Senate Majority Leader Harry (Squeaky), Reid - Unemployment Rises Motivation Declines By : Chuck E Perry IV
Many Americans have been unemployed at some point during the course of the last few years As a result of the recession, those that have not been unemployed, were on the cusp of becoming unemployed - How Do We Improve Our Economy? By : Chuck E Perry IV
The United States has been in a recession since December, 2007, as defined by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a private, nonprofit research organization But the American people, and the Obama administration along with the democrat majority congress, seem to be at odds on how to fix the American economy - Why Do Student Need to Research and Vote? By : Chuck E Perry IV
The most questions of people ask in election and political field is "Why do we need to care about the election" It shows how care people including students are with the political and election issue - The Human Role of Politics By : Chuck E Perry IV
It is commonly accepted that the project of sustainable development is conceptually composed of three constituent parts These parts are (1) environmental sustainability, (2) economic sustainability, and (3) social-political sustainability - Don Play Around With Politics By : Chuck E Perry IV
Politics is a dirty thing no matter how noble intentions are If you are a considerate citizen you will find here a lot of things that may interest you - Obamas Presidential Address: What He Really Means By : Mike Simons
President Obama gave a wonderfully written and well presented speech last night to our great nations masses First things first we have to remember that President Obama is a very well spoken man, and even used to go as far as to teach debate tactics on college campuses - What Does Deregulation Mean? By : Brooke Drake
I’ve heard a lot of talk in the past regarding deregulation in Texas and to be honest, I never really knew what that meant Even though I have lived in Houston for the majority of my life, I am slightly embarrassed to admit that I never paid much attention to things like the electricity market or even the oil and gas market - Exterior Interventions in Sovereign States By : Artur Victoria
Governments represents only those whose consent they have sought, action to prevent them from oppressing those whose consent they have not sought ceases to be seen as 'intervention' in the traditional sense Those who try to protect the oppressed would not be interfering in the internal workings of a sovereign territory or trying to break down the walls around a sovereign state - Sovereignty and Conflicts By : Artur Victoria
Once governments are seen as representatives of those whose consent they have obtained, an entirely new question arises: What powers have the people consented to delegate to their representatives To a constitutional lawyer, this issue is strangely absent from much international law - Disputes of Peacekeeping Forces During the War By : Artur Victoria
If a belligerent becomes a peacekeeper, they are more likely to be targets of those who had been on the opposing side of the conflict It is obviously the kind of demand that is likely to be rejected by those who are independent minded, let alone those who are suspicious of NATO motives - Ethical Risk Control By : Artur Victoria
The priorities, the working assumptions, and the cultures of organizations can make risk control difficult Risk control operations may run up against built-in assumptions of trust performance" in meaningful and persuasive ways - Society, Courts and Ethics - Three Solutions By : Artur Victoria
Prosecutions do have a cathartic effect and may help to mobilize reform Laws can support other reforms - Regulating States Conflict By : Artur Victoria
One of the greatest problems with the UNSC (United Nations Security Council) role in regulating conflict and in resolving disputes such as those that arose over the Kosovo bombing lies in the nature and origins of the Security Council Established at the end of the Second World War, it was an extension and refinement of the meetings of the 'big three' in Teheran, Yalta and Potsdam - About a Reform Process Plan By : Artur Victoria
Any reform process (whether in a scandal and strife ridden government or one that is seeking to get a new start) should start with values - and keep coming back to them The start of the process should involve the articulation of the values that the reform is intended to promote and those values should inform the rest of the reform - Ethical Risk Mitigation By : Artur Victoria
Those who have worked hardest and longest at risk-mitigation say that they experience this work as analytically and intellectually demanding, in ways they could not have predicted going in
Meanwhile, others see no need for anything new, claiming that risk-control work, where it really is necessary, should simply be delegated through existing line-management structures, with each functional manager or process owner being required to identify and handle the risks within his or her own areas - Legitimacy of the Intervention in a Countrys Sovereignty By : Artur Victoria
It is interesting that the revolutions of 1688 to 1789 did not place much emphasis on courts The Bills of Rights were not intended to be enforced by the courts against legislatures - Ethics in Public Services By : Artur Victoria
As public body managers, you are tasked to deliver your services to the public and hence you have the responsibility to ensure that the services you provide are not only effective, efficient, reliable but also that their delivery is free from corruption and malpractice People must get a clear understanding of the important functions of public bodies and the obligations of your organization and yourselves as stipulated in the law - The Funny Side of Politics: Political Bumper Stickers By : Mark Trumper
Politics brings out the best and the worst in people, whether it is the candidates grasping for votes or the electorate themselves, but in any event, there is a great deal of fun to be had from watching the great democratic process in action
One of the funniest aspects of the political arena is the number of political bumper stickers which make their appearance, not just at election time but whenever a “popular” politician is in office - Armed Intervention in States Sovereignty By : Artur Victoria
The UN Charter seeks to establish the The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as the supreme body for the regulation of international peace and security with what seems to appear as the sole right to authorize armed intervention
There are limitations on the right to sanction intervention - Enforcing International Law By : Artur Victoria
Where actions involve the use of force against others, we not only deprive those against whom we strike the protection of the law, we also deprive ourselves of the protection of that law We become, literally, outlaws - Ethical Values in the Globalization Process By : Artur Victoria
The challenges of globalization will be met with new values that inform new institutions that can civilize a world of weaker states -just as the North Atlantic Enlightenment contributed to civilizing the absolutist sovereign states of post-Westphalia Europe However, this is by no means guaranteed - State Intervention on Humanitarian Areas By : Artur Victoria
The limited but growing recognition of the possibility of intervention on humanitarian grounds is the first crack in the arguments used to support the principle of no intervention In addition, as more and more nations formally embrace democratic ideals, the first two factors listed above are losing much of their force - The Constitutional Value of Sovereignty By : Artur Victoria
The constitutional value that is most under threat is, of course, sovereignty itself Sovereignty is being weakened as the forces of globalization ensure that forces outside the walls of the state fundamentally affect, and sometimes determine, what goes on within them - Searching the Ethical Values, Ideals and Concepts By : Artur Victoria
The global search for answers will draw on the attempts of different cultures to seek answers to problems of the human condition Within each culture, the process will begin with an exploration of its own culturally specific values, ideals, concepts and stories as the way that their culture has dealt with those problems - Ethics As the State Theory of Democracy By : Artur Victoria
Ethics is founded on the view that the values of liberal democracy should be rethought rather than abandoned on the excuse of globalization, or defended by an attempt to recreate the strong states of the recent past People would, however, argue for the protection and preservation of state-based institutions wherever possible pending the emergence of new institutions - The Ethical Globalized State By : Artur Victoria
The process of preconceiving liberal democratic values and re-institutionalizing them for a global world calls for nothing less than a new enlightenment Such a global enlightenment should aim to civilize the increasingly brutal world of global economics, just as the eighteenth century Enlightenment began the process of civilizing the absolutist post-Westphalia states - Ethical Origins of Public Administration By : Artur Victoria
The ethics will be seen as partly self generated (though in fact self interpreted) rather than handed down from on high -in drafting specific codes it is possible to take into account the various other duties which bind officials of the relevant public sector agency under criminal, employment and other law - The Ethical Relationship in the Corporate and Public Sector By : Artur Victoria
There are several reasons why some are reluctant to apply business ethics to public sector ethics
Public/Private Distinction:
Those who draw a strong distinction between "public" and "private" might also seek to distinguish the ethics of their operatives - Ethical Circles By : Artur Victoria
The ethical problems of the organization are the problems of the staff, whereas many members of staff will, rightly or wrongly, see the root of the ethical problems in senior management If "top down" codes are resented, they will be ignored when possible and, otherwise, treated like an unwelcome legal rule - Ethical Justification on the Public Administration By : Artur Victoria
The justification of a public sector institution can provide the basis for the ethics of its administrators This can help indicate what individuals should refrain from doing - Ethical Behavior As a Solution for the Public Interest By : Artur Victoria
The thrust of the report and its recommendations were to try to change institutions so as to emphasize and reinforce ethical behavior, to promote rather than discourage those who would be ethical, to make unethical behavior more difficult to perform and easier to detect
As always, the trick is to make institutions work to the benefit of individuals not to pretend that all the problems are individual ones - New Years Resolutions Should Change World Not Just Self By : Todd A. Smith
As we begin a New Year and a new decade, people across the world have begun or unfortunately already ended their New Year’s resolution Whether it is losing weight, saving money or finishing up that degree that you postponed, many enter each New Year with aspirations of improving their personal lives - Form Versus Function in Rich Countries Resources Governance By : Artur Victoria
The fact in order to deliver the same institutional function it does not require a particular institutional form Likewise a particular institutional form can deliver very different functions in different country contexts - Governance in Natural Resources By : Artur Victoria
Global demand and prices for oil, gas and minerals have increased dramatically in recent years, not least driven by the economic successes of a number of emerging economies These developments could provide an opportunity for mineral-rich countries to push economic and social development - Institutional Theory and Definitions About Natural Resources By : Artur Victoria
Why institutions matter to achieving economic and social development is certainly not a question that has arisen only in the context of mineral-rich countries Social scientists have long pointed to institutions as well as institutional change to explain economic and social transformations - Explaining Differences in Outcomes of Governance in Countries Rich in Mineral Resources By : Artur Victoria
Some observers have challenged this negative policy outlook by pointing to mineral-rich countries that have performed relatively well Commonly singled out are Botswana, Chile, Indonesia, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates and mineral-rich OECD countries - Institutional Theories About Governance Policies on Natural Resources By : Artur Victoria
To explain institutional change institutions need to be conceptualized as a dependent rather than an independent variable The social science literature on institutional change is too large to be dealt with comprehensively - Crime Situation in Africa By : Artur Victoria
Nigeria is a country that dominates the West African region due to its large population (125 million) and the importance of its mineral and oil resources (the sixth largest oil producer in the world) Political instability, poverty and endemic corruption force many native people to leave their places of origin to the European Union countries in search of a better life - Drug Trafficking in West African Criminal Networks By : Artur Victoria
Poor countries are a source of production or transportation of illegal goods or as transit points for trafficking, while developed countries offer clear opportunities for the sale and acquisition These countries have more interest for criminal groups as a base for their activities, namely:
a) In the European Union, Ireland - UK - Germany - Netherlands - Belgium - Italy - Spain
b) In Latin America and the Caribbean-Netherlands Antilles - Venezuela - Peru - Ecuador -Brazil
c) In Asia - Afghanistan - Pakistan - Thailand
d) In the Middle East, Lebanon - Dubai - Bahrain
West African criminal networks operate with great ease and flexibility - West African Criminal Networks of Illegal Immigration By : Artur Victoria
Each year tens of thousands of people from West African countries are transported by road to North Africa, mainly Morocco, from where they to Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar, whether hidden in trucks, which make the journey aboard ferries, or rafts
In some cases there is also the smuggling of illegal immigrants by sea directly to France and Italy from North African countries - Terrorist Methods of Subversive Groups - Acting and Recruiting By : Artur Victoria
Usually the study is directed toward the criminal aspects of terrorism, which are present in all areas, and into the criminal aspects of illegal immigration Clearly, migration (regular or not) and criminal activity that may fall under illegal immigration, have a general and wider dimensions than the pure criminal dimension of terrorism - Terrorism and Drug Trafficking in Afghanistan By : Artur Victoria
Afghanistan was the world largest producer of opiates While throughout the war against illicit crops communists had continued to develop in areas controlled by Moujaidines - Black Empowerment Comes From Within By : Todd A. Smith
Since the first African slaves arrived on the shores of America, Black empowerment has always depended on the strength of Black Americans to succeed despite the obstacles they were forced to overcome
When many Black politicians gained political power during Reconstruction, organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan emerged to thwart any dreams of Black empowerment that the recently freed slaves envisioned - Big Oil And Conspiracy To Keep Down Wind Energy Implementation? By : Tony Jones
Over the past few years interest in wind power has increased Wind power production has developed significantly since the price of oil has gone up and the extra added costs of pollution have become apparent - The Legal and Organized Political Power By : Artur Victoria
The components of national power of the state, qualitative and quantitative factors of economic, political, social and military power are needed to interpret the same state as a dynamic social relationship, which necessarily interacts with all facets of social behavior
The combination of these optical multidisciplinary appreciate the history and present of nations, as part of social and institutional contents of the country, under the deposit of state powers in the government figure, defines the policies to follow - The Challenge of Citizenship Empowerment By : Artur Victoria
Local governments face a rapidly changing society, both in terms of speed and dimension Some of today's most striking issues are: (i) the economic restructuring as the former socialist industries collapsed; (ii) the impact that high rates of unemployment have on families and communities; (iii) the continuous growth of vulnerable groups, as division and differentiation within the society grows, and; (iv) a growing environmental concern, which is often related to the "wild" urbanization process - Links Between Terrorism and Drug Trafficking By : Artur Victoria
The links between terrorism and drug trafficking are real and are growing, according to officials and former officials who participated in the special symposium at the headquarters of the Drug Enforcement Agency of America (DEA) Highlight several interventions invited to this synopsis - Linkages Between Terrorism and Drug Trafficking in North Africa By : Artur Victoria
Until the moment when 16 terrorist attacked in Casablanca and caused the killing of 44 people, the Moroccan regime had been taking a low profile in the treatment of cannabis crop growing and trafficking In the 90s, the former king Hassan II formed an agency for the development of northern Morocco under the auspices of the Ministry of Interior - The Concept of Power By : Artur Victoria
The conditions of domination and subordination of power have always been a constant in the history of human relations and its forms of social organization
For that reason, analyze the nature and dynamics of power is one of the most important elements of policy analysis and to develop prospective scenarios - Review: Angela Davis Honors Hero in Frederick Douglass Book By : Judith Brown
When I was a child, I heard stories about the so-called “activist” Angela Davis We’d whisper her name in the schoolyard – as if betraying our parents, those very ones who were themselves fooled into thinking that Ms - Reasons Democratic Governments Need Separation of Powers By : Brian Jones
Democratic governments implement the separation of their legislative, executive and judicial powers into different divisions of the government. There are a number of reasons why separation of powers is beneficial for the citizens. - Reasons Why Mexicans Immigrated to the United States By : Brian Jones
America is a nation built mostly by immigrants coming from countries like Ireland, Mexico and other European countries. Most of the immigrants came to the United States to gain better opportunities for a job. - Importance of Having A Constitution By : Brian Jones
The United States constitution came to effect in the eighteenth century. It is the major basis of all the rights every American constituent can exercise. - Near Earth Objects By : Douglas A. Roehrig
A tiny but actually important discovery was made on the night of March 24, 1993. That night, a photograph of the stars was taken by the 0.4 meter telescope on Palomar Mt. in California. Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker and David Levy studied that photograph of the stars and found an unknown comet. That c - Importance of Having A Constitution By : Brian Jones
The United States constitution came to effect in the eighteenth century. It is the major basis of all the rights every American constituent can exercise. - Reasons Why the Star Spangled Banner Was Created By : Brian Jones
A national anthem is an important symbol of any country. In the United States the national anthem is called the Star Spangled Banner. - When the White House was Created By : Brian Jones
The White House is the building where the presidents of the United States live as well as their families. It was constructed in 1792, and it was finished in 1800. - The Factors Leading California to Become a State By : Brian Jones
California is one of the biggest states in the western part of the United States. It became one of the states in 1849 just right after the Mexican-American war. - Purchasing a personal healthcare insurance By : Alston Balkcom A
Acquiring a personal health care insurance plan can be daunting for those who have always been covered by their employer's group insurance plan. I've specialized in helping my clients select good quality health coverage for well over ten years now and have been an insurance agent since 1985. I've out - Show the Military Appreciation 365 Days a Year By : Todd A. Smith
They put their lives in harm’s way everyday to protect our freedom They show bravery in the midst of battle overseas, that we cannot even possibly imagine - Was Fort Hood Shooting About Jihad or Indicative of How Broken Our Mental Health System Is? By : Kelly Burris, PhD
Nidal Hasan needs to be thoroughly investigated and prosecuted for this despicable crime at Fort Hood but it is important not to use him as yet another excuse for the incredible incompetence of the mental health industry The most important information from the Generals and mental health professionals about the Fort Hood shooting will not be revealed until the media asks better questions and demands hard evidence in regard to these questions - Forthood, Texas Rampage: A Worshipper's Cruel Attack By : Mick Jackson
The News Story - Residential Wind Power The Savior Of The American Economy? By : Tony Jones
Over the last few years you may be aware of the present administrations focus of green energy The platform has been that the emergence of wind power will create many jobs that will “stimulate our economy” - The Paradigms Review By : Artur Victoria
The state and its sovereignty are the face of new poles of power In the realm of theory, revision of interpretive studies of the international scene has led to such divergent responses ranging from the conservative behaviorists to postmodern iconoclasts - The Review of the Concepts of Safety and Capacity By : Artur Victoria
States quickly learn 'the game' or they should do to ensure their survival and make the appropriate security measures This approach also reinforces the Center for Strategic and International Studies Georgetown one of the most influential think tanks (or academic and research activities related to American power) of the previous decade and the present, noting that "foreign policies in several respects returned to the family lines particularly the control of its process by the main international actor, the States - Summarizing Power By : Artur Victoria
Summarizing power relativity imposes social dynamics, explained by the concepts of relativity and comprehensiveness of power Social mobility encourages internal and external procedures to continuously review and evaluate information, taking as long as the reference point which is the permanent strategic interests and objectives - Guide to National Security and Foreign Policy - Policy Analysis By : Artur Victoria
In defining the state policy, national security and foreign policy, the starting point is the national interest If we take as a reference point that only one state is able to give your business a sense of political security, global and comprehensive objectives and national interests are the basic parameters of its overall activity of the state - Policies and Interventionism By : Artur Victoria
Foreign policy is clearly defined their goals and permanent is the synthesis of the exercise of power of the state in the field of international relations This applies to all nations and is, as noted in the previous chapter, the guidance of national interest for all States - Different Conceptions of Power By : Artur Victoria
The respect that American democracy gives to its constitution and generally the rule of law that emanates from it forms the backbone of his power and authority in the internal The powers are legally and legitimately founded by the sovereign will of the American people and their division keeps its balance date and ensures the system of checks and balances that since its genesis, constituted the basic contours of American democracy - The Reality of Insecurity By : Artur Victoria
In this multidimensional dimension of insecurity, we are witnessing a moment of fatal confluence of crises that generate such feedback, and many devastating impacts on vast quantities of human beings, particularly the most vulnerable regions and sectors of this inequitable globalization and compulsive - Details Socialized Health Burden By : Greg Jackson
President Obama met with Congress former times to discuss the details of his socialized health care plan. The President campaigned previous year on his aspirations to improve the health care system in the United States and has wasted no time. He has been discussing a plan to agree to Americans to acquire into a government insurance plan. Some rumors say that the President plans to make this plan set with immense penalties if not purchased andadhered to. - African Bureaucracies By : Artur Victoria
The context in many African countries (among others) is not conducive to successful bureaucracies For example:
• Information and evaluation are scarce and expensive, which inhibits internal and external controls - Organizing Workshops to Design Anti-Corruption Strategies By : Artur Victoria
High-level participatory diagnoses have proved remarkably fruitful in generating frank analyses of sensitive policy issues, leading to suggestions for remedial measures But sometimes there is no carrot or stick to keep that momentum moving - Fight Against Corruption - After Deterrence Comes the Structural Changes By : Artur Victoria
A campaign against corruption must be credible The public has grown cynical - Anti-Corruption Strategies By : Artur Victoria
Anti-corruption strategies must go beyond blanket condemnations Privately, at least, one must be very shrewd about where to begin and how - Applications to Country Programs Against Corruption By : Artur Victoria
A campaign against corruption must go beyond words, indeed beyond new laws Institutional adjustment is needed to limit the scope of corruption (and more generally, to enhance efficiency) - Pluses and Minuses Of National Health Care By : Alston J. Balkcom A
What will national health care cost the United States and how will it benefit us? - Measuring Democracy - - Artur Victoria Studies By : Artur Victoria
The International Political Risk Service Group Ltd is a private company that provides analysis of political risk for 140 countries in the world - Measuring Democracy - Relevant Projects of the International IDEA - Artur Victoria Studies By : Artur Victoria
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance is one of the most interesting, if not the most useful, possible sources in the area of democracy research Though at the moment they have nothing that could be used as a source of data for measuring democracy, they have few projects that may be very useful potential sources in the future - Measuring Democracy - The IDEA Questionnaire - Artur Victoria Studies By : Artur Victoria
From the broadly concept of democracy an assessment questionnaire is formed It contains four components and each of them contains a number of questions - Measuring Democracy - The UNDP’s Human Development Report - Artur Victoria Studies By : Artur Victoria
The UNDP Human Development Report was first launched in 1990 and it has been conducted regularly each year since then The last report for 2001 included 162 cases and the report for 200 included 174 cases - Economist Magazine - Well Educated Well-off Readers Only Please By : Konstantinos Papahatzis
For more than 160 years the Economist informs a worldwide audience with Economic Financial and Political news that affect economies at a local and global level We examine the main characteristics of this established publication - Measuring Democracy - Reports by the Committee to Protect Journalists - Artur Victoria Studies By : Artur Victoria
The Committee to Protect Journalists is a non-profit organization established with the aim to protect the press freedom around the world There is not much information available on who the members of organization are and whether it has regional affiliates apart from its central office in New York - Measuring Democracy - Reports on Press Freedom by Reporters Sans Frontiers - Artur Victoria Studies By : Artur Victoria
Reporters sans frontiers are another source of information on the state of press freedom The report of RSF that is conducted annually is in terms of content and topic covered very similar to the reports of the CPJ and IPI - Measuring Democracy - The ICFTU’s Reports on Violations of Union Rights - Artur Victoria Studies By : Artur Victoria
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions publishes annual report about the violations of labor and union rights that is covering 148 countries and territories The organization is founded in 1949 and has 225 affiliated organizations in 148 countries - Concept of Democracy - Artur Victoria Study By : Artur Victoria
“Democracy” is nearly universally cherished in the contemporary world: hence the inherently contested nature of the concept This contested nature means that different political forces try to attach somewhat different meanings to the word - Measuring Democracy - Human Rights Watch’s - Artur Victoria Studies By : Artur Victoria
Human Rights Watch’s annual report is similar to the AI report and can be put to the same use as suggested above It is also heavily country focused and not made according to methodology that includes comparable indicators - How to Measure Democracy - The Freedom House Survey of Political and Civil Liberties - Artur Victoria Studies By : Artur Victoria
Freedom House was founded almost sixty years ago by Eleanor Roosevelt, Wendell Willkie and other Americans concerned with the dangers that faced democracy Freedom House is led by a Board of Trustees composed of Democrats, Republicans and Independents; business and labor leaders; former senior government officials, scholars, writers and journalists - Measuring Democracy - Reports by the International Press Institute - Artur Victoria Studies By : Artur Victoria
The International Press Institute is the organization that is operating as the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists The focus of organization work is the enhancement of professionalism and journalist standards and the media freedom - About Democracy - Artur Victoria Researchs By : Artur Victoria
More generally, not all definitions operate at the same level of abstraction, or even if they do, they may define democracy with reference to different sets of other abstract concepts despite an apparent agreement on what empirical phenomena is delineated by the concept For instance, Kenneth Bollen (1980) submitted that “[democracy] is the extent to which the political power of the elite is minimized and that of the non-elite is maximized”, while Robert Dahl (1971: 2) would “reserve the term 'democracy' for a political system one of the characteristics of which is the quality of being completely or almost completely responsive to all its citizens - Measuring Democracy - The US Department of State’s Reports on Human Rights - Artur Victoria Studies By : Artur Victoria
The American Department of State issues an annual report on the state of human rights in each country that is a member of the United Nations Although these country reports acknowledge the cultural diversity of each country, the basic principle underlying them is in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Has The United States Penchant For Sports Crossed Over Into And Blurred The Political Landscape? By : Alan Alphin
It's a new day I've been told, or sold, I should say I want to believe - Bribery of Foreign Officials – a Study by Artur Victoria By : Artur Victoria
In the past the extent of bribery by companies from Western Europe and North America of foreign officials for contracts has been a matter of pure speculation Little or no empirical evidence was available - Spying and Bribery – a Study by Artur Victoria By : Artur Victoria
Attitudes in the West are changing No longer is it deemed acceptable to bribe your way into a contract as long as you and your company are not caught - Political Parties Funding Recent History - A Study by Artur Victoria By : Artur Victoria
Parties seek more money from the taxpayer but there will always be tight constraints on this source of funding The obvious source of big money is rich donors and corporations - Political Donations and Corruption - A Study by Artur Victoria By : Artur Victoria
In one case Spanish anti-corruption public prosecutors began the investigation last March into the allegedly fraudulent sale of the Spanish telephone installation company Sintel to the Cuban entrepreneur Jorge Mas Canosa The action was taken after unions alleged the former management of the company had plundered millions of pesetas from the sale of the company - Approach to Knowledge and Learning Integrity - A Study by Artur Victoria By : Artur Victoria
The resources required to 'deliver' high levels of public integrity are huge though, even if it were possible; arguably greater than the resources one could imagine being available
This is due to the high costs of achieving:
• Strategic 'doneness' (prioritization/sequencing)
• Local legitimacy (polices come with ideological baggage)
• High quality of knowledge to transfer (appropriateness to context)
• Local commitment or 'buy-in'
All these play a significant role in the application of pro-integrity reforms and are hard to overcome when applying a top-down, internationally driven approach to public integrity reform, such as has characterized much policy to date
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