Collective

that the government provides for everyone. Examples of public goods include National Security, Rule of Law, street lamps, and roads. Collective action refers to action taken by people with shared interests assembled into groups, called factions, to achieve a common objective, e.g. to encourage a new ideal for their community. It is often difficult to organize collective action to achieve public goods because people are self­interested. Prisoner’s dilemma is a situation in which two people can…

[2]The Combahee River Collective began in 1974, in an effort to create a group who had the capability to fight oppression against black females.” (Smith,…

The Narrative Constitution of American Citizenship in Collective Memory,” Shoon Lio explores the constant revision of history utilized by Americans to position movements and events as redemption narratives of society. While not exclusive to Americans, collective action groups aim to define the talking points of historical events, shifting public perception to favor ulterior motives by shining the talking points as parables. Ch.2, “Whose Collective Memories? The Social Construction of Moral…

critical piece of literature, “A Black Feminist Statement” by the Combahee River Collective, provides its readers with the backbone of what Black feminism is. The Combahee River Collective is a collection of Black feminists that established itself in 1974. Their fundamental cause is fighting “against racial, sexual, heterosexual, and class oppression” (A Black Feminist Statement 210). The Combahee River Collective, in other words, sees Black feminism as “the logical political movement to combat…

QUESTION 1 Regulatory Framework of the Financial Planning Industry 1) “If a financial adviser is to give appropriate advice, they require a good knowledge of Corporate Law.” Discuss. Answer: There are a couple of aspects that require a financial planner to know about corporate law in detail. Firstly, as financial planners are running a business they have a responsibility to follow and comply with the rules and regulation under Corporations act to ensure that the firms are fulfilling its duties…

challenged such preexisting notion in his writing “The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups” in 1965. While Olson expresses doubt on tyranny of majority, he instead poses problems that collective action will face. One of such problem is the issue of free riders where individuals who are engaged in a collective action as a group will have an incentive to free ride on others’ efforts, under the premise that the collective action aims to provide public goods. The reason…

McMaster University Pensions Plans The Investment Sub-Committee on the Board of Trustees of McMaster University pension plans is scheduled to meet to evaluate the performance of Investments the established benefit and contribution plans that are provided. Given the stipulations in the McMaster University Statement of Investment Policies (SIP), an opinion about the plan’s current investment manager must be provided. The process towards giving that opinion involves collecting any additional…

Platinum(symbol: Pt) is a very useful, but rare, element. The name Platinum comes from the Spanish word "Platina" meaning silver. Platinum is sometimes called a "Noble Metal" because of its unreactiveness to other elements including Oxygen. Because it is so unreactive, Platinum is commonly used for jewelry, dental filling, surgical tools, and laboratory apparatus. In normal conditions Platinum is a solid, shiny, silver metal. Its atomic number is 78, and its atomic mass is 195.084. Its…

This semester I had my first work experience related to my field of study. I interned with Morningstar which is an independent provider of investment research, financial information on mutual funds, stocks, exchange-traded funds and multiple saving plans (Morningstar 2016). Morningstar’s mission is to provide software, reliable information on its investing site, online and print-based products for individual investors, professional advisors and institutional clients. It has offices in 27…

Most would-be investors want to know where to start when when they begin to think about investing. These 5 questions can help you to make better investment decisions. 1. Can You Describe This Investment? Your financial advisor or the person pushing you towards an investment should be able to describe the investment very clearly in just a few sentences. You should understand what the investment buys and sells, how frequently it trades or invests, and how much the investment expects to make.…