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    Assignment 1 Contract Problem Case Study Introduction The contract is a voidable contract. It is an express and implied understanding that the agreement was legally binding, meaning that, it would be enforceable by the courts if the parties took legal action to resolve the dispute between them. This case is a contract case since both parties have come up with the business agreement. That is, LNPL will provide service to Mr Garae and Mr Garae in return will pay for this service offer. Mr Garae…

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    The Best Fit Social Contract The modern theory of the social contract comes from the theories of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Montesquieu, and John-Jacques Rousseau. They each had their own ideas as to what a social contract is and why it should be implemented into society. Hobbes believed that the social contract was an implied agreement among the people to give up their natural rights and bestow absolute control to a sovereign. Locke thought the social contract was an agreement between the…

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    The Social Contract theory is the understand that an individual living in a state gives up certain natural rights and transferring those rights to the someone else (ie the state), with the understanding that everyone else has to give up the same natural rights. This contract is meant to ensure to stability and social welfare of the people. In John Locke’s Two Treaties of Government, Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s The Social Contract and The Discourses they examine this…

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    social contract. In the Second Treatise of his book, Locke outlines the theory of the social contract by describing the state of nature making a picture for us that is more secure than the picture Hobbes provides. Locke argues that all men are created equal. According to his argument, governments are only legitimate if they have the consent of the people. Therefore, any government that rules without the people's consent…

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    The Milgram Experiment - Examining the Role of Authority in the Social Contract Using Foucault as a Basis Authority serves as the adhesive which binds all members of society to their roles within the social contract. Michel Foucault explains how authority in the modern disciplinary society could be better enforced by establishing proper hierarchies and creating confinements and labels for the undesirables in society (Foucault, D&P p. 224 & M&C p. 37-38, 1975 & 1988). In the Milgram experiment,…

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    Both social contract theorist, Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) and John Locke (1632-1704) have similar ideas on the relations between state and its citizens. Thomas Hobbes provides a hypothetical account of the universe before sovereign(s), which is known to be the state of nature. University of Auckland philosopher Davies provides an alternative form to the state of nature, radical state of nature. Davies suggests that in this form, all individuals are in their natural condition and not subject to a…

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    attempted to contend that what is genuinely in a man's self hobby is to act accurately. While there are some great arguments for this perspective, there are additionally great arguments that this is not the situation. John Locke hypothesis of Social Contract is not quite the same as that of Hobbes. As indicated by him, man lived in the State of Nature, yet his idea of the State of Nature is distinctive as pondered by Hobbesian hypothesis. Locke's perspective about the state of nature is not as…

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    John Locke's Social Contract Theory is particularly reflected in the Constitution of India. As indicated by Locke's hypothesis, man in the 'state of Nature' wanted to secure their property and with the end goal of protection of their property, men went into the "Social Contract". Under the agreement, individuals met up and made two unison - Pactum Unionis and Pactum Subjectionis. The Preamble to the Constitution of India begins with the phrase “WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved…

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    just two different way of saying the same thing, or are awards and inventive contracts different? (Points : 12) (TCO C) From the viewpoint of the buyer, why are award fees and incentive fees important in contracts? (Points : 12) (TCO D) Compare and contrast sole source and single source approaches to procurement. (Points : 12) (TCO D) Describe the typical work relationship between a project manager and a contract manager (TCO E) What is the purpose of creating a procurement SOW…

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    The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) which is one of the Executive order Agencies, is an agency put in place to interpret, administer, and enforce employment laws when it comes to staffing. (Heneman, 2014, 56). This agency is place to prevent discrimination against employees based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. In order to enforce these laws, they provide federal and…

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