Government of Illinois

the idea of having a mixed economy, but nevertheless, the government should have some rules and regulations, more like Laissez-faire. Laissez-faire is the idea that the government should leave decisions the market and according to Adam Smith, the government's interference should be limited to public health, national defense, etc (Samuelson &Nordhaus, 2010). By having that, there will be efficiency, equity, and economic growth. Governments would interfere in the market to enhance efficiency by…

involved in their government, and to fight for what is right. They teach us that you can be from any ethnicity, age, or any social class, and still have a voice as powerful as a lion. That is what makes all of these articles and speeches have a great impact on our society and the way American thinks today. Upon further examination, all the articles have one common goal in mind. To advocate change in government, break free from oppression, but not with violence. Also if the government would…

1. Define popular culture in one sentence and in your own words (don’t look up a definition). Popular culture is the predominant culture of mainstream society, encompassing the tastes of most of societies inhabitants. 2. Which elements of popular culture do you consume? Popular culture incorporates an array of genres, personally I consume popular music, primarily those played on the radio. Major sporting associations, football, basketball, hockey, and soccer. Additionally, movies and tv shows…

democracy and having people representatives body in the highest decision making body of the government. Democracy has been derived from the Greek word “demos”, or “people” is define as the government of the people, for the people and the by the people (Robert k. Fleck, 2002). Where powers are been exercised by the directly or through representatives elected. Democracy is more than set of specific government institutions.…

It is the latter who keep alive the bhasha theory of democracy, which sees democracy not as an import but a form of life native to the people. The Bhasha theory, if I may call it that, does not look for voice and partaking. Voice which has no theory of speech is like a viewer who can never be a witness. He cannot tell a story. Democracy is a commons of memory; the vote is simply a marker of their memory. Memory needs retelling, reinvention, but the memory of the modern democracy reads more like…

Surveillance has always been a contentious subject. In Foucault’s Discipline and Punish, he talks of The Panopticon where its inmates are vulnerable to constant visibility and manipulated into obediency. It is a metaphorical representation of a totalitarian society where the watchers, governmental bodies or organizations, are assured absolute power. (Foucault 1977) While I agree that panoptic surveillance can lead to disciplinary control, but Foucault’s arguement assumes that it is definitely…

the spreading out of culture, culture traits, or a cultural pattern from a central point. Demographics: the statistical data of a population, especially those showing average age, income, education, etc. Dictatorship: a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator. Human Development Index:is a statistical tool used to measure a country's overall achievement in its social and economic dimensions. Urbanization:is the increasing number of…

Universities, hospitals, banks and government usually require this type of leader in their organizations to ensure quality, increase security and decrease corruption. Leaders who would like to speed up the process will experience frustration and anxiety and are not welcome (Weber, 1905). Charismatic…

determines the actual driving force of the survival of the state. Politics is dependent upon the state for its survival, as so too is the state dependent upon politics, for its survival, via the good execution of public law and the implementation of government policies through the execution of good public administration. Within the study of how to achieve efficient and effective public administration in a bureaucratic sense, there are two (2) very known authors, whose work has been regarded as…

Ibn Khaldun’s greatest contribution to the study of politics and social behaviors is his concept of Asabiya. When reading his Muqaddimah, one should be really careful as the Khaldunian philosophy is such a highly selective and well organized one. Any misinterpretation can lead us to huge misconception like what happened with many who interpreted Asabiya as the base to establish a state while Luxury lead to its collapse Franz Rosenthal, the first and might be the only translator of the entire…