Institutional economics

Primogeniture, a system that provided a form of transfer from the deceased to their children in chronological birth order, had revealed itself present during the Elizabethan Era, and also has shown present in Shakespeare's’ works, such as the comedy As You Like It. Primogeniture had played a hefty role in the Elizabethan Era, shaping society to what it is known as today. Numerous factors tell of the importance of primogeniture, and during the Elizabethan Era, it not only influenced many writers,…

Ethics protocols are designed to protect groups from the potential harm and risks posed to them through the research process. Boards, like the Institutional Review Board (IRB), put in place a set of criteria to ensure the protection of people participating in research, particularly those from vulnerable groups. However, where lies the balance between conducting unbiased enlightening research and protecting the dependent? Describing a group as vulnerable is not a given, but rather, is up for…

In Tlatelolco Plaza, Mexico; in the summer of 1968; Mexico was developing and transforming by the involvement of a newfound student movement. Regrettably, this newfound movement was momentary because on October 2, 1968, 10 days before the beginning of the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, military troops alongside police officers fired into a multitude of defenseless students. Thousands of student protesters of absconded in horror as tanks leveled Tlatelolco Plaza. The government spokesperson…

Papandreou.The party is ideologically leftist and reformist.Trade unions, agricultural , youth , and professional organizations are affiliated with the party. Since the initiation of the party, there has been a transformation in ideology. Marxist economics, anti-Americanism, and opposition to the EC have been abandoned.Alternated power with ND for twenty years New Democracy (New Demokratia-ND):Founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis. Revival of the National Radical Union party that dominated…

The La Raza Unida Party (LRUP) was the first attempt to create a national political party to represent the rights of Mexican Americans. Up until this party was founded, no ethnic group had ever formed its own political third party. From its beginning roots to its significance today, La Raza Unida Party has played a major role in the civil rights of many Chicanos and Latinos alike. La Raza Unida Party was founded in Crystal City, Texas. Jose Angel Gutierrez and Mario Compean founded LRUP in 1970…

From intentional unconsented infection of syphilis resulting in death to the rejection of a three-year long study due to a minor discrepancy; where is the line drawn between ethical and unethical conduct? Both the IRB (Institutional Review Boards) and REB (Research Ethics Boards) have done well to establish a set of common guidelines when it comes to conducting research; however, these agencies hold a surplus of power and lack a sense of researcher to agency equality within the system’s process.…

A very familiar theme continues to hover over Mexico specifically when it refers to the economic woes the political system continues to mismanage. Politicians that simply run for office to help themselves, while screwing the Mexican over time and time again. It is a behavior that has been in place since the Spanish conquistadors took over, by introducing new policies that benefited the white European while physically, morally, economically, and culturally destroying all social progress for the…

For many years, people have debated upon the effects the PRI. They have deliberated on the costs and benefits associated with the PRI’s model of development and governance. They have also speculated on the question if the PRI betrayed the revolution. The PRI did not bring any new development or stability because they kept implementing the same corruptive and lawless tendencies that previous administrations enacted upon. As a result, the PRI betrayed the revolution, creating the same type of…

In a study involving 907 students at an unidentified public university in the midwest, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, it was calculated that on average a freshman student gains 7.8 pounds during their first year at college (Freshman 15 Statistics…). Many have come to know this weight fluctuation as the dreaded, “Freshman 15”. Obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States affecting more than one-third of the population. With the increasing rate of obesity and the well known…

the National Action Party (PAN), and the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). Mexico's president, who currently is Enrique Pena Nieto, is in charge of the foreign relations of Mexico. He is pro trading and a supporter of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Mexico is the Spanish-speaking country with the most population in the world. With over 123 million people living there as of 2017, Mexico is stated as the 10th most populated country. In both South and North America, only…