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    portray the origin and evolution of neoliberalism, and the role of governments in the advances of financialization, privatization of public properties and cuts of social services such as education and health care. This theory was supported by Milton Friedman, who was an economist, popular for his researches on consumption, free market, and the monetary history. In the film, Naomi Klein established that the shock doctrine, also known as the disaster capitalism was a strategy used by the…

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    profits, benefit the consumer, or create a happy community? Someone like Milton Friedman would say that a business does not have a moral obligation to the community, but does have an obligation to maximize profits for shareholders. Some people would disagree with that and say that a business has a shared responsibility to shareholders and the community and that is what we will see argued today. (First to Debate) Milton Friedman: CSR is something known as Corporate Social Responsibility,…

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    other hand, Milton Friedman claims that there is no social responsibility of business, and that social responsibility falls on the government instead. Lastly, there is T.J. Rodgers who leans towards the arguments made by Friedman and objects against Mackey’s philosophy of altruism ahead of individual…

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    The Aamerican people were in poverty, living in places called Hhoovervilles. Standing in lines for just small portions of food while the children were out begging on the streets for food. Franklin Roosevelt was elected as president. The New Ddeal was just made.The Roosevelt Aadministration was ineffective in helping the people deal with the Ggreat Ddepression. It was ineffective because when spending was at its highest so was unemployment. In the 2 graphs unemployment reached its highest at 1933…

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    2003). I am in agreement with the economist Milton Friedman as he argued a belief…

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    Friedman is necessary to discuss in the context of this paper however misguided he may be, because he is one of the few theorists that thoroughly discusses the position of the government in its role of managing our public education system. If Friedman had his way, education would be “imposed upon the by parents without further government action, just as the owners of buildings… are required to adhere to specified standards to protect the safety of others”. In consequence, Friedman would likely…

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    Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a concept that almost all firms state that they incorporate and embed into the core of their business activities and strategies. However, it can be argued that often times CSR is not properly embedded into a firm if their CSR strategy does not affect the firm’s strategy, routines and operations. This is known as peripheral CSR (Aguinis and Glavas, 2013). This essay explores what the defining internal and external barriers are to effectively embedding CSR…

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    Education in 1954 was no doubt a landmark for the history of Civil Rights. Many people all over the US were thrilled that school Segregation was no illegal. While some people felt it was a great thing for themselves and our country, others, like Milton Friedman, would argue that it was a horrible mistake for both our county and its people. The scope of government in this issue is all wrong. The government should not have the power and be able to tell up to do specific things like segregate or…

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    20% 4. 32% 1. Americans work less than the French. 2. In 2008 the United States pushed the world into an economic crisis. 3. In a capitalist system the major proportion of production and distribution is in private hands. 4. Socialism is a system characterized by public ownership of property and a planned economy. 5. Yugoslavia once approximated worker control socialism. 6. An old stage of…

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    We have been brought up with the misconception that the primary purpose of corporations is to increase profit for their shareholders even in cases of eleemosynary organizations. Milton Friedman in his 1970 article The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase Profit, illustrates that the central responsibility of a business is “to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits” (pg 6). His reason being those corporate executives and managers are agents who are…

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