Policy studies

integration of policies between the federal and provincial government. Paquet is a professor in the social science department at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada and has written many articles regarding immigration. Her findings throughout this article reference provincial mobilization, the decentralization of federal government and province - building as a mechanism as potential contributors to the change in provincial participation in immigration and integration policies.…

The eight principles to analyze social policy are used to set a foundation for change to create more effective social policies and programs. In social policy analysis, the principles of strengths perspective policy are used to consider the needs, strengths, goals, and community resources of the target population rather than the social problem. Once the focus is taken off of the social problem a policy can be created that is a solution to the needs of the population instead of attempting to end a…

concept of zero tolerance policies that are used in some school districts today. An example I will use is the incidence that occurred in an Indiana school system where a young student was bullied and chose to defend themselves: these actions show how zero tolerance violated her personal boundaries. Next, describing my ideas as an educator to develop a coherent policy to guard against zero tolerance policies and how this punishment affects them. Through this, I will develop policies to reduce the…

way up to then Governor Steve Beshear signing the bill, Representative Santoro allotted me the opportunity to observe how public policy is developed. Additionally, I gained valuable skills in communicating to the public how the government is working to improve their lives and empower society. My main responsibility while interning for Rep. Santoro was to expound his policy stances and why he took that stance to his constituents who had written or emailed him. I believe these communication skills…

A number of contrastive theories dominate American foreign policy operation, both in the present and throughout the country’s relatively brief history. Among them are exceptionalism, a long-standing, explicitly American ideal that lends us inherent divine purpose; expansionism, a desire to widen our borders and conquer territories, a prominent theme of manifest destiny; unilateralism, a freedom to engage with other countries without formalities such as alliances or agreements; and isolationism,…

Jeffrey Sachs spends a great deal of the book explaining the causes of the great recession. He discusses government policy decisions and relationships with outside interests which he feels started in the 1970s and when exacerbated by the rise of Reagan in the 1980s and continued by Clinton in the 1990s, all these events lead to the current situation we are in. Sachs tin chapter 12 makes his argument for correcting the ills of our government system. He calls this chapter “The Seven Habits of an…

with Inventory turnover, Orica's inventory turnover increased by 2 days (to (XXX), it should be noted that compared to the industry average, Orica has a much shorter turnover rate, pointing to why they may not be as averse to relaxing their credit policy). This indicates that Orica needs to access its inventory to ensure it does not hold obsolete inventory, while ensuring the products do not deteriorate as they stay for longer periods, or they need to improve their marketing (suggested by…

The field of International Development and Foreign Relations is an interesting and complex area in the study of politics and public policy. In this paper, I will discuss three very different but intertwined organizations. Walmart, the Center of Global Development, and the United States Agency on International Development are not commonly associated, however they all play a major role in global policy. This paper is going to show how each organization is interrelated in the field of global…

Just like you wouldn 't want to fix a leak with a piece of paper. You wouldn’t want to approach a problem with an ineffective policy. Effectiveness is one of the hardest thing for a policymaker to actually discern. Most of the time you have to base it on assumptions and projections which make it difficult to make a real picture of how things will actually turn out. It’s very apparent…

Individuals receive news and information from media, experts and political elites hence they take the existing advantage to express their ideas. Perception can be used interchangeably in opinion studies that seem to be defined differently according to orientation, however, it is important to conceptualize important concept beforehand so that readers will not be muddling…