Universalism

3. Case studies 3.1. Norway Norway is known for being the country with the highest taxes in the world. The authorities collect taxes from discretionary spending, automobiles, cosmetics, alcohol and tobacco. Not only do people help the government to collect more money for welfare this way, but they also diminish ther vices and reduce the pollution by not owing pollutant cars. Nevertheless, the highest government revenue comes from VAT collection. The standard VAT rate is 25%, for food, 15% for…

We have seen social stratification in the Caribbean transition over the years from a ‘closed system of stratification’ to that of an ‘open system stratification’. Social stratification in the Caribbean is based on class, status, power, race/ethnicity, colour, gender, education, etc. The Caribbean stratification system has been greatly influenced by its history of Colonialism, Plantation Slavery and Indentureship. Ascriptive factors such as race and the colour of one’s skin have contributed…

Gilt Group based in New York’s Silicon Alley and established in 2007 is a membership based online shopping website which offers flash sale for short time on products ranging from household items to apparels for kids, women and men. Hudson's Bay Company successfully completed the previously announced acquisition of Gilt Groupe Holdings for $250 million during February 2016. Gilt Group was the brainchild of serial entrepreneurs Kevin Ryan and Dwight Merriman, who have started many companies over…

The complexities of the paradox of implementing human rights norms was highlighted in the case of Burundi and their local civilian agency. Meghan Foster Lynch explores the citizens of Rumonge, Burundi and the actions they took to promote peace in their local communities after the fall of an authoritarian rule. Lynch presents to the reader that this peace was not “predetermined,” but a by-product of consistent work, and the “logic of self and community preservation” (Lynch, 82). She believes that…

Thomas Hobbes’s motivation behind the book, Leviathan, is derived from the perception of a man and his intellect Hobbes purpose is to comprehend the condition of a man, which leads to the understanding of mankind, because the state of a man is nothing but artificial. To elaborate this notion, what dominates a man is his soul therefore the guidance is brought by a man’s joint and the consequences of an action are related to the nerves of a man. Hobbes claims the best way to understand mankind is…

The establishment of the Chicago School changed criminological and sociological thinking and theories. Prior to the establishment of the Chicago School of criminology, criminal behavior was thought to be inherited genetically (Cullen, Agnew, & Wilcox, 2014, p. 97). The work of Cesare Lombroso and his studies linking biology and criminality were extremely popular and widely accepted. However, proponents of the Chicago School saw crime as the product of a society that lacked organization and…

5. Addressing Barriers to Effective Treatment Addressing barriers to proper treatment at an individual level will require an emphasis on educating the public on mental health issues – for example, on the harms of delaying treatment, on the accessibility to mental health resources, as well as to the emergency and community support facilities. To address systemic barriers that exist at the levels of government and health care system, the following policy interventions have been advanced to deal…

For over a decade there has been significant debate on the concept of high commitment/ best practice model of Human Resource Management (HRM).The idea conceived in US academics and later spread to Britain claims that a particular bundle of Human Resources (HR) practices have the potential to enhance worker attitude and behaviour leading to lower level of absenteeism and labour turnover, ensuring better quality and customer service, thereby increasing organizational performance. The ultimate goal…

In light of Donald Trump’s shocking rise to political eminence as the newly elected president of the United States, numerous rhetorical artifacts relating to an uncertain and fraught future for American government and politics have inundated mainstream media and news outlets, hailing a resurgence of national interest in federal government through largely dogmatic and peremptory ideological and propagandistic rhetorical texts. The recent controversial “Person of the Year” cover of TIME magazine…

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World Introduction A brief history of the author and his beliefs on the statement This essay discusses the history of Genghis and the making of the modern world. The author of this book is Jack Weatherford, an Anthropology professor at the Macalester College in Minnesota. This book is well known for its popular history. In the book, he refutes that Genghis Khan was a bloody savage, barbarian, and ruthless conqueror who enjoyed destruction for its own…