ABSTRACT This report will review environmentally sustainable practices in the UK, with particular focus on schemes that have recently been implemented for switching to renewable energy sources and the transition from conventional means. Improvement of Government’s schemes and programmes and suggestions on how to help in the transitional period in order to smooth the progress to more innovative tools of the trade. By reviewing various […]

E-government refers to the transformation of the business of the government such as processes, operations and transactions that is driven by the information technology. This can happen both internally (streamlined government administration procedures for greater efficiency and effectiveness) and externally (simplified, enhanced government-client interaction via online connections) (Tan, Pan & Lim, 2007). Singapore is a small country with a population of about four million with […]

In Benjamin Franklin’s writing “Rules by Which a Great Empire May be Reduced to a Small One”, he attempts, without success, to convince the king and Parliament of Britain to change their control of policies towards the American Colonies. This publishing did very well to highlight the main issues of America caused by the British Government. Franklin’s writing uses excessive rhetorical devices to portray his […]

Berend (2000) From Plan to Market, From Regime Change to Sustained Growth in Central and Eastern Europe * After the state socalism collapsed in Central and Eastern Europe in the early 1990s, the Washington consensus of 1989 (a broadly accepted set of criteria for a reform program) was adopted as a blueprint for the process of transformation. * Central elements: * Macro-economic stabilization (for countries […]

In almost every country the government, business sector, and the society as a whole play an important role in the over all robustness of the state. These elements are interconnected among each other. The policies made and implemented by the government affect the business sector and in the same manner it also have an influence in the everyday life of the people. Being the case, […]

There is no doubt that Iraq needs a strong centralized government. This assertion is based on the following factors: 1) the rise of radical Islam, 2) the heterogeneity of the Iraqi population (ethnic groups), and 3) resistance to the growing phenomenon of ‘hollowing of the state. ’ It may be misleading to assume that the existence of these factors would necessarily lead to the establishment […]

For most parts of history, government financial executives have been taken as scorekeepers, and made responsible for collecting, processing and reporting the financial information that used by elected officials and senior managers who use them in making their decisions. The question is whether their role has now changed with the present importance of information technology. (From Scorekeeper to Business Partner: The Evolving Role of Government […]

At a National scale the government sets a very broad agenda for tourism, they define primary goals for development and identify polices with broad strategies for their implementation. The main aim at this level is to encourage economic development, especially in LEDC’s as both local and international tourism can be very profitable. National tourism plans designate tourism development regions to help redistribute wealth, to create […]

Chapter 4 We – the People Dividing Power: The American System of Government The Basics •Americans have distrusted any concentration of political power ever since its founding •American form of government was written down in a Constitution o1787, after thirteen colonies gained independence from Great Britain •“Tyranny” of King George III – the Americans wanted to make sure no person was allowed to have too […]

From a small town to a cosmopolitan city on an island bustling with economic and social activity, Singapore has ensured our place in the modern world as we have an economic status better than other developed nations and a multitude of races. To further improve, the ‘Keep Singapore Clean” campaign had also told us to make Singapore clean and to rid indiscriminate littering and poor […]