Realist emphasize a nationalist and a zero-sum trade, investment, and finance (Nau, 2017). Realist argues that trade policy favors exports over imports and domestic industries over foreign industries (Nau, 2017).  Additionally, realist argues that fiscal policies should limit the dependence of the need for foreign borrowing (Nau, 2017). The realist perspective views the world’s economy primarily regarding security and relative gains (Nau, 2017). Which for […]

Egypt is a country situated in a strategic location because of a vital waterway that was constructed in the late 19th Century called the Suez Canal. Throughout most of the 19th and 20th Centuries Egypt was a British colonial outpost. The Suez canal was a joint British-French commercial construction project and its significance as a vital international waterway still holds true, as much of Europe’s […]

For this assignment, each student will attend some sort of an open public (government or non-profit) meeting, held during Summer Semester 2019, that deals with some sort of issue related to public policy (for purposes of this assignment, I will interpret the term “public policy” very broadly – essentially, “public policy” means some sort of action on behalf of government). It does not matter to […]

For the second essay, each student is required to write a book report on Dr. Carol Swain’s Black Faces, Black Interests: The Representation of African Americans in Congress (1995). In the essay, you should briefly summarize Swain’s thesis (one page maximum), relate to two concepts within the textbook, highlight the strengths/weakness of the book, and state your opinion on the book. The concepts that connect […]

 I primarily use the internet to maintain friendships. The people closest to me are prior military like myself and live all over the country. It is almost impossible working full time, going to school full-time and taking care of my family to really plan to see them all. The best thing about the age of the internet was the ability to keep in contact with […]

Requirements: Identify the question you decide to answer at the top of your post. Prompt responses should answer the question and elaborate in a meaningful way using 2 of the weekly class readings (250 words of original content). Do not quote the readings, paraphrase and cite them using APA style in text citations. You can only use ONE multimedia source for your minimum 2 sources […]

The research paper should be 8-page long (12-point font, double spaced), not counting cover page and bibliography. For this paper students will select one country (other than the countries covered in O’Neil, Patrick H., Karl Fields, and Don Share. Cases in Comparative Politics. (New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2017: U.S., China, Russia, Japan, India, Iran, Mexico, Brazil, Nigeria, South Africa, Great Britain, France, […]

The attached document is Chapter 1 of Deborah Stone’s book, POLICY PARADOX: THE ART OF POLITICAL DECISION MAKING (this is one of the most well-known books on public policy, or the action or output of government).  The attached chapter describes the difference between the “Market Model” and the “Polis Model” within our society. This description describes fundamental elements of human behavior that Stone assumes are […]

Globalization helped Europe recover from economic crises from vast wars in their countries. In East Europe though, there was a “severe decline in living standards” (Shubert & Goldstein, 2012). This was a result of privatization. The rich stayed rich and the poor got poorer. Many companies based in European nations expanded and some of their products became very prominent in the United States. Nokia (which […]

Instructions You are a lobbyist for an issue that you find important. For example, you would like to see the banning of smoking in federal buildings (Note: This policy has already been enacted.) You are going to make an informational pamphlet to highlight your points to prominent members of Congress. Research members of Congress that you will target in your lobbying. Explain why these members […]