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    The role of a public administrator in the United States today is as varied as it is essential. Government spending will approach nearly four trillion dollars in two thousand eleven, which means that qualified public servants must be in place to oversee the efficient implementation of government policies. (Andrews, 2011) “Public administrator” is a term which encompasses a wide range of possible job titles; public administrator’s range from parole officers to policy analysts, and each works day

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    The NHS was created to assure that healthcare was accessible for all citizens regardless of their ability to pay, this central principal came into being post-war in 1948 by the labor government as a reform to assure health service to be made available for all citizens regardless of their economic circumstances. For the first time in history it consisted of various medical facilities such as doctors, hospitals, hospital stuff: nurses, pharmacies and even facilities of dental health clinic and opticians

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    UK from mercantilism free market ideas Name Course Date Tutor   UK from mercantilism free market ideas Introduction and background Mercantilism began its eclipse with the publication of Adam Smith’s book, which was the Wealth of Nations. One interpretation of the economic history of the state suggests that his ruthless advocacy for the free market is opposed to the regulation heavy mercantile doctrine (Magnusson, 2002). He saw the damage that overweening government intervention was capable

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    1. Introduction Education evolves with greater knowledge of the field, social contexts, institutions and political ideologies. The trend over the last couple of decades has been toward a neoliberal approach to education (Meadmore, 2004; Welch, 2010; Thompson & Harbaught, 2013). While proponents of this system have suggested it is without values (Hill & Kumar, 2008), this is not the case. Therefore, it is important to address the why and what of neoliberal values in the context of education. It is

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    blossoming of new business opportunities-see Wegman’s bistro that serves alcohol) and the arguments against (such as worries that unfettered access to alcohol will lead to public health crises, and thus more taxes and debt for taxpayers) liquor privatization, I hope to elucidate the rhetoric employed by both sides of one

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    partnerships. Typically, the PPP can be referred neither a privatization not a partial privatization. Privatization has usually been defined as a course of shifting the ownership, functioning or management of a service or action wholly or partly, from the government to the private sector. The key difference between the PPP and privatization is that the responsibility for delivery and backing a particular activity lies with the private sector in privatization. The PPP, on the other hand, involves full retention

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    The privatisation initiative in Malaysia was introduced at the correct juncture in the country's development. It is undeniable that the basis for privatisation was in keeping with current economic thinking. The rationale for privatisation is based on the premise that governments should restrict themselves to governing and not venture into running businesses. There are several reasons for this argument, including the undesirability of a large bureaucracy, the inefficiencies of centralised planning

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    disastrous results and possibly more to come. The Ontario government, lead by Progressive Conservative leader Mike Harris, has been slowly trying to do away with services that are currently administered by the province. The ideology in question, privatization, has been a hallmark of the Common Sense revolution. But so far the Tories have been slow to make a success of it. Attempts to privatize the Liquor Control Board and TV Ontario were put on the back burner because of low public support. As well

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    “No Time for Basketball” When Gendered Globalization is at Play: An Analysis of Nike Products in the Global Arena Martlyn Buck writes in her poem, Air Nike Slam Dunk, “Vietnamese women/ forced to work/ 65 hours per week/ for 10 dollars/ no time for/ basketball games.” In just six short lines, Buck is able to illustrate to those in the Global north the connection between the seemingly unimportant privilege of wearing Nike athletic shoes and the effects of the outsourced processes of production on

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