Essays Tagged: "Local government"

History of Mental Health

f dependent citizens. The colonies accepted the English principle that it was the responsibility of local communities to care for their own and subsequently to the church and local government. Since c ... ere not dangerous wandered about and generally were 'warned out' of town so they would not become a local responsibility. Those who were violent were thought possessed by the devil, and they were whip ...

(18 pages) 706 1 4.4 May/1995

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Describes the roles of government in the present business environment

and influence on the businessenvironment. There are three levels of government; federal, state and local.The federal government has power over such areas as; companylaw, income tax, trade etc. State ... ome tax, trade etc. State government has power over pollution,price controls, state courts etc. and local government has power over rates,building approvals and zoning. Through zoning the local govern ...

(1 pages) 159 0 4.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Australia's Government. How we Are Governed.

How We Are Governed - Local GovernmentAustralia has three systems of government, each of which is comprised of politicians ... ns. Federal, which controls Australia, state, which controls its respective state or territory, and local, which controls its suburb or in some cases, multiple suburbs. In this essay I will explain ho ... in some cases, multiple suburbs. In this essay I will explain how our local government system works.Local governments are comprised of local councils. Councils are constituted to be elected by the com ...

(3 pages) 84 0 3.2 Aug/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Shakespeare's life and accomplishments.

shop. John Shakespeare was a well known and respected man in the town that upheld several important local government positions. William's mother was Mary Arden. Even though Mary was the daughter of a ...

(3 pages) 84 0 1.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Compare and Contrast the Central-Local Relationship in the UK system and the US system.

There are many differences between the central local government relationships in the US and the UK system. The first major difference has to be the ... y governed country as no sovereignty was passed onto Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.In the US, local government elections are taken very serious and turn out is usually quite high and example of ... n out is usually quite high and example of that is how the current figures show that the turnout at local elections is currently higher than the Congressional mid terms. It seems that people are very ...

(4 pages) 88 2 4.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government > European Union

The title of the essay is "Business Ownership" The question was: Name the three different types of Business ownership and name the advantages and disadvantages of each form.

s simply needs to get the necessary licenses from, for example, the state, the county, and/or their local government. After he or she obtain these licenses, he/she can begin operating their business.I ... is means that it must pay taxes on its net income at the federal level, in most states, and to some local governments as well. The corporation pays taxes on dividends at the corporate tax rate, then s ...

(6 pages) 362 2 4.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Machiavelli's "The Prince".

yed reading ancient classics. His family members, had, by tradition, filled dependable positions in local government, and in 1498 Machiavelli's first involvement in politics was with the unstable Flor ...

(6 pages) 202 1 4.1 Sep/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Federalism and the French Canadian - Pierre Trudeau.

an advocate for increased provincial autonomy. However, at the same time he harshly criticized the local government of the day for corruption and incompetence. Needless to say, this won him few frien ... ties was the lack of a critical media to point them out. So how does this relate to federalism? The local Quebec politicians and mandarins were outclassed by their more savvy federal counterparts. Eve ...

(6 pages) 50 0 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison, written by James E. Seaver

s longed for a government much like the Indians had in place, and saw the wisdom in Indian views. A local government, where everyone either voted or council was held to discuss the issue, was the choi ... he division of these people between the American and British forces started the slow erosion of the local Indian culture. While peace was met between the U.S. and Britain in Paris on September 3, 1783 ...

(6 pages) 31 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Ethic of Public Service and Marketing Orientation.

hic of Public service is and its influence as the Government attempt a marketing orientation within Local Government. The reason is to introduce a customer focus to try and solve the current problems ... industry or related activities, institutions or practices and beliefs"(Mullins, 1999, pg146)Within local Government the establishment of a new ethical framework is under construction applying to more ...

(9 pages) 215 1 3.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Civil culture in Hong Kong

IntroductionAs British colonial rule in Hong Kong has come an end, the "new" local government finds itself in a political environment that is unprecedentedly turbulent. The upho ... or it. Most people in the survey believed that they could have little influence on the government's local politics and denied that they had any power to change the actions of the government.Origin of ... lest period perhaps was the Cultural Revolution.However western political values also impact on the local political culture such as rule of law. The rule of law is generally held to be far more import ...

(6 pages) 55 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Analysis of Feudalism in William Shakespeare's Macbeth

s feudalism, a system that was "based on the holding of land" and placed "an increasing emphasis on local protection, local government, and local self-sufficiency" (World History, Section 9-4, pp. 214 ...

(4 pages) 19 0 3.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

Environmental Impact Essay (global warming and the like)

nmental policy and responsibilities. These governments can be broken up into four different levels: local, state, federal and international. Air quality and biodiversity are two current issues that ca ... r surroundings such as plant and animal life and their habitats, water, soils and the atmosphere. A local government named Rockdale Municipal Council has implemented certain actions to deal with the q ...

(7 pages) 278 1 2.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Management or Control? The use of Performance Measurement in the Public Sector

sured, as well as looking at different approaches. Some problems are identified and finally using a local government case study performance measurement is placed in a broader political and organisatio ... nt, learning from performance management and sharing of information through benchmarking with other local authorities. Performance information is published in the local press via the Council's website ...

(14 pages) 485 0 4.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Conflict Analysis: A case Study of a Conflict in the Municipality of Nazareth

a conclusion, and to propose a possible resolution for the conflict.The Conflicting Parties:As any local authority, the Municipality of Nazareth has many departments and sections, handling the variou ... ting garbage, planning, construction and maintenance of the city's infrastructure, and managing the local education system. Within the limited framework of this paper, I will focus on two such departm ...

(14 pages) 128 0 5.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Bata Shoes Ltd Case study

emocracy, with the constitution of 1920 giving the central government a high degree of control over local government. Czechoslovakia, in particular, saw rapid economic growth during the 1920 brought a ... runs as a decentralised operation in order to allow its managers to adjust operating procedures to local environments. However tight control of Bata's core philosophies and strategies are in place, e ...

(13 pages) 99 0 3.4 Aug/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Clothing, Footwear and Cosmetics

Saving our Environment

out the environment. We can look into the environmental issues in our neighborhood. We can call our local government offices and ask if it has an environmental committee and if there is one we can joi ... ittee and if there is one we can join the committee and help with issues that are of concern of the local area. We can organize a clean-up at a local park or street, hold a garage sale or better yet h ...

(4 pages) 116 0 3.9 Oct/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

History of Law Enforcment

e police of other Western nations in several important ways. First, they have always been a part of local government, unlike other countries where the local police are a part of a nationally administe ... ries where the local police are a part of a nationally administered force. Second, because of their local roots, police departments appeared at different times throughout the nation. In general, big e ...

(9 pages) 241 0 3.6 Feb/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Chesapeake vs. New England Regions.

aratists leaving England, and they were called the Puritans. The Puritans wanted two things: 1) the local government to be controlled by the same people who controlled the church and 2) that the Bible ...

(2 pages) 36 0 0.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Consider the view that the development and management of tourism at destination can not be left entirely in the hands of the private sector.

izations from national government ministries and departments to government business enterprises and local government tourism departments (Elliot, 1997).On the other hand private sector provides touris ... erefore has important linkage or carry-over effects with the rest of the economy such as demand for local produced food and handicraft, etc.Tuner, (1992) mentioned that anticipated difficulties in ach ...

(6 pages) 89 0 3.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics