He goes on to say "soft power rests on the ability to set the political agenda in a way that shapes the preferences of others." ... The main downfall of China is the communist ideology of their government. ... The fact of the matter is that the EU does not possess the social cohesion that must be present to set a unified front to challenge the United States. ... This creates coordination problems possessed by a non-sovereign government. ... Does the media create a skepticism of government? ...

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As a result, in 1951, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was set up, with six members: Belgium, West Germany, Luxembourg, France, Italy and the Netherlands. ... The member states set about removing trade barriers between them and forming a "common market". ... By adding this inter-governmental co-operation to the existing "Community" system, the Maastricht Treaty created the European Union (EU). ... These countries are set to join the EU in 2004. ... The European Commission has 20 commissioners drawn from all EU countries and is, in principle, independent of national governments. ...

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In 1947, the American Government for the first time included special funds in the War Department's budget for the financing of necessary funding. This program of aid, called the "GARIOA Program" (Government and Relief in Occupied Areas), covered part of the urgent import needs. ... Marshall took part as the new Secretary of State, convinced the American Government of the need to counter the advance of communism. ... Government as a proposal (Hemmling, H D). ... The ECA set up its own missions in the participating counties; their job was to supervise the carrying out of the programs an...

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It is a place where pesetas (currency in Spain) can often be scarce and where the government fights to keep financial steadiness. ... Also the government has continued to support privatization, liberalization and deregulation of the economy while introducing new tax reforms. ... The government financed these losses by returning to the currency reserves, therefore, putting Spain deep into debt. ... Spain's political situation was revolutionized when the first socialist government took over in 1982. ... To go with these policies of restrictive demand and more flexible supply, the government...

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Introduction Article 10(2) in the Lisbon Treaty states that "Citizens are directly represented at Union level in the European Parliament".1 This is in harmony with one of the aims set out in the Preamble of the Treaty, which is to enhance the democratic legitimacy of the European Union (EU).2 Nevertheless, the democratic legitimacy of the EU should not be assured only by the mere existence of the European Parliament (EP). The legitimacy of democracy, which defined by Abraham Lincoln as "government of the people, by the people, for the people", depends on political participati...

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It also set out to write new globalization policies in areas such as investment and competition. ... Unfortunately, despite these potential gains, governments in both rich and poor countries have gone back on promises and commitments made to the Doha agenda. ... They also urged governments to resist pressures that would further depress business activity. ... On the investment front, they noted that governments need to stick to their pledges in favor of freedom of investment flows. ... India's attitude under its new government will be an important factor in this equation. ...

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The WTO is more like a sheriff and plays a role of making sure all members that belong to the WTO play fairly and follow the laws that have been set. ... Government intervention in trade in order to bring an economy higher up is a form of neoclassic liberalism. Which means government intervention or protectionism is needed in order to better globalization for everyone. ... However, Japan is realizing that government intervention is not bad if it means helping out your own economy in order to protect all economies. ... Thus, the government was trying to make money and help their own economy...

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Some issues like human resources, politics, and cultural issues can automatically decide for any company if they will want to set up shop outside of the United States. ... First of all crime is usually substantially more rampant due to floundering governments that are trying to establish themselves. If this is the case and the current government has not established itself in there respective country it is a very solid possibility that this government will not hold onto its power for very much longer. So if that government folds there is no certainty that your factory will stick around any l...

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Introduction In May 2010, the Greece government requested a financial bailout from the IMF and EU. ... The parties suggested severe reform in government and private sector is in dire need to reduce corruption. ... For example of the first four austerity packages and the VAT was set from 19% to 21%. ... Even after an orderly debt restricting Greece is unlikely to recover access to international capital markets for government bonds in the near future. ... Even post-debt restricting, there is no guarantee that the government will succeed in its dual goal of restoring fiscal solvency and clos...

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The major point is that there is a low rate of political participation in the UK that might lead to an arbitrary and autocratic government. It is significant element because it makes the government more accountable. ... Firstly, the UK government can introduce the compulsory voting which is nowadays enhanced in Australia. ... By compromise AV referendum was set. ... The UK should grant more powers to local and regional government in order to bring democracy closer to the people. ...

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This pulled back a curtain of slightly meddled with statistics to reveal debt levels that exceeded limits set by the Eurozone ("Greece's Financial" para. 2). ... The people in the government who make promises to the public, and the public who would benefit from those promises. ... It is going to be a long time with many sacrifices and tough decisions made by not only Greece's government and the people but the world as well. ... "Eventually, the government must create an economy that can grow in order to generate enough tax revenue to pay the nation's bills.... Greece i...

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High degree of openness and internationalized financial system The United States of America is the largest international banking center in the world. 25 of the top 100 largest banks have set up branches there . ... There is an important question about international trading: What is the right policy for a government to increase the national wealth and the national power? The answer to that question was: a strong central government with the acquisition of colonies that would serve as markets and provide it with wealth. ... U.S market system A command economy is run by a strong centralized ...

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It is these comparisons on a governmental action on a policy that will ultimately determine the fate of these nations and their roles in this highly interconnected world. ... While the foundation of a specific Constitution by the Swiss, according to the opinion of this writer, can be considered to be a stronger way of protecting what a nation wants and will want for its citizens and guidelines its governmental actions. ... Even with these numbers, the Swiss government is heavily divided over entering the European Union. ... It is not set out in any one clear and concise document which accordi...

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Poland provides a stable democratic government that is open to foreign investment, couple with recent economic boom, a relatively big domestic market, an ever-developing operational environment, a fairly favorable tax rate, and a transparent and effective legal system. ... The government has also realized the need to support these businesses, create jobs and reduce unemployment. ... Compared with early 1990s, inflation in India has ebbed to a marked extent and ruling in the range of 4.5-5.5 percent compared with In India, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) manages exchange rates, defines growth...

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Greens on the European Union Just before the EU launched its Inter-governmental Conference in March 1996, the Council of the Federation adopted a Green IGC document. ... Member states must be allowed to impose measures beyond the environmental minimum standards set by the Union. ... Bundnis 90/ Die Grunen holds three portfolios in the government: Foreign Affairs with Joschka Fischer, Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture with Renate Kunast and Environment with Jurgen Trittin. ... On foreign policy, Bundnis 90/ Die Grunen have consistently supported a EU enlargement and integration, argui...

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Its roots come from after the cessation of The Second World War, when politicians along with governments from around Europe sought to create a climate of stability and cooperation, this was to ensure what was experienced during The Second World War would never happen again (Howells et al. 2011). ... Guaranteeing legal protection to all citizens in any country would involve ensuring that the legal rights set down by that country automatically coincide with their moral rights (Montgomery, 2012). ... The protection to fundamental rights is not evident here as the articles set out in The Convent...

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The ground rules of the European Union are set out in a series of treaties: • the Treaty of Paris, which set up the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in 1951; • the Treaties of Rome, which set up the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) in 1957. ... The first step in European integration was taken when six countries (Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) set up a common market in coal and steel. ... To implement the regional policy, the European Regional Development Fund ...

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The events that followed are history, for the following 4 ½ years the stage is set for violence in Yugoslavia ( Goldstein, 1999, pp226-228). ... After WWII, Titi established a communist government, modelled after the USSR. ... In this waym people had the idea that living conditions were better in Yugoslavia then in other East-European communist countries, and it prevented them from forming an political oppossition that someday could have defended the multiethnic politics After Tito's death the different republics desintegrated and minorities within the republics started to feel unsa...

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" The domestic court had to follow the precedent set by the Strasbourg court in the case of A v UK. ... It is noteworthy that in Germany the courts under the BO are in fact stricter and less flexible in their approach to interpreting fundamental rights in national security cases than in the UK court and the German government does not 'win' security cases more often than the British government. In light of this matter the British government may be slow to implement such a bill because it could prohibit the enactment of counter-terrorism laws that have come more prevalent because...

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The European Union also set a goal of establishing a single European currency, the Euro by 1999. ... Some member countries, such as Great Britain, have worried that a shared European currency would threaten their national identity and their government's authority. ... In the case of Britain the sovereign is the Government, since the King passed sovereignty to the parliament over time. ...

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Once the euro has been adopted, the adjustments to the economic problems changes in a competitive position that need to be made via domestically and then set short term interest rates in the exchange rate. ... A central bank cannot set individual rates to like accommodate the cycles that many nations are going through. ... Seigniorage is a profit that is made by a government that is issuing currency, especially the difference between the face value of coins and their production cost "(www.investioedia.com)". ...

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Treaties can be revised by an Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), which consists of representatives from the governments of the member states, brought together with the purpose of reaching agreements on changes thought to be needed. A number of people representing the governments of the Member States and the European Commission have the task of doing the relevant preparatory research essential to the development of the conference. ... Furthermore, the Treaty of Nice looked ahead in the process of enlargement and limited the number of MEPs to a maximum of 732 and allocated seats between member ...

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Representations of the governments of the Member States are required to agree unanimously before any new addition to the existing Treaties can be concluded. ... Therefore, I believe that the European Union must set in motion a process whereby a Constitution is drafted by democratic means. ...

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In the cases of Dassonville and Cassis shows weaknesses that can be challenged in legal sense and was seen as 'abuse of the free movement rules'11 so due to these legal challenges the court looked back on its decision in the case of Keck and Mithouard where the court held that "national provisions restricting or prohibiting certain selling arrangements are not such as to hinder, directly or indirectly, actually or potentially, trade between Member States with the meaning of the Dassonville judgement, so long as those provisions apply to all relevant traders operating within the...

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Opposition to further trade liberalization from special interest groups and some governments will not erode the basic trend toward expansion of trade." ... Europena Security and Defense Policy will be set in terms of partnership with, rather then replacement of NATO." ...

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