For Hobbes, individuals must be a larger population beneath authority, and those individuals must, by the very nature of the perpetuation of the species, cede all rights and control over to that authority. It is also well within the natural rule of Continue Reading...
Wealth & Happiness Surveys have indicated that although citizens of the United Kingdom earn double the income they earned forty years ago, they find themselves less happy. There is no shortage of fables that support this story -- from Ebenezer S Continue Reading...
Wealth and Captial Wealth and Capital: Relationship with Race and Crime Income and wealth are two very different animals- someone's income constitutes their salary, hourly wage and other forms of income; but, wealth is a different term that embodie Continue Reading...
Wealth of Networks Communication (general) It is said that the Western culture is going through some sort of cultural war in terms of communication and technology (Braman 153-182). The battlegrounds are seen in the courts, the legislatures, interna Continue Reading...
Wealth The benefits of being wealthy are numerous and varied. Perhaps the most obvious is the ability to live a comfortable lifestyle and enjoy indulgences that only someone with money can enjoy, such as exotic vacations, spending sprees at the mall Continue Reading...
When I am 37 years old, I check my investments and discover that I now have a portfolio of approximately $128,000. During the preceding 7 years I have fathered three children (two boys and a girl) and they are now at an age where the private school Continue Reading...
Wealth inequality results in many Americans not having access to necessities such as adequate healthcare. It is also linked to ethical and racial inequality and, as such, can be a source of social dissention. In the final analysis it is a sad truth Continue Reading...
Wealth Disparity Executives as owners vs. Executives as representatives Stock Options on wage growth Taxes on wage growth Inflation on wage growth Individual Wealth Education (Mutual Fund Fallacy) Financial Education A very contentious issue a Continue Reading...
The mere availability of clean running water, indoor plumbing, electricity, heat, air conditioning, refrigeration, automobiles, quality food, and cable television would be considered extreme "wealth" in most of the rest of the world. Unfortunately, Continue Reading...
Wealth of Nations, published in 1776 during the Age of Enlightenment and on the cusp of the Industrial Revolution, consists of Adam Smith's considerations on political economy. It is an accessible summation of economics and is highly valued as the f Continue Reading...
Wealth of a Nation to Be: The American Colonies on the Eve of the Revolution" by Alice Hanson Jones. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1980.) xxxvi, 494 p.: ill.; 24 cm, (HC104.J67). This book is a more modern look than some of the other books Continue Reading...
wealth of knowledge available to the world increases algebraically every day (Zadeh, 2004). Part of this knowledge explosion is due to the increased dependence of business, education, and the professions on the use of the computer. Since the introdu Continue Reading...
Wealth of Nations, According to Adam Smith Adam Smith's seminal text The Wealth of Nations stands a tribute to the value of capitalism. Fundamentally its author espouses an optimistic faith in the essential rationalism of human society and human de Continue Reading...
Give me that which I want, and you shall have this which you want, is the meaning of every such offer" (Smith, 1776, p. 118-119). The unintentional consequence is thee same as it was before: an increasingly respectable and thriving nation, one so m Continue Reading...
Also, according to Luke, the "poor" may fall under a spiritual category, referring to individuals who are committed and humble and depend solely on God (Bartholomew, Green and Thiselton). Because Jesus ministry had no boundaries, Luke wrote that th Continue Reading...
It can be left to the families of the decedents; or it can be bequeathed for public purposes; or, finally, it can be administered by its possessors during their lives." (53) Carnegie goes on to repudiate the first and last modes of spending one's ma Continue Reading...
ESOPs are becoming increasingly commonplace and many notable corporations participate in ESOP plans. Individuals who work for ESOP companies earn more on average than their non-ESOP counterparts. Their retirement funds are far more attractive too, Continue Reading...
Communities are looking for social expenditures by the business to benefit the community (hospitals, stable employment, donations, and investments). Managers face a challenge in making such crucial decisions. Therefore, corporations must be clear on Continue Reading...
Landes' Conclusions In The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor, David S. Landes analyzes the distribution of wealth in his study of world economics. Landes writes that the key to the current inequality between the r Continue Reading...
Adam quotes that small republics have derived considerable revenue from profits of mercantile projects. Adam lists Republic of Hamburg, Venice and Amsterdam that had made profits from profits of a public wine cellar and apothecary's shop. Even Great Continue Reading...
Great Gatsby Reading the highly-acclaimed novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, is an excellent way in which to learn about New York City and about America in the 1920s through literature. Certainly there are scenes, characters and quotes Continue Reading...
Unfortunately many aspects of modern American society threaten individual liberties. For example, the disparity between the rich and the poor in American society impacts the level of freedom enjoyed by certain segments of the population. The "freedo Continue Reading...
Economics and Global Capitalism The American Dream has always been tied to homeownership, yet homeownership has always been a prospect made possible through long-term loans made to credit-worthy applicants. For Main Street, this was mainly the case Continue Reading...
The roadways and other such necessities which are constructed by the government at the government's expense, and of which the private individuals are unable to finance, ultimately are predicted by Smith to come at higher and higher costs to the soci Continue Reading...
In spite of subsequent attempts to control spending, the average net savings, as estimated in the NIPA attained a low of negative $40 billion or negative 0.4% of GDP during the first quarter of the year. A majority of these authorities are subject t Continue Reading...
Straightened Circumstances": A Review and Analysis of the Current Debate about Measuring Poverty and Wealth in Canada Although there is no official definition of poverty in Canada, recent estimates place the percentage as high as 14% overall, with Continue Reading...
Scramble for Wealth in Africa 1880-1900 was a period that was characterized by rapid colonization of the entire African continent by European nations. This was what was known as the scramble for Africa and it took place due to various economic, soci Continue Reading...
Disturbing reports from the Pew Research Center indicate that race-related wealth disparity is not shrinking but growing. Even though all ethnic groups surveyed are earning less, the decline in household incomes and net worth was significantly greate Continue Reading...
Andrew Carnegies Gospel of WealthFrom the onset, it would be prudent to note that The Gospel of Wealth happens to be one of the most profound writings of the 19th Century. This is more so the case owing to the timeless relevance of the subject matter Continue Reading...
Leaving large sums of money to descendants might not be a wise idea, but if more middle-class or poorer families do not leave their children anything, it can keep them from getting a leg up and possibly bettering their own lives. This would perpetu Continue Reading...
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS AND POSITIONING STATEMENTIndustry Analysis and Positioning Statement: Investments and Wealth ManagementPart 1: Industry AnalysisFrom the onset, it would be prudent to note that in conducting industry analysis, I will essentially be Continue Reading...
This is true, if you think in terms, as Pareti apparently does, of the economy of the product by way of the labor investment, sans the accounting processes. That is, sans the cost of materials purchased to be labored upon; the cost of the performanc Continue Reading...
An Analysis of Huey Long’s “Share Our Wealth” The purpose of this paper is to provide a discussion concerning Huey Long’s speech, “Share Our Wealth,” delivered in a nationwide radio broadcast in April 1935, with re Continue Reading...
Medicare, Wealth and Equality of Healthcare The premise of this position paper is that wealth, not regulation, determines the quality of healthcare available in the United States, citing the inequality of the Medicare Program as a case in point. A r Continue Reading...
An example is given that shows a working man doubling his income from $50k to $100 k per year as compared to someone who earns $1,000 doubling income to $2,000 per year. It uses these figures to tout what a huge difference there is between the two Continue Reading...
Children could work in dangerous jobs, people could be forced to work long days, and many did not have the option to deny dangerous work. In response to these conditions, various labor unions organized, especially in the city of Chicago, where they Continue Reading...
Unlike its counterpart in Zimbabwe, though, the UAE has not been immune to the global economic downturn and its economic growth has been hampered in recent years as global demand for its products and services has decreased (UAE 2011). Currently, ana Continue Reading...
