The overall analysis of “Choosing to compete in the 21st century” places job “creation” as the major economic development goal for the Patrick-Murray Administration. Massachusetts’ Government expects level of employments to […]
What is in the Patrick-Murray Administration’s Economic Development Policy? Analysis of "Choosing to compete in the 21st century".
Contemporary economic development theories: "Development as Freedom" by Amartya Sen.
Neo-conservatives ideas which precede Sen’s perspective became policies mainly throughout the implementation of the so-called “Structural Adjustment” during the 80’s. The targeted countries for these sets of policies were mostly in Latin […]
Temp Workers Program: The Chamber of Commerce and the A.F.L.-C.I.O.’s boost to immigration reform.
Political scientists and economists have widely studied the collective action phenomenon. The focus has been mainly on three major fields: social movements, insurgency and labor unions. A transversal and shared characteristic of […]
Paradox of Leadership: William Lantigua and Vincent A. Cianci.
There is a dichotomy in what one might think is the “Paradox of Leadership” and William Lantigua is the most recent example of it. On one side there is the leaders’ behavior. […]
If drugs were legal, Pablo Escobar would be a typical outlier. 20 years of his death.
There is a celebrated trend of writing good things about successful people. Due to the innovation of Apple products and its success, Steve Jobs may represent currently the maximum expression of both […]
“The People’s Money. How voters will balance the budget and eliminate federal debt"
Rasmussen, Scott (2012). “The People’s Money”. Threshold Editions. New York. Since 1835 when Alexis De Tocqueville published Democracy in America, United States’ political system has been worldwide perceived as a […]
“Cutting edge” technology and its impact on democracy: the case of QUBE (1977) in Columbus Ohio.
Sometimes Innovation does not let people think historically. By historically, we mean considering past, present and future at the same time. Most of the times innovation leads us to think that […]
A closer look at the Massachusetts House Budget Recommendations FY2013.
Eight basic questions about House Budget recommendations for the Department of Children and Families. Is the spending above or below prior fiscal years? The Historical Budget levels for the Department of Children […]
Helping the homeless by helping the landlord:Department of Housing and Community Development Policy Change 2010-2012.
Homelessness policy in Massachusetts is currently under a substantial reform. What was known as a shelter base assistance system is now being transformed to a home base rent assistance system. That change […]
Information society and the future of democracy.
Western world governments take advantage of tech revolution. However, Non-democratic regimes may benefit from technology revolution as well. Liberal political institutions in the western world have been developed long side capitalism and information. […]
