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International Government
International government includes the way that governments organize themselves, internally and externally. Ask questions here about the government, history, organization, office holders and traditions of nations not covered elsewhere in the site, relations between states and systems of international governance like the United Nations.
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Why did capitalists criticize the economic system in communist countries because it?
Short answer: It does not work.
Longer answer:
- The Communist ideal of a truly socialist system requires a government controlled economy.
- The Socialist ideal is that all persons get what they need and all people give all they make
- In practice this system wont work and attempts to MAKEit work mean that the government has to have total power over production and peoples lives.
- This leads to massive inefficiencies and massive corruption.
- The end result is a system where the government is a hugely unjust dictatorship and the people are worth nothing.
- A good Example is the Russian Communist Party was quickly taken over By Stalin as dictator and ended with a complete collapse of the law and order. There was no measurable "Ideal Socialist Period".
Last: The Socialist ideal is shown to not work but the Socialists idea that all people should be supported in a way that is humane is embodied in most countries as Welfare, Minimum levels of health care and other programs to insure that the disadvantaged are not abused and have the opportunity to improve their situation.
Back then, women could not vote because men were classified as to be more important and more sophisticated. Now, women can and it should be that way because woman are capable, responsible, women are smart, and their votes count!
There is no reason women should not vote.
How do the people of Iran differ from other southwest Asian peoples?
What distinguishes Iran is that it is majority Persian ethnicity (as generally opposed to Arab ethnicity). It is also the largest Shiite Islamic-majority country (although it is not the only one as both Iraq and Bahrain are Middle Eastern countries with Shiite majorities).
Who gets the interest on the national debt?
short answer: the interest is paid to folks who buy treasurey bills and gvmt bonds.
in theory some is going to social security fund, but that's just paying interest to ourselves, so it's funny money.
probably a google search of tbill and gvmt bond buyers will show the folks we send dollars to. Saudi Arabia (our friend and ally), and China.
The US will be in trouble if they don't roll them over and want cash.
How is the idea of captialism different from communism?
Communism is where the government has control of businesses, lands, the economy, and land. Capitalism is where the government does not have control of all of what communism has control of.
Slums are poorly kept places in all cities in the world with over 10,000 inhabitants. There are "inner city" slums that are tenements, which are apartment buildings that have been allowed to deteriorate by the landlords. There are slums on the outskirts of cities that have houses constructed of cardboard or corrugated tin.
What caused the Rwanda genocide?
This answer was taken from a news article in the "Oxfam Press Release" dated March 30, 2004.
The genocide was the product of a political movement in Rwanda, rather than as was implied by some at the time, an outpouring of "ancient tribal hatreds". However, the roots of this movement stretch back into the country's history. Historical tensions between the Hutu and Tutsi groups had been exacerbated by the policies of Rwanda's colonial rulers - Germany from the 1890s, then Belgium from the First World War. Both reinforced the Tutsi's position of power within Rwandan society, exacerbating Hutu resentments. Rwanda was Africa's most densely populated nation; ninety per cent of its people are subsistence farmers and competition for land is intense. The majority of the population was illiterate and living in grinding poverty.
When the Hutu majority finally gained power after independence in 1962, many Tutsi fled to neighboring countries such as Uganda, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) and Burundi. Their desire to return to their country became a major political issue in the region. An army of Tutsi exiles called the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) formed in Uganda in 1979 and invaded Rwanda in 1990, sparking a civil war.
In August 1993, the international community backed a power-sharing peace deal between the Rwandan government and the RPF, the "Arusha accords". The agreement paved the way for the deployment of a UN peacekeeping force, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda, or UNAMIR, which was sent to monitor the ceasefire at the heart of the peace accords. But the warning signs were increasing of imminent violence against the Tutsi. With a concerted propaganda campaign, the Hutu Power movement was able to play on land hunger, lack of education and historical resentment to instill hatred for all Tutsi.
What was the relationship between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini?
Hitler appreciated Mussollini's style of leadership. He ruled his people by making sure they feared him - something you would recognize in Hitler's actions. Mussolini used World War 1 veterans as those who he trusted for guidance (not the word I want) - which were called the "Black Shirts". Hitler's version were the "Brown Shirts" or the Nazis. These are examples of Mussollini's influence upon Hitler's ruling style. Here is a link that reflects some of the communication between the men leading toward and during World War 2. Keep in mind they were allied during the war in an effort to rule the world.
Decisions of the Security Council of the United Nations require votes?
9 votes is required for the simple majority, plus it is necessary that no P5 member (states which permanently sit on the Security Council and hold the power of veto - these being the US, the UK, France, China and Russia), votes against the resolution.
A limited government gives citizens more personal choice and does not interfere with a person's civil liberties. The limited government does not create many laws, regulations, and programs, and typically decision making is handed over to the local governments, so that individuals have more say in the way things are run.
Who founded the original 13 US colonies?
The original 13 colonies were founded by different people/companies, here is a list of each colony with its respective founder:
- Virginia - London Company
- Massachusetts - Puritans
- New Hampshire - John Wheelwright
- Maryland - Lord Baltimore
- Connecticut - Thomas Hooker
- Rhode Island - Roger Williams
- Delaware - Peter Minuit and the New Sweden Company
- North Carolina - Virginians
- South Carolina - 8 nobles with a charter from Charles II
- New Jersey - Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret
- New York - Duke of York
- Pennsylvania - William Penn
- Georgia - James Edward Oglethorpe
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What were the negative effects of the Russian revolution?
The Russian Revolution led to a government that led with an iron fist and allowed no outside influences or negative criticisms of the ruling party. Following the revolution, the Whites and the Reds fought a bloody and merciless battle for control of the government. Lenin's Red Soviets defeated the White Russians and the Soviet Union was created. The peasants were starving and the country was in ruins. Economically, the country was completely destablilized. Millions of people were murdered under Lenin, Stalin, and future Soviet leaders. People were murdered or sent to Siberian gulags for real and very often imagined crimes against the state. In WWII, Stalin killed more of his own people than any who died in combat. Undesirables, such as gays, Jews, gypsies, etc, were murdered without compunction. The proletariat saw government subsidized items, that while relatively inexpensive, were of extremely poor quality.
What is aristocracy's effect on society?
An aristocracy has a lot in common with a monarchy. It is a government run by an elite class of individuals and tends to benefit the rich while being detrimental to the poor and middle classes.
Area that another country has some political and economic control over but does not directly govern?
sphere of influence
What are the advantages of market liberalization?
what are the advantages and disadvantages io liberalization
The Australian parliament is made up of what 2 houses?
Australia's Federal parliament is made up of two Houses.
Australia's upper house of parliament is the Senate. The lower house is the House of Representatives.
Where are the houses of Parliament in Australia?
The house of the Federal Parliament is in Australia's national capital, Canberra. Each of the states has its parliament house in the capital city of that state, but parliament may meet anywhere they choose to in the state.
What is the difference between public goods and merit goods?
Merit goods provide benefits to society as a whole.
Public goods also provide benefits to society as a whole. But a public good can serve a small number of people or a large number of people at exactly the same cost.
Education would be a merit good - it benefits everyone.
A lighthouse would be a public good - it benefits everyone, but costs the same to supply to one person as it does to supply to thousands of people. One person's consumption of a public good does not diminish the supply for someone else.
Which is not a way the government can make up for a budget deficit?
One way that the government cannot prevent a budget deficit is by selling stocks.
Who was the prime minister of Australia 1970-1980?
There were five spanning that time period.
* John Gorton (Liberal Party of Australia) 10 January 1968 - 10 March 1971
* William McMahon (Liberal Party of Australia) 10 March 1971 - 5 December 1972
* Edward Gough Whitlam, (Australian Labor Party) 5 December 1972 - 11 November 1975
* John Malcolm Fraser (Liberal Party of Australia) 11 November 1975 - 11 March 1983
* Robert James Lee Hawke, (Australian Labor Party) 11 March 1983 - 20 December 1991
