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Papers On Social Security & Welfare
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ARTICLE REVIEW ON PROGRAMS FOR THE POOR AND THE WELFARE SYSTEM IN THE USA
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This 4 page paper reviews three articles based on the premise that the US government is waging a war against the poor in the country. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MBpoorppl.rtf
Assessing the Benefits of the Patriot Act
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A 4 page paper discussing cost-benefit analysis and its usefulness for determining whether the US Patriot Act should be expanded, discontinued or left unchanged. The question to be evaluated here is how to assess the relative value of the Patriot Act? Should it be continued, based on the benefits it provides as weighed against its detriments? The purpose is to discuss attempting to answer these questions through the use of cost-benefit analysis. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSpolCBApatriot.rtf
Asylum Seeking Children in the United Kingdom; Treatment and Provision;
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This 10 page paper looks at issues concerned with children refugees in the United kingdom. The paper starts with consideration to the legislation that applies to then as well as general background information. The paper then goes on to examine the role and duties of the local authorities and the way in which they are carried out. The paper concludes wit a summary of the reason why this issue requires further study. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEasylum.wps
Boston's 'Big Dig'
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A 5 page paper discussing the big-business logistics of the largest public works project ever. Boston's Central Artery, the elevated six-lane highway that runs through town, opened in 1959 and was a marvel that had been planned for growth. Designed to carry 75,000 vehicles daily, it is now one of the most congested highways in the nation carrying 190,000 vehicles each day. The budget for its replacement is $10.8 billion and is scheduled for completion in 2004. Though construction began in 1991, there was no overseeing IT plan implemented until 1996. The project has run more smoothly with the IT system in place, and political posturings connected with the project have largely ended. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KSbigDig.doc
Bush's Faith Based Initiative
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"Rule by the people" is the idiom that
many Americans think of as a summation of the democratic theory. This
assumes that the people have the power, or at least sufficient input
into the governing process, to influence public policy and laws. This
7 page paper argues that President Bush's faith based initiative puts
into question many of the basic beliefs upon which the system of
democracy is founded, not least of which is the question of its
constitutionality. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KTfthbsd.wps
California’s Proposition 187
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This 10 page report discusses the
California initiative approved by voters in 1994 that prohibited
illegal immigrant children from public schools, to prohibit
public health and welfare services for illegal immigrants, and
impose other sanctions (including prenatal care for pregnant
women and immunizations for children) throughout the state. In
November of 1995, a Los Angeles federal judge issued an oral
injunction that struck down as unconstitutional key portions of
Proposition 187. Among the sections disallowed was the one that
would bar illegal-alien children from attending elementary and
secondary public schools. Bibliography lists 8
sources.
Filename: BWpro187.wps
Canadian Administrative Reforms: Trends, Improvements and Concerns
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This is a 10 page paper discussing Canadian administrative reforms, concerns and improvements. The Canadian federal government reforms over the past fifty years have shifted a great deal in their initiatives, structures and priorities which have deeply impacted the reforms and initiatives of the provincial and municipal governments as well. The reforms in the 1960s and 1970s in Canada initiated by the Canadian government established an increase in social systems, benefits and an increase in the public sector which allowed for the support of these programs. While no major shift occurred during the 1980s, the recession of the early 1990s and an increasing federal public deficit of over $540 billion led to a great deal of restructuring and shifting of initiatives and resources in the mid to late 1990s. Federal funding was drastically reduced by reforms which led to the decentralization and privatization of programs and industry and an increased responsibility placed on each provincial and territorial government. The provincial governments in turn enacted reforms which led to drastic cuts in education, health care and social programs which are still considered controversial and a major concern today. Recently, governmental reforms have shifted slightly again to highlight business networking, accountability, regulation and e-government in order to increase efficiency and accessibility of governmental services.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TJCanad1.rtf
Capitalism and Society
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This 20 page paper considers the role of capitalism in today's world. The concept of capitalism as more than an economic or political policy is discussed. The social model of capitalist's is then used to discuss its implications on society with such issues as wealth distribution and the welfare state considered. Alternative social models are also examined as alternatives to capitalism. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEcapita.wps
COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT
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This 4 page paper discusses the Communications Decency Act and reviews four websites which covered the creation and dismantling of the CDA. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MBcomact.rtf
Comparison and Contrast of Two Articles Discussing the “Medicare + Choice” Program
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This is an 8 page paper comparing two articles which discuss the “Medicare + Choice” program. Two articles pertaining to the “Medicare + Choice” program which was introduced in the Balance Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 assess the intentions, effectiveness and future prospects of the controversial program originally considered as risk-contracting. “As Good as it Gets? The Future of Medicare + Choice” (2002) by Nancy-Ann DeParle discusses the program from its original creation through to its current assessment in 2002. DeParle’s article is the most interesting because of the insider information DeParle can provide in regards to the political process as she was the Head of the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) which was involved administratively from the onset. DeParle offers reasons for the initial intentions of the program, some of the major causes as to why the program has not lived up to expectation and lastly, what hopes and options there are for the program in the future. The second article “Medicare + Choice: Current Role and Near-Term Prospects” (2002) by Kenneth E. Thorpe and Adam Atherly, almost takes over where the DeParle article leaves off. Thorpe and Atherly do not necessarily cover the details as to the background of the program but more so the current state of the program and possible solutions for the future or maintenance of the program. The Thorpe and Atherly article provides a much more comprehensive statistical review of the current program and enrollment in addition to the expected results of any options in regards to the future of the program.
Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TJcompa1.rtf
Comparison of The Clinton Health Plan with that of a Developed Country
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15 pages. This paper will give a comparison between former President Clinton's ill-fated Health Security Act of 1994 and the health care available in Denmark. The reader will be able to see the differences easily as well as to understand why the Health Security Act of 1994 was not the overwhelming success it was hoped to be. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: JGAhsa94.rtf
