The role of the passenger train in the United States: A cost comparison of the common carriers

1991 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 429-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
William P. O'Dea
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cost Comparison ◽  
Passenger Train ◽  
The Common

Ideas, Institutions and the Policies of Governments: a Comparative Analysis: Part III

1973 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony King
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Public Services ◽  
The United States ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Common Assumption ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
The Common

III THE PATTERN EXPLAINED In part I of this paper we described the gross pattern of public policy in our five countries. In part II we looked at how the pattern developed in each of the countries. We noticed that the countries have pursued policies that diverge widely, at least with respect to the size of the direct operating role of the State in the provision of public services. We also noticed that the United States differs from the four other countries far more than they do from each other. These findings will not have come as a great surprise to anybody, although some readers may have been surprised – in view of the common assumption that all major western countries are ‘welfare states’ – to discover just how much the countries differ and what different histories they have had.

Introduction

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Amanda L. Tyler
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Common Law ◽  
The United States ◽  
Habeas Corpus ◽  
American Law ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common ◽  
Anglo American

The Introduction provides an overview of the history of the writ of habeas corpus and an overview of the book, which tells the story of what is sometimes known as “the Great Writ” as it has unfolded in Anglo-American law. The primary jurisdictions explored are Great Britain and the United States, yet many aspects of this story will ring familiar to those in other countries with a robust habeas tradition. The book chronicles the longstanding role of the common law writ of habeas corpus as a vehicle for reviewing detentions for conformity with underlying law, as well as the profound influence of the English Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 on Anglo-American law. The Introduction highlights how the writ has at times failed to live up to its glorification by Blackstone and others, while noting that at other times it has proven invaluable to protection of liberty, including as a vehicle for freeing slaves and persons confined solely based on a King’s whim.

scholarly journals Emancipating the “Kin beyond the Sea”: Reciprocity between Continental and Diasporic Africans’ Struggles for Freedom

Genealogy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Angellar Manguvo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Formation Processes ◽  
African People ◽  
Racial Solidarity ◽  
The Common ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Common Vision ◽  
Cross National

While the African Diaspora’s relentless commitment to the liberation of Africa from colonial bondage is well documented, the literature has, arguably, obscured the profound inspirations that Continental African people have had on Black Americans’ struggles against racism. Unfortunately, the downplaying of the pivotal role of the forces from Continental Africa divorces the understanding of the interconnectedness of transnational black consciousness. This paper contributes a greater balance to the understanding of black racial solidarity by discussing the formation and sustenance of the interrelationships between Continental African people and the African Diaspora, particularly in the United States, during the struggles of anti-colonialism in Africa and anti-racism in the United States, dating back to the turn of the 19th century. The paper conceptualizes the interconnectedness of the twin struggles from the Cross-national Diffusion theoretical framework. The theory offers appealing explanations and insights to the apparent mutuality regarding the formation, processes, outcomes, and consequences of the twin struggles. Galvanized by the common vision of emancipating the black race, the two movements were inspired by the exchange of ideological and organizational tactics, of which the exchange itself constituted another solid ideological tactic.

scholarly journals Discovering "os ianques do sul": towards an entangled Luso-Hispanic history of Latin America

2013 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ori Preuss
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
Spanish American ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common ◽  
Late Nineteenth ◽  
Nuanced Understanding ◽  
Latin Americanism

The article reconstructs the largely forgotten role of key Brazilian intellectuals in the Latins-versus-Anglo-Saxons debates that developed around 1898, emphasizing the embeddedness of their thinking in the transnational crossings of men and ideas within South America. It thus challenges the common depiction of late-nineteenth-century Latin Americanism as a purely Spanish American phenomenon and of the United States as its major catalyst, allowing a more nuanced understanding of this movement' s nature.

Contesting Energy Security in the United States

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonna Nyman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Common Sense ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
The United States ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Security Practices ◽  
Vested Interests ◽  
The Common

Chapter 4 challenges these common sense energy security practices by looking at the space for contestation. It reverses the focus to examine the role of power and vested interests in establishing the common sense in the United States. It then looks at how, despite this, energy security remains contested, surveying alternative visions of energy security forwarded. It highlights the range of actors and organizations which speak energy security differently, including, at times, voices within the establishment. This is used to destabilize the common sense by illustrating that energy security not only can be done differently, but that a wide range of actors already present a range of alternatives.

scholarly journals Reporting and Reparations: News Coverage and the Decision to Compensate the Forcefully Sterilized in North Carolina

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
J. P. Nelson ◽  
Terri B. Davis ◽  
Lacey Atkins
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
The United States ◽  
Legal Practice ◽  
Forced Sterilization ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common

Forced sterilization was an accepted legal practice in the United States during the beginning and middle of the previous century. It was promoted by an international movement to prevent procreation by those deemed unworthy of reproduction (Black, 2003). North Carolina has recently decided to pay reparations to forced sterilization victims (Editorial (Winston-Salem Journal), 2013) and the state of Virginia has more recently emulated this decision (Martz & Nolan 2015). This analysis will discuss the common eugenic history of many states but will also highlight North Carolina’s distinctiveness on this issue. The qualitative portion of the analysis will explain the historical reasons North Carolina would be likely to be the first state to adopt this policy. Our quantitative analysis will examine the role of news coverage of sterilization policy in North Carolina and its relationship to the decision to adopt a policy of reparations.

scholarly journals Accounting for slavery during the Enlightenment: Contradictions and interpretations

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas N Tyson ◽  
David Oldroyd
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
West Indies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Common Denominator ◽  
British West Indies ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
The Common

This article discusses Enlightenment principles and describes how they were manifested in the debates on slavery. It then analyzes the role of accounting during the slave era in the United States and British West Indies. The key areas discussed are property rights, the humanity of slaves, economic incentives, and self-improvement. The article finds that belief in progress through reason, the common denominator of Enlightenment thinking, was not generally evident in the management and accounting practices on plantations and that the utility of accounting to slaveholders was limited. These practices were not geared toward improving productivity. Instead, short-term gains were achieved by driving the slaves harder, or longer term ones by treating slaves more benevolently to extend life spans or acquiring new plantations to expand capacity. The rate of productivity on plantations tended to be governed by established social norms and was not susceptible to change nor was it noticeably impacted by accounting.

The Role of the Judiciary in Promoting the Right to a Clean Environment in Kuwait, Egypt and the United States

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-43
Author(s):  
Ahmad S. Al-Otaibi ◽  
John H. Minan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Law System ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Clean Environment ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Right ◽  
Shed Light

Abstract The judiciary has a very significant role to play in safeguarding the environment and promoting the right to a clean environment. This study focuses on the role of the judiciary in promoting the right to a clean environment, and, in this regard, will examine the Kuwaiti and Egyptian experience, as both legal systems are among the civil law practice. In addition, it is of importance to expand the study to a different legal practice, such as the common law system. Therefore, this research will also shed light on the role of the judiciary in the United States of America to establish a comparison between three different legal systems. In the course of this study, constitutional, administrative, and other legal provisions will be examined. In addition, significant cases of concern will be provided and discussed in a descriptive, analytical, and critical manner.

scholarly journals The Common Roles of Fathers: The Five Ps

EDIS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2005 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Garret D. Evans ◽  
Kate Fogarty
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
The Family ◽  
Agricultural Sciences ◽  
The Common

Fathers play many roles in parenting their children. Some are involved in every facet of their child's life while others concentrate on one or two aspects of raising their child. In the United States, the role of the father has changed, with today's fathers taking more responsibility for raising their children. This document is FCS2140, one of a series of the Family, Youth, and Community Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication: December 1999. Revised: August 2005.

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