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Tag Archives: Governance
What is Hamas: Origin, Purpose, Funding, and Status
Hamas, which is the acronym for Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmiyyah or Islamic Resistance Movement, is a Palestinian nationalist organization and a militant Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist movement that […]
Explaining the Environmental Impacts of E-Waste
Several factors have contributed to the worsening global electronic waste or e-waste problem. These include the pervasiveness of electronic components and electronic products in modern […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Net Neutrality
Taiwanese-American legal scholar and Columbia University media law professor Tim Wu coined the term “network neutrality” or net neutrality in 2003. He based it on […]
Explaining the Wagner Group: Origin, Purpose, and Activities
Following its failed attempt to topple the Russian government, President Vladimir Putin declared on 27 June 2023 that it would be investigating the Wagner Group […]
Pros and Cons of GDP as a Macroeconomic Indicator
The gross domestic product or GDP of a particular country represents the total monetary value of all final goods and services produced within its borders […]
Causes of Hyperinflation: Explanations and Examples
Hyperinflation is a phenomenon or situation that occurs when the prices of goods and services rise more than 50 percent per month. It is specifically […]
The Relationship Between Corruption and Poverty
Corruption leads to poverty. Poverty also promotes corruption. These two phenomena create an interlocking and self-reinforcing loop that supplements and sustains each. The vicious cyclical […]
Theories of the Causes of Corruption
Corruption is a complex phenomenon that takes various forms and methods, involves different actors and affect different parties, and transpires in environments that are conducive […]
Different Forms of Corruption
Corruption can occur in different organizational bodies such as governments and business organizations. It can also take various forms. These forms collectively demonstrate dishonest behaviors […]