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Ariel Szuch

Differences Between Classical & Keynesian Economics | Small Business - Chron.com - 0 views

  • Two economic schools of thought are classical and Keynesian. Each school takes a different approach to the economic study of monetary policy, consumer behavior and government spending. A few basic distinctions separate these two schools.
  • Classical economic theory is rooted in the concept of a laissez-faire economic market. A laissez-faire--also known as free--market requires little to no government intervention. It also allows individuals to act according to their own self interest regarding economic decisions.
  • Keynesian economic theory relies on spending and aggregate demand to define the economic marketplace. Keynesian economists believe the aggregate demand is often influenced by public and private decisions. Public decisions represent government agencies and municipalities. Private decisions include individuals and businesses in the economic marketplace. Keynesian economic theory relies heavily on the fact that a nation’s monetary policy can affect a company’s economy.
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  • Government spending is not a major force in a classical economic theory.
  • Too much government spending takes away valuable economic resources needed by individuals and businesses. To classical economists, government spending and involvement can retard a nation’s economic growth by increasing the public sector and decreasing the private sector. Keynesian economics relies on government spending to jumpstart a nation’s economic growth during sluggish economic downturns.
  • Classical economics focuses on creating long-term solutions for economic problems.
  • Keynesian economics often focuses on immediate results in economic theories. Policies focus on the short-term needs and how economic policies can make instant corrections to a nation’s economy. This is why government spending is such a key cog of Keynesian economics.
Ariel Szuch

Open government is a mindset - O'Reilly Radar - 0 views

  • The issue of data leaks through new communication channels is not a negligible concern within the Office of the CIO, particularly as open government efforts move forward. Asked about that issue, Baitman said: "Open government is about communicating with the public, not sharing sensitive data. To the extent that we do share data, we extensively scrub it. Open government has nothing to do with personally identifiable information (PII). That has to do with what government is doing for and behalf of its citizens."
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    I thought this was an interesting blend of some of the concepts we've been discussing in class, namely social media and open government, and how the two fit together.
Gideon Burton

Digital Government report - May 2012 - 0 views

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    The government's plan (as of May 2012) for government-as-platform via digital tools. 
Ariel Szuch

ScholarSearch - 0 views

  • Open government (View details) Perritt, H Government Information Quarterly, 1997, Vol.14(4), p.397-406 [Peer Reviewed Journal] updating... Full text available (GetIt) Add to e-Shelf
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    Article: "Open Government" by H Perritt
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    This article has a very interesting section on why open government is important to a democratic society.
Kristi Koerner

Open Government Initiative | The White House - 0 views

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    Does Obama really want open government? Or does he simply want us to feel that he does? If he were truly advocating open government, he would potentially lose a lot of power. Does he want respect and love to further his own aims?
Bri Zabriskie

Browse Challenges : Challenge.gov : The central platform for crowdsourcing US Governmen... - 0 views

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    This seems like an interesting step towards open government, if gentle. I read about the site on someone's blog and decided to check it out. It purports to present problems to the public for them to solve hand in hand with the government. 
Gideon Burton

E-Government - 0 views

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    Found via Brianne Burraston
Erin Hamson

Compulsory Voting - 0 views

  • "will of the electorate"
  • Governments must consider the total electorate
  • Candidates can concentrate their campaigning energies on issues rather than encouraging voters to attend the poll
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  • Voting is a civic duty
  • benefits of political participatio
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      In the old sense liberty is the ability to participate in government, why would you turn this down?
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      Through forcing people to the polls you encourage them to think about what they are doing, and they don't have to vote for anyone
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    This is website a friend posted to my blog, that relates to my post on open government and compulsory voting.
anonymous

Media influence on politics and government - by Tatum Wilcox - Helium - 0 views

  • Not only does the mass media have extensive authority in political campaigns, but they can even exercise power over government officials and affairs. The media and the president both need each other; "The media need news to report, and the president may need coverage." Therefore, both the president and the media work hard to utilize one another. Public problems that receive the most media coverage are considered to be the most important ones by the public, giving the media an important role in the public agenda. The media provides the government with a better understanding of the need and desires of the society.
Gideon Burton

Top Internet engineers warn against SOPA - Post Tech - The Washington Post - 0 views

  • When we designed the Internet the first time, our priorities were reliability, robustness and minimizing central points of failure or control. We are alarmed that Congress is so close to mandating censorship-compliance as a design requirement for new Internet innovations. This can only damage the security of the network, and give authoritarian governments more power over what their citizens can read and publish. The US government has regularly claimed that it supports a free and open Internet, both domestically and abroad. We cannot have a free and open Internet unless its naming and routing systems sit above the political concerns and objectives of any one government or industry. To date, the leading role the US has played in this infrastructure has been fairly uncontroversial because America is seen as a trustworthy arbiter and a neutral bastion of free expression. If the US begins to use its central position in the network for censorship that advances its political and economic agenda, the consequences will be far-reaching and destructive.
Gideon Burton

Government 2.0: The Currents Of Our Time - 0 views

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    Speech from the Government 2.0 Summit  (Washington D.C. Sept 7, 2010) by Carl Malamud
Bri Zabriskie

Open-Government Blog - 1 views

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    This blog tells about modern open government issues. 
Kristi Koerner

ScholarSearch - 0 views

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      Open Government #3 by H. Perritt is an interesting view and explanation of open government.
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      #9 From Dark to The Light: The open Government Debate in Britain. Good other nation perspective
Erin Hamson

About Open Government | The White House - 0 views

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      This is a good beginning to openness. But it still seems a little vague.
  • The Administration is reducing the influence of special interests by writing new ethics rules that prevent lobbyists from coming to work in government or sitting on its advisory boards. The Administration is tracking how government uses the money with which the people have entrusted it with easy-to-understand websites like recovery.gov, USASpending.gov, and IT.usaspending.gov. The Administration is empowering the public – through greater openness and new technologies – to influence the decisions that affect their lives.
Jake Corkin

Transparency International - 0 views

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    An organization that fights corruption in many forms throughout the world. Advocates of open government.
Kevin Watson

Open Government - 2 views

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    Great article on the Gov 2.0 conference, and how open government can be furthered by our use of the internet and technology we have today.
anonymous

Confessions of an Aca/Fan: Archives: Civic Media: A Syllabus - 0 views

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    This is a syllubus of a class on civic media at USC. Talks about how media should be used to influence the public's engagement in government.
anonymous

The Federalist #51 - 0 views

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    James Madison explains the needs of checks and balances in government.
Danny Patterson

Highly confidential report sent to government regarding nuclear waste leaking at the Ha... - 0 views

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    This is an extremely interesting report sent to the government in August of 1991 titled: NUCLEAR WASTE Hanford Single-Shell Tank Leaks Greater Than Estimated. I love the note at the bottom: "RESTRICTED--- Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations" Enjoy!
anonymous

The pros and pros of 'citizen journalism' - 0 views

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    I like this article because is focuses on how journalism affects government.
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