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Media-Coverage On Taiwan In The People's Republic Of China, Jorg-Meinhard Rudolph Jan 1983

Media-Coverage On Taiwan In The People's Republic Of China, Jorg-Meinhard Rudolph

Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies

No abstract provided.


The People's Republic Of China, International Law And Arms Control, David Salem Jan 1983

The People's Republic Of China, International Law And Arms Control, David Salem

Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies

No abstract provided.


Editor's Note, Becky Snow, President, Kelly Patterson, Editor Jan 1983

Editor's Note, Becky Snow, President, Kelly Patterson, Editor

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

The Pi Sigma Alpha Review, edited and published by students at Brigham Young University, features scholarly essays in the areas of American Government, Political Philosophy, Justice Administration, International Relations, Public Policy, and Comparative Politics.


Religion In Democracy: Tocqueville's Defense, Gary Novak, Kelly Patterson Jan 1983

Religion In Democracy: Tocqueville's Defense, Gary Novak, Kelly Patterson

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

It is sometimes held to be paradoxical that liberal democracy has offered no sound justification of itself. For those who are citizens of liberal democracies, and therefore are concerned not only with the regime of the fatherland but a 1 so with the good regime genus, this paradox causes not only confusion. The citizen is left a so without justification for the patros: his love of the fatherland has then no rational logos. There have been various recent attempts to provide liberal democracy with the justification necessary to survive the attack of various schools. However one assesses …


The West German Example Of Voter Turnout, Roger White Jan 1983

The West German Example Of Voter Turnout, Roger White

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

During a recent midterm congressional election I was reminded of the process that the average American citizen must go through to vote. This process began, in my case, several weeks in advance of the actual vote. First, I had to make a number of phone ca 11 s to determine where to register. Then, I was forced to take time out of my daily schedule to go down and register during their office hours. Registration was only the beginning, however, as I spent the next few weeks trying to sort through the multitude of information about the election in order …


The Matheson Coalition, Becky Snow Jan 1983

The Matheson Coalition, Becky Snow

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

In political circl~, the State of Utah is often referred to as a "hive of conservatism." Several factors seem to indicate that this reputation is well deserved. For example, recent survey data indicate that 54 percent of the voters in the state identify themselves as either strong, not so strong, or leaning Republicans--this is far above the national average of 23 percent Republican identifiers as estimated by Gallup opinion polls. Also, many political observers feel that Utah's all Republican Washington delegation currently constitutes the most conservative team in Congress. Additionally, in the Presidential Election of 1980, Jimmy Carter, the Democratic …


Select Functions Of Price, Supply, And Demand In Market And State Economies. Study Ii, Gilbert Almquist Jan 1983

Select Functions Of Price, Supply, And Demand In Market And State Economies. Study Ii, Gilbert Almquist

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

More than any other market aspect, price has the most direct linkage to supply and demand. Suppliers make product decisions according to production costs. Consumers decide their purchases after considering prices. Most prices are not set arbitrarily. Many factors must be analyzed before proper prices are applied. For this reason, the market manager must consider pricing strategies, evaluate applicable factors, set the price, predict its effect on the market, then observe the outcomes. Sometimes the outcomes are not in accord with the predictions. Prices and their effect on market supply and demand are not absolute. There are varying aspects in …


Full Issue Jan 1983

Full Issue

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.