Tax Collection Methods: Understanding Business Tax Collection And The Psyche Of Evasion,
2010
University of Kentucky
Tax Collection Methods: Understanding Business Tax Collection And The Psyche Of Evasion, Kara Johnson
MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects
“Taxes are the life-blood of government, and their prompt and certain availability an imperious need (Justice Owen J Roberts, Bull V US 295 U. S. 247 (1935))” (Scharf). Tax collection is necessary to ensure revenues are collected to fund governmental services. States are losing tax revenue for a variety of reasons; this paper explores some of the major factors causing states to lose out on tax revenue. It addresses the tax gap, or unpaid taxes due and the economic inefficiencies caused by tax evasion. It analyzes the psyche of noncompliance in an attempt to discover the most efficient manner of …
Reducing Recidivism In The State Of California: An Evaluation Of California's Prison And Parole Programs,
2010
Claremont McKenna College
Reducing Recidivism In The State Of California: An Evaluation Of California's Prison And Parole Programs, Heidi C. Wolfgruber
CMC Senior Theses
Studies in the past few years have found that California has the highest recidivism rate in the nation. Until just a few decades ago, many did not believe that the rate of recidivism could be decreased for Robert Martinson’s 1974 study stated that “nothing worked” when trying to rehabilitate criminals. However, a renewed interest has proven that criminals can be rehabilitated. Thus, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), as well as various independent researchers have begun to study the effects of programming on inmates. This thesis evaluates various California in-prison and parole programs in order to determine if …
In Search Of An “Action Principle”,
2010
Georgetown University
In Search Of An “Action Principle”, Patrick J. Glen
Human Rights & Human Welfare
In his seminal work on the history of scientific development, Thomas Kuhn described the structure of that development as revolutionary in nature, occurring at that point in time “in which an older paradigm is replaced in whole or in part by an incompatible one.” The impetus for this paradigm shift is malfunction—“scientific revolutions are inaugurated by a growing sense … that an existing paradigm has ceased to function adequately in the exploration of an aspect of nature to which that paradigm itself had previously led the way…. [T]he sense of malfunction that can lead to crisis is prerequisite to revolution.” …
Security By Contractor: Outsourcing In Peace And Stability Operations,
2010
Kennesaw State University
Security By Contractor: Outsourcing In Peace And Stability Operations, Volker Franke
Faculty Articles
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