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How Has NAFTA Affected the Business Relationship Between the United States and Mexico?
Get PDFThis paper researches the effects NAFTA has had on the relationship between Mexico and the United States. It positions the question of why Mexico chose to enter the agreement within a larger historical context, debating the economic and social effects on the country as a whole. This study shows how economic trends have changed prior to and since Mexico joined NAFTA. It elaborates on the specific dynamics of what it means for the two countries to interact with each other on a cultural level, under the framework explained by Geert Hofstede\u27s cultural dimensions. Then, it poses recommendations for ways that managers and executives from the United States can use these cultural understandings to avoid corporate-level miscommunications and missteps.
Because NAFTA is currently being renegotiated, this paper also discusses the current state of affairs in regards to that process. With updates from as recently as May 4, 2018, the paper weighs possible outcomes of the renegotiations, taking into consideration variables such as the elections occurring in both the United States and Mexico before the end of the year. Finally, this paper concludes that the business relationship between the two countries would not be as developed or as interdependent as it is today without NAFTA
Governor\u27s Remarks
Get PDFRemarks by Gov. George Pataki on Law Day at Pace University School of Law, May 1, 1996
The Impact of Local Financial Markets and Accounting/Reporting Quality on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
No full textWhereas many researchers focus on the macroeconomic and political institutional factors as key determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI), the objective of this study is to explore other factors such as financial markets and accounting qualities that could well be key determinants of Foreign Direct Investment. Additionally, the paper examined whether the impact varies for developed and developing countries. Using a sample of 115 countries, 90 developing, and 25 developed from 2007 to 2016, results show that financial markets and accounting quality are associated with FDI flow into a country. The results also indicate that the relationship is stronger for developing countries than for developed countries
The New Financial Framework for the Cuban Non-State Sector
Get PDFA cornerstone of the current Cuban economic model reforms is its opening to the non-state small-scale sector. Using the results of a survey of non-state businesses, we look at the provision of financial services to the small- and medium-sized enterprises in the non-state sector from two perspectives: first, the nature of the new credit regulations and bank policies and how they accomplish the evaluation of credit to a hitherto non-existent sector; and second, how these small business clients view their relationship with their lender state banks. We look at Cuba from the perspective of a socialist economy in transition and compare it to microfinance in China and India
Redefining the Competitive Dance Indsutry: A Plan for the Dance Competitions of Tomorrow
Get PDFThere is an absence of direct focus in the development of a dancer’s education within today’s competitive dance world, as current dance competitions have many holes in providing the proper training and education a young dancer needs. It is clear that dance competitions are for-profit businesses with a focus on making money, but it is time to turn these businesses into opportunities for growth, success, and a place where pure talent can be discovered and then launched into the next generation of professional dancers.
I am a strong believer in education. Therefore, I believe competitive dance should be another form of education. Unfortunately, in today’s society, the focus has shifted from education to gratification, which is why I believe the time is now to address this issue.
I conducted a series of surveys to send out to competition directors, studio owners, convention teachers, professional dancers, parents of competitive dancers, and current dance majors in college pursuing a professional dance career. The survey asked various background questions about their involvement in competitive dance to where they would like to see the dance industry move in the future.
The surveys help in the fact that now I do know it is not the industry as a whole that needs a major uplift, but the small details that all affect and go into a dance competition. There are many things that could easily change to help protect and promote the dance industry, and after many hours spent going over responses and rereading what all the dance articles say, I will now present my ideas for a new type of dance competition.
As you can see, the undertaking of a new type of competition is large, but the benefits are crucial. Reshaping the competitive dance industry will take time, but it starts with a brave individual to stand up and be the change for what the dancers of tomorrow need. Overall, the main purpose of my findings and ideas is to preserve the integrity and artistry of the competitive dance culture
A Penal Colony for Bad Lawyers
Get PDFIn this article I set out what I believe is an extreme and unconventional way to discipline egregiously bad lawyers. For starters, I think it might be useful to survey briefly the kinds of lawyering conduct currently subject to disciplinary sanctions. Regulation of the conduct of defense lawyers in the U.S. is hedged by various legal and professional rules that are enforced by courts and disciplinary bodies essentially to ensure a minimum level of competent and ethical representation. The Sixth Amendment right to counsel--the so-called “sacred” right--seeks to ensure at least a reasonable degree of lawyering skill. Also, professional codes seek to ensure zealous and meaningful representation. Nevertheless, these standards are very broad, and bad lawyering often escapes sanctions or even notice.
Ironically, although bad defense lawyering, in my opinion, happens at least as often as bad prosecuting, the latter appears to have elicited more criticism by the media and the academic community. Why this disparate treatment of prosecutors and defense lawyers? It is a curious dichotomy, especially since bad lawyering by defense attorneys, as documented in many studies, accounts for at least as many miscarriages of justice as misconduct by prosecutors. To be sure, just as most prosecutors behave fairly and professionally, so do most defense lawyers represent their clients with skill and dedication. But, just as some prosecutors behave dishonorably, some defense lawyers behave incompetently. However, bad prosecutors are excoriated; bad defense lawyers are marginalized or ignored.
Thus was born the idea--borrowed loosely from Kafka--of a “Penal Colony” as a disruptive innovation to improve the quality of American lawyers and punish the bad ones