Essays on state building

The essay 'Effective State Building Practices' looks at state-building as an important activity taken by numerous countries in an attempt to develop and improve their economies and the living standards of citizens. State Building of a given nation is influenced and supported by foreign countries.... The author states that foreign countries develop weaker institutions or build new institutions in their host countries. Furthermore, the locals and leaders are also involved in the development processes...

This coursework "Empire State Building" focuses on a tall skyscraper that has earned a lot of reputation from local communities as well as foreigners. Strategies that will be employed in collecting information are interviews and to some extent literature review.... After Empire State Building was completed, it received warn welcome from society in particular the film industry. Its celebrity status found its way into the film King Kong. Another important fact to understand about the building is that...

These nations through the exercise of their military and economic power had significant implications on State Building in Europe.... Charles Tilly postulates that Europe history serves as a point of reference as to the process of State Building but concedes the modern third world nations in Africa, South America and Southern Asia are facing more sterner tests than their counterparts in Europe (Tilly 80).... There are several similarities in State Building in Europe but also huge disparities between modern day third world nations....

The paper "Architectural Portrait of the Empire State Building" focuses on the critical analysis of the development of a portrait of the Empire State Building in the context of the way the public building molds and structures many aspects of American social life.... The Empire State Building is located on Fifth Avenue, in New York City, New York, and was touted to have been completed in the span of a mere sixteen months. It has 102 floors and has a height of 381 meters, or 1252 feet. At the time...

State-building and the Operation of the Market Introduction The end of the cold-war had created a situation in which the international state-building framework become viable, as the violently disintegrated former socialist states had been suffering from hunger, ethnic wars, corruption, and human rights violations.... Since then, international state-building has become acceptable because the condition had called for it.... Today international state-building has seemed to change the understanding on the operations of the market; yet a deeper analysis on its arguments essentially reveals how capitalism manoeuvres to get over with its present crisis....

The paper "California State Building Code - Means of Egress" highlights that Exit Discharge refers to the part of the means of egress system between the public way and the termination of an exit. Exit discharges are defined to be a minimum of 10 ft (3m) wide and high.... In general, building codes specify several items of concern in the means of egress system and requires those concerned to comply with the requirements such as illumination of signs, minimum sizes of doors, stairs, ramps and the amount...

The essay "Impact of Oil Discovery on State-building in Saudi Arabia" will discuss the way in which the discovery of oil in the county has affected state-building in Saudi Arabia.... Impact of Oil Discovery on State-building in Saudi Arabia ... This paper will therefore, discuss the ways in which the discovery of oil in the county has affected state-building in Saudi Arabia. ... conomic building cannot be dependent on a single source of revenue....

The process of the Empire State Building construction, a 102-story skyscraper in New York City Manhattan, turned into unfading act of courage of a man. The heroic exploit of the construction workers, who had to work at incredible height, attested the strength of will that went... wn in posterity but could have remained obscure without Lewis Hines photographs atop of the Empire State Building, which was under construction in the 1930s. Lewis Hines photographs immortalized the nervy feats of the steelworkers...

The paper "Nature of State Building in Bosnia and Sovereignty during Its Post War Reconstruction" states that international support for Bosnia, (though during the initial post-war years was more of a nuisance), actually helped the state to end its conflict and start moving towards peacebuilding.... A review of the research papers on Bosnia and its post-war reconstruction reveals that a majority of the scholars suggest that after more than a decade of high-level interference from various global actors,...

The author analyses Catherine's and Dejan's article on peacebuilding, State Building, and nation building explores some of the most essential issues affecting people.... The article 'Peacebuilding, State Building, Nation-building - Turtles All the Way Down?... rticle Review on Peacebuilding, State Building, Nation building – Turtles All the Way Down?... atherine's and Dejan's article on peace building, State Building, and nation building explores some of the most essential issues affecting people in the society....

The paper "Public Participation in Peacemaking and State-building - Achieving Post-Liberal Peace in South Sudan" brings an insight into the role of dialogue in the providing a solution within Southern Sudan with a special focus on mediation conflict resolution approach.... Peacemaking and building in South Sudan Public Participation in Peacemaking and building: The Pathways to achieve the Post-liberal Peace in South Sudan ... However, soon after this milestone achievement, the reality of state- building began downing on them and political difference and tribal conflicts became evident thus threatening the sense of the very independence and self-determination that they had been seeking for a long time....

The essay "External Role of EU and NATO in State-building of Baltic Countries" focuses on the critical analysis of the influence and role of mainly EU and NATO in the state-building and nation-building process in the Baltic countries.... Of course, the will and commitment of the people of these states was the main force behind this transformation, the important role of international organisations cannot be ignored in nation-building and state-building in the region....

From the essay "How the discovery of oil has affected State Building of Saudi Arabia" it is clear that growth of the oil sector was vital to domestic political stability. The kingdom's importance as a leading oil producer guaranteed its safety during the time of the Gulf crisis.... The oil discovery in Saudi Arabia contributed greatly to the formation of the state and to the shaping of its economy. Prior to the oil discovery in the Arabian Peninsula, it was difficult to think of a united Saudi Arabian...

Apart from the academic significance of the book, there are much practical significance that the book brings to world leaders including African leaders who are willing to be positively provoked towards coordinated State Building and reconstruction agenda.... This is said because judging from the modern day developments and as raised by Harris, some Africa nations have come very far on State Building agendas and as such deserve some commendation.... Book's Arguments Source of conditions now facing African state-builders Herbst (2000) argues in his book titled “States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control” that the larger concept of politics in Africa rooted under the basis of state-building is unusual and characterized with questionable contrast to what prevails in Europe....

Those who support this thought believe that democratization has no role in State Building (Carothers, n.... It is my considered opinion that State Building should go hand in hand with Running head: HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE W7DQs Response Insert Insert Grade Insert Building versusDemocratizationIntroductionDemocratization should not be avoided out of fear that it will cause state weakening.... Those who support this thought believe that democratization has no role in State Building (Carothers, n....

Francis Fukuyama has several arguments on the subject of State Building most of which are of great relevance to the holistic field of development and politics.... nternational organizations along with non-governmental organizations play an instrumental role in the development particularly regarding State Building projects.... There is no doubt that the role played by these institutions is essential to nation building and their successes have been documented in several countries (Ottaway, 2002)....

In 2001, when the towers of World trade center were destroyed, The Empire State Building again became the tallest skyscraper.... The first candidate is American Empire State Building.... he Empire State BuildingDescriptionThe Empire State Building is 102-story skyscraper that situated in New York on Manhattan Island.... In 2001, when the towers of World trade center were destroyed, The Empire State Building again became the tallest skyscraper....

The going green debated basically meant that the Empire State Building was ready for an overhaul.... As the building earned a score of 90 out of 100 from the Environmental Protection Agency, it was only deemed as vital that the Empire State Building was given the cover that it required since it was built in 1930 with 102 stories (Hampson, 2010).... The need is to comprehend how successful the whole journey has been for the Empire State Building in its quest to go green and how it can be replicated to other buildings and structures in the future as well....

These include photographs of the subway by Walker Evans, The Empire State Building and the postcard titled, ‘Future of New York'.... mpire State Building ... Empire State Building is the most famous landmark of New York and also for the entire United States.... The Empire State Building was inaugurated in 1931 and at that time, it was the tallest building in the city.... The Empire State Building has been an attraction for millions of tourists including popular icons such as Winston Churchill, Queen Elizabeth II, and Albert Einstein etc....

Iraq's State Building was interrupted by the US led attack in 2003.... There has also been criticism that the military personnel employed in Iraq are less in Running head: HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE S5W7Qs Response Insert Insert Grade Insert Making Progress Bosnia/Kosovo is making progress in State Building than Iraq.... Iraq's State Building was interrupted by the US led attack in 2003.... State Building process is a long term goal, take for example nation building in Bosnia began in the winter of 1995 and that in Kosovo began in the spring of 1999 (Lecture Notes, 2011)....

??partification, indoctrination and and militarization suggesting a vision of State Building that relied on a combination of militarism and revolutionary heroism” ... imilarly although the village militias were a major concern for the new government they could be adapted to State Building purposes, under the right circumstances.... The ideology propagated by the regime is perceived to be a desperate attempt at State Building.... owever irrespective of the innumerable weaknesses of the Nanjing government, it would have surely been able to complete its State Building project, had the Japanese invasion not taken place, as it caused irreparable damage to life and property worth millions of dollars and the reigning government was left with no choice but to channelize their efforts and energy to other relevant areas....

il is the key contributor to the economy of Saudi Arabia whose revenue majorly contributes to State Building.... The construction of Saudi Aramco, an excellent national oil champion is evidence of the contribution of oil to State Building.... How has the discovery of oil affected state-building in Saudi Arabia?... The paper "The Role of Oil and Islam in Arab Countries" states that the mobilization of Islam was key in the inception of the Saudi state....

The local industries participate in State Building, and when they are in a position of no or little growth, the rate of State Building is very low.... "Security Sector in the Arab World in Relation to Political-Stability and Political-Instability" paper explains how the discovery of oil has affected state-building in Saudi Arabia....

The Empire State Building stands in contrast to the scale of Mall of America (Minneapolis, MN) that has a horizontal layout.... The physical context of the Empire State Building is to become the tallest building of its time, while the Mall of America also wants to stand out among other malls and entertainment centers.... The temporal contexts are the same for these two buildings with emphasis on grandness on specific dimensions: height for the Empire State Building and strategic commercial integration for the Mall of America....

The institute has research projects on State Building and its failure, democratization and democratic consolidation, economic and political development, and political violence, especially civil conflicts.... The institute has research projects on State Building and its failure, democratization and democratic consolidation, economic and political development, and political violence especially civil conflicts.... The researcher understands that in Mill's method of difference, for good qualitative research, there should be a combination of State Building and state failure, with the democratization and democratic consolidation, with economic and political development....

Subsequently, the plane crashed into the north side of the Empire State Building killing fourteen people, injuring an elevator operator, and causing approximately one million dollars worth of damage (Richman 2008).... Although at the time, sovereign immunity protected the government, public outrage over the B-25 Empire State Building crash paved the way for new public policy that allowed people to sue the U.... Following heavy legislation and cases such as the B-25 Empire State Building Crash, the Seventy-Ninth Congress passed the FTCA as Title IV of the Legislative Reorganization Act, 60 Stat....

28 June Mythbusters in Science Introduction/background The segment of the show under consideration is Season Episode 4 where the hosts sought to dispel the myth that a penny dropped from the Empire State Building would penetrate the ground or kill a person.... n the show, the presenters started by visiting the Empire State Building and talking to veteran employees at the building; they realized that several other people had tried the experiment with minimal success....

The paper will examine the Empire State Building as a practical example of how energy efficiency can be attained in a building and the benefits gained.... As a case study, the discussion will examine empire State Building as an example ... Case: Empire State Building ... The Empire State Building was once the world's tallest building for a 40 year span before being surpassed by the World Trade Center (Tauranac, 2012)....

Due to the wars, Georgia lost control over a considerable part of its territory which remained an important difficulty for the nation's state-building process as the government is not capable of controlling the smuggling business originating from the two regions.... On the other hand, if it would not do this, goods will continue to enter tax-free into the nation and thus help crime networks and tainted state officials who are proving to be an obstacle in the state-building process....

This paper shall discuss the thesis that in 1999 the then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan asked: 'if humanitarian intervention is, indeed, an unacceptable assault on sovereignty, how should we respond to a Rwanda, to a Srebrenica to gross and systematic violation of human rights?... .... ... ...

In this paper, I will seek to discuss the architectural and aesthetic attributes of three of the greatest architectural masterpieces of architecture in America today, namely the Empires State Building, the Walt Disney concert hall building and the Chrysler building.... The empire State Building is at present the third tallest building in America, the quadric-faced pharos of the city stands a dizzying 1252 meters high with 102 floors and indented setbacks at the centers of each of them, and t is the most conspicuous structure in Manhattan....

Although King has undoubtedly drawn from previous nation-building operations undertaken in the course of history, it may be that America also recognizes that the situation in Iraq is a unique case in which new tactics must be employed.... The process of State-building involves more than only creating new institutions of government.... “Whether the 2003 invasion of Iraq was principally strategic or humanitarian, the United States' involvement in Iraq has become a complex state-building mission....

In Ideologies of the Raj Metcalf observes the processes of institution and state-building, introduced by the British rulers in India.... Metcalf's summary of these complex institution-building processes however reveals them as collaborative rather than entirely British.... His observations on the specific aspects of state-building reveal the complexity of the systems of knowledge, which were introduced by the British and accepted by the Indian people in this process of the creation of identities (30-70)....

The position of liberal peace highly determines the success of efforts of State Building.... Most of the Western interests are assumed to be internationally recognized norms which can help in making policies in all nations hence determination of the level of State Building.... The roots or foundation of any State Building is based on the stability of the local societies; efforts of State Building which do not take root in the local authorities have their instability and conflicts result....

Furthermore, in Saudi Arabia, tribal groups under the command of their leaders occupied vast territories that eventually led to State Building under guidance from the US and the UK.... Therefore, it is clear that in these countries the ruling families were already present, even before the State Building started.... As lands were occupied, the western nations assisted by providing State Building tools, and helping to draw national borders, while national or group identities were created more recently (Posusney, 2005)....

This assignment "History Topics since the 1500s" discusses the most significant obstacle to state-building in early modern Europe.... State-building refers to a word used in state theory that describes the formation of a fully practical status.... History topics since 1500s What was the most significant obstacle to building in early modern Europe?... tate building refers to a word used in state theory that describes the formation of a fully practical status....

Cacophonies of Aid, Failed State Building and NGOs in Haiti: setting the stage for disaster, envisioning the future.... In the essay 'Zuckerberg Global Health Kick Starter Fund' the author analyzes a global health fund whose objective is to mitigate the devastating effects of emergencies....

It can be argued that European influence in State Building cannot be ignored because Europe greatly dominated the world and therefore it was easy for them to impose either directly or indirectly their own ideas of State Building.... ranch asserts that sovereign statehood and the practices of international relations had their origin or were influenced by Europe by building upon many theories.... Jordan Branch argues that the modern system of territorially sovereign states originated from a sophisticated interaction between the Europeans and the unknowns such as the notion of territorial exclusivity as the basis for state sovereignty....

Pictures are an excellent example because, say for instance a photograph of the Empire State Building without a title is sold in a gallery it is commonly recognizable as the Empire State Building, New York, NY by everyone.... This paper ''A World of Art'' tells us that the characteristics of drawing, printmaking, and painting vary from each other and yet are connected through similarities....

Establish Your building Business Name Institution To be a successful businessman, one should at least possess a specific entrepreneurial mind-set and skills that will allow me to become truly successful in the construction field.... This building enterprise may require numerous employees, even thousands performing very explicit tasks that will drive the business forward.... We are going to build a large a large building enterprise, where the mission is critical and the system highly distributed, the need for data architect, infrastructure architect, business architect enterprise architect and solutions architect is going to arise....

Discuss some of the problems faced by Third World countries on the eve of independence in terms of asserting their sovereignty and state-building.... Due to lack of resources and political instability, these nations have countered problems in asserting their sovereignty and state-building.... These issues of social and political instability mainly arising from cultural diversity hindered the development of state-building. ... evelopmental state is used to address the developing economies with a fairly extensive state intervention in the economic and political aspects of the country....

This can be used both for positive causes, such as peacemaking and State Building, or to create sensations, such as in the use of media by terrorists to gain sympathy and/or publicity for their cause (consider the London Bombings of 2002, 9/11, and the Madrid bombings in enhancing Al Qaida's publicity and their cause, worldwide).... From the two examples given above, the CNN Effect and utilizing the media for State Building in Sudan, one can see how wide a spectrum the influence and power of the media can spread....

Front Lawn, Downtown State Building.... The paper "Reunion Event Planning" focuses on the critical analysis of the major aspects of Reunion event planning.... Kelly Ballroom Calhoun Community College, Decatur campus.... Positives: Large open space for the dance area; Plenty of room for a live band or DJ....

But New York is not just the Wall Street, the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty; it is more than that.... For some people, it may be a place surrounded by greeneries where any living thing whether domesticated or wild can happily roam around and frolic to nature's music....

In this essay 'Baltic States Membership in the WEU and NATO' the author will analyze the influence and role of mainly EU and NATO in the state-building and nation-building process in the Baltic countries.... f course, the will and commitment of the people of these states was the main force behind this transformation, the important role of international organisations cannot be ignored in nation-building and state-building in the region. ...

International communities such as the US played key roles in trying to bring reconciliation and peace to the state, a process that has faced challenges due to the issue of local Local ownership as far as the peace building is concerned refers to the degree of involvement of the domestic actors in formulation and implementation of a political process.... Afghanistan is a state that has been marred by war since the early 1970s.... In addition to local ownership issues, the Afghanistan state has remained crippled due to rampant corruption, emboldened insurgency and political disunity....

State-building a comparative study of Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, and Russia [Online].... The Western nations including the US and the European Union have placed sanctions on the Russian state arguably from its involvement in the Ukraine crisis.... 9) have argued that the Western nations are invading Russia's sovereignty as they attempt to defang the state.... Russia even continues to face more sanctions due to its active role in indulging in Ukrainian state affairs....

oth political and ethnic divisions that have threatened the country from its state-building efforts, and renewed fighting with the North.... he United Nations was mandated to support South Sudan government in its state-building and economic development, to control clashes (Ochieng &Yoh, 2007).... building a new and prosperous society in Southern Sudan in the post conflict period.... uilding South Sudan state from Scratch ... The political and tribal divisions in the South have continued even after independence, complicating efforts to build a new state....

“French nation-State Building has included many French Basques whereas the Spanish nation-state has little legitimacy among Spanish Basques” (Beck 2).... The precariousness of the Basque political situation then is largely attributed to “The weakness of Spanish nation-State Building is shaped by a history characterized by contradictory messages about the essence of the nation state and a lack of continuity in the transmission of nationalist messages” (Beck 41)....

“Recovery in Western Europe: State Building” illustrated the numerous factors that helped societies recover from past political and economic turmoil.... ?? “Recovery in Western Europe: State Building.... Financial mismanagement disabled the state from supporting public goods and services.... Soon, the Mongols left China altogether in a state of financial and political ruin....