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How Individual Rationality can cause Political Constraint that inhibit Financial Support

An Analysis looking at German Political and Domestic Discrepancies after the 2009 Sovereign Debt Crisis

By: Tobias Rentschler

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How Individual Rationality can cause Political Constraint that inhibit Financial Support

An Analysis looking at German Political and Domestic Discrepancies after the 2009 Sovereign Debt Crisis

By: Tobias Rentschler

Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - Other International Politics Topics, grade: 1,7, University of Freiburg, course: Rational Choice and Neo-Institutionalism, language: English, abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyse the reaction of Germany to the sovereign debt crisis and its policy stance using Rational Choice as an explanatory device. It is suggested, that a very rational approach is employed both by the government and the public. However, with the incisive need to support Greece to prevent an outspread of the crisis, the German government lost public support albeit acting rational in its national interest. This paper claims, that missing and wrong communication by the government caused a discrepancy that alienated the public from the national interpretation of the issue. The paper concludes with a recommendation on how the German government should deal with the Euro crisis domestically to tackle the pressing issue effectively. Building upon Axelrod’s theory on interstate cooperation, there will be little difficulty to explain Germany’s approach to solve the crisis. When it became obvious, however, that Greece would need support or otherwise the crisis could likely spread across Europe, the German government found it hard to raise support for this unpopular policy. Looking into theory, Putnam may offer a good insight why German politics hold a stern position when it comes to financial support, which can be said to follow rational choice. This is true, even after it was more then apparent on a national level that support was necessary and indeed beneficial to German interest. Trying to connect Axelrod’s ideas with those of Putnam, it is likely that public opinion within Germany deprives the government of much needed leeway. It is highly suggested that German domestic constraints on state sponsored aid for Greece heavily influence German politics, inhibiting decisive rational choices on the national level. Looking closer on the second level, it appears that the German public also derives its stance from a mostly rational interpretation of the sovereign debt crisis, giving not much heed to the European cause or symbolic traditions, but now inhibits rational decisions on the national level. As the public is susceptible to a rational approach to the issue, this discrepancy results from a communication problem.

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GRIN Verlag

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3346309126

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Indispensable Outcasts

Hobo Workers and Community in the American Midwest, 1880-1930

By: Frank Tobias Higbie

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Indispensable Outcasts

Hobo Workers and Community in the American Midwest, 1880-1930

By: Frank Tobias Higbie

Often overlooked in the history of Progressive Era labor, the hoboes who rode the rails in search of seasonal work have nevertheless secured a place in the American imagination. The stories of the men who hunted work between city and countryside, men alternately portrayed as either romantic adventurers or degenerate outsiders, have not been easy to find. Nor have these stories found a comfortable home in either rural or labor histories. Indispensable Outcasts weaves together history, anthropology, gender studies, and literary analysis to reposition these workers at the center of Progressive Era debates over class, race, manly responsibility, community, and citizenship. Combining incisive cultural criticism with the empiricism of a more traditional labor history, Frank Tobias Higbie illustrates how these so-called marginal figures were in fact integral to the communities they briefly inhabited and to the cultural conflicts over class, masculinity, and sexuality they embodied. He draws from life histories, the investigations of social reformers, and the organizing materials of the Industrial Workers of the World and presents a complex and compelling portrait of hobo life, from its often violent and dangerous working conditions to its ethic of "transient mutuality" that enabled survival and resistance on the road. More than a study of hobo life, this interdisciplinary book is also a meditation on the possibilities for writing history from the bottom up, as well as a frank discussion of the ways historians' fascination with personal narrative has colored their construction and presentation of history.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252070984

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9780252070983

Cancer and its Management

By: Robert Souhami,Jeffrey S. Tobias

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Cancer and its Management

By: Robert Souhami,Jeffrey S. Tobias

highly acclaimed comprehensive and practical text covering the principles and practice of the management of cancer Why Buy This Book? Includes up-to-date information on the most recent techniques and therapies available Comprehensive and practical reference source of both common and rarer forms of cancer Highlights frequent dilemmas and difficulties encountered during cancer management Covers controversial topics including screening, genetic testing, prevention and AIDS-related cancers Provides the reader with fundamental knowledge about oncogenes, epidemiology and staging, through to basic actions of different treatment modalities Cancer and its management is ideal for all those concerned with he management of cancer: Surgical, clinical and medical oncologists – both consultants and trainees Nursing staff with an interest in cancer General practitioners, and medical, nursing and pharmacy students "This book is exactly what was needed. All in all, this book is destined to become a classic." The Lancet "......should be compulsory reading for all would-be cancer specialists. The authors' discussion of controversial topics...is excellent." British Medical Journal “This is, without exaggeration, the book when it comes to Cancer. ... All in all, the Cancer Bible.” Microscope (NottinghamUniversityMedicalSchool Gazette)

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470994878

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9780470994870

Cancer and its Management

By: Jeffrey S. Tobias,Daniel Hochhauser

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Cancer and its Management

By: Jeffrey S. Tobias,Daniel Hochhauser

Now in its sixth edition, this highly-regarded book is designed as an introductory text on the principles of diagnosis, staging and treatment of tumours. The new edition: Includes up-to-date information on the most recent techniques and therapies available Emphasises the importance of multidisciplinary teamwork in the care of cancer patients Highlights frequent dilemmas and difficulties encountered during cancer management Features the important contributions of a new author Professor Daniel Hochhauser Contains a brand-new two-colour design As with previous editions, the first part of the book is devoted to the mechanisms of tumour development and cancer treatment. This is followed by a systematic account of the current management of individual major cancers. For each tumour there are details of the pathology, mode of spread, clinical presentation, staging and treatment with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. This accessible and practical resource will be invaluable to trainees in oncology, palliative care and general medicine, as well as specialist nurses, general practitioners, medical students, and professions allied to medicine. This title is also available as a mobile App from MedHand Mobile Libraries. Buy it now from Google Play or the MedHand Store.

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1118713257

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How Individual Rationality can cause Political Constraint that inhibit Financial Support

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