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Unintended Consequences of Democracy at the Barrel of a Gun

Unintended Consequences of Democracy at the Barrel of a Gun Background Post-World War II there have been many military interventions by Western powers in all part of the world. U.S.A has been the most active, trying to reshape the world according to its world-view. Recently, European Union, the great votaries of human right got into […]

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Unintended Consequences of Banning Civil Unions

Unintended Consequences of Banning Civil Unions – North Carolina   Background There has been a constant evolution of marriage as a institution in U.S. and other developed countries, with the result that large number of couples both heterosexual and homosexual are together in a non-formal, though legally –recognized arrangement called Civil Unions.   Intended Consequences […]

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Unintended Consequences of Stand Your Ground Law

Unintended Consequences of Stand Your Ground Law   Background   Generally, it takes for a major incidence to bring forth the Unintended Consequences of a policy or legislation. This is also the case with the case of the killing of  an Afro-American As a fall out of the Trayvon Martin killing by Zimmerman, a local […]

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Unintended Consequences of Quantitative Easing (QE)

Unintended Consequences of Western policies of Quantitative Easing (QE) The policies undertaken to avoid Western economic collapse triggered by creative financial engineering and fiscal indisciple indulged by Wall Street and Nations, can cause serious long-term dangers to the global economy by their unintended consequences. The Band-Aids solutions necessary for save imminent collapse is a perfect […]

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Unintended Consequences of Pay-for-Performance (P4P) for Hospitals – USA

Unintended Consequences of Pay-for-Performance (P4P) for Hospitals – USA Background Healthcare is in a crisis in USA, one it spends the highest per cent of its GDP on healthcare and on other, still has the unhealthiest population. Faced with limited budget, Government is trying to get the most bang for its bucks, trying for both […]

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Unintended Consequences of Ethanol Policy – USA

Unintended Consequences of Ethanol Policy – USA To reduce its dependence on Middle East oil and leverage the strengths of its agriculture sector, U.S. Congress passed the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA)  to mandated a steep rise in domestic ethanol production from corn for use in blended gasoline. Unintended Consequences of Current […]

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Unintended Consequences of High-Tech Layoffs- USA

Unintended Consequences of High-Tech Layoffs- USA High-Tech Layoffs Particle physicists are among  group of high-tech individuals who have acquired incredible understanding of complex systems. Their domain knowledge allows them to understand and explain the behavior of even sub-atomic particles. Law of Unintended Consequences The Law of Unintended Consequence kicks in when these brilliant people do […]

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Unintended Consequences of LED Traffic Lights – USA

Unintended Consequences of LED Traffic Lights – USA Efficiency In rush to be energy efficient, number of cities across USA have replaced regular bulbs in traffic lights with LED technology. Their use seems to be a no-brainer, since these new LED lights are 90% more energy efficient. Efficiency vs. Effectiveness In our rush for short-term […]

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Unintended Consequences of Republican Call for “Freedom to Fund Elections” – USA

Unintended Consequences of Republican Call for “Freedom to Fund Elections” – USA Republican World-View Republicans live and die by some very simple mantra and Freedom is on them, irrespective that one person’s freedom, as per Law of Unintended Consequences should harm the society at large. Frankly, to some Republicans that concept of “society” itself represents […]

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Unintended Consequence of Electronic Health Records (also EMR) – USA

Unintended Consequence of Electronic Health Records (also EMR) – USA Technology is not a silver bullet Technology by its very nature is seductive and therefore no wonder it is thought to be a silver bullet to solve complex problems. EHR/EMR – Silver Bullet In U.S medical costs have been shooting up, creating a fear that […]

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