Economic growth for Greece

post contains three assignments

Greece Economic Case suggest a way out Debt and back to economic growth for Greece?
Differentiate between the absolute and relative sizes of the Greek public debt? Why is the differentiation important? What
will be better for Greece, refinancing the debt or retiring the debt and what would be the cost? How does Greek internally
held public debt differ from an externally held public debt? Compare and Contrast the effects of retiring an internally held
debt and retiring an externally held debt.

2:Public Safety, Emergency Management, Criminal Justice, Health, Human

Complete all questions for each Topic. Submit the assignment for a topic only when all questions for that topic area are
complete. I am looking for responses that indicate that not only have you read the material, but how the information
impacts you and your interest in the class or your professional work. Personal examples are encouraged. If asked to ?
discuss? an issue in the question, responses should be more than 1 or 2 sentences. Please do not respond to a question by
using verbatim language from the texts. This is NOT what I am looking for in an answer. Number Your Answers to
Correspond to the Questions. When answering the topic questions, make sure each answer is numbered and the answer has
the same number as the question being answered. Also, be sure to answer the question carefully and make certain you
answer all parts of the question.

Reading Assignments:
Caught Between the Dog and Fireplug: December & January (pp. 134-151)
Robert Caro, Path to Power: Chapters 28 ? 30
Robert Perkinson, Texas Tough: Chapter 8
Casebook in Ethics & Leadership Case # 9

Ashworth Book
76. Who or what does Ashworth mean by ?Walking with Kings?? Who are the “kings” in your business or that you anticipate
encountering? (December)

77. Ashworth gives a significant amount of advice to anyone that wishes to reach the top of their public administration
profession and ?Walk with Kings?. Identify and discuss at least 3 things that someone should do if they wish to be
successful. (December)

78. According to Ashworth, what are some of the things that a supervisor can do to improve morale in the workplace? Also,
identify and describe some of the most effective ways in which a supervisor can successfully delegate tasks to their
employees. (January)

Path to Power Book
79. Discuss how LBJ brought electricity to the Hill Country. (Chapter 28)

80. Identify and discuss at least 2 things that LBJ learned about the Congress when he took office as the Congressman from
the 10th District. (Chapter 29)

Note:
Read Chapter 31 and think about some of the things that Caro has to say about President Franklin Roosevelt, Sam Rayburn,
Jack Gardner and Herman Brown. You do not have to write an answer for this question.

Texas Tough Book
81. Identify and discuss some of the things that you learned about the relationship of crime and politics from your review
of this chapter. Also what does the author mean when he discusses ?Law and Order, Texas Style”? (Chapter 8)

Managing Public Sector: Casebook in Ethics & Leadership
82. Read case #9 on pages 30 ? 32. Using the information that is provided on these pages answer discussion questions 1, 2,
& 3 listed on page #32.

Web Questions
83. Go to the official website of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice which is https://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/ Review this
website and its links in detail. Summarize some of the information that is available on this website and identify and
discuss at least three things that you learned about the criminal justice system in Texas from your review.

84. Go to the following website which provides an excellent video about future challenges in the area of public safety:

Identify and discuss at least one thing that you learned about crime and technology from your review of this video.

Health, Human Services and Education
Reading Assignments:
Caught Between the Dog and Fireplug: February (pp. 152-167)
Robert Caro, Path to Power: Chapters 31 ? 34
Robert Perkinson, Texas Tough: Chapter 9
Casebook in Ethics & Leadership Case # 27

Ashworth Book
85. Identify and discuss some of the things that you learned about ethics and morality in public service that you read in the
February chapter. Can you think of some important things about ethics and morality that Ashworth leaves out of this
chapter that should be included? If the answer is yes, what would you include? (February)

Path to Power Book
86. Read Chapters 31 ? 34. Identify and discuss at least one major observation made by Caro for each of these 4 chapters.
You should have at least 4 major observations for this question.

Texas Tough Book
87. Describe some of the major themes of the author as he talks about the ?Birth of a Prison Nation?. Also discuss some of
the major events and activities relating to prisons that occurred during the administrations of Ann Richards and George W.
Bush. Why does the author describe Ann Richards as ?Texas Jailer in Chief??

Managing Public Sector: Casebook in Ethics & Leadership
88. Read case #27 on pages 69 – 70. Using the information that is provided on these pages answer discussion questions 1, 2,
& 4 listed on page # 70.

Web Questions
89. Go to the official website of the Texas Department of Health and Human Services which https://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/
Review this website and its links in detail. Summarize some of the information that is available on this website and identify
and discuss at least three things that you learned about health and human services in Texas from your review.

90. The articles from the websites below are examples of what you can gather quickly via a Google search for ?Texas Health
care.? Skim over these three articles, look at some additional ones (include citiations) on the state of care in Texas and
answer this question, what are some of the major problems and issues with the Texas Health care system?

Texas health-care quality is worst in the nation, according to federal study

https://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/08/nation/la-na-perry-healthcare-20110908

https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2012-02-03/the-destruction-of-texas-health-care/

3:Accounting theory and practice

What motivates companies to report social and environmental information? Use a variety of accounting theories to answer
this question.

Requirements:
This essay will count 20% towards your final mark. Please submit a hard copy to the General Office and an electronic copy
on blackboard by Wednesday, 12th December 2012.

Word limit
The word limit is 1,500 words maximum. The essay should include a cover sheet with the name of the module, module
number, essay title, word count, and a list of references containing all the materials (books and academic articles, NOT
websites) you have consulted and quoted from. References in the references section should be mentioned in the text and
vice versa.

Assignment of marks
You need to demonstrate the application of a range of accounting theories to answer the essay question. You are expected
to read around the subject and will be rewarded, if you refer to journal articles or other authoritative sources of
information to support your arguments. References in the references section should be mentioned in the text and vice
versa. If you are unsure about referencing, please refer to the Emerald guide.

Suggested background reading:
A good starting point is the lists of references at the end of the relevant chapters in the two main textbooks. You may also
want to read the following journal articles, but please bear in mind that this list is not exhaustive.

Deegan, C. (2002), “The legitimising effect of social and environmental disclosures: a theoretical foundation”, Accounting,
Auditing, and Accountability Journal, Vol. 15 No 3, pp. 282-312. (This particular journal issue is devoted to social and
environmental reporting. You might want to read some of the other journal articles as well).
Donovan, G. (2002), “Environmental disclosures in the annual report: Extending the applicability and predictive power of
legitimacy theory”, Accounting, Auditing, and Accountability Journal, Vol. 15 No 3, pp. 344-371.
Islam, M. A. and Deegan, C. (2010), “Media pressures and corporate disclosure of social responsibility performance
information: a study of two global clothing and sports retail companies”, Accounting and Business Research, Vol. 40 No. 2,
pp. 131-148.
Moir, L. (2001), “What do we mean by corporate social responsibility?”, Corporate Governance, Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 16-22.
Rahaman, A.S., Lawrence, S. and Roper, J. (2004), “Social and environmental reporting at the VRA: institutionalised
legitimacy or legitimation crisis?”, Critical Perspectives of Accounting, Vol. 15 No. 1, pp. 35-56.
Wagner Mainardes, E., Alves, H. and Raposo, M. (2011), “Stakeholder theory: issues to resolve”, Management Decision, Vol. 49
No 2, pp. 226-252

Accounting theory