The analysis of the intentions and effects of government plans and...

By the mid-1600s, less than half a century after the English had opened the way for full-scale European settlement, serious crises were brewing in the American colonies. At first tensions were caused by a steadily increasing population: massive numbers...

Social policy relates to guidelines for the changing, maintenance or creation of living conditions that are conducive to human welfare. Thus social policy is that part of public policy that has to do with social issues. Social policy aims to improve...

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said Thursday the violence in northern Mexico shows the government's campaign against drug trafficking in his nation is working, but cautioned the United States must play a role in the fight.Fox, who was visiting Arkansas to give an address at...

Two of Latin America's leading leftists were sworn in as presidents of Nicaragua and Venezuela on Wednesday, celebrating a growing coalition of leaders critical of Washington.Former revolutionary Daniel Ortega, who battled a U.S.-backed Contra insurgency in the 1980s, returned to the presidency after 17 years...

A social policy is usually established by the government and affects some or all sections of society. Social policies are designed by the government to meet the perceived needs of the people. There is evidence to suggest that the government is ignoring some sociological research, however there is also evidence to support that research does influence the government.