Report title: United States: World Investment Service
from EIU World Investment Service
46 page (20915 word) report published Nov 22, 2009

Price $575.00 available for immediate download
Report Overview
 
Search Inside
 
About EIU World Investment Service

...US political institutions are well established, stable and generally respected by the majority of the population. Each of the branches of government periodically comes into disrepute. During the 1980s and 1990s Congress (the national legislature) was host to a spate of ethics and corruption scandals involving both parties. These led to the eventual resignation of two speakers of the House of Representatives (one of the two houses of Congress, the other being the Senate)--a Democrat, Jim Wright, in 1989, and a Republican, Newt Gingrich, ten years later. A scandal in 1991-92, where some representatives were found to have written bad cheques totalling hundreds of thousands of US dollars on their accounts with the House bank, resulted in the defeat or retirement of more than 50 congressmen. The institution of the presidency was weakened in the 1970s by the Watergate scandal under Richard Nixon, with subsequent presidencies seeking slowly to regain the powers ceded to Congress in the wake of...

Source: World Investment Data and Forecast
Country: United States
Free Sample: Click Here to Download
Format:
PDF Adobe Acrobat


Enter the keyword(s) which you would like to search for within this document and click "Search"  


Price: $575.00



  Can't Decide?

Purchasing premium research sight unseen can be intimidating. At Alacra we want you to know what you are getting. Visit our FAQ or ask our Customer Service Team any questions about the report you are considering purchasing.