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Assignment

In the following articles about google and their monopoly power.   the author reports on the issues surrounding monopolies and anti trust legislation.  Please read the article and then answer the following questions:

Discussion questions:

1) Do you think that Google is a monopoly? If so, should there be legislation to limit it? 

2) In your opinion, is Google’s large share of the search market due to natural ability, economies of scale, unfair business practices, or a combination of factors? Explain.

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Assignment 1: Rationale for Agency Selected
  Due Week 2 and worth 100 points
 

  For this and the following assignments, which will become a major part of your portfolio, you will take on the role of a consultant for a government agency. The first role of the consultant is to familiarize yourself with the agency, its departments, and key actors. Select a local, county, state, or federal agency and a department within the agency. Usually, you can find contact information on their Websites.  

After selecting an agency and department, you are expected to:

1. Provide a rationale for your selection, and research the agency and department.
2. Interview at least two (2) representatives of the agency’s department for the different sections of the paper. (If you can obtain more than two (2) different interviews, do so. The more perspectives, the better. Interviews can be conducted in person, by phone, or by an electronic method such as email.)
3. Research the literature regarding issues that involve the selected agency and public administration in general.  

Assume the role of a consultant who works for a consulting firm that has asked you to research this agency and file a report with the Vice President (VP) of Accounts and Client Support.
 

  Write a two to three (2-3) page paper, titled Part I: Background of and Rationale for the {Selected Agency} in which you separate the content into sections:

1. Provide background information about the agency and its department, mission, and its goals / objectives. (Title this section Introduction.)
2. Describe three to five (3-5) functions of this agency. (Title this section Functions of the Agency.)
3. Analyze two to three (2-3) current events involving the agency. (Use the e-Activities from Week 1 and Week 2.) (Title this section Current Events.)
4. Explain the rationale for selecting this agency with two to three (2-3) justifiable reasons. (Title this section Rationale.)
5. List four to five (4-5) academic sources and government Websites you expect to access in your research. (Include no more than one (1) non-government Website.)

Some Websites you may want to access are:
 

• U.S. Government Printing Office located at http://www.gpo.gov/
• The Federal Register located at http://www.federalregister.gov/
• U.S. Government Accountability Office located at http://www.gao.gov/
• American Society for Public Administrators located at http://www.aspanet.org/public/

need this done in 5 hour 

Thank you well formatted paper

  

respond to student response below in 150 words, ensure you use atleast 1 reference

question

  

Perfect Competition is a model of which examples are few and far between. Yet economists love to discuss this model. Explain why.

student response 

Although perfect competition rarely truly exists at any one point in the business world, economists love to discuss models using the theory of perfect competition. My hypothesis is that economists use the perfect competition theoretical model in order to explain other economic concepts. Without the use of the perfect competition model it would be nearly impossible to illustrate concepts such as supply and demand and price elasticity. In a marketplace where marketing and advertising is present, businesses do not always need to compete solely on the quality of their product. Instead, brand names and awareness can sometimes sway the decisions of a buyer. It would be difficult for an economist to explain such theories and ideas in this type of business landscape that is so multi-faceted. A perfect competition model removes all of the variables such as barriers to entry, marketing, brand recognition, and awareness. Therefore, everything else is eliminated to allow economic theory to have the forefront of the discussion for the time being.