How Successfully Have Governments Dealt with Social and Economic Problems

question 28

Essay

How successfully have governments dealt with social and economic problems associated with rapid and unplanned urbanization? Have they addressed the problem at its source?

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Definitions:

Title VII

A provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

Civil Rights Act

A landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Employment Discrimination

Unfair treatment of employees based on race, gender, age, religion, or other protected characteristics.

Taft-Hartley Act

Federal legislation designed to curtail some of the powers that unions had acquired under the Wagner Act; designates certain union actions as unfair. Also called Labor-Management Relations Act.