POLS 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Legal Doctrine, Blue-Collar Worker, Industrial Revolution
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Term paper topic bridges? (putting up blockades, researching who jumps and trying to prevent/help/combat them) or do nothing and let people do what they wish. Should the private sector(taxpayers) pay for the suicide prevention things on. Or you might say anything that can be done to save a life should be done. Cost to society, traffic etc when constructing or even when trying to clean up. Googled: colorado st bridge, discussed golden gate bridge, japan suicide bridge/forest. As late as 1850 20/23 million were living in rural areas, self employed, Single-unit businesses, managed by owners employing less than 50. Before 1840, economic stimulus from atlantic trade. Provided more support for business expansion than other countries. The american revolution brought disorder, particularly prior to federalism. So economic stuff came first then types of legalities. Today, often, property rights are construed as defenses of privilege. In the 18th century seen as the foundation of political rights.
