Rob Merkin and Jenny Steele
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199645749
- eISBN:
- 9780191747823
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199645749.003.0011
- Subject:
- Law, Law of Obligations
Explores the operation of principles of personal responsibility and fault in relation to insurance, through the law’s response to illegal or immoral conduct captured in the expression ‘ex turpi ...
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Explores the operation of principles of personal responsibility and fault in relation to insurance, through the law’s response to illegal or immoral conduct captured in the expression ‘ex turpi causa’. Explains that illegality, and intention, are contested notions. Explores the operation of ‘ex turpi causa’ in tort and contract and compares applicable principles of insurance law. Examines the impact of illegality in claims against policyholders; and in claims against insurers, comparing road traffic claims with other categories of case. Explains that reparative and compensatory goals cannot be neatly separated, and that responsibility judgments which affect the insurance position may in turn deeply affect the reparative potential of private law.Less
Explores the operation of principles of personal responsibility and fault in relation to insurance, through the law’s response to illegal or immoral conduct captured in the expression ‘ex turpi causa’. Explains that illegality, and intention, are contested notions. Explores the operation of ‘ex turpi causa’ in tort and contract and compares applicable principles of insurance law. Examines the impact of illegality in claims against policyholders; and in claims against insurers, comparing road traffic claims with other categories of case. Explains that reparative and compensatory goals cannot be neatly separated, and that responsibility judgments which affect the insurance position may in turn deeply affect the reparative potential of private law.
Koichiro Agata
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9781847429841
- eISBN:
- 9781447311515
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781847429841.003.0016
- Subject:
- Political Science, Public Policy
This paper depicts actual situations of policy education at the graduate level in Japan by studying examples of Professional Graduate Public Policy Schools, which have been established in 2003. As of ...
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This paper depicts actual situations of policy education at the graduate level in Japan by studying examples of Professional Graduate Public Policy Schools, which have been established in 2003. As of 2014, there are eight such graduate schools in Japan. The points of discussion in this study are (1) concepts and procedures for starting public policy schools, (2) institutional and educational practices in public policy schools, (3) concrete case studies of Tokyo’s first Professional Graduate Public Policy School, and (4) the accreditation system for public policy schools. After the discussion, some characteristics and perspectives of the public policy school system are examined: permission and accreditation as controls to secure education quality, revision of accreditation standards, vocational perspectives of graduates, and cooperation between schools and vocational sectors for education and recruitment.Less
This paper depicts actual situations of policy education at the graduate level in Japan by studying examples of Professional Graduate Public Policy Schools, which have been established in 2003. As of 2014, there are eight such graduate schools in Japan. The points of discussion in this study are (1) concepts and procedures for starting public policy schools, (2) institutional and educational practices in public policy schools, (3) concrete case studies of Tokyo’s first Professional Graduate Public Policy School, and (4) the accreditation system for public policy schools. After the discussion, some characteristics and perspectives of the public policy school system are examined: permission and accreditation as controls to secure education quality, revision of accreditation standards, vocational perspectives of graduates, and cooperation between schools and vocational sectors for education and recruitment.
Janice Morphet
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781447300465
- eISBN:
- 9781447310846
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447300465.003.0002
- Subject:
- Political Science, Public Policy
This chapter reviews various approaches available to making and analyzing public policy. It considers these as mechanisms of policy making within an overall strategic context and reviews them against ...
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This chapter reviews various approaches available to making and analyzing public policy. It considers these as mechanisms of policy making within an overall strategic context and reviews them against outcomes. The approaches here include those mechanisms of policy making that are more formal, such as treaties which are seldom considered as policy shaping mechanisms, and, this book argues, have been of considerable importance within the UK context and policy transfer. The more informal means considered include policy communities and policy networks. The chapter also includes a short discussion on the emerging debate on policy mobility within this context. It also covers the effects of not making policy and concludes with an additional category on policy as fashion.Less
This chapter reviews various approaches available to making and analyzing public policy. It considers these as mechanisms of policy making within an overall strategic context and reviews them against outcomes. The approaches here include those mechanisms of policy making that are more formal, such as treaties which are seldom considered as policy shaping mechanisms, and, this book argues, have been of considerable importance within the UK context and policy transfer. The more informal means considered include policy communities and policy networks. The chapter also includes a short discussion on the emerging debate on policy mobility within this context. It also covers the effects of not making policy and concludes with an additional category on policy as fashion.
Janice Morphet
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781447300465
- eISBN:
- 9781447310846
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447300465.001.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, Public Policy
Britain’s relationship with the European Union (EU) is frequently viewed as simple by the media and politicians. In ways - never really explained - the EU has managed to ‘take away’ Britain’s ...
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Britain’s relationship with the European Union (EU) is frequently viewed as simple by the media and politicians. In ways - never really explained - the EU has managed to ‘take away’ Britain’s sovereign powers and has the ability to determine much of its legislation. The history of how this has occurred is rarely discussed, unlike other countries in Europe. How Europe shapes British public policy examines the development of the EU as a sectarian issue in the UK. It discusses the effects of disengagement through the political practices of policy making and the implications that this has had for depoliticisation in government and the civil service. It considers the effects of EU membership in shaping key policy areas - trade and privatization, the single market and the environment, and subsidiarity in the development and implementation of devolved and decentralized governance. It gives new and essential insights for students and practitioners of politics, governance and international relations.Less
Britain’s relationship with the European Union (EU) is frequently viewed as simple by the media and politicians. In ways - never really explained - the EU has managed to ‘take away’ Britain’s sovereign powers and has the ability to determine much of its legislation. The history of how this has occurred is rarely discussed, unlike other countries in Europe. How Europe shapes British public policy examines the development of the EU as a sectarian issue in the UK. It discusses the effects of disengagement through the political practices of policy making and the implications that this has had for depoliticisation in government and the civil service. It considers the effects of EU membership in shaping key policy areas - trade and privatization, the single market and the environment, and subsidiarity in the development and implementation of devolved and decentralized governance. It gives new and essential insights for students and practitioners of politics, governance and international relations.
Peter Kraftl, John Horton, and Faith Tucker
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781847428462
- eISBN:
- 9781447307259
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781847428462.003.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Children and Families
This chapter introduces some of the broader academic and policy/practitioner contexts for the chapters in the book. It reviews work in social studies of childhood, children's geographies and related ...
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This chapter introduces some of the broader academic and policy/practitioner contexts for the chapters in the book. It reviews work in social studies of childhood, children's geographies and related disciplines. It explores the ‘relevance’ debate in geography, especially around public- and policy-relevant geographies. It introduces readers to key approaches to critical discourse and policy analysis. The final section summarises the key themes in the book before introducing each chapter in turn.Less
This chapter introduces some of the broader academic and policy/practitioner contexts for the chapters in the book. It reviews work in social studies of childhood, children's geographies and related disciplines. It explores the ‘relevance’ debate in geography, especially around public- and policy-relevant geographies. It introduces readers to key approaches to critical discourse and policy analysis. The final section summarises the key themes in the book before introducing each chapter in turn.
Anna Boucher
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780719099458
- eISBN:
- 9781526104212
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719099458.001.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, UK Politics
In the global race for skilled immigrants, governments compete for workers. In pursuing such individuals, governments may incidentally discriminate on gender grounds. Existing gendered differences in ...
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In the global race for skilled immigrants, governments compete for workers. In pursuing such individuals, governments may incidentally discriminate on gender grounds. Existing gendered differences in the global labour market related to life course trajectories, pay gaps and occupational specialisation are refracted in skilled immigration selection policies. This book analyses the gendered terrain of skilled immigration policies across 12 countries and 37 skilled immigration visas. It argues that while skilled immigration policies are often gendered, this outcome is not inevitable and that governments possess scope in policy design. Further, the book explains the reasons why governments adopt more or less gender aware skilled immigration policies, drawing attention to the engagement of feminist groups and ethnocultural organisations in the policy process. In doing so, it utilises evidence from 128 elite interviews undertaken with representatives of these organisations, as well as government officials, parliamentarians, trade unions and business associations in Australia and Canada over the period 1988 through to 2013. Presenting the first book-length account of the global race for talent from a gender perspective, Gender, migration and the global race for talent will be read by graduate students, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners in the fields of immigration studies, political science, public policy, sociology, gender studies and Australian and Canadian studies.Less
In the global race for skilled immigrants, governments compete for workers. In pursuing such individuals, governments may incidentally discriminate on gender grounds. Existing gendered differences in the global labour market related to life course trajectories, pay gaps and occupational specialisation are refracted in skilled immigration selection policies. This book analyses the gendered terrain of skilled immigration policies across 12 countries and 37 skilled immigration visas. It argues that while skilled immigration policies are often gendered, this outcome is not inevitable and that governments possess scope in policy design. Further, the book explains the reasons why governments adopt more or less gender aware skilled immigration policies, drawing attention to the engagement of feminist groups and ethnocultural organisations in the policy process. In doing so, it utilises evidence from 128 elite interviews undertaken with representatives of these organisations, as well as government officials, parliamentarians, trade unions and business associations in Australia and Canada over the period 1988 through to 2013. Presenting the first book-length account of the global race for talent from a gender perspective, Gender, migration and the global race for talent will be read by graduate students, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners in the fields of immigration studies, political science, public policy, sociology, gender studies and Australian and Canadian studies.
Janice Morphet
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781447300465
- eISBN:
- 9781447310846
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447300465.003.0003
- Subject:
- Political Science, Public Policy
This chapter reviews the approach to making policy within the UK within central government. It also includes a discussion on the implications and influences on UK policy making since the ...
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This chapter reviews the approach to making policy within the UK within central government. It also includes a discussion on the implications and influences on UK policy making since the implementation of devolution in 1999. The chapter considers the influences on British public policy making primarily from those influences which are internal and those which are external. The internal influences include political party ideology, electoral cycles and role of internal policy units. There is a longer discussion on the role of the civil service in public policy making. The external influences are grouped into four categories - quasi-informal, opaque informal, formal and quasi-voluntaristic. The chapter concludes that the polices that have been devolved within the UK are those policies that the UK has pooled within the EU and are of less interest to the centre of government and the civil service.Less
This chapter reviews the approach to making policy within the UK within central government. It also includes a discussion on the implications and influences on UK policy making since the implementation of devolution in 1999. The chapter considers the influences on British public policy making primarily from those influences which are internal and those which are external. The internal influences include political party ideology, electoral cycles and role of internal policy units. There is a longer discussion on the role of the civil service in public policy making. The external influences are grouped into four categories - quasi-informal, opaque informal, formal and quasi-voluntaristic. The chapter concludes that the polices that have been devolved within the UK are those policies that the UK has pooled within the EU and are of less interest to the centre of government and the civil service.
Janice Morphet
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781447300465
- eISBN:
- 9781447310846
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447300465.003.0009
- Subject:
- Political Science, Public Policy
This concluding chapter of the book examines the way in which the EU shapes UK public policy in practice. It does this through a series of analytical lenses including agenda setting, the application ...
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This concluding chapter of the book examines the way in which the EU shapes UK public policy in practice. It does this through a series of analytical lenses including agenda setting, the application of a programmatic approach to government policy, policy persistence and operational style. It also consider the detachment of policy from delivery to create orphan polices and the amplification of EU policy through processes of ‘gold plating’. Finally there is a discussion of the use of ‘blame culture’. The chapter goes on to consider the implications of this shaping including quasi-marketisation of the public sector, constitutional reform, the development of policy institutions and the development of policy culture. In particular there is a discussion about the effects of depoliticisation on policy issues within the UK which are EU in origin. It also covers the UK’s policy dependency on the EU. The final part of this chapter considers the ways in which the provenance of EU policies within the UK can be detected including intertextuality, the role of meta narratives, orphan policies, continuity between political parties, persistence in delivery, absenting the ‘other’, shadow synchronicity, indirect comparison and comparative coincidence.Less
This concluding chapter of the book examines the way in which the EU shapes UK public policy in practice. It does this through a series of analytical lenses including agenda setting, the application of a programmatic approach to government policy, policy persistence and operational style. It also consider the detachment of policy from delivery to create orphan polices and the amplification of EU policy through processes of ‘gold plating’. Finally there is a discussion of the use of ‘blame culture’. The chapter goes on to consider the implications of this shaping including quasi-marketisation of the public sector, constitutional reform, the development of policy institutions and the development of policy culture. In particular there is a discussion about the effects of depoliticisation on policy issues within the UK which are EU in origin. It also covers the UK’s policy dependency on the EU. The final part of this chapter considers the ways in which the provenance of EU policies within the UK can be detected including intertextuality, the role of meta narratives, orphan policies, continuity between political parties, persistence in delivery, absenting the ‘other’, shadow synchronicity, indirect comparison and comparative coincidence.
Ann Southworth
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- March 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226768335
- eISBN:
- 9780226768366
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226768366.001.0001
- Subject:
- Law, Legal Profession and Ethics
A timely and multifaceted portrait of the lawyers who serve the diverse constituencies of the conservative movement, this book explains what unites and divides lawyers for the three major ...
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A timely and multifaceted portrait of the lawyers who serve the diverse constituencies of the conservative movement, this book explains what unites and divides lawyers for the three major groups—social conservatives, libertarians, and business advocates—that have coalesced in recent decades behind the Republican Party. Drawing on in-depth interviews with more than seventy lawyers who represent conservative and libertarian non-profit organizations, the book explores their values and identities, and traces the implications of their shared interest in promoting political strategies that give lawyers leading roles. The book goes on to illuminate the function of mediator organizations—such as the Heritage Foundation and the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy—that have succeeded in promoting cooperation among different factions of conservative lawyers. Such cooperation, it finds, has aided efforts to drive law and the legal profession politically rightward and to give lawyers greater prominence in the conservative movement. The book concludes, though, that tensions between the conservative law movement's elite and populist elements may ultimately lead to its undoing.Less
A timely and multifaceted portrait of the lawyers who serve the diverse constituencies of the conservative movement, this book explains what unites and divides lawyers for the three major groups—social conservatives, libertarians, and business advocates—that have coalesced in recent decades behind the Republican Party. Drawing on in-depth interviews with more than seventy lawyers who represent conservative and libertarian non-profit organizations, the book explores their values and identities, and traces the implications of their shared interest in promoting political strategies that give lawyers leading roles. The book goes on to illuminate the function of mediator organizations—such as the Heritage Foundation and the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy—that have succeeded in promoting cooperation among different factions of conservative lawyers. Such cooperation, it finds, has aided efforts to drive law and the legal profession politically rightward and to give lawyers greater prominence in the conservative movement. The book concludes, though, that tensions between the conservative law movement's elite and populist elements may ultimately lead to its undoing.
Sonja Blum and Klaus Schubert
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781447306252
- eISBN:
- 9781447310983
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447306252.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Politics, Social Movements and Social Change
This comprehensive study, part of the International Library of Policy Analysis, brings together for the first time a systemic overview of policy analysis activities in Germany. Written by leading ...
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This comprehensive study, part of the International Library of Policy Analysis, brings together for the first time a systemic overview of policy analysis activities in Germany. Written by leading experts in the field – including informed practitioners – it outlines the development of the discipline, identifies its role in academic education and research, and examines its styles and methods. The book also focuses on the role of public policy analysis for governments and parliaments, for parties, social partners, and interest groups. By offering a rich and timely analysis of policy analysis in Germany, this book is a valuable resource for academic exchange and for teaching, particularly in the fields of political science, social sciences, economics and geography. Moreover, by its broad, comprehensive understanding of ‘policy analysis’, the book will be of practical relevance and shape the debate for the future development of policy analysis in Germany and the different spheres where it is practiced.Less
This comprehensive study, part of the International Library of Policy Analysis, brings together for the first time a systemic overview of policy analysis activities in Germany. Written by leading experts in the field – including informed practitioners – it outlines the development of the discipline, identifies its role in academic education and research, and examines its styles and methods. The book also focuses on the role of public policy analysis for governments and parliaments, for parties, social partners, and interest groups. By offering a rich and timely analysis of policy analysis in Germany, this book is a valuable resource for academic exchange and for teaching, particularly in the fields of political science, social sciences, economics and geography. Moreover, by its broad, comprehensive understanding of ‘policy analysis’, the book will be of practical relevance and shape the debate for the future development of policy analysis in Germany and the different spheres where it is practiced.
Robert I. Field
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199746750
- eISBN:
- 9780199354528
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199746750.001.0001
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health
Private enterprise drives health care more pervasivelyin the United Statesthananywhere else in the developed world. To many people,thisis evidence of a resounding “free-market” success. However, ...
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Private enterprise drives health care more pervasivelyin the United Statesthananywhere else in the developed world. To many people,thisis evidence of a resounding “free-market” success. However, beneath the private veneer,the system also relies on a more influential but less visible player forindispensible support– the government. Public programs are of such foundational importance to American health care that they can be credited with creating the systemas it exists today. Private health care entrepreneurship actually representsa massive partnership between the public and private spheres. This book traces the role of seminal public programs in building four keyhealth care sectors into the financial powerhouses they are today - pharmaceuticals, hospitals, the medical profession, and private insurance. It followsthe history of each, recounts statistical trends in their growth, and illustrates with case studies the extensive impact of government policies. Beyond its accomplishments, health care’s public-private collaborationalso has its share of failings. In particular, public largess has spawned private sector behemoths that perennially lobby for regulatory favors and ever greater levels of support. This has helped to make American health care the most expensive in the world. Nevertheless, for better or worse, the government is the only entity with the resources and national perspective needed to create an infrastructure on which the system can rest. Its relationship with the private sector definesthe possibilities for meaningful reform, including prospects for the Obama plan. Calls to limit the government’s role would lead not to a more expansive system but to one that would wither away.Less
Private enterprise drives health care more pervasivelyin the United Statesthananywhere else in the developed world. To many people,thisis evidence of a resounding “free-market” success. However, beneath the private veneer,the system also relies on a more influential but less visible player forindispensible support– the government. Public programs are of such foundational importance to American health care that they can be credited with creating the systemas it exists today. Private health care entrepreneurship actually representsa massive partnership between the public and private spheres. This book traces the role of seminal public programs in building four keyhealth care sectors into the financial powerhouses they are today - pharmaceuticals, hospitals, the medical profession, and private insurance. It followsthe history of each, recounts statistical trends in their growth, and illustrates with case studies the extensive impact of government policies. Beyond its accomplishments, health care’s public-private collaborationalso has its share of failings. In particular, public largess has spawned private sector behemoths that perennially lobby for regulatory favors and ever greater levels of support. This has helped to make American health care the most expensive in the world. Nevertheless, for better or worse, the government is the only entity with the resources and national perspective needed to create an infrastructure on which the system can rest. Its relationship with the private sector definesthe possibilities for meaningful reform, including prospects for the Obama plan. Calls to limit the government’s role would lead not to a more expansive system but to one that would wither away.
Eliane Hollanda and Sandra Aparecida Venâncio de Siqueira
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781447306849
- eISBN:
- 9781447310976
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447306849.003.0020
- Subject:
- Sociology, Politics, Social Movements and Social Change
As no specific training in policy analysis has developed in Brazil, the chapter discusses instruction in the public policy field and the contribution of postgraduate education to preparing policy ...
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As no specific training in policy analysis has developed in Brazil, the chapter discusses instruction in the public policy field and the contribution of postgraduate education to preparing policy analysts. Political and policy analyses first related to subjects dear to Brazil's intelligentsia in the 20th century, when intellectuals and academics from various fields applied themselves basically to studying the State and the patterns of its development. Drawing a distinction between ‘instruction’ and ‘training’, the authors show that instruction forms part of the policy analyst's training, although that training is not restricted to academic instruction, but also incorporates professional practice.Less
As no specific training in policy analysis has developed in Brazil, the chapter discusses instruction in the public policy field and the contribution of postgraduate education to preparing policy analysts. Political and policy analyses first related to subjects dear to Brazil's intelligentsia in the 20th century, when intellectuals and academics from various fields applied themselves basically to studying the State and the patterns of its development. Drawing a distinction between ‘instruction’ and ‘training’, the authors show that instruction forms part of the policy analyst's training, although that training is not restricted to academic instruction, but also incorporates professional practice.
James Zhan and Joachim Karl
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780231172981
- eISBN:
- 9780231541640
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7312/columbia/9780231172981.003.0009
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Financial Economics
This chapter suggests that investment schemes should be redesigned according to a location’s sustainable development objectives and the potential contributions of FDI toward sustainable development. ...
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This chapter suggests that investment schemes should be redesigned according to a location’s sustainable development objectives and the potential contributions of FDI toward sustainable development. Not only will this help to avoid wasteful or inefficient incentives, the authors argue, but, by promoting sustainable development through incentive programs, governments could improve the viability of important investments (such as in electricity, water supply, health and education services), making those services more accessible and affordable for the poor, and the jurisdiction a more attractive investment destination.Less
This chapter suggests that investment schemes should be redesigned according to a location’s sustainable development objectives and the potential contributions of FDI toward sustainable development. Not only will this help to avoid wasteful or inefficient incentives, the authors argue, but, by promoting sustainable development through incentive programs, governments could improve the viability of important investments (such as in electricity, water supply, health and education services), making those services more accessible and affordable for the poor, and the jurisdiction a more attractive investment destination.
Jason Stahl
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- September 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781469627861
- eISBN:
- 9781469627885
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/northcarolina/9781469627861.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, Political History
From the middle of the twentieth century, think tanks have played an indelible role in the rise of American conservatism. Positioning themselves against the alleged liberal bias of the media, ...
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From the middle of the twentieth century, think tanks have played an indelible role in the rise of American conservatism. Positioning themselves against the alleged liberal bias of the media, academia, and the federal bureaucracy, conservative think tanks gained the attention of politicians and the public alike and were instrumental in promulgating conservative ideas. Yet, in spite of their formative influence on media and public opinion, little has been written on the history of these institutions. Right Moves is the first sustained investigation of the rise and historical development of the conservative think tank as a source of political and cultural power in the United States. What we now know as conservative think tanks--research and public relations institutions populated by conservative intellectuals--emerged in the postwar period as places for theorizing and “selling” public policies and ideologies to both lawmakers and the public at large. Right Moves traces the progression of think tanks from their outsider status in a world of New Deal and Great Society liberalism to their current prominence as a counterweight to progressive political institutions and thought in a “marketplace of ideas.” By examining the rise of the conservative think tank, Right Moves makes invaluable contributions to our historical understanding of conservatism, public policy formation, and capitalism.Less
From the middle of the twentieth century, think tanks have played an indelible role in the rise of American conservatism. Positioning themselves against the alleged liberal bias of the media, academia, and the federal bureaucracy, conservative think tanks gained the attention of politicians and the public alike and were instrumental in promulgating conservative ideas. Yet, in spite of their formative influence on media and public opinion, little has been written on the history of these institutions. Right Moves is the first sustained investigation of the rise and historical development of the conservative think tank as a source of political and cultural power in the United States. What we now know as conservative think tanks--research and public relations institutions populated by conservative intellectuals--emerged in the postwar period as places for theorizing and “selling” public policies and ideologies to both lawmakers and the public at large. Right Moves traces the progression of think tanks from their outsider status in a world of New Deal and Great Society liberalism to their current prominence as a counterweight to progressive political institutions and thought in a “marketplace of ideas.” By examining the rise of the conservative think tank, Right Moves makes invaluable contributions to our historical understanding of conservatism, public policy formation, and capitalism.
Janice Morphet
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781447300465
- eISBN:
- 9781447310846
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447300465.003.0004
- Subject:
- Political Science, Public Policy
This chapter discusses the range of theories and approaches to analyzing and evaluating the EU’s approach to policy making and shaping. It starts this through a consideration of external influences ...
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This chapter discusses the range of theories and approaches to analyzing and evaluating the EU’s approach to policy making and shaping. It starts this through a consideration of external influences on the EU including its membership of the WTO and OECD. It continues with a discussion on the effects of these external influences and how they operate in shaping EU policies and then translating these into the ways in which they influence the policies of the member states. This analysis continues with a discussion on the integrationist and intergovernmentalist schools of argument and separates these from Europeanisation assessments that can be both formal and informal in their approaches. The chapter also discusses Europeanisation as an intended and unintended consequence. The chapter concludes with a discussion on the type of governance machine that the EU embodies.Less
This chapter discusses the range of theories and approaches to analyzing and evaluating the EU’s approach to policy making and shaping. It starts this through a consideration of external influences on the EU including its membership of the WTO and OECD. It continues with a discussion on the effects of these external influences and how they operate in shaping EU policies and then translating these into the ways in which they influence the policies of the member states. This analysis continues with a discussion on the integrationist and intergovernmentalist schools of argument and separates these from Europeanisation assessments that can be both formal and informal in their approaches. The chapter also discusses Europeanisation as an intended and unintended consequence. The chapter concludes with a discussion on the type of governance machine that the EU embodies.
Janice Morphet
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781447300465
- eISBN:
- 9781447310846
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447300465.003.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, Public Policy
This chapter reviews the UK’s relationship with EU before and since its membership in 1972. It argues that the UK joined the EU with its head rather than its heart. It considers this with the EU’s ...
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This chapter reviews the UK’s relationship with EU before and since its membership in 1972. It argues that the UK joined the EU with its head rather than its heart. It considers this with the EU’s role and influence in policy shaping and leadership in that period. Finally, it examines the influence of the EU in the delivery of ten key UK policy areas introduced since 1979 which have been seen as domestic policies but have their provenance in pooled policy. These include privatization of the public services, devolution and the smoking ban. The chapter argues that there is a culture of denial of the influence of the UK pooling its policies within the EU and the effects that this has had over time.Less
This chapter reviews the UK’s relationship with EU before and since its membership in 1972. It argues that the UK joined the EU with its head rather than its heart. It considers this with the EU’s role and influence in policy shaping and leadership in that period. Finally, it examines the influence of the EU in the delivery of ten key UK policy areas introduced since 1979 which have been seen as domestic policies but have their provenance in pooled policy. These include privatization of the public services, devolution and the smoking ban. The chapter argues that there is a culture of denial of the influence of the UK pooling its policies within the EU and the effects that this has had over time.
Mark Freemen, Eleanor Gordon, and Krista Maglen (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- May 2015
- ISBN:
- 9781845861162
- eISBN:
- 9781474406222
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9781845861162.001.0001
- Subject:
- Law, Medical Law
This book amrks the contribution of Anne Crowther to scholarship in British history. Focusing on Scotland, it draws together the three main strands of Professor Crowther’s academic research – ...
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This book amrks the contribution of Anne Crowther to scholarship in British history. Focusing on Scotland, it draws together the three main strands of Professor Crowther’s academic research – welfare, medicine and legal history – and reflects the range of her historical scholarship. Based on original research, the essays in this book examine important developments in key Scottish institutions, question enduring myths about the nature of Scottish legal and medical practice, and explore the intersections between medicine, the law and public policy.Less
This book amrks the contribution of Anne Crowther to scholarship in British history. Focusing on Scotland, it draws together the three main strands of Professor Crowther’s academic research – welfare, medicine and legal history – and reflects the range of her historical scholarship. Based on original research, the essays in this book examine important developments in key Scottish institutions, question enduring myths about the nature of Scottish legal and medical practice, and explore the intersections between medicine, the law and public policy.
Kavita Datta
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- January 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781847428431
- eISBN:
- 9781447307549
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781847428431.003.0002
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Stratification, Inequality, and Mobility
Chapter Two details the evolution of public policy responses to financial exclusion in the UK. Focusing particularly upon formal banking, savings, credit and financial literacy, it highlights the key ...
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Chapter Two details the evolution of public policy responses to financial exclusion in the UK. Focusing particularly upon formal banking, savings, credit and financial literacy, it highlights the key initiatives initiated by the British state in conjunction with the financial services industry and third sector organisations. In so doing, the chapter highlights the key achievements and limitations of these endeavours in facilitating financial inclusion. The chapter then moves on to consider the varied impacts of these programmes upon migrant communities, highlighting the particular importance of nationality and immigration status in shaping access to financial inclusion programmes. The chapter concludes by considering the changing political and economic contexts within which current financial inclusion interventions are being shaped in the UK.Less
Chapter Two details the evolution of public policy responses to financial exclusion in the UK. Focusing particularly upon formal banking, savings, credit and financial literacy, it highlights the key initiatives initiated by the British state in conjunction with the financial services industry and third sector organisations. In so doing, the chapter highlights the key achievements and limitations of these endeavours in facilitating financial inclusion. The chapter then moves on to consider the varied impacts of these programmes upon migrant communities, highlighting the particular importance of nationality and immigration status in shaping access to financial inclusion programmes. The chapter concludes by considering the changing political and economic contexts within which current financial inclusion interventions are being shaped in the UK.
Kenneth McK Norrie
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9781845861193
- eISBN:
- 9781474406246
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9781845861193.003.0003
- Subject:
- Law, Family Law
Discusses the decision of the Canadian Supreme Court in Dobson v Dobson [1999] 2 SCR 753 which explored the circumstances in which a child would be able to sue its mother for ante-natal injuries. ...
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Discusses the decision of the Canadian Supreme Court in Dobson v Dobson [1999] 2 SCR 753 which explored the circumstances in which a child would be able to sue its mother for ante-natal injuries. They denied liability of the mother in all such circumstances and held instead that the matter was for the legislature.Less
Discusses the decision of the Canadian Supreme Court in Dobson v Dobson [1999] 2 SCR 753 which explored the circumstances in which a child would be able to sue its mother for ante-natal injuries. They denied liability of the mother in all such circumstances and held instead that the matter was for the legislature.
John Hills and Howard Glennerster
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199678303
- eISBN:
- 9780191757594
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199678303.003.0009
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Macro- and Monetary Economics, Public and Welfare
In the final chapter we draw out some of the implications of the picture we paint in the rest of the book for the current – and possible future – policy debate. Wealth is large, very unequally ...
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In the final chapter we draw out some of the implications of the picture we paint in the rest of the book for the current – and possible future – policy debate. Wealth is large, very unequally distributed, and its possession not only represents economic advantage, but also reinforces economic advantage, not just in people’s own lives but also across generations. But public policy towards it could be described as at best incoherent. We look at the central policy issues suggested by our analysis. What reforms might follow to achieve more economic efficiency or the aims of those starting from different political perspectives? Past experience suggests that coherent reforms are hard to achieve. The evidence presented in this volume shows, however, that the current policy mix as it stands fails to meet objectives that many would see as reasonable or important.Less
In the final chapter we draw out some of the implications of the picture we paint in the rest of the book for the current – and possible future – policy debate. Wealth is large, very unequally distributed, and its possession not only represents economic advantage, but also reinforces economic advantage, not just in people’s own lives but also across generations. But public policy towards it could be described as at best incoherent. We look at the central policy issues suggested by our analysis. What reforms might follow to achieve more economic efficiency or the aims of those starting from different political perspectives? Past experience suggests that coherent reforms are hard to achieve. The evidence presented in this volume shows, however, that the current policy mix as it stands fails to meet objectives that many would see as reasonable or important.
