John D. Donahue and Mark A. Pollack
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780199245000
- eISBN:
- 9780191599996
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0199245002.003.0004
- Subject:
- Political Science, European Union
Identifies some general themes that typically figure in particular policy debates in the USA and the European Union. It first traces, in the broadest possible outlines, the historical rhythm of ...
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Identifies some general themes that typically figure in particular policy debates in the USA and the European Union. It first traces, in the broadest possible outlines, the historical rhythm of centralization and decentralization in the USA and the EU, and then offers a few observations, for each polity, on the phase of the cycle at the start of the twenty‐first century, discussing the rhythms of federalism in the USA, and the EU experience of integration and subsidiarity. The generic arguments that drive the specific debates involved often concern geography‐linked diversity, the advantages and disadvantages that come with governmental scale, the role of autonomous governments as testbeds for innovation, and the alignment of choice and consequence to minimize policy externalities.Less
Identifies some general themes that typically figure in particular policy debates in the USA and the European Union. It first traces, in the broadest possible outlines, the historical rhythm of centralization and decentralization in the USA and the EU, and then offers a few observations, for each polity, on the phase of the cycle at the start of the twenty‐first century, discussing the rhythms of federalism in the USA, and the EU experience of integration and subsidiarity. The generic arguments that drive the specific debates involved often concern geography‐linked diversity, the advantages and disadvantages that come with governmental scale, the role of autonomous governments as testbeds for innovation, and the alignment of choice and consequence to minimize policy externalities.
Graciana del Castillo
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780199237739
- eISBN:
- 9780191717239
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199237739.003.0015
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Development, Growth, and Environmental, International
Ongoing economic policy debates at specific times have affected economic reconstruction in countries coming out of war, from the period following the two World Wars to the post-Cold War experiences. ...
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Ongoing economic policy debates at specific times have affected economic reconstruction in countries coming out of war, from the period following the two World Wars to the post-Cold War experiences. These debates have naturally influenced the way sovereign governments and the international community plan for reconstruction and have been a major determinant of the international assistance and the conditionality imposed by donors. The general policy debate and the particular constraints to policymaking in post-conflict contexts should affect policymaking in the macro- and microeconomic areas; the required institutional arrangements; the policy mix; and in particular, the role of the state and the markets in economic reconstruction. This chapter analyzes the debate, the policy choices, and the policy constraints, and focuses on the need for a minimalist macroeconomic framework. The choice between flexible and fixed exchange rates; monetary and fiscal policies; fiscal federalism; and the real and external sectors are also addressed.Less
Ongoing economic policy debates at specific times have affected economic reconstruction in countries coming out of war, from the period following the two World Wars to the post-Cold War experiences. These debates have naturally influenced the way sovereign governments and the international community plan for reconstruction and have been a major determinant of the international assistance and the conditionality imposed by donors. The general policy debate and the particular constraints to policymaking in post-conflict contexts should affect policymaking in the macro- and microeconomic areas; the required institutional arrangements; the policy mix; and in particular, the role of the state and the markets in economic reconstruction. This chapter analyzes the debate, the policy choices, and the policy constraints, and focuses on the need for a minimalist macroeconomic framework. The choice between flexible and fixed exchange rates; monetary and fiscal policies; fiscal federalism; and the real and external sectors are also addressed.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Paul Waldman
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780195152777
- eISBN:
- 9780199833900
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195152778.003.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
The reports that journalists offer are not called “stories” by accident. This chapter analyzes a series of cases, in wars, electoral campaigns, and policy debates, in which dramatic stories framed ...
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The reports that journalists offer are not called “stories” by accident. This chapter analyzes a series of cases, in wars, electoral campaigns, and policy debates, in which dramatic stories framed coverage and overwhelmed the facts. As a result, inaccuracies passed into news and the public was left misinformed.Less
The reports that journalists offer are not called “stories” by accident. This chapter analyzes a series of cases, in wars, electoral campaigns, and policy debates, in which dramatic stories framed coverage and overwhelmed the facts. As a result, inaccuracies passed into news and the public was left misinformed.
ZOYA HASAN
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780197264515
- eISBN:
- 9780191734403
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- British Academy
- DOI:
- 10.5871/bacad/9780197264515.003.0007
- Subject:
- Sociology, Politics, Social Movements and Social Change
This chapter discusses the controversy generated by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's decision to extend reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in higher education. It looks ...
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This chapter discusses the controversy generated by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's decision to extend reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in higher education. It looks at two issues that have dominated Indian policy debates with regards to reservations for OBCs. The first issue is about whether caste is an indicator of disadvantage, while the second issue pertains to the conception of backwardness. The chapter shows that many issues still remain unresolved, such as the position of the more affluent segments and the position of minorities.Less
This chapter discusses the controversy generated by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's decision to extend reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in higher education. It looks at two issues that have dominated Indian policy debates with regards to reservations for OBCs. The first issue is about whether caste is an indicator of disadvantage, while the second issue pertains to the conception of backwardness. The chapter shows that many issues still remain unresolved, such as the position of the more affluent segments and the position of minorities.
Zhigang Yu and Charlotte Hu
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780231170079
- eISBN:
- 9780231540810
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7312/columbia/9780231170079.003.0006
- Subject:
- Law, Criminal Law and Criminology
This chapter reviews China’s domestic debate over abolition of the death penalty. Instead of trying to end the death penalty practice immediately, Chinese scholars seemingly reached a consensus that ...
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This chapter reviews China’s domestic debate over abolition of the death penalty. Instead of trying to end the death penalty practice immediately, Chinese scholars seemingly reached a consensus that abolition is a long-term goal but retention is necessary at this stage given China’s current situation.Less
This chapter reviews China’s domestic debate over abolition of the death penalty. Instead of trying to end the death penalty practice immediately, Chinese scholars seemingly reached a consensus that abolition is a long-term goal but retention is necessary at this stage given China’s current situation.
Kari Karppinen
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780823245123
- eISBN:
- 9780823268979
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823245123.003.0006
- Subject:
- Information Science, Communications
This chapter begins by examining the rise of media pluralism as one of the main principles of European media policy. It shows the political rationalities associated with its various definitions by ...
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This chapter begins by examining the rise of media pluralism as one of the main principles of European media policy. It shows the political rationalities associated with its various definitions by analyzing two case studies. The first case seeks to introduce a European approach on media concentration and pluralism; while the second deals with the arguments involved in recent debates on the role of public service media in the new digital landscape. The chapter generally identifies the key arguments communicated in media policy debates; analyzes which expressions of media pluralism have become hegemonic in European media policy; and examines how media pluralism has been used, defined, and functionalized in these contexts.Less
This chapter begins by examining the rise of media pluralism as one of the main principles of European media policy. It shows the political rationalities associated with its various definitions by analyzing two case studies. The first case seeks to introduce a European approach on media concentration and pluralism; while the second deals with the arguments involved in recent debates on the role of public service media in the new digital landscape. The chapter generally identifies the key arguments communicated in media policy debates; analyzes which expressions of media pluralism have become hegemonic in European media policy; and examines how media pluralism has been used, defined, and functionalized in these contexts.
Nicola Jones and Andy Sumner
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781847424464
- eISBN:
- 9781447301691
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781847424464.003.0007
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Stratification, Inequality, and Mobility
This chapter deals with children and the knowledge–policy interface in Latin America. It briefly outlines the extent and nature of child poverty and well-being across Latin America using the 3D ...
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This chapter deals with children and the knowledge–policy interface in Latin America. It briefly outlines the extent and nature of child poverty and well-being across Latin America using the 3D well-being approach and reflects on the characteristics of the knowledge-generation process in this region. The chapter discusses opportunities and challenges involved in the knowledge–policy interface surrounding child well-being in Latin America, paying particular attention to the role of the media in shaping policy debates in the region and the rise of civil society in demanding greater accountability and transparency over the last two decades. It presents a case study of evidence-informed policy change in the context of an NGO-led initiative aimed at mainstreaming children's rights into macro-policy debates about trade liberalization, good governance, and service delivery in Peru.Less
This chapter deals with children and the knowledge–policy interface in Latin America. It briefly outlines the extent and nature of child poverty and well-being across Latin America using the 3D well-being approach and reflects on the characteristics of the knowledge-generation process in this region. The chapter discusses opportunities and challenges involved in the knowledge–policy interface surrounding child well-being in Latin America, paying particular attention to the role of the media in shaping policy debates in the region and the rise of civil society in demanding greater accountability and transparency over the last two decades. It presents a case study of evidence-informed policy change in the context of an NGO-led initiative aimed at mainstreaming children's rights into macro-policy debates about trade liberalization, good governance, and service delivery in Peru.
Adam Benforado and Jon Hanson
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199737512
- eISBN:
- 9780199918638
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199737512.003.0012
- Subject:
- Psychology, Social Psychology
This chapter describes a major rift extending across many important debates over our legal structures, policies, and theories of law. It argues that the divide is based, to a significant extent, on ...
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This chapter describes a major rift extending across many important debates over our legal structures, policies, and theories of law. It argues that the divide is based, to a significant extent, on contrasting attributional tendencies: the less accurate dispositionist approach, which explains outcomes and behavior with reference to people’s dispositions (that is, stable personalities, preferences, and the like), and the more accurate situationist approach, which bases attributions of causation and responsibility on unseen influences within us and around us (that is, cognitive proclivities and structures and external environmental forces). As this chapter summarizes, research on the underlying motives and conceptual metaphors behind conservatism and liberalism help explain the vital connections between those attributional styles and political ideologies.Less
This chapter describes a major rift extending across many important debates over our legal structures, policies, and theories of law. It argues that the divide is based, to a significant extent, on contrasting attributional tendencies: the less accurate dispositionist approach, which explains outcomes and behavior with reference to people’s dispositions (that is, stable personalities, preferences, and the like), and the more accurate situationist approach, which bases attributions of causation and responsibility on unseen influences within us and around us (that is, cognitive proclivities and structures and external environmental forces). As this chapter summarizes, research on the underlying motives and conceptual metaphors behind conservatism and liberalism help explain the vital connections between those attributional styles and political ideologies.
Rachel S. Turner
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748632688
- eISBN:
- 9780748652792
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748632688.001.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, Political Theory
Neo-liberalism has been one of the most influential ideologies since the Second World War. This book provides an original account of its intellectual foundations, development, and conceptual ...
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Neo-liberalism has been one of the most influential ideologies since the Second World War. This book provides an original account of its intellectual foundations, development, and conceptual configuration as an ideology. It presents a comparative study of the development and nature of neo-liberal ideas in the national contexts of Germany, Britain, and the United States since the twentieth century, addressing the following questions: What are neo-liberalism's intellectual origins? What influence did neo-liberalism have on public policy debates? What are neo-liberalism's core concepts, and how have they been interpreted in different national contexts that make it a distinctive ideology? In answering these questions, the book provides a deeper insight into the historical and intellectual origins and conceptual configuration of an ideology that reshaped politics and societies across the world. It explores the intellectual and historical genesis of neo-liberalism, presents a case study of ideological growth and formation, and concentrates on the four core concepts at the centre of neo-liberal ideology: the market, welfare, the constitution, and property.Less
Neo-liberalism has been one of the most influential ideologies since the Second World War. This book provides an original account of its intellectual foundations, development, and conceptual configuration as an ideology. It presents a comparative study of the development and nature of neo-liberal ideas in the national contexts of Germany, Britain, and the United States since the twentieth century, addressing the following questions: What are neo-liberalism's intellectual origins? What influence did neo-liberalism have on public policy debates? What are neo-liberalism's core concepts, and how have they been interpreted in different national contexts that make it a distinctive ideology? In answering these questions, the book provides a deeper insight into the historical and intellectual origins and conceptual configuration of an ideology that reshaped politics and societies across the world. It explores the intellectual and historical genesis of neo-liberalism, presents a case study of ideological growth and formation, and concentrates on the four core concepts at the centre of neo-liberal ideology: the market, welfare, the constitution, and property.
Jocelyn Jones Evans
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780813125886
- eISBN:
- 9780813135489
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813125886.003.0006
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
This chapter discusses and traces the impact of security threats on the project development and management of the Capitol Visitor Center. It was under construction from 2001 to 2008 and was opened to ...
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This chapter discusses and traces the impact of security threats on the project development and management of the Capitol Visitor Center. It was under construction from 2001 to 2008 and was opened to the public on December 2, 2008. The chapter examines the evolution of the policy debate that surrounded the Capitol Visitor Center and the subsequent debate over management of the massive project.Less
This chapter discusses and traces the impact of security threats on the project development and management of the Capitol Visitor Center. It was under construction from 2001 to 2008 and was opened to the public on December 2, 2008. The chapter examines the evolution of the policy debate that surrounded the Capitol Visitor Center and the subsequent debate over management of the massive project.
John Field
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781861346551
- eISBN:
- 9781447303374
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781861346551.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Economic Sociology
This book confirms the significance of social capital as an analytical tool, while challenging the basis on which current policy is being developed. It offers a wealth of evidence on a topic which ...
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This book confirms the significance of social capital as an analytical tool, while challenging the basis on which current policy is being developed. It offers a wealth of evidence on a topic which has become central to contemporary government; provides a detailed empirical investigation of the relationship between social capital, knowledge creation, and lifelong learning; relates the findings to wider policy debates; questions the dominant theoretical models of social capital; and confronts the assumption of many policy makers that the obvious solution to social problems is to ‘invest in social capital’.Less
This book confirms the significance of social capital as an analytical tool, while challenging the basis on which current policy is being developed. It offers a wealth of evidence on a topic which has become central to contemporary government; provides a detailed empirical investigation of the relationship between social capital, knowledge creation, and lifelong learning; relates the findings to wider policy debates; questions the dominant theoretical models of social capital; and confronts the assumption of many policy makers that the obvious solution to social problems is to ‘invest in social capital’.
Mark Mason
- Published in print:
- 1997
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198292647
- eISBN:
- 9780191684937
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198292647.001.0001
- Subject:
- Business and Management, International Business, Political Economy
Japanese foreign direct investment surged into Western markets in the late 1980s provoking intense policy debates in Europe and America. How did the European authorities respond to this ‘Japanese ...
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Japanese foreign direct investment surged into Western markets in the late 1980s provoking intense policy debates in Europe and America. How did the European authorities respond to this ‘Japanese Challenge’? How did their response compare to the US policy record? Does this international business activity give any insights into the idea of increasing convergence of behaviour of the world's capitalist economies? To answer these questions, the book investigates European policies towards the Japanese Challenge in cross-national and historical perspectives. It compares the policy response of European governments with that of the US government by contrasting case studies in three key sectors: the automobile industry, consumer electronics, and banking. The case studies are then examined in the context of wider policy patterns and models across the entire Triad throughout the postwar period.Less
Japanese foreign direct investment surged into Western markets in the late 1980s provoking intense policy debates in Europe and America. How did the European authorities respond to this ‘Japanese Challenge’? How did their response compare to the US policy record? Does this international business activity give any insights into the idea of increasing convergence of behaviour of the world's capitalist economies? To answer these questions, the book investigates European policies towards the Japanese Challenge in cross-national and historical perspectives. It compares the policy response of European governments with that of the US government by contrasting case studies in three key sectors: the automobile industry, consumer electronics, and banking. The case studies are then examined in the context of wider policy patterns and models across the entire Triad throughout the postwar period.
Gillian Abel, Lisa Fitzgerald, and Catherine Healy (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781847423344
- eISBN:
- 9781447303664
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781847423344.001.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Crime and Justice
New Zealand was the first country in the world to decriminalise all sectors of sex work. This book looks its experience of decriminalisation. It provides first-hand views and experiences of this ...
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New Zealand was the first country in the world to decriminalise all sectors of sex work. This book looks its experience of decriminalisation. It provides first-hand views and experiences of this policy from the point of view of those involved in the sex industry, as well as people involved in developing, implementing, researching, and reviewing the policy. The book presents an example of radical legal reform in an area of current policy debate.Less
New Zealand was the first country in the world to decriminalise all sectors of sex work. This book looks its experience of decriminalisation. It provides first-hand views and experiences of this policy from the point of view of those involved in the sex industry, as well as people involved in developing, implementing, researching, and reviewing the policy. The book presents an example of radical legal reform in an area of current policy debate.
Heike Klüver
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199657445
- eISBN:
- 9780191751479
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199657445.003.0005
- Subject:
- Political Science, European Union
Chapter 5 provides an overview of the policy debates studied in this book. This chapter first investigates the characteristics of the policy issues on which interest groups lobby the European ...
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Chapter 5 provides an overview of the policy debates studied in this book. This chapter first investigates the characteristics of the policy issues on which interest groups lobby the European institutions. The chapter sheds light on which types of issues are typically discussed, how salient and complex these issues are, and how much conflict they generate among interest groups. Afterwards the population of interest groups that mobilized in the selected policy debates is closely examined by investigating which types of interest groups mobilize, where they come from, and what resources they have at their disposal. Finally, this chapter provides a thorough analysis of the structure of conflict underlying the policy debates and the lobbying coalition patterns that have emerged on these issues. The chapter concludes with a summary of the most important features of policy debates in the European Union.Less
Chapter 5 provides an overview of the policy debates studied in this book. This chapter first investigates the characteristics of the policy issues on which interest groups lobby the European institutions. The chapter sheds light on which types of issues are typically discussed, how salient and complex these issues are, and how much conflict they generate among interest groups. Afterwards the population of interest groups that mobilized in the selected policy debates is closely examined by investigating which types of interest groups mobilize, where they come from, and what resources they have at their disposal. Finally, this chapter provides a thorough analysis of the structure of conflict underlying the policy debates and the lobbying coalition patterns that have emerged on these issues. The chapter concludes with a summary of the most important features of policy debates in the European Union.
Dale F. Lott
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520233386
- eISBN:
- 9780520930742
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520233386.003.0023
- Subject:
- Biology, Natural History and Field Guides
Today, the hide hunt and the hide hunters seem utterly foreign to most of us. The hide hunters have achieved the anomalous status of despised frontiersmen. Public policy toward wilderness and wild ...
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Today, the hide hunt and the hide hunters seem utterly foreign to most of us. The hide hunters have achieved the anomalous status of despised frontiersmen. Public policy toward wilderness and wild things implements attitudes — private values. The value we put on animals feels so natural and right and inevitable that it's a shock when we first learn that others feel differently about an animal's death. There is no more dramatic illustration of such differences and their consequences than the public policy debate in the 1870s about the fate of the bison. At one level it was about consequences: impact on Native Americans, impact on the bison as a natural resource, proposed legislation. But the debate drew on, and illustrated, basic attitudes toward wildlife in general and bison in particular. Then as now, attitudes were mixed.Less
Today, the hide hunt and the hide hunters seem utterly foreign to most of us. The hide hunters have achieved the anomalous status of despised frontiersmen. Public policy toward wilderness and wild things implements attitudes — private values. The value we put on animals feels so natural and right and inevitable that it's a shock when we first learn that others feel differently about an animal's death. There is no more dramatic illustration of such differences and their consequences than the public policy debate in the 1870s about the fate of the bison. At one level it was about consequences: impact on Native Americans, impact on the bison as a natural resource, proposed legislation. But the debate drew on, and illustrated, basic attitudes toward wildlife in general and bison in particular. Then as now, attitudes were mixed.
Alan Walker, Adrian Sinfield, and Carol Walker (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781847427151
- eISBN:
- 9781447302353
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781847427151.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Stratification, Inequality, and Mobility
This book makes a vital academic and political statement in the cause of social justice. It begins with an appreciation of the seminal contributions of Peter Townsend (1928–2009), and applies them to ...
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This book makes a vital academic and political statement in the cause of social justice. It begins with an appreciation of the seminal contributions of Peter Townsend (1928–2009), and applies them to contemporary policy debates. The book brings together many of the leading contributors to current debates in this field and provides a manifesto for change for students and researchers in the social sciences, policy makers and practitioners, and everybody with an interest in creating a more equal and socially just society.Less
This book makes a vital academic and political statement in the cause of social justice. It begins with an appreciation of the seminal contributions of Peter Townsend (1928–2009), and applies them to contemporary policy debates. The book brings together many of the leading contributors to current debates in this field and provides a manifesto for change for students and researchers in the social sciences, policy makers and practitioners, and everybody with an interest in creating a more equal and socially just society.
David J. Hunter
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781861349293
- eISBN:
- 9781447303855
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781861349293.003.0005
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health
This chapter examines rationing and priority setting in the health care sector. It investigates why rationing is no longer much discussed in contemporary health policy debates, while it was on every ...
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This chapter examines rationing and priority setting in the health care sector. It investigates why rationing is no longer much discussed in contemporary health policy debates, while it was on every policy maker's lips just a decade ago. It explores how the issues of rationing and priority setting are being addressed in health systems that continue to have to manage growing demand with limited resources.Less
This chapter examines rationing and priority setting in the health care sector. It investigates why rationing is no longer much discussed in contemporary health policy debates, while it was on every policy maker's lips just a decade ago. It explores how the issues of rationing and priority setting are being addressed in health systems that continue to have to manage growing demand with limited resources.
Elisabeth S. Clemens and Doug Guthrie (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- February 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226109961
- eISBN:
- 9780226109985
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226109985.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Comparative and Historical Sociology
Exhorting people to volunteer is part of the everyday vocabulary of American politics. Routinely, members of both major parties call for partnerships between government and nonprofit organizations. ...
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Exhorting people to volunteer is part of the everyday vocabulary of American politics. Routinely, members of both major parties call for partnerships between government and nonprofit organizations. These entreaties increase dramatically during times of crisis, and the voluntary efforts of ordinary citizens are now seen as a necessary supplement to government intervention. But despite the ubiquity of the idea of volunteerism in public policy debates, analysis of its role in American governance has been fragmented. Bringing together a diverse set of disciplinary approaches, this book is a thorough examination of the place of voluntary associations in political history and an astute investigation into contemporary experiments in reshaping that role. The essays here reveal the key role nonprofits have played in the evolution of both the workplace and welfare, and illuminate the way that government's retreat from welfare has radically altered the relationship between nonprofits and corporations.Less
Exhorting people to volunteer is part of the everyday vocabulary of American politics. Routinely, members of both major parties call for partnerships between government and nonprofit organizations. These entreaties increase dramatically during times of crisis, and the voluntary efforts of ordinary citizens are now seen as a necessary supplement to government intervention. But despite the ubiquity of the idea of volunteerism in public policy debates, analysis of its role in American governance has been fragmented. Bringing together a diverse set of disciplinary approaches, this book is a thorough examination of the place of voluntary associations in political history and an astute investigation into contemporary experiments in reshaping that role. The essays here reveal the key role nonprofits have played in the evolution of both the workplace and welfare, and illuminate the way that government's retreat from welfare has radically altered the relationship between nonprofits and corporations.
Sarah Louise Nash
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- May 2020
- ISBN:
- 9781529201260
- eISBN:
- 9781529201307
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781529201260.003.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Migration Studies (including Refugee Studies)
This introductory chapter discusses the relationship between migration and climate change. The idea that people are being forced to move because of climate change, and that in the future even more ...
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This introductory chapter discusses the relationship between migration and climate change. The idea that people are being forced to move because of climate change, and that in the future even more people will be forced to do so, has captured imaginations globally. The majority of these representations of lives touched by climate change are expressions of outrage that the actions of a few will affect the lives of so many, that climate change will have consequences so grave that people will be forced to leave their homes. These contributions to the discourse, infused with sentiments of climate justice and undertones of a fear of people on the move, are the facets of the discourse most often visible to wider society. They have also led to impassioned calls for action to be taken at the global level, where these vibrant, raw and often emotional pleas are transformed into the dry, bureaucratic, technocratic world of international policy making. Set against this background, the aim of this book is to examine the distinct policy debate surrounding the climate change and human mobility nexus, in particular the construction of these two related concepts as a distinct phenomenon that requires policy responses.Less
This introductory chapter discusses the relationship between migration and climate change. The idea that people are being forced to move because of climate change, and that in the future even more people will be forced to do so, has captured imaginations globally. The majority of these representations of lives touched by climate change are expressions of outrage that the actions of a few will affect the lives of so many, that climate change will have consequences so grave that people will be forced to leave their homes. These contributions to the discourse, infused with sentiments of climate justice and undertones of a fear of people on the move, are the facets of the discourse most often visible to wider society. They have also led to impassioned calls for action to be taken at the global level, where these vibrant, raw and often emotional pleas are transformed into the dry, bureaucratic, technocratic world of international policy making. Set against this background, the aim of this book is to examine the distinct policy debate surrounding the climate change and human mobility nexus, in particular the construction of these two related concepts as a distinct phenomenon that requires policy responses.
Albert N. Link and John T. Scott
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- May 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199729685
- eISBN:
- 9780199894697
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199729685.003.0010
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Public and Welfare
This concluding chapter emphasizes the importance of economic theory as a guiding criterion for program evaluation. Caveats about economic-based evaluations are offered. Finally, an argument is ...
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This concluding chapter emphasizes the importance of economic theory as a guiding criterion for program evaluation. Caveats about economic-based evaluations are offered. Finally, an argument is proffered that program evaluations are important for informed policy debate.Less
This concluding chapter emphasizes the importance of economic theory as a guiding criterion for program evaluation. Caveats about economic-based evaluations are offered. Finally, an argument is proffered that program evaluations are important for informed policy debate.
