scholarly journals Can a ‘veil of ignorance’ reduce the impact of distortionary taxation on public good valuations?

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 245-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morgan Beeson ◽  
Susan Chilton ◽  
Michael Jones-Lee ◽  
Hugh Metcalf ◽  
Jytte Seested Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Veil Of Ignorance ◽  
Distortionary Taxation ◽  
The Impact

Building the Queenslander: the contribution of school architecture to the formation of the child

1996 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-99
Author(s):  
Colin Symes
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Michel Foucault ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Social Planning ◽  
Special Significance ◽  
School Architecture ◽  
The Public ◽  
Educational Inquiry ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Conditions Of Learning

The material practices of school, as they relate to the child, have not figured prominently in the repertoire of educational inquiry. They have been examined only in so far that their understanding might result in optimising the conditions of learning or provide systematic explanations as to why school processes are inadequate. Any idea that the practices themselves might encode and instantiate visions of childhood and pedagogy contingent on broader schemes of social planning and ideas of the public good, does not appear to have entered the purview of those writing about education. Under the impact of thenouvelle histoireof Philippe Ariès and Michel Foucault, this situation is being redressed and there is an evolving body of literature devoted to the genealogy of classroom practice, with a specific focus on its origins and underpinning logics. Of special significance to such practice is the venue in which it takes place, namely, the school, which is a specialised form of architecture, housing a range of furnishings and facilities designed to enhance the positions of teacher and child in such a way as to advance the cause of education.

scholarly journals Performance of Broilers Fed with Maize Colonized by Either Toxigenic or Atoxigenic Strains of Aspergillus flavus with and without an Aflatoxin-Sequestering Agent

Toxins ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 565
Author(s):  
M. O. Samuel Aikore ◽  
Alejandro Ortega-Beltran ◽  
Daisy Eruvbetine ◽  
Joseph Atehnkeng ◽  
Titilayo D. O. Falade ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Aspergillus Flavus ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Broiler Performance ◽  
Practical Solution ◽  
Poultry Products ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Agricultural Areas ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Harmful Effects

In warm agricultural areas across the globe, maize, groundnut, and other crops become frequently contaminated with aflatoxins produced primarily by the fungus Aspergillus flavus. Crop contamination with those highly toxic and carcinogenic compounds impacts both human and animal health, as well as the income of farmers and trade. In Nigeria, poultry productivity is hindered by high prevalence of aflatoxins in feeds. A practical solution to decrease crop aflatoxin content is to use aflatoxin biocontrol products based on non-toxin-producing strains of A. flavus. The biocontrol product Aflasafe® was registered in 2014 for use in maize and groundnut grown in Nigeria. Its use allows the production of aflatoxin-safe maize and groundnut. A portion of the maize treated with Aflasafe in Nigeria is being used to manufacture feeds used by the poultry industry, and productivity is improving. One of the conditions to register Aflasafe with the national regulator was to demonstrate both the safety of Aflasafe-treated maize to avian species and the impact of Aflasafe as a public good. Results presented here demonstrate that the use of maize colonized by an atoxigenic strain of Aflasafe resulted in superior (p < 0.05) broiler performance in all evaluated parameters in comparison to broilers fed with toxigenic maize. Use of an aflatoxin-sequestering agent (ASA) was not sufficient to counteract the harmful effects of aflatoxins. Both the safety and public good value of Aflasafe were demonstrated during our study. In Nigeria, the availability of aflatoxin-safe crops as a result of using Aflasafe allows poultry producers to improve their productivity, their income, and the health of consumers of poultry products.

More Talk, Less Need for Monitoring: Communication and Deterrence in a Public Good Game

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-106
Author(s):  
David C. Kingsley ◽  
Daniel Muise
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Fixed Cost ◽  
Central Authority ◽  
Public Good Game ◽  
Endogenous Selection ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis paper investigates the impact of communication in a public good game with a central authority. The central authority includes a fixed cost that increases with the level of monitoring which in turn determines the level of deterrence. The level of monitoring is both exogenously and endogenously determined. Across three treatments subjects either have no opportunity to communicate, communicateonlywhen the level of monitoring is exogenously imposed, or communicateonlywhen the level of monitoring is endogenously selected. Results suggest that, in both treatments, average earnings are significantly higher with the opportunity to communicate. Most significantly, with the opportunity to communicate prior to endogenous selection, groups practically eliminate monitoring (imposing a low cost, non-deterrent, central authority), while maintaining a high level of contributions. Communication appears to make groups less dependent on institutional deterrence and allows them to reduce the costs of central authority.

scholarly journals Public Education: the ultimatum for the profession

1998 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 176-179
Author(s):  
M. Othman
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Target Group ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
Educational Aims ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Impact

The impact of public education is without question in the ‘public good’ domain and hence there is really no need to justify the demand for it. However, some professionals and scientists remain unconvinced about the necessity for it. This paper will lay out the benefits it holds for the scientists, categorise the target groups and identify the methods of approach for each target group and finally outline some strategies that can be adopted to achieve the educational aims.

scholarly journals The impact of endowment heterogeneity and origin on public good contributions: evidence from the lab

2005 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd L. Cherry ◽  
Stephan Kroll ◽  
Jason F. Shogren
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Information and Statistical Efforts of Selected Safety Network Institutions in the Area of Financial System Stability

2019 ◽  
pp. 143-157
Author(s):  
Piotr Komorowski ◽  
Dariusz Filip
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Financial System ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Overall Stability ◽  
System Information ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Impact

Financial system stability is considered a public good. The main role of the financial safety network is to stabilise the system. Information and statistical activities of institutions which belong to the safety network are the tools which may improve the stability. We need to stress that most decisions are based on information, in particular decisions on investment or speculation, hence by providing information and statistical data these institutions indirectly enhance the overall stability of the system. An overview and analysis of selected studies addressing financial system stability helped the authors draw theoret- ical and practical conclusions as to the stability itself and the impact of information and statistics upon its improvement.

Jean Grier and Mary Bownes, Private Giving, Public Good: The Impact of Philanthropy at the University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2014), vi+218pp. ISBN: 9780748699575

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Public Good ◽  
The State ◽  
Private Giving ◽  
Inherited Wealth ◽  
University Of Edinburgh ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Significant Support ◽  
Private Philanthropy

This chapter reviews the book Private Giving, Public Good: The Impact of Philanthropy at the University of Edinburgh (2014), by Jean Grier and Mary Bownes. The book offers an account of ‘private giving’, focusing primarily on recent gifts and drawing on the case of the University of Edinburgh. It shows that Scottish universities lacked the inherited wealth of Oxford and Cambridge. In the nineteenth century they received significant support from the state, but from the 1860s also made serious efforts to appeal to private donors and build up endowments. There is a chapter devoted to ‘research and scholarship’, which illustrates some of the problems of relying on private philanthropy. Another chapter deals with ‘bursaries, scholarships, and prizes’—once a favourite field for individual legacies and donations, and for the Carnegie Trust.

scholarly journals When Head Office Was Upstairs: How Corporate Concentration Changed a Television Newsroom

2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
James S. McLean
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Work Lives ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
The Public ◽  
Head Office ◽  
Technological Structure ◽  
Corporate Concentration ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact

Abstract: This paper undertakes a case study into the impact of corporate concentration on the newsroom at CKCK (CTV) Television in Regina, Saskatchewan. By comparing the newsgathering operation from the late 1980s with the one in operation today, changes to the organizational and technological structure of CKCK Television are pinpointed with respect to the effects on the work lives of journalists. This is accomplished through interviews with past and present employees and by observing the newsroom environment as it exists today. Through an assessment of daily work structures and the controls that are institutionally imposed, the manner in which journalists serve the public good is considered and questioned. Résumé : Cet article entreprend une étude de cas sur l’impact qu’a eu une convergence d’entreprises sur la salle des nouvelles de la station de télévision CKCK (CTV) à Régina au Saskatchewan. En comparant la collecte de l’information dans les années 1980 à celle de nos jours, l’article souligne comment les changements apportés à la structure organisationnelle et technologique de CKCK ont modifié le travail des journalistes. L’article atteint ce but au moyen d’entretiens avec des employés, tant anciens qu’actuels, et de l’observation de la salle des nouvelles telle qu’elle est aujourd’hui. En évaluant les structures établies pour le travail quotidien et les contrôles imposés par la station, l’article met en question combien les journalistes aujourd’hui sont réellement libres de servir le bien commun.

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