Conclusion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meg Russell ◽  
Daniel Gover
Keyword(s):  
Policy Agenda ◽  
Policy Influence ◽  
Significant Power ◽  
Important Sense ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Way

This chapter summarizes the book’s findings, and provides a substantive analysis of the way policy influence operates at Westminster. It concludes that parliament has significant power that takes several distinct forms. The chapter summarizes the changes made to the 12 case study bills, and draws on interview evidence from insiders about parliament’s overall influence in the process. It identifies six ‘faces’ of parliamentary power over legislation—including visible change through amendments, but also ‘anticipated reactions’, more subtle internalization by government of parliament’s desires, setting the policy agenda (‘issue politicization’), exposure and accountability, and, finally, supporting the government. The chapter explores how these different forms of influence are exercised by different actors at Westminster—particularly including the opposition and government backbenchers. It concludes that Westminster can, despite common perceptions, be viewed as a ‘legislator’ in an important sense, and discusses why there may be a mismatch between common perceptions and reality.

scholarly journals Governing the Arctic: The Russian State Commission for Arctic Development and the Forging of a New Domestic Arctic Policy Agenda

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (0) ◽  
pp. 190
Author(s):  
Helge Blakkisrud
Keyword(s):  
Policy Formulation ◽  
The State ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Policy Agenda ◽  
Russian Government ◽  
State Commission ◽  
Relative Neglect ◽  
The Government ◽  
Arctic Policy

After a period of relative neglect in the 1990s and early 2000s, the Arctic is back on the agenda of the Russian authorities. To ensure efficient coordination and implementation of its Arctic strategy, the government in 2015 established a State Commission for Arctic Development. It was to serve as a platform for coordinating the implementation of the government’s ambitious plans for the Arctic, for exchange of information among Arctic actors, and for ironing out interagency and interregional conflicts. Based on a case study of the State Commission for Arctic Development, this article has a twofold goal. First, it explores the current Russian domestic Arctic agenda, mapping key actors and priorities and examining the results achieved so far. Second, it discusses what this case study may tell us the about policy formulation and implementation in Russia today. We find that while the government’s renewed focus on the Arctic Zone has yielded some impressive results, the State Commission has been at best a mixed success. The case study demonstrates how, in the context of authoritarian modernization, the Russian government struggles to come up with effective and efficient institutions for Arctic governance. Moreover, the widespread image of a Russian governance model based on a strictly hierarchic “power vertical” must be modified. Russia’s Arctic policy agenda is characterized by infighting and bureaucratic obstructionism: even when Putin intervenes personally, achieving the desired goals can prove difficult.

Green Manufacturing

2020 ◽  
pp. 416-422
Author(s):  
Saurabh Sen ◽  
Ruchi L. Sen
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Green Manufacturing ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Industrial Activity ◽  
Key Driver ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Way

The manufacturing sector has greater responsibility for conducting and operating its business. The primary objective of every unit is to maximize profits. The manufacturing sector is the key driver of energy consumption and if an automobile consumes high fuel or if the resources are under-utilized, it is definitely the fault of the manufacturer. If we seriously need a solution to these problems, we need to change the way we design, manufacture, and sell the products. The manufacturing sector must use energy and resources efficiently. ‘Green Manufacturing' or sustainable industrial activity is the need of the hour and the Government of India requires the manufacturing sector to play a bigger role in the country's economy. This paper focuses on the initiative taken by the industries to make the environment eco-friendly. The paper further will emphasize upon a case study of Hero MotoCop.

scholarly journals Frontline: ‘Cloud forest’, court battles and competing narratives: A Pacific research journalism case study

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 241
Author(s):  
Kayt Davies
Keyword(s):  
Solomon Islands ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Publication Process ◽  
Land Owners ◽  
International Issues ◽  
The Government ◽  
Journalistic Practice ◽  
The Way

This Frontline article documents and analyses the process of creating a piece of journalism about an Indigenous-run legal bid in the Solomon Islands to challenge potentially corrupt government logging approvals. It also documents the responses of 12 editors to whom the piece was presented to, including the reasons, in terms of standard newsworthiness criterion, that some of them gave for not running the article. This process illustrates how the criteria exclude coverage of some international issues. According to lawyers working on it, this case could set important legal precedents that change the way companies deal with both the government and traditional land owners in the Solomon Islands. Spreading its relevance to other places, the story, when told at length, differs from and therefore challenges stereotypical narratives about PacificIslanders. In doing so, it contributes to a process called ‘social bridging’ described by Ward (2010) as being an aim of ethical journalistic practice. The writing and publication process are analysed with reference to Foucault’s (1972) model of discourse and enunciative modalities.Pictured: Figure 1: ‘Cloud forest’: Mt Rano from the crater rim near Mt Veve on Kolombangara Island. Image: Andrew Cox/Pacific Scoop

scholarly journals REVEALING THE SUCCESS OF RENITA ENCENG GONDOK IN MAINTAINING ITS BUSINESS EXISTENCE

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Eka Wahyu Liana ◽  
Rr. Lulus Prapti Nugroho S.S ◽  
Dian Triyani
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Material Quality ◽  
Production Section ◽  
The Government ◽  
Paper Towels ◽  
The Way

<p><em>This research was conducted at the Renita Eceng Gondok SME, Demakan, Banyubiru, Ambarawa, Semarang in the marketing and production section. The aim of this study is to explore the success of the Renita Eceng SME business in maintaining its existence.</em><em> This study is a case study with triangulation of data sources, observation data, interviews, documentation, and narratives. Informant study is based on the appropriate principle and adequacy. There are 6 basic informant principles in this study. The results of this study indicate that the strategy of Renita Eceng Gondok in achieving success and maintaining its existence is paying attention on material quality and improve the skill of their employee (human resources). The way of Renita Enceng Gondok explores creative ideas in creating variety of superior Enceng Gondok handycrafts products is by looking for patterns from internet then they developed the pattern based on the instruction from the owner of Renita Eceng Gondok. These ideas were turn into shoes, sandals, paper towels, jars, trash bins, frame, miniatures, and glass for hotel construction, laundry baskets, and others. The government supports this SME by facilitating exhibitions, training in management, marketing, equipments, etc. </em></p>

A search for new paths in Chinese industrial relations

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 35-37
Author(s):  
John Wheatcroft
Keyword(s):  
Trade Unions ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Gradual Transition ◽  
Employment Relations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Way

Purpose Collective bargaining (CB) in China is perceived as inadequate, thanks to the lack of trade union independence and representation. However, there are interesting developments in some parts of the country, including Wenling, a massive manufacturing center examined here. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative case study covers all stakeholders, including the government, trade unions, sweater association, workers and employers. Findings This paper examines initially the way that trade unions are constrained by corporatism in China. Increased industrial conflicts could push employers to become the engine of change. It finds that employers endeavor to use CB as a tool to stabilize employment relations and neutralize workers resistance. A gradual transition in labor relations system is on the way. The “Wenling Way” described here could become more widely used and is seen in some quarters as a possible model. Originality/value This paper offers new insights into the under-reported area of Chinese industrial relations.

The Macroeconomics of Margaret Thatcher

2002 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger E. Backhouse
Keyword(s):  
Economic History ◽  
The Political ◽  
Quantity Theory ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Margaret Thatcher ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Way

The government of Margaret Thatcher forms a revealing case study of how economic ideas become entwined with the political and economic history of any country where attempts are made to apply them. As each of the papers in this symposium points out, Thatcher and her government became inextricably associated with “monetarism.” They were influenced by a range of economists, including Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek, but the policies that went under the label of monetarism ended up being very different from what one would expect from reading the academic literature on monetarism. Though it shared important features, Monetarism came to mean something very diferent from, for example, Friedman's quantity theory. More significantly, the meaning of monetarism and the way it was applied changed signi cantly during the government's period in office. Many of these changes were in response to specific economic problems that the government was forced to confront. To understand the way economic ideas developed, and why monetarism was interpreted in the way it was, therefore, it is important to understand the macroeconomic history of the period. That is the purpose of this paper.

Green Manufacturing

2016 ◽  
pp. 178-184
Author(s):  
Saurabh Sen ◽  
Ruchi L. Sen
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Green Manufacturing ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Industrial Activity ◽  
Key Driver ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Way

The manufacturing sector has greater responsibility for conducting and operating its business. The primary objective of every unit is to maximize profits. The manufacturing sector is the key driver of energy consumption and if an automobile consumes high fuel or if the resources are under-utilized, it is definitely the fault of the manufacturer. If we seriously need a solution to these problems, we need to change the way we design, manufacture, and sell the products. The manufacturing sector must use energy and resources efficiently. ‘Green Manufacturing' or sustainable industrial activity is the need of the hour and the Government of India requires the manufacturing sector to play a bigger role in the country's economy. This paper focuses on the initiative taken by the industries to make the environment eco-friendly. The paper further will emphasize upon a case study of Hero MotoCop.

The opposition's policy influence through issue politicisation

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Bech Seeberg
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Policy Position ◽  
Policy Agenda ◽  
Penal Policy ◽  
Quarterly Data ◽  
Policy Influence ◽  
The Government

AbstractIn a quantitative study using unique quarterly data across two decades, this article addresses the opposition's opportunities to influence policy; a topic that has been neglected in existing party-policy research. The idea that is developed is applied to a remarkable policy development on crime during the Danish leftwing government in the 1990s. Contrary to its policy position when it took office in 1993, the leftwing government repeatedly adopted severe restrictions to penal policy. The policy position of the rightwing opposition and its vehement and persistent criticism of the government provide an explanation, the article argues. Taking media coverage, public opinion, violence statistics, and the government's performance into account, the analysis shows that opposition criticism spurred the penal policy restrictions. Hence, by incorporating a policy agenda perspective, this article encourages a broadening of the perspective on parties’ policy influence. In particularly the opposition's opportunities to politicise issues and hereby influence policy.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and the related accounting considerations in preparing financial statements and disclosure requirements

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghias Khan
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
Current Period ◽  
Disclosure Requirements ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Way

The purpose of this case study is to examine the impacts of COVID-19 on financial reporting from the different view sides of IFRS disclosure requirements. Most of the countries in the world carrying the effects of COVID-19 and nearly a quarter of the population is quarantined and most of the business is in lockdown condition. As a result of the businesses working online as well as change their pattern of operations due to COVID-19 pandemic. The government also imposes legislation related to it and there must be significant changes in IFRS implication concerning pandemic to improve the situation in all the way. A questionnaire has been prepared and send to the concerned officials of the company in the subject here to ascertain the facts related to the implications of IFRS adoption in the current period of the pandemic. The questionnaire covers around 31 aspects related to disclosures as per IFRS and the study here analyzes how Unilever Pakistan Limited adopted these changes or in which areas still following the same policy without impacting COVID-19.

A Case Study of Brazilian Popular Music and Censorship

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thais Lima Nicodemo
Keyword(s):  
Popular Music ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Culture Industry ◽  
Military Dictatorship ◽  
Musical Production ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Way

This article examines the censorship of popular music in Brazil by focusing on the experience of songwriter Ivan Lins during the country’s military dictatorship. Since the late 1970s, Lins was included in the government list of “suspects” of the musical scene; his songs were often censored and his performances placed under surveillance. Before analyzing Lins’s musical production, its meanings, and its relationship with the regime’s repression forces, the article first discusses the historical context of the years preceding the coup that paved the way for the military dictatorship. It then considers Lins’s use of imagery in his songs to prove his stand. It shows that Lins’s songs reveal the range of conflicts and ambiguities that characterize the relationship between music, politics, and the culture industry in Brazil.

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