Introduction

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Pekka Sulkunen ◽  
Thomas F. Babor ◽  
Jenny Cisneros Örnberg ◽  
Michael Egerer ◽  
Matilda Hellman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Political Economy ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Public ◽  
Vested Interests ◽  
Public Revenue ◽  
Harm Prevention ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Gambling Policy

This chapter describes a public interest approach to gambling. Issues are approached from the perspective of what policies will best serve the public good, and minimize the individual and collective harms related to the activity. Public policy on gambling faces two problems. First, gambling produces public revenue which, simultaneously, generates costs due to gambling-related problems. Secondly, vested interests in gambling revenue can limit harm prevention efforts in the public interest. This perspective leads us to include in the analysis not only the game and the gambler but also the political economy of gambling. At both the individual and societal levels, scientific research on gambling and gambling policy can provide a valuable tool for the policymaker.

The Political Economy of Private Investment in Nigeria

1972 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. O. Ekundare
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Adam Smith ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Public ◽  
Economic Philosophy

The traditional and basic economic philosophy of private investment is best expressed by Adam Smith: Every individual is continually exerting himself to find out the most advantageous employment for whatever capital he can command…every individual…endeavours so [to employ his capital]…that its produce may be of the greatest possible value…He generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it… By pursuing his own interest he frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it.1

The Political Economy of Jihad and the War on Terror

2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-332
Author(s):  
Joe Wallis
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
War On Terror ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Political Interest ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Public ◽  
International Response ◽  
History Of

This paper treats the “war on terror” as a battle to engage the hopes of a target population. bounded by shared “conspiracist” beliefs. These are seen as countering the cognitive dissonance arising from a history of perceived humiliation. A small militant minority within this target population will have a tendency to perpetrate acts of terror both as an expression of their “apocalyptic hopes” and to evoke such hopes among their potential or latent members within the target population. In reacting to these acts through a preventive “war on terror” that is unrestricted in time and space, the superpower is setting itself the ambitious goal of extinguishing these hopes. Questions must therefore arise as to whether the pursuit of this option rather than “a more focused, restrained international response” can be explained in terms of a dispassionate assessment of the public interest being over-ridden by the passions provoked by a sense of superpower humiliation or by private considerations of political interest.

scholarly journals The political reasons for the constitutional changes in Ukraine and the Republic of Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (56) ◽  
pp. 158-170
Author(s):  
Oksana Kukuruz
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
The Political ◽  
Constitutional Change ◽  
The Public ◽  
Basic Law ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Constitutional Changes

In the article it is noted that since the introduction of the Basic Law in Ukraine (23 years) eight changes have been made, while in Poland (22 years) – two changes have been made. The article focuses on the reasons for amending the Constitution of Ukraine, which are related to the redistribution of powers (2004, 2010 and 2014). The author emphasizes that the reasons for constitutional change must be connected with public policy based on the public interest and not with politics as a struggle for power.

scholarly journals Fungsi Pengawasan DPRD Riau: (Dilema Kepentingan Partai Politik dan Kepentingan Publik)

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-115
Author(s):  
Mar Syahid
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Political Party ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
The Political ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
The Public

Abstract: The supervision function of Riau DPRD becomes stronger since otonomy has been ratified. Unhappily, the strength his of tenre directed to infiltrate the political party interest. In the after mach, the role of DPRD is n’tinan optimal fashion because it’strapped in transactiona lpolitics, which bets political party interst with public interest. Researcher, by using descriptive- analysis method, describes and analyzes  the problem to look for the solution. As aresult, the supervision function of Riau DPRD on public interestis in poor support by asystem that be in dsover the legislators. Besides that, as the initiators of public policy, the legislators of tenignore the public interest, and will helda brieffor public if the rearedemons trant agitations and mass media issues tha tblow up the irwrong policies.

scholarly journals Giving Unwanted Gifts: Political Economy of Youtube Apology

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 166-176
Author(s):  
Eka Sri Dana Afriza ◽  
Udi Rusadi
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Moral Economy ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Public ◽  
Economic Exploitation ◽  
Moral Economies ◽  
The Media ◽  
Common Content

A public apology is a fairly common content found on the YouTube platform to restore the reputation and regain people's trust. At the same time, Youtube can also be used as a commodity-based economic platform that allows organizations, individuals, and Google (the owner of Youtube) to earn revenue either through advertising or direct promotion. These two things reflect the dual benefits of two opposites: genuine demand in the public interest and economic exploitation for the benefit of certain parties. This is well explored by the political economy theory of media which sees the digital platform as a convergence between the moral economy of commodities, the moral economy of gifts, and the moral economy of public goods. This article aims to further explore the three elements of the political economy of the media in the context of apologies on Youtube in five cases that occurred in Indonesia. The five apology cases were analyzed using parameters reflecting the moral economy of commodities, gifts, and public goods. The results of the analysis provide a typology of apology and a model that reflects the interrelation between the three moral economies involved in every apology.

Jimmy Carter, Public Policy, and the Public Interest

1992 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-466
Author(s):  
Norman C. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Jimmy Carter ◽  
The Public ◽  
George Bush ◽  
Popular Image

By most assessments, Jimmy Carter's presidency was a failure. The popular image of Carter is that of a president who was politically naive, an inept manager, a well-meaning but nettlesome scold, and an unsuccessful leader. According to two recent scholarly evaluations, Carter was an ineffective leader who ranks in the bottom quintile of the thirty-nine presidents who have preceded George Bush.

The regulation of health care in Scandinavia: professionals, the public interest and trust

2018 ◽  
pp. 61-76
Author(s):  
Karsten Vrangbæk
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
State Level ◽  
Professional Regulation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Voluntary Health Insurance

Scandinavian health systems have traditionally been portrayed as relatively similar examples of decentralised, public integrated health systems. However, recent decades have seen significant public policy developments in the region that should lead us to modify our understanding. Several dimensions are important for understanding such developments. First, several of the countries have undergone structural reforms creating larger governance units and strengthening the state level capacity to regulate professionals and steer developments at the regional and municipal levels. Secondly, the three Nordic countries studied experienced an increase in the purchase of voluntary health insurance and the use of private providers. This introduces several issues for the equality of users and the efficiency of the system. This paper will investigate such trends and address the question: Is the Nordic health system model changing, and what are the consequences for trust, professional regulation and the public interest?

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