Mozambique faces deep cuts to gain new IMF funding

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Deep Cuts

Headline MOZAMBIQUE: New IMF funding could hinge on budget cuts

Caring relationships and efficient social care provision

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 419-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Hollinrake ◽  
Will Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Care Provision ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Caring Relationships ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Support Mechanism ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the nature of support that helps older people continue living in their own homes for as long as they wish to. Design/methodology/approach – The research made use of a participatory approach in which service users, service providers and commissioners were involved in the design of the approach in addition to contributing to the research as participants in their own right. Findings – This paper presents analysis from the research which focuses on the importance of caring relationships for providing a support mechanism. The authors question whether budget cuts and efficiency drives within statutory care providers preclude the notion of caring relationships. Practical implications – The authors suggest, in the light of the evidence presented, that statutory service providers should acknowledge the role that caring relationships play in providing support for older people. Whilst budget cuts make providing support for caring relationships more challenging, the authors suggest that there is scope for delivering services and support in ways which promote the types of interactions which better support older people living independently. Originality/value – The analysis presented here provides a distinctive, timely and thoughtful insight into support for older people at a time when public sector budgets are under increasing pressure.

Research watch: exclusion and health inequality in England and what can be done to reverse it – discussing the Marmot review 10 years on

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-15
Author(s):  
Sue Holttum
Keyword(s):  
Health Inequality ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lifestyle Choices ◽  
Evidence Review ◽  
Local Partnerships

Purpose This paper aims to summarise key messages from a major evidence review of health inequality in England since 2010 – “the Marmot Review 10 Years on”. Design/methodology/approach Alongside “the Marmot Review 10 Years on”, which came out in February 2020, the author accessed the original Marmot review published in 2010, a 2020 article by Marmot, and Marmot’s online talk to the Royal Society of Physicians Edinburgh on 2nd of July 2020. The author drew out key messages from these sources. Findings Although many local authorities have taken up the 2010 Marmot review recommendations, they have been working against budget cuts under the system known as austerity. This has reduced funding to already deprived areas and probably explains worsened health inequality in England compared to other European countries. There are examples of successful local partnerships that have improved lives, but they rely on temporary charity funding. Health services can work for change locally, but central government policies must help. This has become even more urgent since the pandemic. Originality/value The original Marmot review and “the Marmot Review 10 Years on” are major evidence-based examinations of what causes and maintains health inequality, both physical and mental, and how this situation might be improved. It is impossible to study them and still believe that health is just about lifestyle choices. People need real options to choose from, and this is only possible if they live in places designed for human thriving from childhood to old age. As a nation, England can move towards this goal rather than further away from it. These reports show the way.

Violence threatens Russian stability plan for Dagestan

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Shadow Economy ◽  
National Guard ◽  
North Caucasus ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The North ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Militant Groups

Subject Russian subsidies as a way of pacifying Dagestan. Significance Moscow's policy of subsidising the North Caucasus is designed to starve Islamic militant groups of recruits and funding by reducing unemployment and curbing the shadow economy. Dagestan's ethnic complexity and long-standing militant presence make it a particular flashpoint. Its leader has identified economic progress as the best way of countering insurgent activity, but a recent spate of attacks has shown the limits of this strategy. Impacts Police and military components of the new National Guard are likely to be deployed to support Dagestan's police. Budget cuts may prompt Moscow to rethink its strategy of injecting funds into Dagestan, especially as attacks continue. Other regions of the Russian Federation will argue that they too deserve higher funding from Moscow.

Fiscal crisis will raise political risks in Iraq

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fiscal Crisis ◽  
The Political ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Political Risks ◽  
War Effort ◽  
State Group ◽  
Investment Spending ◽  
Spending Cuts

Significance The political establishment has given strong backing to the budget cuts ordered by Abadi. The 2016 budget has been amended to account for the collapse of Iraq's planned 2016 euro-bond issue and spending cuts. However, even its amended final version has significant weaknesses. Impacts Petrodollar allocations to oil-producing provinces will be cut. Non-oil investment spending in Iraq will be almost entirely curtailed. The fiscal crisis will not directly affect the war effort against Islamic State group. Political pressure and protests may grow against the Abadi government.

Regional factors mar Caribbean gun control measures

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gun Control ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Small Arms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
The Social ◽  
Regional Factors ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Standing Problem

Subject Inflows of illegal weapons to the Caribbean. Significance There is a long-standing problem of illegal firearms entering the Caribbean, going back at least to the 1970s with the increase in politically related violence in Jamaica. However, today there are broader concerns that the importation of illegal firearms (often related to the trade in narcotics) is threatening the social fabric of many countries across the region. Impacts US budget cuts could further undermine regional efforts to curb illegal firearms. Instability in Venezuela and Haiti will also help to drive the trade in small arms trafficking. High Caribbean crime rates are undermining efforts to encourage investment and improve socio-economic indicators.

Ecuador’s military faces cuts as security risks build

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Organised Crime ◽  
Excessive Force ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
Security Forces ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fuel Subsidies ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Military

Subject Military pressures. Significance The military has become more visible in Ecuador in recent months, with soldiers and tanks deployed on the streets in October, to tackle protests over the elimination of fuel subsidies. Defence Minister Oswaldo Jarrin has become a focus of popular discontent with the security forces, which were accused of using excessive force to contain the unrest. The protests, together with increased drug trafficking and organised crime, have compounded pressures already faced by the security forces due to budget cuts, more of which are planned for 2020. Impacts Investigations into protester deaths will generate tensions between the government and security forces. Close attention will be paid to the tactics and force used by the security forces during future protests. Washington may use stronger Ecuador ties to bolster its presence in the Andean region.

Mexico education system is unlikely to improve

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Education System ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Education Spending ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Democratic Nation ◽  
Latin American And Caribbean

Subject Education reform. Significance The 2020 meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States was held in Mexico City on January 8. As one of its speakers, Education Minister Esteban Moctezuma highlighted the role that Mexico’s reformed education system would play in building a more inclusive, productive and democratic nation. According to Moctezuma, the changes will see Mexico reduce gaps in access to education to abate inequality, eradicate discrimination and form law-abiding citizens. Impacts Budget cuts -- including in areas that are supposed to be sector priorities -- will hinder the reform’s implementation. Most education spending will continue to go to salaries, leaving little to invest in improving teaching and school infrastructure. A lack of long-term strategy will leave education susceptible to changes under future administrations, perpetuating instability.

Budget cuts risk Brazil's Olympic legacy

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Content Type

Headline BRAZIL: Budget cuts risk Olympic legacy

Budget cuts may further delay recovery in Brazil

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Content Type

Headline BRAZIL: Budget cuts may further delay recovery

Algeria budget cuts could foster discontent

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Fiscal Deficit ◽  
Energy Prices ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Public Finances ◽  
The Public ◽  
Social Tensions

Significance With low energy prices rapidly diminishing the public finances, the new budget is likely to squeeze living standards further when Algerians are already feeling the pinch. Impacts The 2015 fiscal deficit was 16.5% of GDP and may be little lower in 2016, as oil and gas revenue has continued to be depressed. The government's plans to rein in the fiscal deficit are likely to fall short of creditor expectations. An austerity budget would likely inflame social tensions, so Algiers will avoid presenting the 2017 one as such.

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