Federal Transfer Taxation: The Effect on Saving, Capital Accumulation, and Economic Dissipation

1996 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Wagner

The federal government levies taxes on property transfers at death (the estate tax), during life (the gift tax), and to grandchildren or more remote descendants (the generation-skipping tax). Referred to collectively as “transfer taxes,” these taxes attract little interest in the public policy forum because they produce little revenue—only 1% of annual federal tax revenues, and because most Americans have no first-hand experience with transfer taxes. However, transfer taxes have significantly adverse economic effects that are grossly disproportionate to the tax revenues they generate. Transfer taxes penalize success and the creation of wealth. The adverse effects of transfer taxes on saving and capital formation, therefore, are costs imposed on society as a whole.

2014 ◽  
pp. 21-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dante J. Salto

Brazil has become by far the largest higher education system in Latin America, with a large share of enrollments in the private sector. A recently established and fast growing for-profit sub-sector consolidates as one of the largest worldwide. It already surpasses the public sector in enrollment and its role is growing. Public policy has backed the for-profit growth, largely for tax revenue reasons but in recent years the federal government has taken social initiatives that include tax exemption policies for the sub-sector. As indicated by fields of study, the for-profit sub-sector shares some important characteristics with the nonprofit sub-sector, contrasting dramatically to the public sector.


Author(s):  
Jeff Kinder ◽  
Frank Welsh

The performance of science and technology (S&T) activities in the federal government has long been supported as a means of advancing innovation and economic objectives as well as of addressing public policy and regulatory needs. As Canada’s science and innovation system has matured, however, the federal government’s relative contribution to Canada’s overall performance of research and development has declined significantly—from about 30% (of total spending) in 1971 to under 9% today. Throughout this period, a dominant policy theme with respect to government S&T has been to migrate these activities from government into the private or academic sectors. The authors trace this history and argue that science policy thinking regarding federally-performed S&T must evolve with the changing position of government laboratories in Canada’s science and innovation system. A case is made for maintaining an adequate S&T capacity within the federal government in order to deliver on unique public interest roles.


1972 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 429-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard W. Boyd

The importance of issues in deciding elections changes from one election to the next. As Key has shown, the issues of the role of the federal government in social life helped create the New Deal Democratic majority. In contrast, issues had only a marginal impact on the apolitical elections of the 1950s. Converse's technique of normal vote analysis reveals that issues were again highly related to the vote in 1968. This was particularly true of attitudes toward Vietnam, urban unrest and race, social welfare, and Johnson's performance as president.Yet, even in an election in which issues appear important, some can have very different consequences for popular control of policy than others. On some issues, the electorate exercises no effective constraints on leaders' policy choices. On others (e.g., the escalation in Vietnam), the electorate permits leaders a wide array of options when a policy is adopted and passes a retrospective judgment on such choices in subsequent elections. Finally, on still other issues, the public may limit the options of leaders at the time a policy is adopted. The paper suggests the stringent conditions necessary for this type of popular control to exist.


Author(s):  
Josevania Teixeira Guedes ◽  
Antonio Quintas-Mendes

This research aims to map the advances of the Open University of Brazil (UAB) in Sergipe in relation to the expansion and internalization of the graduation courses offered, in order to highlight the impact of the public policy promoted by the federal government that seeks to expand and internalize the courses offering and higher education programs, through e-learning. To do so, we performed quantitative research using basic statistics techniques to describe the percentage, mean and standard deviation. The results indicate that the innumerable obstacles to public policy and the lack of recognition of the profession are obstacles to the valuation of the teacher, issues that directly affect the demand of individuals for graduation courses in the country.


Author(s):  
Heidi Julien ◽  
Sandra Anderson

This study aimed to assess the outcomes of public libraries' attempts to fulfill public policy roles imposed on this sector by Industry Canada, via its "Connecting Canadians" initiative. The "Connecting Canadians" federal government policy identified public libraries as agents to facilitate access by Canadians to information technology (IT), to resources that support economic and community. . .


2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 2011
Author(s):  
James Bowden ◽  
Nicholas MacDonald

In light of the much discussed issue to "codify" or make an official interpretation of constitutional conventions in Canada, this article introduces theManual of Official Procedure of the Government of Canada to further stimulate discussion on the topics presented at the Public Policy Forum and at the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights in 2011. It also posits that constitutional conventions derive from principles rather than existing in isolation. This article is part of a larger, forthcoming work in the Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law.  


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodlial Ramdhan Tackbir Abubakar

Previously, Indonesia only issued Identity Cards for citizens who had reached the age of 17 years. However, after the presence of a new policy from the Interior Ministry of the Republic of Indonesia contained in the Republic of Indonesia Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 2 concerning Child Identity Cards, now Indonesian citizens who are less than 17 years old can have an identity card in the form of a Child Identity Card. The main problem in this research are the limitations of blanks and need additional personnel to improve services, especially in the context of issuing child Identity Cards. Besides, the realization of the issuance of child identity cards still far from the target and socialization to the public has not been conveyed in its entirety.. This study aims to examine how the implementation of Child Identity card in Bandung Regency. The research method used is qualitative with descriptive approach. This research is presented by using a narrative that discusses the implementation of child identity card policies in Bandung Regency. The focus of this research emphasizes the implementation model of Edward III covering communication, resources, disposition, and bureaucratic structure. The result of the research shows that implementation of Child Identity card in Bandung Regency has run optimally.Keywords : Public Policy; Policy Implementation; Identity CardAfandi, Warjio.2015. Implementasi Peraturan Daerah Kabupaten Asahan Nomor 11 Tahun 2011 tentang Pajak Daerah dalam Pencapaian Target Pajak Bumi dan Bangunan Perdesaan dan Perkotaan. Jurnal Administrasi Publik.Vol. 6, Nomor 2Afrizal. 2017. Pelaksanaan Kebijakan Pembuatan Kartu Identitas Anak di Kota Bandar Lampung. Universitas LampungAryanti. 2014. Implementasi Kebijakan Kependudukan Di Kabupaten Kuantan Singingi (Studi Kasus Pengurusan Akta Kelahiran Tahun 2012). Jurnal Online Mahasiswa FISIP. Vol. 1, Nomor 2, Halaman 2.Dwitamara. 2013. Pengaturan dan Implementasi Mengenai Hak Anak. Jurnal Hukum. Vol.18, Nomor 2, Halaman 1.Edwards III. 1980. Implementing Publik Policy. Congresinal. Quartely pressErdani, Indarja, Harjanto. 2017. Pelaksanaan Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 2 Tahun 2016 Tentang Kartu Identitas Anak di Kota Semarang. Diponegoro Law Journal. Vol.6, Nomor 2, Halaman 2.  Hafrida. 2016. Perlindungan Hukum Anak. Jurnal Ilmu Hukum, Ragam Jurnal. Vol. 7 Nomor 2, Halaman 1Monica, Noak, Winaya. 2015. Implementasi Kebijakan Kartu Tanda Penduduk Elektronik (E-Ktp) Studi Kasus di Kecamatan Denpasar Utara Provinsi Bali. Citizen charter journal. Vol.1 Nomor 2, Halaman 3.Muh. 2018. Respon Orang Tua Terhadap Kartu Identitas Anak. Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga YogyakartaMustafa, Syahbandir. 2016. Penggunaan Diskresi oleh Pejabat Pemerintah untuk Kelancaran Penyelenggaraanpemerintahan Daerah. Jurnal Magister Ilmu Hukum, 4(2)Nugroho. 2009. Public Policy : Dinamika kebijakan, Analisis Kebijakan, Manajemen Kebijakan. Jakarta. GramediaPradika. 2018. Implementasi Kebijakan Kartu Identitas Anak (Kia) di Dinas Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil Kota Yogyakarta. Sekolah Tinggi Pembangunan Masyarakat Desa YogyakartaRahmawati. 2018. Efektivitas Pelaksanaan Program Kartu Identitas Anak (KIA) Di Dinas Kependudukan dan Catatan Sipil Kota Cilegon 2017. Universitas Sultan Ageng TirtayasaRamdhani, Ramdhani. 2017. Konsep Umum Pelaksanaan Kebijakan Publik. Jurnal Publik. Vol 11, Nomor 1, Halaman 10Subarsono. 2005. Analisis Kebijakan Publik. Yogyakarta. Pustaka pelajarSubarsono. 2013. Analisis Kebijakan Publik. Yogyakarta. Pustaka pelajarSudrajat. 2011. Perlindungan Hukum Anak Sebagai Hak Asasi Manusia. Jurnal Ilmu Hukum. Vol. 13, Nomor 2, Halaman 1 Suryono. 2014. Kebijakan Publik untuk Kesejahteraan Rakyat. Jurnal Ilmu Ilmiah. Vol.6, Nomor 2, Halaman 98Tangkilisan. 2003.Implementasi kebijakan publik : transformasi pikiran George Edward. Yogyakarta. Lukman Offset dan yayasan pembaruan administrasi publik indonesia.Wahab.2010. Pengantar Analisis Implementasi Kebijakan Negara. Jakarta: Rineka Cipta.Wardhani, Hasiolan, Minarsih. 2016. Pengaruh Lingkungan Kerja, Komunikasi, dan Kepemimpinan Terhadap Kinerja Pegawai. Journal of Management.Vol.2, Nomor 2Widodo. 2011. Analisis Kebijakan Publik: Konsep dan Aplikasi Analisis Proses Kebijakan Publik. Malang. Bayu MediaWinarno. 2007. Teori dan Proses Kebijakan Publik. Yogyakarta. Media PressindoWiranata. 2013.Perlindungan Hukum Anak. Jurnal Hukum Unsrat  Vol.1, Nomor 3, Halaman 5. Peraturan Perundang-undanganUndang-undang Nomor 24 Tahun 2013 Tentang Perubahan Atas Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 23 Tahun 2006 tentang Administrasi KependudukanPeraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Republik Indonesia nomor 2 Tahun 2016 tentang Kartu Identitas Anak.


Author(s):  
Federico VAZ ◽  
Sharon PRENDEVILLE

Described as units developing public policies in a design-oriented manner, Policy Labs are tasked to innovate to gain in policy effectiveness and efficiency. However, as public policymaking is a context-dependent activity, the way in which these novel organisations operate significantly differs. This study discusses the emergence of design approaches for policy innovation. The purpose is to map how Policy Labs in Europe introduce design approaches at distinct stages of the policymaking cycle. For this study, 30 organisations in Europe operating at various levels of government were surveyed. Based on the public policymaking process model, it investigates which design methods are Policy Labs deploying to innovate public policies. The study exposed a gap in the awareness of the utilised methods' nature. It also showed that the use of design methods is of less importance than the introduction of design mindsets for public policy innovation, namely ‘user-centredness’, ‘co-creation’, and ‘exploration’.


2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlene Macdonald

The anthropological literature on transplant, though theoretically and ethnographically rich, does not address religion in any substantial way. And while bio-ethical considerations of transplant regularly address religion, treatments are generally circumscribed to a list of various faith traditions and their stance toward organ transplant. Such a presentation reduces “religion” to the world’s recognized faith traditions, “religious actors” to the official spokespersons of these traditions, and “religious belief” to moral injunctions. The objective of the thesis was to illuminate the prominent place of religion in the lived experience of transplant recipients and donors, in the public policy and professional activities of transplant officials, and in the transplant discourses of North America


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