Sustainability Indicators for Swiss Dairy Farms and the General Implications for Business/Government Interdependencies

2004 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Mann ◽  
Christian Gazzarin
Keyword(s):  
Social Indicators ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Business Development ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One

This article explores the relevance of sustainable business development for society and the state. Sustainability of enterprises can be defined as demonstrating the ability to be capable of continuing the same type of business in the lifetime of the next generation. In the case of Swiss dairy farms, this type of sustainability may also depend on the willingness of the government and society to make the necessary financial adjustments. Sustainability indicators for such farms are, therefore, related to ecological and social benefits rather than simply to economic success. To evaluate the role of Swiss dairy farms, a system with economic, ecological and social indicators for measuring their sustainability would be valuable. This approach creates an integration of sustainability life-cycle assessment factors of enterprises, on the one hand, and purely economic business indicators, on the other. The approach developed in this article would be of interest to all sectors that depend on public support.

Crop Insurance in India – Past, Present&Future

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. N. Rao
Keyword(s):  
Crop Insurance ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Insurance Scheme ◽  
Agricultural Insurance ◽  
Farming Community ◽  
The Social ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
The Government

In a country like India where nearly 2/3rd of the population depends on agriculture for their livelihood and agriculture is prone to the vagaries of nature, crop insurance has to play the role of a vital institution. Crop insurance itself cannot increase productivity or be a source of financing, but it can play a role in enhancing both. The Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme (CCIS) introduced during the VIIth Five-year plan period, despite its shortcomings, farmers received nearly 6 times the premium as claims, but the coverage could not go beyond 5% of the total farming community. The National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS), which replaced CCIS w.e.f. 1999–00, is an improved version. All successful crop insurance programs worldwide are actively supported and financed by governments and the case is no different for India, as the social benefits outweigh the social costs. The government has two immediate tasks. One, to streamline the financing of crop insurance through single point subsidy and allow the program to run professionally. And second, to improve the scheme substantially through such measures as covering post harvest losses, package policies, reduction of size of insurance unit, streamlining agricultural relief, setting up an exclusive organisation for implementation.

scholarly journals The Role of Media in the Coverage of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS) of Malakand Division (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)

2020 ◽  
Vol V (II) ◽  
pp. 34-49
Author(s):  
Dost Muhammad Yousafzai ◽  
Mehrunnisa
Keyword(s):  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Military Operation ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Democratic Stability ◽  
The One ◽  
The Military

The Taliban rule in Swat and the adjoining districts of Malakand Division was a major threat to the democratic stability of Pakistan. In consequence, the state had to mobilize the army and to curb militancy through force after all peaceful measures had failed. During the military operation, about 3 million people became IDPs (internally displaced persons) with no food and shelter. The only means of bringing the problems of the IDPs to the notice of public was possible only through media. The present research study is undertaken to highlight the role of media mainly the print in representing the IDPs, the language they used to describe the events and the experience of senior journalists (Bureau Chiefs) in the field. The study concludes that media performed in a commendable way to highlight the problems of IDPs, to glorify the army and to downplay the anti-state narrative of the Taliban. Further, it is found that despite all efforts, the media personnel felt torn between the various sides' expectations. On the one hand, they were pressed hard by the government and the IDPs to give them more coverage while the militants would also issue threats to them in case their views were not properly.

scholarly journals Social cultural environment and public administration management based on the change of main social contradictions

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Xiao Li ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
State Control ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Content ◽  
The People ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One ◽  
Role Of The Government

The main contents of the ethical norms of public administration are the supremacy of public welfare, harmful inaction, and careful use of power, social responsibility, equal competition and enhancement of trust. Contradiction is a philosophical category reflecting the unity of opposites within and between things, and is the core content of materialist dialectics. The main social contradiction is the one that occupies the core position and dominates the society. Administration itself is not the ultimate goal, it is a series of communication channels to convey people's needs and wishes, and to ensure that these needs and wishes can be reflected and considered through state control. Similarly, these channels also play the role of the government in conveying policies and implementing tasks to the people. Therefore, if these channels are to make positive and significant contributions to people-centered development, the role of administration must adapt to the social-cultural environment and tradition.

Sustainable Business Development by Responding to Climate Change

2016 ◽  
pp. 176-191
Author(s):  
Sujata Mukherjee ◽  
Arunavo Mukerjee
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Business Development ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Intergovernmental Panel ◽  
Global Companies ◽  
The Cost

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report (2007) concluded that the globally averaged net effect of human activities since 1750 has been one of the sources of global warming. The Stern Report (2007) corroborates this statement and states that anthropogenic CO2 influences the climate and stresses that the cost of mitigating against climate change is significantly lower than the cost of climate change. The Tata group companies have been actively seeking out experiences of other global companies to develop an effective action plan against climate change. The present paper seeks to review the role of the Tata group in addressing and abating the climate change. It further looks at the various Tata group companies like Tata Chemicals Limited, Tata Steel Europe, Tata Communications and Tata Motors and their ways to stay the course towards sustainable development

Sustainable Business Development by Responding to Climate Change

2017 ◽  
pp. 416-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujata Mukherjee ◽  
Arunavo Mukerjee
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Business Development ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Intergovernmental Panel ◽  
Global Companies ◽  
The Cost

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report (2007) concluded that the globally averaged net effect of human activities since 1750 has been one of the sources of global warming. The Stern Report (2007) corroborates this statement and states that anthropogenic CO2 influences the climate and stresses that the cost of mitigating against climate change is significantly lower than the cost of climate change. The Tata group companies have been actively seeking out experiences of other global companies to develop an effective action plan against climate change. The present paper seeks to review the role of the Tata group in addressing and abating the climate change. It further looks at the various Tata group companies like Tata Chemicals Limited, Tata Steel Europe, Tata Communications and Tata Motors and their ways to stay the course towards sustainable development

Quality of Government and Environmental Sustainability

2021 ◽  
pp. 398-426
Author(s):  
Marina Povitkina ◽  
Simon Matti
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Natural Resource Use ◽  
Environmental Public Goods ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship

Previous research on the relationship between quality of government (QoG) and environmental sustainability is scant, scattered across different disciplines, and is characterized by a disconnect between studies focusing on the effects of QoG on the micro level (individual behavior) and micro level (country policies and actions). The chapter synthesizes the different literatures on the connection between various elements of QoG, such as low levels of corruption, bureaucratic capacity, and rule of law, on the one hand, and environmental sustainability on the other hand. On the macro level, it theorizes the role of QoG in securing governments’ production of environmental public goods. On the micro level, the chapter discusses how QoG can shape cooperation in collective action dilemmas over natural resource use, as well as how it contributes to generating public support of and compliance with environmental policies.

Sensitivity to Casualties in the Battlefield

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shingo Hamanaka
Keyword(s):  
Rational Expectation ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Alternative Theory ◽  
Bandwagon Effect ◽  
Rally Effect ◽  
Expectation Theory ◽  
The Government ◽  
Second Lebanon War ◽  
Flow Of Information

This study examines how long the Israeli people support the government for an ongoing war. The rally-round-the-flag phenomenon, proclaiming that wartime governments can enjoy majority public support at the beginning of wars, is a challenging topic in the field of International Relations. Although this effect was noticed at the time of the Second Lebanon War, it remains unclear which particular condition determined the duration of public support in Israel. While the rally effect is a universal phenomenon, it is important to keep in mind the particularity of Israel. We hold on to an alternative theory, bandwagon effect, emphasizing the role of affectivity of individuals on the flow of information in crisis, in place of the standard rational expectation theory. An original experimental survey was conducted to examine the bandwagon effect in the rally phenomenon among Israeli citizens.

Coproduction, participation and satisfaction with rehabilitation services following the 2001 earthquake in Gujarat, India

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 751-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomi Thomas ◽  
J. Steven Ott ◽  
Hank Liese
Keyword(s):  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One ◽  
Role Of The Government

The most successful post-earthquake rehabilitation program is the one that involves the victims in their own relief, reconstruction, and rehabilitation efforts. The role of the government and NGOs is to facilitate people’s participation. This article explores the concept of coproduction in action in the 2001 post-earthquake rehabilitation in Gujarat, India.

scholarly journals Creating public value in the policy advice role: a reflection from the front line

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Bromell
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
The Other ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Public Value ◽  
Public Servant ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One

As a public servant I live with the tension captured in Richard Mulgan’s question: ‘How much responsiveness is too much or too little?’ (Mulgan, 2008). On the one hand, my job is to be responsive to portfolio ministers and to the prime minister and Cabinet. On the other hand, Westminster conventions of public service imply that I ought not to become over-responsive and merely reactive. The role of a permanent, politically neutral civil service is to be loyal to the government of the day, yet with sufficient independence, knowledge, expertise and experience to influence and shape government priorities and policies, not only to implement these. 

scholarly journals Unofficial Media, Government Trust, and System Confidence Evidence From China: An Empirical Exploration of the Attitudes of Netizens Based on the Dual Moderating Effect

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caijuan Chen ◽  
Li Li ◽  
Jie Ye
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Model ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Necessary Conditions ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
Negative Role ◽  
The Government ◽  
Using Data

Mass media has a significant impact on public support for the government. This manuscript constructs a mixed model with official media use as the moderating variable and government trust as the intermediary variable to explore the mechanism of how unofficial media use affects system confidence, using data from a survey of the political and social attitudes of netizens (2015). The study finds that official media use weakens the negative role of unofficial media use in building system confidence, with the intermediary variable of government trust creating the necessary conditions for weakening the effect of unofficial media use. Moreover, the effect of unofficial media use on system confidence is heterogeneous. These findings remind us that it is necessary to deepen research into the micromechanisms that explain how unofficial media use reduces system confidence, a task for which cognitive theory is well suited.

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