scholarly journals Public governance, agility and pandemics: a case study of the UK response to COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 002085232098340
Author(s):  
Paul Joyce
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Role ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
Local Initiative ◽  
Government Response ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One ◽  
The Uk

The UK government’s leaders initially believed that it was among the best-prepared governments for a pandemic. By June 2020, the outcome of the collision between the government’s initial confidence, on the one hand, and the aggressiveness and virulence of COVID-19, on the other, was evident. The UK had one of the worst COVID-19 mortality rates in the world. This article explores the UK government’s response to COVID-19 from a public administration and governance perspective. Using factual information and statistical data, it considers the government’s preparedness and strategic decisions, the delivery of the government response, and public confidence in the government. Points for practitioners Possible lessons for testing through application include: Use the precautionary principle to set planning assumptions in government strategies to create the possibility of government agility during a pandemic. Use central government’s leadership role to facilitate and enable local initiative and operational responses, as well as to take advantage of local resources and assets. Choose smart government responses that address tensions between the goal of saving lives and other government goals, and beware choices that are unsatisfactory compromises.

scholarly journals Leadership and chronic diseases: a bibliometric review

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Cabral ◽  
G Daminani
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Mesh Terms ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Bibliometric Review ◽  
The One ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Health Field

Abstract Background Leadership and chronic diseases are two frequent topics in current public health discussions. We performed a bibliometric analysis to study what interactions exist between these two themes. This study allows an insight on what is being published and also identifies potential gaps that need to be addressed. Methods We have reviewed all the titles and abstracts of articles available at PUBMED with the MESH terms ’Leadership’ and ’Chronic Disease’. We collected information about the authors, year, journal and type of publication and country where the study was done. We have also done a qualitative analysis on the themes addressed. Results We have found 171 entries, of witch 85 (49,7%) referred to apparent peer reviewed studies in English. All other publications referred to editorials, commentaries or the PUBMED entry did not allow for greater clarification. From 1998 the publication of articles became regular, with a peak of 14 articles published in 2014. The average of authors per publication was 3,19. The most frequent country involved was the USA (62), follow by the UK (14), Canada (11) and Australia (10). 128 publications were identified, of which BMC Health Serv Res was the one with the highest number of articles included (5). There was some form of a call for greater leadership from nurses in 22 articles. We also highlight 5 articles that called for a greater role of pastors and religious communities in this field. Conclusions Despite the perception of being common topics, there is still a low rate of publication of studies in the field of leadership and chronic diseases. There is a predominance of articles from the USA. There was not a predominant publication in this field. Despite doctors being typically seen as the leaders within the health field, the articles included seem to point to a trend in calling for a bigger leadership role of other actors, such as nurses. Key messages There is a need for more research in the field of leadership in chronic diseases. There seems to be a trend calling for greater leadership in the field from non-physician actors.

Chapter I. The Home Economy

1990 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 6-23
Keyword(s):  
Market Exchange ◽  
Full Membership ◽  
Full Member ◽  
Market Exchange Rate ◽  
The Government ◽  
Run Up ◽  
The One ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Right

The probability has increased that the UK will become a full member of the EMS before the next general election. The issue is by no means settled, but full membership now seems the right assumption to make for the forecast. The precise timing is difficult to foresee: on the one hand the present economic situation in this country makes an immediate move difficult, on the other hand the Government might be loath to make the move in the run-up to the election. Fortunately the choice of the exact date is not very material to the forecast. We have assumed the fourth quarter of the year is the date of entry. A more important question concerns the terms on which the UK joins: whether sterling joins at the market exchange rate of the day and the width of the band within which it can fluctuate.

Rising living costs will hasten ‘high streets’ decline

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Retail Sector ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Cost Cutting ◽  
Urban Decay ◽  
Advanced Economies ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Uk

Subject Retail sector woes. Significance The trend towards online shopping is progressing fast in the advanced economies at the same time as rising housing, transport, health and utility costs are squeezing incomes and adding to the decline of traditional retailing. Sharply weaker UK consumer spending is putting yet more pressure on retailers’ profit margins, forcing rapid cost cutting, restructuring and the widespread closure of less viable outlets. Job losses and vacant retail premises are rising; the latter adding to urban decay in the worst affected areas. Impacts Retailing job losses dominate headlines but shop closures will have a larger and more pernicious impact on economic and social conditions. If UK regeneration efforts gain momentum and boost the budget and the government popularity, other regions could follow the UK template. Action needs to be taken to find urban redevelopment solutions and to boost public confidence in the positive effects of new technologies.

Visible hand or invisible fist?: the new market and choice in the English NHS

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
CALUM PATON
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
New Labour ◽  
Internal Market ◽  
Invisible Hand ◽  
Visible Hand ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Pro Choice

Abstract:As England (unlike the rest of the UK) retreads the market route in health policy, it is worth asking two questions. Firstly, is the government right that the ‘new market’ (as it refuses to call it, except in private seminars) is fundamentally different from the 1990s’ internal market which New Labour allegedly abolished in 1997? Secondly, given that the new market is clearly not characterized by the invisible hand, should we characterize it as steered ‘economically’ by a visible (facilitating) hand, on the one hand, or managed ‘politically’ by a fist which would like to remain invisible in order to maintain its power? This article goes on to examine choice in the new NHS with reference to Hirschman (1970), arguing that genuflections to the latter by pro-choice advocates such as Le Grand (2003) are just that – genuflections. Hirschman is used as a taxi by which to reach a desired destination rather than a stimulus to critical reflection, Hirschman-style, upon how ‘exit’, ‘voice’, and particular combinations of ‘exit’ and ‘voice’ may produce perverse outcomes.

scholarly journals Running Scared? A Critical Analysis of LGBTQ+ Inclusion Policy in Schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Glazzard ◽  
Samuel Stones
Keyword(s):  
Sex Education ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Government Response ◽  
Whole School ◽  
Policy Frameworks ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Government ◽  
Whole School Approach ◽  
The Uk

This article provides an overview of the UK government policy in relation to relationships and sex education in schools. It focuses on the latest statutory guidance which requires primary and secondary schools in England to teach pupils about different types of relationships, including same-sex relationships. We outline the current policy frameworks and present a rationale for why Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer (LGBTQ+) identities and relationships should be present in the curriculum. We critically interrogate the government response and we present a framework to support the implementation of a whole school approach to LGBTQ+ inclusion. We draw on Meyer's model of minority stress to explore risks to children and young people if they are not provided with an LGBTQ+ curriculum.

Ethics could damage public trust in UK government

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Prime Minister ◽  
Conservative Party ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Constitutional Constraints ◽  
Uk Government ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Roll Out

Significance The UK government’s landslide election victory in 2019 has given Prime Minister Boris Johnson room to pursue an agenda for governance that targets institutions such as the Supreme Court and the Electoral Commission. The government has also ignored the recommendations of ethics bodies and appointed to key positions individuals with close personal ties to the ruling Conservative Party. Impacts The government’s agenda risks attracting increasingly questionable sources of offshore political money and support. The institutional agenda to remove constitutional constraints and reform the civil service will likely resume after COVID-19. The successful roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination would likely boost public confidence in the UK government.

scholarly journals Regional entrepreneurial ecosystems: Technological transformation, digitalisation and the longer term—The automotive and ICT sectors in the UK and Bulgaria

2021 ◽  
pp. 026909422110257
Author(s):  
Chiara N Focacci ◽  
Vassil Kirov
Keyword(s):  
Technological Transformation ◽  
Regional Clusters ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ◽  
Economic Paradigm ◽  
West Midlands ◽  
The Government ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
The One ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Successful Innovation

We investigate how regional entrepreneurial ecosystems have adapted to the information revolution as a techno-economic paradigm since the 1960s. Particularly, we look at how the organisation of firms and labour has changed in the automotive and ICT sectors in, respectively, the UK and Bulgaria. Findings show that, in both countries, it was the degree of cooperation between the local enterprises, research institutions and the government that enabled successful innovation in the regional clusters of the West Midlands and Sofia. The resulting ecosystems allowed, on the one hand, the already mature automotive sector in the UK to survive and, on the other hand, the newly developed ICT sector to be installed successfully in Bulgaria.

scholarly journals Efficacy of Foreign Direct Investment in India - An Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-46
Author(s):  
G Shivagami ◽  
T Rajendra Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Foreign Capital ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Domestic Saving ◽  
New Production ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One ◽  
The Uk

Foreign investment plays a noteworthy role in all walks of development. Foreign Direct Investment bridges the gap between saving and investment. In the process of economic development, foreign capital helps to cover the domestic saving constraint and provide access to the superior technology that promotes efficiency and productivity of the existing production capacity and generate new production opportunity. The perceptible growth of India’s GDP, particularly in the past few decades has lifted millions of people from sever poverty on the one hand and made the country a conducive ground for foreign direct investment on the other hand. A recent UNCTAD survey projected India as the second most important FDI destination after China for transnational corporations during 2010-2015. Services, telecommunication, construction activities, computer software & hardware and automobile are major sectors, which attracted higher inflows of FDI in India. Few nations such as Singapore, Mauritius, the US, and the UK were among the leading suppliers of FDI in India. This paper intends to examine the degree of global countries’ participation, the sector-wise inflow of foreign capital and the recent initiatives of the government policy towards foreign direct investment.

scholarly journals Kaleidoscope

2015 ◽  
Vol 207 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek K. Tracy ◽  
Dan W. Joyce ◽  
Sukhwinder S. Shergill
Keyword(s):  
Alcoholic Beverage ◽  
Crystalline Form ◽  
Current Status ◽  
News Stories ◽  
House Of Lords ◽  
Internet Search Engine ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One ◽  
The Uk

Palcohol. What is it? It's a powdered alcohol that has recently been approved for sale in the USA.On the one hand, it is just adding choice, offering a new, crystalline form of one of the world's most commonly used and enjoyed chemicals (although recent news stories1 of some Australians brewing moonshine from Vegemite are surely pushing choice beyond the pale). However, there are some specific challenges with palcohol, which are well articulated in an editorial in JAMA by Naimi & Mosher.2 The powder is sold at 50% alcohol by weight, but the strength by volume will depend on how it is diluted. It can be more easily concealed than liquid alcohol, and it could be added – surreptitiously – to another alcoholic beverage. The potential for misuse, including by children, is self-evident; indeed, a video of an individual eating palcohol has already been uploaded, along with discussions on inhaling it, though such acts appear unlikely to produce intoxication. What is its current status in the UK? Answering a parliamentary question in the House of Lords earlier this year Lord Bates noted3 that ‘The Government is not aware of powdered alcohol being marketed or made available to buy in England and Wales'. However, a very quick and simple check on a well-known internet search engine gave a web-link to buy palcohol online.

scholarly journals Keberlanjutan Program One Village One Product melalui Manajemen Koperasi Tani Mertanadi di Desa Pelaga, Kecamatan Petang, Kabupaten Badung

2018 ◽  
pp. 592
Author(s):  
I GEDE VIBHUTI KUMARANANDA ◽  
NYOMAN SUTJIPTA ◽  
I G A A LIES ANGGRENI
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
Potential Development ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The Government ◽  
Development Approach ◽  
The One ◽  
Economic Constraints ◽  
The Village

Sustainability of One Village One Product (OVOP) Program Through Mertanadi Farmers Cooperative Management (In the Case of Pelaga Village, Petang Sub-District, Badung Regency) Indonesia's development through village development is one of the government's focus on alleviating poverty in Indonesia. Overcoming the problem of poverty, the government has launched several programs, one of which is to build Indonesia from the village. One of the programs to build Indonesia from the village is the One Village One Product (OVOP) program. It is a regional potential development approach in one region to produce one global class product by utilizing local resources. One of the successful villages in running the OVOP program is Pelaga Village located in Petang Sub-District, Badung Regency. This study aims to determine the sustainability of the OVOP program through the management of Mertanadi Farmers' Cooperative and to investigate the constraints that occur in the management of Mertanadi Farmers' Cooperative. Data collection was done by distributing questionnaires to determine the members' assessment on the sustainability of the OVOP program and using the interview guidelines to find out the management of Mertanadi Farmers' Cooperative. Then the data was analyzed by qualitative descriptive analysis method, which was presented in quantitative analysis. The results of the research showed that the sustainability of the OVOP program through the management of Mertanadi Farmers Cooperative in Pelaga Village, Petang Sub-district, Badung Regency obtained a score of 4.00 with a percentage of 80% that it can be categorized as in the successful category. Technical, social, and economic constraints need to be anticipated to maintain the sustainability of the OVOP program.

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