scholarly journals Current Policy Issues Towards Private Pensions in Canada and the United States

2000 ◽  
pp. 413-450
Author(s):  
Stuart Dorsey
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Current Policy ◽  
Private Pensions ◽  
Policy Issues

All wired up and no place to go: The search for public space in U.S. cable development

1992 ◽  
Vol 49 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 121-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Calabrese ◽  
Janet Wasko
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Communication ◽  
Current Policy ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
Cable Systems ◽  
The U.S

This article describes cable systems in the United States and the ongoing processes of commercialization and concentration, as well as accompanying critical trends in technological development. Current policy issues are covered as a background to our discussion of issues relating to the nature of public communication in the U.S. The principle issues dealt with in this article are the closely related matters of what defines a public forum in the U.S. context of cable television and whose rights of freedom of expression must be considered in deciding the future structure of the industry.

scholarly journals The Trade and Environment Debate: Relevant for Southern Agriculture?

1994 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary A. Marchant ◽  
Nicole Ballenger
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Environmental Standards ◽  
Trade And Environment ◽  
Agricultural Producers ◽  
International Debate ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
Environment Policy ◽  
Know How ◽  
Trade Measures

AbstractThis paper introduces and briefly discusses the economics of two important trade and environment policy issues--international harmonization of environmental standards and the use of trade measures for environmental purposes. Both issues are likely to generate lively international debate among environmentalists, industry representatives, and trade negotiators over the next few years. As the international community seeks new multilateral rules in these areas, agricultural producers will want to know how they will be affected. Thus, this paper also examines the potential impacts of environmental policy on the competitiveness of commodities unique to the Southern region of the United States.

scholarly journals Alternate care sites during the COVID-19 pandemic: Policy Implications for pandemic surge planning

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Sue Anne Bell ◽  
Lydia Krienke ◽  
Kathryn Quanstrom
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Capacity Planning ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Multiple Response ◽  
Current Policy ◽  
Surge Capacity ◽  
Effective Care ◽  
The Us ◽  
Staffing Needs

Abstract Alternate care sites across the US were widely underutilized during the COVID-19 outbreak, while the volume and severity of COVID-19 cases overwhelmed health systems across the United States. The challenges presented by the pandemic have shown the need to design surge capacity principles with consideration for demand that strains multiple response capabilities. We reviewed current policy and previous literature from past ACS as well as highlight challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, to make recommendations that can inform future surge capacity planning. Our recommendations include: 1) Preparedness actions need to be continuous and flexible; 2) Staffing needs must be met as they arise with solutions that are specific to the pandemic; 3) Health equity must be a focus of ACS establishment and planning; and 4) ACS should be designed to function without compromising safe and effective care. A critical opportunity exists to identify improvements for future use of ACS in pandemics.

scholarly journals Models of the pension system: international experience and local practice

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-51
Author(s):  
O. Cheberyako ◽  
V. Bykova
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Pension System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Private Pensions ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
National Models

The article substantiates the nature of the national models of the pension system and its structure in accordance with the concept of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The basis of the national models of pension system are two well-known models of social security: Bismarck and Beveridge Social Insurance Systems. Thus, authors prepared the comparison of this models. The features of pension system in the countries of Europe (Germany, Great Britain, Sweden, Poland), the United States and Chile are analysed. The analysis of the national models of the pension system in Asian countries identifies three institutional patterns: the statist pension system (Taiwan and China), the dualist pension system (Japan and Korea) and individualist pension system (Hong Kong and Singapore). Based on trends of development of pension provision in foreign countries, authors determine the main tasks and ways to improve the domestic system, namely, introduction mandatory funded pension system and reforming the voluntary private pensions insurance.

GRAHAM E. FULLERAND REND RAHIM FRANCKE, The Arab Shiעa: The Forgotten Muslims (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999.) Pp. 290. $49.95.

2001 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 644-646
Author(s):  
Kamran Aghaie
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
The United States ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
Political Analysis ◽  
Practical Representation

As a historian interested in Shiעi communities in Arab countries, I could not help but be disappointed by the lack of social and cultural history in this study. However, this is not a negative reflection on the book. What may at first seem like a weakness to readers such as myself, who are more interested in social and cultural history, is actually a necessary part of the authors' formulation of their argument. The book is intended to be a very practical representation of the Arab Shiעi with political analysis that has immediate policy implications for the Shiעi themselves, the Arab regimes that rule over them, and the United States. As a monograph dealing with policy issues related to the Arab Shiעi, this book is very successful and is of special interest to scholars, activists, and policy-makers dealing with issues related to the Arab Shiעi.

How Does Escherichia coli O157:H7 Testing in Meat Compare with What We Are Seeing Clinically?

2000 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 819-821 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID W. K. ACHESON
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Shiga Toxin ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
The United States ◽  
Escherichia Coli O157 ◽  
Current Policy ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Uremic Syndrome

Escherichia coli O157:H7 is but one of a group of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) that cause both intestinal disease such as bloody and nonbloody diarrhea and serious complications like hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). While E. coli O157: H7 is the most renowned STEC, over 200 different types of STEC have been documented in meat and animals, at least 60 of which have been linked with human disease. A number of studies have suggested that non-O157 STEC are associated with clinical disease, and non-O157 STEC are present in the food supply. Non-O157 STEC, such as O111 have caused large outbreaks and HUS in the United States and other countries. The current policy in the United States is to examine ground beef for O157:H7 only, but restricting the focus to O157 will miss other important human STEC pathogens.

Migrant Workers

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Wolff ◽  
Karen Dodge
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Child Labor ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
Social Work Programs

This entry discusses migrant workers in the United States and the unique circumstances and conditions they face. Included in the discussion are social problems faced by migrants with respect to health, housing, working conditions, child labor, and education. Policy issues are addressed, including relevant national, international, and corporate laws. Migrant patterns, demographics, and definitions are presented. Finally, social work programs, responses, and interventions are identified.

Schizophrenia in Later Life: Public Policy Issues in the United States

2019 ◽  
pp. 223-241
Author(s):  
Michael B. Friedman ◽  
Lisa Furst ◽  
Paul S. Nestadt ◽  
Kimberly A. Williams ◽  
Lina Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Later Life ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy Issues
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