scholarly journals An Economic Feasibility Analysis Of Inclusionary Zoning In Toronto, Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryo Kikuchi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Feasibility Analysis ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Inclusionary Zoning ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Residential Developments ◽  
The Government

The Government of Ontario has recently introduced legislation which would allow municipalities to implement inclusionary zoning, a policy tool which would require developers to include affordable housing units in new residential developments. This study examines the potential impacts that implementing an inclusionary zoning program would have on the decision making process of developers operating in the Toronto housing market. The author found that without sufficient incentives inclusionary zoning policies impact the financial returns new developments are able to generate. This paper concludes that in order for inclusionary zoning to be successfully implemented without causing financial hardship on developers, incentives such as density bonuses should be offered.

scholarly journals An Economic Feasibility Analysis Of Inclusionary Zoning In Toronto, Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryo Kikuchi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Feasibility Analysis ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Inclusionary Zoning ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Residential Developments ◽  
The Government

The Government of Ontario has recently introduced legislation which would allow municipalities to implement inclusionary zoning, a policy tool which would require developers to include affordable housing units in new residential developments. This study examines the potential impacts that implementing an inclusionary zoning program would have on the decision making process of developers operating in the Toronto housing market. The author found that without sufficient incentives inclusionary zoning policies impact the financial returns new developments are able to generate. This paper concludes that in order for inclusionary zoning to be successfully implemented without causing financial hardship on developers, incentives such as density bonuses should be offered.

Les chefs de cabinets ministériels au Québec: la transition du gouvernement libéral au gouvernement péquiste (1976–1977)

1981 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Micheline Plasse
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
The State ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
The Social ◽  
Economic Forces ◽  
The Government

This article first presents a brief survey of the role and functions filled by the personal aide (chef de cabinet) of a minister in Quebec. The analysis continues, in a comparative perspective, by tracing a sociological and professional portrait of the Liberal“chefs de cabinet” in April 1976 and their successors in the pequiste government in July 1977.We then test the hypothesis that the cleavage between the government and the dominant economic forces has increased since November 15, 1976 as a result of the ideology articulated by the“chefs de cabinet” regarding the social and economic aims of the state. This hypothesis was confirmed.The hypothesis that the pequiste“chefs de cabinet” exercise a more pronounced influence on the decision-making process is also confirmed. Nevertheless, one cannot argue that the pequiste“chefs de cabinet” usurped the power of the legislators; their influence is more political than technocratic. The growing influence of the pequiste“chefs de cabinet” neverthelsss helps to accentuate the tensions and conflicts between the higher civil service and the ministerial aides.

scholarly journals Mitigation Policy Acceptance Model: An Analysis of Individual Decision Making Process toward Residential Seismic Strengthening

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 1883 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao-Teng Cheng ◽  
Ko-Wan Tsou
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Mitigation Policy ◽  
Seismic Strengthening ◽  
Risky Decision ◽  
The Government ◽  
Acceptance Model

Mitigation policy is regarded as an effective strategy to achieve the purpose of building health resilience and reducing disaster risk with the current high frequency of environmental event occurrences. To enhance public acceptance of mitigation policy, the issue of decision-making behavior has been a concern of researchers and planners. In the past literature, qualitative measures employed to reveal the behavioral intention of hazard risk mitigation cause restricted outcomes due to the problem of sample representativeness and the fact that quantitative research is restricted to discuss the linear relationship between the two selected variables. The purpose of this article is to attempt to construct a Mitigation Policy Acceptance Model (MPAM) to analyze the behavioral intention of seismic risk mitigation strategies. Based on Dual Processing Theory, affective is conducted as the core variable for constructing two types of thinking processes, and the variables of risk perception, trust and responsibility are selected in MPAM from theories and past research. In this study, the mitigation policy of residential seismic strengthening, adapted in Yongkang District of Tainan, has been conducted as the case study. According to the results, the result of model fit test has confirmed the MPAM framework, and two thinking modes could be associated together when people face a risky decision-making process. The variable of affective is the most effective factor to influence each variable, and a direct effect on intention is also shown in this model. The results could provide suggestions in communication risk strategies for the government.

Determinants of Level of household income utilization and decision making among the educated working married employees in Mbarara Municipality, Mbarara, Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 98-120
Author(s):  
Tajudeen Adebayo Sanni
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Conflict Theory ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Mixed Design ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
Financial Obligation

The study determines the level of household income utilization and decision-making among educated working married employees in the Mbarara Municipality, Mbarara, Uganda. The study was guided by Sen’s Cooperative Conflict Theory. The study employed a mixed design of quantitative and qualitative approach. It targeted working educated married employees from MMC with a study sample of 113 respondents consisting of 92 married, educated working employees. Purposive sampling was used to select key informants (21) like the LCs 1,(6) 2(6) and 3(6) mayor,(1) probation officer(1) and legal officers (1) that is in the 6 division in the municipality was interviewed. Qualitative data were analyzed using themes and quantitative data using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. The study findings established that age, marital status, religion, educational qualification, years of marriage, monthly income influence the level of income utilization and decision-making among working educated married employees. In addition, patriarchal ideologies, community perceptions of decision making, gender roles, and religion also impacted their income utilization. The findings of this study also show that the level of household income utilization among the educated working married employees in Mbarara Municipality also varies based on the amounts earned by married employees and the difference between the husband and wife’s salaries. The study concluded that household income utilization in general significantly influences the decision making process and affect the level of income utilization among educated working married employees. This is because the household is a huge contributor to the decision making process in the majority of employees’ homes in Mbarara Municipality. Based on the findings, the study recommends that the government should intensify effort by providing jobs for men and women to meet the financial obligation in their household. Keywords: Gender Relations, Educated, Working Married Employees, Mbarara, Uganda

scholarly journals Assistance Decision Model for SMEs

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1248-1255
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Support System ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Decision Model ◽  
Financial Assistance ◽  
System Model ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Decision Support Model ◽  
The Government

SMEs in Indonesia are one of the economic drivers of the nation. Its presence and development shows a sizeable contribution to Gross Domestic Income (GDP) each year. With this background, the Indonesian government provides stimulants in the form of financial assistance for the special SMEs for beginner SMEs. The government is encouraging the growth of SMEs by providing assistance to SMEs. During this time the process of determining the provision of assistance is done manually so that it is less effective and efficient. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to make a decision support model for the Ministry of SMEs to provide financial assistance to SMEs. The research method uses AHP and Promethee. Based on the results and discussion produced a Decision Support System model to help the Ministry of SMEs provide financial assistance to SMEs. The conclusion of this study is the suitability of SME ministry staff with the resulting model in the form of ease in the decision making process of providing assistance to SMEs.

scholarly journals Exploring Housing Governance in Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.21) ◽  
pp. 293
Author(s):  
Chai Teng Teoh ◽  
Abdul Lateef Olanrewaju ◽  
Seong Yeow Tan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Housing Crisis ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Rapid Pace ◽  
Housing Industry ◽  
The Government

Malaysia, in this era of increasing globalisation and rapid pace of urbanisation coupled with socioeconomic inefficiency, is suffering from severe housing problems – most notably affordable housing crisis. Though several prescribed measures in terms of incentives, policies and schemes attempting to alleviate the affordable housing crisis has been implemented, so far the result has proven to be insignificant. With the housing industry today becoming ever more complex, fragmented and involved by an ever increasing number of heterogeneous stakeholders, thereby it is not applicable for the government to have a one-sided decision making power on housing and other related policies. As such, the ‘governance’ approach, which ably brings together both public and private housing stakeholders into a collective body of decision-making and actions, has been deemed as a prerequisite for dealing with the Malaysian housing dilemma. There has been much discussion about bringing governance into urban development, land delivery, construction projects or other related services to bring about positive effects. However, the housing industry in Malaysia, particularly in the affordable segment, has not adopted this approach to the same extent. In order to remedy this issue, this study aims to develop housing governance for the Malaysian affordable housing industry. This paper reports part of the study in achieving the mentioned aim by literature reviewing factors involved that negatively influence the Malaysian affordable housing delivery. It was identified that there are 65 indicators, classified into financial factors, policy and regulatory factors, administrative factors and knowledge factors that constrains the Malaysia affordable housing delivery.   

Victimización en México: Un análisis de equilibrio general

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-76
Author(s):  
Sandra Edith Medellín Mendoza ◽  
Joana Cecilia Chapa Cantú
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
General Equilibrium ◽  
Equilibrium Model ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Prise De Décision ◽  
Real Effect ◽  
Toma De Decisiones ◽  
The Government ◽  
Article Analyse

There exists few studies on Mexico related to research of the factors involved in the decision-making process of individuals when choosing whether to be a law-abiding citizen or a criminal. From the perspective of members of criminal markets—i.e., victims, felons, and the government—this work explains under a general equilibrium model how the delinquency rate for felonies, such as theft, in the various Mexican states function as structural parameters for wages, taxes, police reliability, and legal penalties. The results suggest that, in an environment of low accusation and punishment, the only variable in this model which has a real effect in reducing crime are monetary penalties, due to the fact that the felon must face this kind of penalty once accused, captured, and jailed. Spanish Existen pocos estudios para el caso mexicano donde se investiga cuáles son los factores que intervienen en la toma de decisiones de los individuos al elegir entre ser criminal o no. Desde la perspectiva de los integrantes del mercado del crimen, esto es, víctimas, delincuentes y gobierno, este trabajo explica bajo un modelo de equilibrio general, cómo responde la tasa de delincuencia para delitos como el robo de las entidades federativas mexicanas ante cambios en los parámetros estructurales como salarios, impuestos, productividad de la policía y las penas consideradas en el marco legal. Los resultados encontrados sugieren que en un contexto de bajas tasas de denuncia y castigo, la única variable de política que en el marco de este modelo tiene efecto para reducir el crimen son las penas monetarias, ya que estas las enfrenta el criminal una vez que es denunciado, capturado y encarcelado. French Rares sont les études au Mexique qui s'interrogent sur les facteurs liés au processus de prise de décision chez les individus concernant leur choix de devenir ou non des criminels. Fondé sur les opinions des agents du crime organisé, dont les victimes, les criminels et le gouvernement, cet article analyse sur la base d'un modèle d'équilibre général, la manière dont le taux de délinquance, à l'instar des détournements des fonds publics dans des régions mexicaines, réagit aux changement des paramètres structurels tels que les salaires, les impôts, l'efficience de la police et la fiabilité des sanctions dans le cadre juridique. Les résultats suggèrent que dans un contexte pareil marqué par un faible taux de plaintes et de sanctions, la seule variable de politiques susceptibles de réduire efficacement la criminalité, sont les sanctions pécuniaires, auxquelles les criminels seraient systématiquement confrontés en cas de dénonciation, d'arrestation ou d'emprisonnement.

scholarly journals A political economy analysis of decision-making on natural disaster preparedness in Kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen C. Rono-Bett
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
El Niño ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
El Nino ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Donor Funding ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
The Government

Most deaths from natural disasters occur in low- or middle-income countries; among them, countries in the Horn of Africa – where Kenya lies. Between September 2015 and September 2016, 23.4 million people in this region faced food insecurity because of the 2015 El Niño, characterised by floods and droughts. The importance of effective government decision-making on preparedness and response are critical to saving lives during such disasters. But this decision-making process occurs in a political context which is marred by uncertainty with other factors at play. Yet, good practice requires making investments on a ‘no-regrets’ basis. This article looks at the factors influencing Kenya’s decision-making process for natural disasters, the preparedness for the 2015 El Niño as a case study. I explored what stakeholders understand by ‘no-regrets investments’ and its application. I assessed financial allocations by government and donors to disaster preparedness. Based on key informant interviews, focus group discussions and financial analyses, this article presents evidence at national and subnational levels. The findings indicate that in making decisions relating to preparedness, the government seeks information primarily from sources it trusts – other government departments, its communities and the media. With no existing legal frameworks guiding Kenya’s disaster preparedness, the coordination of preparedness is not strong. It appears that there is a lack of political will to prioritise these frameworks. The no-regrets approach is applied predominantly by non-state actors. Because there have been ‘non-events’ in the past, government has become overcautious in committing resources on a no-regrets basis. Government allocation to preparedness exceeds donor funding by almost tenfold.

Study on Investors' Game Behavior in Rural Drinking Water Safety Project

2013 ◽  
Vol 807-809 ◽  
pp. 1628-1633
Author(s):  
Wei Li
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Behavioral Characteristics ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Drinking Water Safety ◽  
Symmetric Information ◽  
The Government

The project of rural drinking water safety project mainly involves three types of investors as the government, market investors and farmers. Starting from the behavioral characteristics of the investors, using game method of symmetric information and asymmetric information, this paper constructs mathematical model describing decision-making process through game between government and farmers, government and market investors and central government and local government in rural drinking water safety project.

scholarly journals Tackling COVID-19 risk in Hong Kong: Examining distrust, compliance and risk management

2021 ◽  
pp. 001139212199002
Author(s):  
Raymond KH Chan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
The Public ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Medical Facilities ◽  
The Government

Proximity to mainland China places Hong Kong at the forefront of the COVID-19 threat, and it has survived the test most of the time. It appears that public compliance with government advice on preventive measures and social distancing, plus the availability of tests and medical facilities, contributed to the successful handling of the crisis. While it is generally believed that trust is crucial for successful compliance and collaboration, a critical review of the case of Hong Kong shows that it was distrust, due to a lack of confidence and skepticism with regard to the government’s values, that caused the public to take early self-protective measures and initiated societal-wide self-help campaigns. Their compliance was actually with measures that the public themselves had demanded and agreed. The government was criticized for doing too little, too late; as well as for failing to put local people’s interests first, and acting for political motives. Despite the success in combating the virus, the government did not enjoy a proportionate gain in trust. This article argues that distrust in government was very much shaped by the perceived dissimilarity in salient values between the government and the public. A lack of transparency and participation in the decision-making process, as well as a lack of emotional connection with the public, also contributed to the distrust.

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