scholarly journals The Role of Concordats in the New Governance of Britain: Taking Subsidiarity Seriously?

2001 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Scott
Keyword(s):  
New Governance ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Face ◽  
In Trans ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Administrative Competencies

Devolution has changed fundamentally the system of governance within the UK The devolution of legislative and administrative competencies over a wide range of policies to Scotland and Wales necessitated the introduction of arrangements for policy co-operation and co-ordination involving UK Government and the devolved administrations. These arrangements are set out in concordats. This article considers why the concordats were necessary, and analyses their role as devices for maintaining coherence in, and legitinuicy of, UK governance in the face of the challenges raised by devolution. It then extends the analysis of concordats to an examination of the role that sub-national authorities generally might play in multi-level governance systems. It does so by concentrating on the subsidiarity debate in EU governance, and considers whether this concept can be applied to inform the structure of policy assignment in that multi-level governance system. The lessons gleaned from a study of UK devolution suggest that subsidiarity, while a potentially useful framework for assigning powers between national and supranational levels within a trans-national governance system, has little relevance when applied to the role of sub-national governance in trans-national systems.

Marketing Town Centres: Retailing and Town Centre Management

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Warnaby ◽  
David Bennison ◽  
Barry J. Davies
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Place Marketing ◽  
Marketing Practice ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Town Centre ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Consensual Approach

The role of town centre management (TCM) schemes in the UK has expanded to incorporate a more overt and explicit focus on marketing and promotion. This paper considers the marketing/promotional activities of TCM schemes in the UK. TCM schemes operate at the interface of the public and private sectors. The implications of this are discussed, including the need for a consensual approach by a wide range of urban stakeholders, and the actual activities undertaken, influenced by the funding imperative under which such schemes operate (which impacts on the feasibility of certain activities and the efforts made to evaluate them). Comparisons are drawn between specific place marketing practice by TCM schemes and wider place marketing strategies.

scholarly journals Preprint of "Income Inequality Reduces Civic Honesty"

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongfei Du ◽  
Anli Chen ◽  
Peilian Chi ◽  
Ronnel B. King
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Social Outcomes ◽  
Causal Effects ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Detrimental Impact

Income inequality has been shown to have a detrimental impact on a wide range of psychological, economic, and social outcomes. In this study, we focus on the role of income inequality in reducing civic honesty. Study 1 reanalyzed data of a “lost wallet” experiment conducted by Cohn, Maréchal, Tannenbaum, and Zünd (2019) in 355 cities spread across 40 countries. Multi-level analyses indicated that citizens in countries with higher income inequality were less likely to return a lost wallet. Study 2 examined the causal effects of income inequality by utilizing an experimental design. We found that income inequality reduced one’s personal desire to return a lost wallet. Convergent findings from two studies indicate the crucial role played by income inequality in reducing civic honesty.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTALISM DAN GREEN POLITICS: PEMBAHASAN TEORETIS

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeni Sri Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
New Governance ◽  
Governance System ◽  
State Regulations ◽  
Green Politics ◽  
Definition Of

This article discusses the theoretical study of the motion of environmentalism and its relationship to green politics. Discussion about both of these theories is very important for the study of social and political current that has been overshadowed by the phenomenon of environmentalism movement is growing in many countries which are then contribute ideas in political thinking which is known as green politics. However, movements of change by a group of green politics in many countries are often not as active environmentalism movement that consists of classes of non-party. Based on this, the issue will be reviewed in the discussion of this article is whether the definition of environmentalism? what about the initial formation of environmentalism? what is the link between environmentalism movemental with green politics? What are the benefits of the establishment of green politics?. This article studies found that environmentalism is a major contributor to its form factor green ideology politics in many countries such as in Western Europe, USA and Asia. This is due to the important role of the authorities who come from the political parties to realize the agenda of environmentalism movement into state regulations and decisions that bind all citizens therein. At the end of the analysis, this article will explain that the movement of environmentalism plays an important role in the prevention of greed group of rulers and the interests of the global economy (capitalism and neo-liberalism) the limited resources and contribute greatly to its form of thinking green politics focused and commitment to against the establishment the new governance system that is more wise in managing the global environment.  Keywords: Environmentalism, green politics, 

Formulating Industrial Policy

2019 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. R47-R53
Author(s):  
Tim Besley ◽  
Richard Davies
Keyword(s):  
Market Failure ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Executive Summary ◽  
Structural Weakness ◽  
The Face ◽  
Data Driven Approach ◽  
Economic Contribution ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Uk

Executive SummaryAlongside the challenge of maintaining economic competitiveness in the face of great uncertainty, Brexit brings an opportunity for the government to set out a new industrial strategy. The case for doing so rests on the need to address areas of persistent structural weakness in the UK economy, including low productivity. But it is important that any new industrial strategy be based on appropriately granular data reflecting the real structure of the UK corporate sector: the overwhelmingly preponderant role of services as opposed to manufacturing, for example; the importance of young, fast-growing firms as opposed to SMEs; the relatively high failure rate of companies in the UK; and the relative lack of successful mid-sized firms. Such a data-driven approach might spawn an industrial strategy quite different from the piecemeal programmes of recent years.Internationally, the UK is a laggard in this area, and the recently-created Industrial Strategy Council does not look strong enough to change that position. To move forward, the government needs to make industrial strategy a central plank of economic policy, embedded at the heart of the administration with its own staff and funding, and operations based on a comprehensive review of the economic contribution and potential of various types of firm. Needless to say, it cannot be a substitute for a continuing commitment to competition and markets, or a stalking horse for protectionism: interventions should be justified by carefully-argued market failure arguments, be time-limited, and transparently evaluated.

The Role of Finance and Corporate Governance in National Systems of Innovation

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 1461-1481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Tylecote
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Systems Of Innovation ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Variation Patterns ◽  
Technological Advantage ◽  
Corporate Governance System ◽  
National Systems

Firms are central actors in innovation, and their actions are much affected by their corporate governance and the finance available. Thus a country's finance and corporate governance system is a key element of its national system of innovation. The technological regimes of sectors (and sub-sectors) vary in ways that affect the demands innovation makes on the financial and corporate governance system. Finance and corporate governance systems (FCGSs) vary among countries in their ability to meet these demands. By setting three dimensions of regime variation alongside the three corresponding dimensions of FCGS variation, patterns of relative and absolute technological advantage among economies can be largely explained — particularly when the focus is on nationality of firm rather than location of activity.

The role of governance systems and rules in wind energy development: evidence from Minnesota and Texas

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Fremeth ◽  
Alfred A. Marcus
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Energy Technology ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Wind Energy Development ◽  
Renewable Technology ◽  
Significant Opportunity

Wind energy presents significant opportunity to provide a series of public goods. Drawing on the ideas of J.Q. Wilson and E. Ostrom, we compare options to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of deploying wind energy in two US states, Texas and Minnesota. Texas outperformed Minnesota in deploying wind energy technology despite Minnesota's ample wind and other natural advantages. To explain this gap in performance, we argue that Texas outperformed Minnesota because of a more fitting governance system and rules for determining (i) boundaries, (ii) cost and benefit allocation, (iii) conflict resolution, and (iv) rule revision. Our approach sheds an alternative yet overlooked lens upon the topic of wind energy development by focusing on how the concentration of power and authority in the hands of a few dominant public and private elites can lead to the successful deployment of a complex renewable technology under some circumstances.

scholarly journals The UK Smoke Constituents Testing Study. Summary of Results and Comparison with Other Studies

2004 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Gregg ◽  
C Hill ◽  
M Hollywood ◽  
M Kearney ◽  
D McLaughlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yield Variability ◽  
Analytical Determination ◽  
Minor Role ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Routine Measurement ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Uk ◽  
A Minor ◽  
Analytical Variation

AbstractAt the request of the UK Department of Health, samples of 25 commercial UK cigarette brands were provided to LGC Ltd a for smoke analysis. The brands reflected a high market share (58% in July 2001) and included a wide range of blend and product styles manufactured and imported into the UK.= 0.76), suggesting a minor role of other design features on constituents yield variability. This was confirmed by the application of multiple regression analysis to the data. A subset of five brands, retested at another laboratory, gave between-laboratory differences in mean constituent yields of as much as 2.5-fold. Consideration of these results, other likely sources of analytical variation in this study and a review of other studies, clearly indicates that any tolerance values to be associated with individual smoke constituent measurements will be greater than those for NFDPM, and in some cases, much greater. Consistent with the reported results from other large studies it is concluded that, under ISO smoking conditions, smoke constituent yields are largely predictable, if NFDPM and CO yields are known, for a standard cigarette. Given these observations and the likely limitations of analytical determination, the need for routine measurement of smoke constituent yields, other than NFDPM, nicotine or CO, on standard cigarettes, is questionable.

scholarly journals The role of government in corporate governance: Perspectives from the UK

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 283-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Adegbite ◽  
Philip Shrives ◽  
Timothy Nichol
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
The Public ◽  
Corporate Scandals ◽  
Corporate Governance System ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Uk

Incessant corporate failures have led to increasing governmental participation in the governance of the modern corporation. In this conceptual paper, we examine and propose that the role of government in the UK corporate governance system is four fold, namely: to enhance competitive advantage; to compensate for the failure of self-regulation; to prevent corporate scandals and restore investors’ confidence; and owing to significant public pressures and associated political undertones, to suggest to the public the government is still an effective overseer in the existing prominence of self-regulation. We contribute to the literature on corporate governance, politics, policy making and regulatory institutions, whilst raising important issues that are of practice and policy relevance.

scholarly journals NETWORKED ECONOMIC VALUE CREATION IN EVENT TOURISM, AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF TOWNS AND SMALLER CITIES IN THE UK

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Norman ◽  
Nana Nyarko
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Local Networks ◽  
Business Model Canvas ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Event Tourism ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Survey Responses

This study explores the role of networks in generating economic value for event tourism in towns and smaller cities in the UK. While networks have been shown to create a wide range of value, research in this context is limited and little is understood of if or how economic value is generated. The lens used in this study was the value creating side of the business model canvas with local government organisations as the focal node examining the flow of economic value from partners, activities and resources. There were survey responses from 112 different town and city organisations across the UK. The study found that only the ‘activities’ element of the network contributed significantly to creating economic value in an event tourism context. The network components of ‘partners’ and ‘resources’ were not on their own significant to the creation of economic value. The outcomes of this paper suggest that practitioners in towns and cities should strategise their engagement with local networks through a formal event tourism strategy that clearly defines how they operationalise engagement activities within that network in order the facilitate economic value creation. In addition, the paper raises questions around what resources are needed at the focal node (local government organisations) in order to maximise the economic value created by the network.

scholarly journals Email Consultations Between Patients and Doctors in Primary Care: Content Analysis

10.2196/18218 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. e18218
Author(s):  
Helen Atherton ◽  
Anne-Marie Boylan ◽  
Abi Eccles ◽  
Joanna Fleming ◽  
Clare R Goyder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Face ◽  
And Function

Background Increasingly, consultations in health care settings are conducted remotely using a range of communication technologies. Email allows for 2-way text-based communication, occurring asynchronously. Studies have explored the content and nature of email consultations to understand the use, structure, and function of email consultations. Most previous content analyses of email consultations in primary care settings have been conducted in North America, and these have shown that concerns and assumptions about how email consultations work have not been realized. There has not been a UK-based content analysis of email consultations. Objective This study aims to explore and delineate the content of consultations conducted via email in English general practice by conducting a content analysis of email consultations between general practitioners (GPs) and patients. Methods We conducted a content analysis of anonymized email consultations between GPs and patients in 2 general practices in the United Kingdom. We examined the descriptive elements of the correspondence to ascertain when the emails were sent, the number of emails in an email consultation, and the nature of the content. We used a normative approach to analyze the content of the email consultations to explore the use and function of email consultation. Results We obtained 100 email consultations from 85 patients, which totaled 262 individual emails. Most email users were older than 40 years, and over half of the users were male. The email consultations were mostly short and completed in a few days. Emails were mostly sent and received during the day. The emails were mostly clinical in content rather than administrative and covered a wide range of clinical presentations. There were 3 key themes to the use and function of the email consultations: the role of the GP and email consultation, the transactional nature of an email consultation, and the operationalization of an email consultation. Conclusions Most cases where emails are used to have a consultation with a patient in general practice have a shorter consultation, are clinical in nature, and are resolved quickly. GPs approach email consultations using key elements similar to that of the face-to-face consultation; however, using email consultations has the potential to alter the role of the GP, leading them to engage in more administrative tasks than usual. Email consultations were not a replacement for face-to-face consultations.

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