scholarly journals Explaining Chinese Reactions to COVID-19 During the Outbreak: A Systematic Illustration

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Trust In Government ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Subjective Knowledge ◽  
Measures Of Risk ◽  
Risk Judgments ◽  
Linear Regressions ◽  
Different Levels

Objective: This research attempts to explore systematically factors that influence public reactions during COVID-19 pandemic, including different measures of risk perceptions, public trust in different levels of governments, and attention to news.Methods: This research uses a national stratified random sample of Chinese population and multiple linear regressions to explore the potential predictors of public reactions to coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19).Results: This research found that the effects of attentions to news, provincial experience, trust in government, demographics, and political cultures on risk perceptions depend on measures of risk perceptions, risk judgments vs. cognitive vs. affective risk perceptions. Moreover, the effect of culture on trust in government is consistent across different levels of government, trust in local, provincial, and central governments; living in the epicenter of COVID-19 in China decreases trust in local/provincial government but not trust in central government; public attention to news can bring both positive (trust in government) and negative (negative affect) outcomes. Finally, it confirmed positive associations among risk perception, subjective knowledge, and attention to news.Conclusion: The findings suggest challenges for risk communication.

scholarly journals Public–Private Partnership and Social Equity: An Empirical Study of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812110312
Author(s):  
Kunqi Zhang ◽  
Qingbin Cui
Keyword(s):  
Program Implementation ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Business Enterprise ◽  
Delivery Method ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Delivery Methods ◽  
The Us ◽  
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise ◽  
Design Bid Build ◽  
Linear Regressions

Pushback for public–private partnerships (P3s) comes in part from their purported favoritism toward large firms. However, no study has empirically verified this claim. This paper examined the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program to assess whether delivery methods play a role in the participation of minority- and women-owned firms in federally assisted transportation contracts. A sample of 134 contracts from the US Major Transportation Project Database served as the dataset to run linear regressions. Results revealed that P3 associates with higher DBE goals than design–bid–build (DBB). Plausible explanations include P3 being associated with a larger contract size, more public attention, more potential subcontracting opportunities with design included in the package, and intensified agency desire for greater diversity in DBE subcontracts. Moreover, the delivery method has an insignificant effect on DBE attainment. This paper also introduces the DBE envelope, a radar plot capable of graphically assessing DBE program implementation.

Construction of Essential Care Service Package for People Living with Dementia in Smoke-free Environment under Disease Pandemic in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 308-325
Author(s):  
Tongda Sun ◽  
Hongdao Meng ◽  
Mingze Zhu ◽  
Xiaoxin Dong ◽  
Naidan Tu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Service Package ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Free Environment ◽  
Different Levels

Objectives: In recent years, the harm of smoking has attracted more and more public attention. Creating a healthy smoke-free environment has been widely favored and supported by the public. Smokeless environment has a certain positive effect on the rehabilitation of dementia patients. Sustained smoking cessation is associated with significantly decreased the future prevalence of dementia. Therefore, hospitals often establish a special organizational structure and management model for tobacco control, and carry out training and assessment for all staff. The nursing group also took it as the basic nursing standard. The 2019 disease pandemic has posed unique health threats to people living with dementia (PLWD). Therefore, a strict smoke-free environment is more necessary for the nursing group. One of the key challenges is scaling up long-term care services to meet the needs of the rapidly growing population of PLWD in developing countries. The aim of the study is to explore the care service needs, utilization and build an essential care service package (ECSP) for PLWD under the disease pandemic in China. Methods: From July 2018 to October 2019, a total of 1255 elderly with dementia in six cities in China by a cluster sampling were investigated with the self-designed questionnaire. Care service needs and utilization for PLWD with different levels of cognitive impairment were summarized. Results: The ECSP for PLWD was composed of 30 service items (7 for core care) in order to guarantee that all PLWD enjoy equal care services, basing on public financing and implementing strategies and taking China's situations into account. The selection plan for ECSP at different levels is designed as 'General Care Services + Selective Care Services ', in which respective service items for low, mid, and high-level care for PLWD are 7+3, 7+6, and 7+10, and requires 151.41 hours, 201.88 hours, and 252.35 hours per month, respectively. Conclusion: The present study provides the first large-scale data on care service needs and utilization for PLWD in mainland China. The ECSP for PLWD based on the needs advanced in the paper was a practicable and effective quantitative management means that deserves a large-scale application. Some safeguard mechanisms and operational implementing pathways of ECSP for PLWD during and after the disease pandemic in China are proposed.

scholarly journals The Matter of Quebec Movement: A Review on Canadian Domestic Politics

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-168
Author(s):  
FIkry Muhammad Reza Al-hasin ◽  
Demeiati Nur Kusumaningrum
Keyword(s):  
Political Party ◽  
Domestic Politics ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Canadian Culture

The Canadian government has succeeded to maintain its political stability by implementing middle-ways approach to face the separatism movement. Parti Quebecois has been the biggest promoter of Quebec sovereign movement. This political party has held referendums to be independent from the central government and managed to gain public attention. This paper aimed to figure out how the series of Quebec sovereign movements affected Canadian domestic politics. It used constructivist approach to explain why the Quebec struggle for independent and how its strategies influence the Canadian domestic structure. The data obtained from library research. This paper examines the effort of Quebec movement consist of  (1) creating a political discourse of “self-determinantion”. The social movement transforms into Québécois political party and it visioned to gain territory of the province since the decade of the 1960s; (2) social construction dealing with the issue of French identity as non-Canadian culture. The supports of the idea embedded in the several forms of regulations and propaganda in the public sphere.

scholarly journals Factors predicting citizens’ risk tolerance regarding earthquakes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Liv Henrich
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Risk Tolerance ◽  
Risk Characteristics ◽  
Tolerance Study ◽  
Measures Of Risk ◽  
The Government ◽  
Different Levels

<p>People tolerate different levels of risk from different hazards in their day-to-day life. Perceptions of risks and the amount of risk mitigation people desire for different hazards vary. Previous research shows that the psychometric properties of different hazards predict the level of risk people tolerate for various hazards, but not for earthquakes. Risk tolerance is likely to also be affected by factors other than the psychometric properties of hazards. This research tested how earthquakes score on psychometric risk properties compared to five other hazards, and aimed to replicate previous research on the risk factors predicting risk tolerance. Secondly, the research aimed to test if other factors, namely framing effects, risk perception and fatalistic thinking predict risk tolerance for earthquakes. In Study 1, participants from Wellington, New Zealand (N = 139) rated six different hazards (nuclear power, smoking, alcohol, driving, flying and earthquakes) on several risk characteristics and measures of risk tolerance. The results showed that the different hazards were perceived differently in terms of risk tolerance and that participants thought different risk mitigation actions were appropriate for the six hazards. Factor analysis showed that factors derived from risk characteristics did not predict risk tolerance. Study 2 (N = 173) assessed the effects of framing messages, risk perception and fatalism on risk tolerance (judgments about the firmness of the legislation; willingness to pay tax) and judgments about who should pay. The frames had an effect on participants’ concern about the risk, but did not affect the other measures. Generally participants thought that the Government should pay for strengthening buildings, however, those participants who perceived damage as preventable (fatalism measure) thought that private owners should pay for strengthening.</p>

scholarly journals From Social Trust and Happiness to Government Trust: The Moderating Role of Political Systems and Governance in the Philippines

PCD Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 305
Author(s):  
Erickson D Calata ◽  
Reginald G. Ugaddan
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Trust In Government ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

There are frequent calls to enhance citizens' trust in government to pave the way towards a new paradigm of participatory governance and strong citizen support for government. In various realms, citizens may directly or indirectly engage with the government through various available mediums, even though, despite the availability of various policies and services provided by the government, citizens are generally passive and adamant in trusting the public sector. While many studies have explored a set of determinants that influence citizens' trust in government (i.e., central government, local government, parliament, and the legal system), few studies have ascertained the relationship and the role of social trust, happiness, governance, and political systems. These are critical factors that may influence trust in government. To address this gap, this study draws on the theoretical lens of social capital theory, proposing that cognitive social trust and citizen happiness—environment and performance—are the most likely predictors of citizen trust in government. This study assumes that citizens' perceptions of governance and political systems will moderate the effect of social trust and happiness on trust in government. Using data from the Asia Barometer Survey 2007, and focusing on data collected from the Philippines, this study tests a latent model employing the structural equation modelling technique. It finds that happiness negatively predicts trust in the central government and the legal system, while all other predictors do not have a significant effect. The findings also show that the political system moderates the impact of social trust and happiness on trust in government. Finally, this article points out its theoretical, empirical, and practical implications and provides directions for future research.

scholarly journals Struktur Organisasi Kelembagaan Penanaman Modal di Kota Bandung

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Dewi Gartika
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
City Government ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Local Government Authority ◽  
The City ◽  
Government Authority

In Act No. 23 of 2014 on Regional Government, where there mention of the obligatory functions and affairs of choice, where one obligatory This is an investment, then in Government Regulation No. 38 Year 2007 on the dealings between the central government, provincial government and district / city government, a local government authority is in the field of investment, government Bandung, capital investment is obligatory and one local government authority is placed in the structure organization Bappeda Bandung is in the Investment Sector, is of course contrary to the Law No. 23 Year 2014 and Government Regulation No. 38 of 2007. This paper provides the organizational structure of institu-tional investment in the city of Bandung.Dalam Undang-Undang Undang-Undang Nomor 23 Tahun 2014 tentang Pemerintahan Daerah dise-butkan mengenai urusan wajib dan urusan pilihan, dimana salah satu urusan wajib ini adalah pena-naman modal, kemudian dalam Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 38 Tahun 2007 tentang Pembagian urusan antara pemerintah pusat, pemerintah provinsi, dan pemerintah kabupaten/kota, salah satu kewenangan pemerintah daerah adalah dalam bidang penanaman modal, di pemerintahan Kota Bandung, penanaman modal yang merupakan urusan wajib dan salah satu kewenangan pemerintah daerah ditempatkan dalam struktur organisasi Bappeda Kota Bandung yaitu pada Bidang Pena-naman Modal, ini tentu saja berseberangan dengan UU No. 32 Tahun 2004/UU No. 23 Tahun 2014 dan Peraturan Pemerintah No. 38 Tahun 2007. Artikel ini berisi tentang struktur organisasi kelem-bagaan penanaman modal di Kota Bandung.

scholarly journals Marketing and management of innovations in public governance as core determinants of trust

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-212
Author(s):  
Alina Vysochyna ◽  
Volodymyr Semenov ◽  
Kostiantyn Kyrychenko
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Trust In Government ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
The Impact

Public governance significantly transformed over the last several decades that is determined by numerous external and internal factors. Digitalization of social and economic relations results in the appearance and implementation of a new kind of innovation in public management – e-governance. Therefore, developing the marketing and management strategy of such innovation as e-governance is considered a necessary precondition for trust in government. The paper aims to determine the impact of e-governance on trust in government and the development of recommendations on marketing and management of it. In the paper, the authors systematized main national and foreign approaches to measuring e-governance efficiency both at the level of central and sub-central governments. It is also realized a bibliometric analysis with VOSviewer v.1.6.16 to identify key contextual directions of scientific research on e-governance, marketing, and management and clarify its intercepts. The paper has developed a scientific hypothesis about the positive influence of e-governance on central and sub-central government brands and citizens' loyalty. To test this hypothesis, a panel data regression analysis was realized using Stata 12/SE software. In the regression model as a proxy of e-governance efficiency (independent variable), an E-Government Development Index (EGDI) is chosen, which is a composite indicator of three indices such as online service index, telecommunication index, and human capital index. It is chosen as a proxy central and sub-central government brand and citizens' loyalty (dependent variable), an indicator of Trust in Government that is calculated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and refers to the share of people who report having confidence in the national government. Besides, the regression model includes a sample of control variables such as Worldwide Governance Indicators. The country sample consists of 19 OECD member states (European countries): Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Sweden, Great Britain, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Slovenia. 2008-2020 (specifically, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020). Under the bibliometric and regression analysis results, a set of practical recommendations on the perspectives of central and sub-central governments' marketing and management of e-governance

scholarly journals Disinformation and Miscommunication in Government Communication in Handling COVID-19 Pandemic

Webology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-218
Author(s):  
Anang Setiawana ◽  
Achmad Nurmandi ◽  
Eko Priyo Purnomo ◽  
Arif Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Indonesian Government ◽  
Government Communication ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Crucial Part ◽  
Viral Outbreak

This study explores how the Indonesian government uses websites to respond to public information as the COVID-19 pandemic has developed into a global crisis.The government is expected to act quickly and decisively in responding to the public's communication and information crisis. Communication is becoming the most crucial part, especially when it comes to delivering the facts. The accuracy of the information provided also plays a significant role in shaping public perception of the situation. Data obtained were gathered from the central government and provincial government regions' official report, analyzed using SimilarWeb: Website Traffic. The findings showed that the Indonesian government did not have enough response tools set up in the event of a viral outbreak, was not well prepared in the event of communicating with the international community in the event of such an outbreak, and did not have integrated actions to be made between the central government and the second regional government in managing their response. As for the data provided by the central and regional governments, the data have now gone public, showing how good it is.

scholarly journals TABUNGAN PERUMAHAN RAKYAT (TAPERA) DAN PENERAPANNYA DI DKI JAKARTA

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 321
Author(s):  
Henriko Ganesha Putra ◽  
Erwin Fahmi ◽  
Kemal Taruc
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Housing Finance ◽  
Retirement Savings ◽  
Important Lesson ◽  
The Public ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
The Republic

Occupancy is a basic need of every human being. As mandated by the 1945 Constitution, the State guarantees the fulfillment of citizens' needs for decent and affordable dwellings in the framework of developing Indonesian people who are wholly, self-conscious, independent and productive. The Public Housing Savings (Tapera) in accordance with Law of the Republic of Indonesia number 4 of 2016, is a long-term fund storage program that is used for housing finance, especially for Low-Income Communities (MBR). BAPERTARUM-PNS is an important lesson on how the goals of the housing savings are not utilized as retirement savings by most participants. The problem with this study is whether Tapera can be a solution for MBR in reaching funding for housing or repeating the failure of the BAPERTARUM-PNS program. Data collection from the Central Government, BP Tapera, and the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta will be analyzed in the form of modeling of potential national and regional participation in and utilization of Tapera in DKI Jakarta Province. The results of the modeling analysis indicate a gap between Tapera's policies and people's expectations of a housing finance affordability solution for the MBR. AbstrakHunian merupakan kebutuhan dasar setiap manusia. Sebagaimana amanat UUD 1945, Negara menjamin pemenuhan kebutuhan warga negara atas tempat tinggal yang layak dan terjangkau dalam rangka membangun manusia Indonesia seutuhnya, berjati diri, mandiri, dan produktif. Tabungan Perumahan Rakyat (Tapera) sesuai Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia nomor 4 tahun 2016, merupakan program penyimpanan dana jangka panjang yang dimanfaatkan untuk pembiayaan perumahan, terutama bagi Masyarakat Berpenghasilan Rendah (MBR). BAPERTARUM-PNS menjadi pelajaran penting bagaimana ketidakberhasilan tujuan dari tabungan perumahan yang dimanfaatkan sebagai tabungan pensiun oleh sebagian besar peserta. Permasalahan dari studi ini adalah apakah Tapera dapat menjadi solusi bagi MBR dalam menjangkau pembiayaan untuk memperoleh hunian atau mengulangi ketidakberhasilan program BAPERTARUM-PNS. Pengumpulan data dari Pemerintah Pusat, BP Tapera, dan Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta akan dianalisis dalam bentuk Pemodelan potensi kepesertaan dan dana pemanfaatan Tapera secara nasional maupun regional di Provinsi DKI Jakarta. Hasil dari analisis pemodelan tersebut mengindikasikan adanya celah (gap) antara kebijakan Tapera dan harapan masyarakat akan hadirnya solusi keterjangkauan pembiayaan hunian bagi MBR. 

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