Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung zwischen Wettbewerb und Systemverantwortung

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 575-584
Author(s):  
Doris Pfeiffer
Keyword(s):  
Price Competition ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Freedom Of Choice ◽  
Selective Contracting ◽  
Health Care Structure ◽  
Care Structure ◽  
Definition Of

Zusammenfassung Die Diskussion über die Chancen und Grenzen des Wettbewerbs als gesundheitspolitisches Steuerungsparadigma wird seit der Einführung des freien Kassenwahlrechts mit dem Gesundheitsstrukturgesetz von 1992 geführt. Während die derzeitigen gesetzlichen Rahmenbedingungen für einen intensiven Preiswettbewerb sorgen, wurde das Potential des Qualitätswettbewerbs durch selektivvertragliche Gestaltungsoptionen gesetzgeberisch noch nicht ausgeschöpft. Wichtige Aufgaben bei der Festlegung des Wettbewerbsrahmens hat der Gesetzgeber der sozialen und gemeinsamen Selbstverwaltung übertragen. Gerade in den letzten Jahren wurden die Kompetenzen der Selbstverwaltung allerdings wesentlich geschwächt. Mit der Digitalisierung eröffnet sich die Chance, neue wettbewerbliche Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten zu erschließen. Dafür braucht es eine Selbstverwaltung, die ihre Systemverantwortung mit gestärkten Verantwortlichkeiten wahrnehmen kann. Abstract The opportunities and limits of competition as a governance paradigm for health policy have been on the political agenda since the introduction of the freedom of choice for insurees between statutory health funds with the Health Care Structure Act of 1992. While the current legal framework ensures inten­sive price competition, competition on quality in the area of selective contracting is still far behind its potential. Important tasks in the definition of the competition framework have been given to the institutions of self-government. However, in recent years the competency of self-government has been significantly weakened. Digitalization opens up the opportunity to develop new ­options for competition. This requires that the opportunities of self-government to shape competition are strengthened.

Is Gender Equality a Reality After a Change in the Political Agenda?

2018 ◽  
pp. 1809-1828
Author(s):  
Nuria Calvo ◽  
Maria Bastida ◽  
Jacobo Feás
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women Managers ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Organizational Dynamics ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Managerial Talent ◽  
Positive Discrimination ◽  
Legislative Framework

After a decade of meaningful advances in legal framework, education and political agendas, gender equality should be a reality in Spain. However, something is not working in the Spanish industry, compared to other European countries. In this chapter we analyse some organizational dynamics that allows understand why the situation of inequality of women managers for gender reasons persists in spite of the positive discrimination measures recommended by the legislative framework. A new translation between the political and the economical language is necessary in order to get a change of behaviour in the industry. This analysis has allowed a proposal of a bunch of measures that allow organisations to exploit all their managerial talent, independently of whether this talent is owned by men or women.

scholarly journals The Financial Investigation of Human Trafficking in the UK: Legal and Practical Perspectives

2019 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 284-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Middleton ◽  
Georgios A Antonopoulos ◽  
Georgios Papanicolaou
Keyword(s):  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Organised Crime ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Law And Policy ◽  
Modern Slavery ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Uk

A significant body of law and policy has been directed to organised crime generally, with Human Trafficking remaining high on the political agenda. This article conducts a contextualised study of Human Trafficking in the UK, examining the underpinning legal framework before drawing on the expertise of key professionals in the sector, who have been interviewed for this purpose. It is suggested that it is not so much the legal framework that is the problem, but rather there are a number of practical and policy-related considerations that the government should consider as part of their efforts to combat Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.

New waves for old rights? Women’s mobilization and bodily rights in Turkey and Norway

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sevil Sümer ◽  
Hande Eslen-Ziya
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Women's Movements ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Citizenship Rights ◽  
Neoliberal Policies ◽  
Gender Policies ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Right

This article focuses on the resurgence of women’s movements in Turkey and Norway against the backdrop of their historical trajectories and wider gender policies. Throughout the 2010s, both countries witnessed a similar set of conservative and neoliberal policies that intervened in women’s bodily rights. In both countries, women’s movements responded with mass mobilizations and influenced the political agenda. The proposed restrictions on abortion were interpreted as a restriction on women’s basic bodily rights in both countries. This article argues that a feminist, multidimensional reconceptualization of the concept of citizenship and a definition of abortion as an element of women’s bodily citizenship rights are useful to promote a strong and encompassing argument for mobilization. The comparative analysis shows that the right to control one’s own body has been a unifying issue for women’s movements in Turkey and Norway which are gradually becoming more inclusive.

scholarly journals El rompimiento del encanto electoral

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Loyola Díaz
Keyword(s):  
General Council ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Democracy ◽  
National State ◽  
Social Actions ◽  
Legal Challenges ◽  
Democratic Revolution ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Federal Administration

The new federal administration headed by President Felipe Calderon emerged from an electoral process that generated several doubts and questions about its legality and transparency. The ideological and political confrontation that occurred doesn’t allow an adequate comprehension of the complex set of transformations undergone by the country. We require new obser vation points that enable us to trasced any unyielding ideological positions. The General Council of the IFE (Federal Electoral Institute) didn’t live up thoroughly to its responsibilities. The Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación (The Federal Judiciar y Electoral Tribunal) rendered an ambiguous and contradictor y ruling that resembled more a bargaining document that reflected the magistrate’s own divisions, rather than an unequivocal answer to the legal challenges filed by the PRD (Par ty of the Democratic Revolution). Today it’s necessar y to under take the political agenda that was abandoned six years ago, that is, to place in center stage the required governmental and social actions required to achieve a new definition of the National State in this era of the information technolog y revolution and political democracy.

scholarly journals The Limits of Equality The Intersectionality of Gender and Sexuality in Spanish Policy Making

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Platero Méndez
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Strategy ◽  
Political Intersectionality ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Law Texts

In the course of less than forty  years, the Spanish political and cultural scenario has changed drastically, particularly in relation to civil rights. Social movements, especially feminist and LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) organizations, have been successful in putting demands on the political agenda that have translated into gender equality, same-sex and transgender laws. Looking at definitions of equality, this article explores the implications of some postmodern theories that promote the analysis of political intersectionality for some of the recent laws that are presented as progressive and transformative in Spanish policy making. The analysis will explore two case studies:  samesex marriage and equality policy law texts, discussing the conception of intersectionality and equality. In addition, the definition of the feminist political strategy in which these policies are framed is addressed. Both case studies show that the policies are conceptualized within a liberal and assimilationist framework, since neither the male norm nor the sexual order is profoundly questioned.

Is Gender Equality a Reality after a Change in the Political Agenda?

2016 ◽  
pp. 539-558
Author(s):  
Nuria Calvo ◽  
Maria Bastida ◽  
Jacobo Feás
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women Managers ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Organizational Dynamics ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Managerial Talent ◽  
Positive Discrimination ◽  
Legislative Framework

After a decade of meaningful advances in legal framework, education and political agendas, gender equality should be a reality in Spain. However, something is not working in the Spanish industry, compared to other European countries. In this chapter we analyse some organizational dynamics that allows understand why the situation of inequality of women managers for gender reasons persists in spite of the positive discrimination measures recommended by the legislative framework. A new translation between the political and the economical language is necessary in order to get a change of behaviour in the industry. This analysis has allowed a proposal of a bunch of measures that allow organisations to exploit all their managerial talent, independently of whether this talent is owned by men or women.

scholarly journals State Civilisation: The Statist Core of Vladimir Putin’s Civilisational Discourse and Its Implications for Russian Foreign Policy

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabian Linde
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Fault Line ◽  
The West ◽  
Theoretical Justification ◽  
The Government ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Near Abroad

Abstract The essay examines Vladimir Putin’s civilisational discourse, which arose in earnest with the publication of his presidential campaign articles in 2012. It argues that what makes Putin’s rendering of Russia’s civilisational identity distinctive is its strongly emphasized Statism, understood as a belief in the primacy of the state. This suggests that while his endorsement of a distinct civilisational identity represents an important conceptual turn as regards how national identity is articulated, there are also significant lines of continuity with previous presidential periods, given that state primacy has been at the heart of Putin’s political agenda since the very beginning of his presidential career. This detail also reveals a great deal about the political rationale behind Putin’s commitment to a Russian civilisational identity. It provides the government with a theoretical justification of an illiberal political course. There are important implications for foreign policy-making as well. In relation to the West, there is an attempt to limit its normative reach by depicting liberal values as less than universal. In regional affairs, Russia is attempting to legitimate its involvement in the near abroad on civilisational grounds. The loose definition of ‘co-patriots’ as foreign nationals experiencing some affinity with Russia gives it plenty of leeway in this regard. Lastly, Russia has petitioned for Ukraine’s neutrality based on the argument that the country is straddling a civilisational fault line.

Bolstering the Proliferation Security Initiative at Sea: A Comparative Analysis of Ship-boarding as a Bilateral and Multilateral Implementing Mechanism

2006 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Spadi
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Us ◽  
Multilateral Agreements ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
International Legal System ◽  
Proliferation Security Initiative ◽  
Definition Of

AbstractThe political significance of the PSI – and the implementation thereof – cannot reap its maximum potential if it is not supported by an adequate legal framework to regulate, inter alia, the interdiction of suspect vessels. The US Administration, very much the leading actor behind the Initiative, has been at the forefront of the efforts to develop an accompanying and effective international legal system, both at bilateral and multilateral levels, following the blueprint of what has already been accomplished in the area of counter-narcotics interdiction. However, the consent of the States involved remains paramount even within the context of the bilateral and multilateral agreements elaborated so far. These agreements, which are examined and compared in the article, in many ways do not attain the same sophistication as that of the counter-narcotics agreements. This is probably unavoidable, in light of the largely discretionary nature of the key concepts of the PSI, such as the definition of what are States or non-State actors of proliferation concern.

Is Gender Equality a Reality After a Change in the Political Agenda?

2019 ◽  
pp. 563-582
Author(s):  
Nuria Calvo ◽  
Maria Bastida ◽  
Jacobo Feás
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women Managers ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Organizational Dynamics ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Managerial Talent ◽  
Positive Discrimination ◽  
Legislative Framework

After a decade of meaningful advances in legal framework, education and political agendas, gender equality should be a reality in Spain. However, something is not working in the Spanish industry, compared to other European countries. In this chapter we analyse some organizational dynamics that allows understand why the situation of inequality of women managers for gender reasons persists in spite of the positive discrimination measures recommended by the legislative framework. A new translation between the political and the economical language is necessary in order to get a change of behaviour in the industry. This analysis has allowed a proposal of a bunch of measures that allow organisations to exploit all their managerial talent, independently of whether this talent is owned by men or women.

Understanding Short-Term Rental Regulation: A Case Study of Lisbon (Portugal)

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-185
Author(s):  
Joana Almeida ◽  
◽  
Frederico Oliveira ◽  
Jorge Silva ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Housing Prices ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Definition Of

Notwithstanding the positive impacts of short-term rentals (STRs), it is often their negative effects that have been raising pressing questions for urban planners and public policy-makers, including changes in housing dynamics, conflicts between residents and visitors, tourism gentrification phenomena, unfair competition practices, and tax evasion, among other externalities. Because of this, short-term rental regulation has become an important item on the political agenda of municipalities that live daily with these issues. In order to contribute to a better understanding of STR regulatory approaches, this paper investigates how Lisbon (Portugal) has been responding to the effects attributed to STRs. It can be concluded that the main negative impact of STR in Lisbon is its effects on the housing prices increase and that the main STR regulation measure is focused on zoning: definition of zones for the application of differentiated STR rules and management.

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