US Direct Foreign Investment and Trade: Theories, Trends and Public Policy Issues

2019 ◽  
pp. 129-159
Author(s):  
Rachel McCulloch
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Direct Foreign Investment ◽  
Policy Issues

The Effects of the Foreign Direct Investment Liberalisation on Pakistan (Distinguishedl Lecture)

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (4I) ◽  
pp. 403-418
Author(s):  
Stephen Guisinger
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Direct Foreign Investment ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Government ◽  
Multilateral Agreement On Investment ◽  
Substantial Distance

Pakistan for many years maintained strict controls on foreign direct investment. However, over the past decade controls on foreign investment in manufacturing have diminished sharply, though less so for the service sector. The government continues to impose restrictions on foreign trade, which adversely affect foreign direct investors in several ways. Nonetheless, Pakistan has moved a substantial distance toward liberalising direct foreign investment. There are two obvious policy issues related to foreign investment raised by these developments. First, should Pakistan proceed further toward liberalisation and at what pace? Second, with a liberalised investment sector, should Pakistan become an active protagonist among developing countries for a multilateral agreement on investment?

Increasing the number of psychologists of color: Public policy issues for affirmative diversity.

2006 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melba J. T. Vasquez ◽  
James M. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Issues

scholarly journals Soft Law Engagements and Hard Law Preferences: Comparing EU Lobbying Positions between UN Global Compact Signatory Firms and Other Interest Group Types

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Onna van den Broek
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Political Representation ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Global Compact ◽  
Un Global Compact ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Although corporate social responsibility (CSR) has gone “mainstream,” the relationship between CSR and corporate political activities (CPA) has received little scholarly attention. This is problematic because firms potentially have a more sizable impact through their lobbying activities for socially and environmentally beneficial (or unbeneficial) public policies than through their own operations. This paper investigates if, and how, UN Global Compact signatory firms differ in their policy preferences on key EU proposals compared to other interest groups. To capture state-of-the-art data on firms’ policy preferences, I draw from the INTEREURO database, which includes firms’ lobbying positions on forty-three directives and twenty-seven regulations covering 112 public policy issues in the European Union. Statistical results show that Global Compact signatory firms significantly lobby for stricter regulation than non-signatory firms and industry associations, however, their positions are still lower than nonbusiness groups. These results are similar across various public policy issues and suggest that the regulatory preferences of firms’ participating in soft law CSR initiatives are more aligned with stakeholders' interests. This paper contributes to public policy literature exploring the relationship between hard and soft law as well as literature studying the political representation of divergent interest.

On Defining Politics and How to Take it into Account

1983 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 13-13
Author(s):  
Avery Leiserson
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Aspect ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
Elective Office ◽  
Teachers And Students

This essay addresses the problem of teachers and students who have reached the point of trying to find a common ground for perceiving (seeing) politics. This may occur almost any time during any social science course, but it cannot be assumed to happen automatically the first day of class in government, citizenship, or public affairs. Hopefully, the signal is some variant of the question: “What do we mean by politics, or the political aspect of human affairs?” A parade of definitions — taking controversial positions on public policy issues; running for elective office; who gets what, when and how; and manipulating people—is not a mutually-satisfying answer if it produces the Queen of Hearts’ attitude in students that the word politics means what they choose it to mean and nothing more.

Control of Fraud and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid

1977 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 323-331
Author(s):  
Harvey E. Pies
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Appropriate Use ◽  
Public Funds ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
Government Financing ◽  
Executive Action ◽  
Federal Initiatives ◽  
Near Future

AbstractThis Comment explores issues concerning the control of fraud and abuse in health programs financed with public funds, specifically the Medicare and Medicaid programs. It summarizes the nature, scope, and possible causes of what some regard as a fraud and abuse “crisis,” and points out the difficulties and obstacles facing those who attempt to develop legislative and executive action aimed at controlling fraud and abuse. Recent federal initiatives in fraud and abuse control are examined, and a brief summary of key provisions of H.R. 3 (the Medicare-Medicaid Anti-fraud and Abuse Amendments, which may prove to be a landmark piece of legislation in this area) is provided. The author emphasizes that more effective control of fraud and abuse is necessary if further expansion of government financing of health programs, including national health insurance, is to occur in the near future. At the same time, caution must be taken not to neglect the appropriate use of other mechanisms necessary for reducing the costs of medical care and improving its quality. In addition, it is likely that efforts to stem fraud and abuse will raise important medicolegal and public policy issues that will require careful interdisciplinary consideration.

Book Review: American Jails: Public Policy Issues

1993 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-123
Author(s):  
Robert S. Fong
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Issues
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