Why Is Financial Stability a Goal of Public Policy?

Policymakers recognize that investments and investment decisions are vitally important to the financial stability of many families. Poor investment advice may result in decisions which may, in a literal sense, financially cripple a family. With the importance of investment decisions in mind, the purpose of this research is to explore the potential efficacy of public policy proposals designed to remedy the problems consumers have with the investment and financial services markets. To accomplish this purpose, this research takes a micro look at how consumers evaluate and choose investment services, a unique perspective for an impact evaluation.

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Conceptualizing Global Public Policy

The Oxford Handbook of Global Policy and Transnational Administration ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198758648.013.10 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 256-273

Author(s):

Inge Kaul

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Public Goods ◽

Cyber Security ◽

Financial Stability ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Global Public Good ◽

Global Public Goods ◽

Good Provision ◽

Basic Features ◽

Global Public Policy

The world is confronting a lengthening list of unresolved global challenges, many of which possess the properties of global public goods. However, we still lack a fully-fledged theory and practice of genuine global public policy. Based on an analysis of what sets global public goods, such as climate change, cyber-security, and international financial stability apart from other policy concerns, this chapter identifies five basic features that a global public policy would need in order to suit the purpose of global public good provision and develop into a recognized new policy field as a function of governance systems, nationally and internationally.

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ОЦІНКА ФІНАНСОВОЇ СТІЙКОСТІ МІСЦЕВИХ БЮДЖЕТІВ УКРАЇНИ В УМОВАХ ТРАНСФОРМАЦІЇ МІЖБЮДЖЕТНИХ ВІДНОСИН

PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT ◽

10.25140/2411-5215-2019-4(20)-403-411 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 403-411

Author(s):

Oksana Savastieieva

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Financial Stability ◽

Local Level ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Policy Instruments ◽

Financial Sustainability ◽

Public Policy Instruments ◽

Integral Indicator

The article analyzes the dynamics of changes in the main budget indicators at the local level and highlights the charac-teristic trends. The scientific and methodological approach to the complex assessment of the financial stability of local budg-ets is proposed. necessary to step up public policy instruments to attract additional sources of funding in a context of decen-tralization. The integral indicator of financial sustainability of local budgets of Ukraine in 2019 was calculated and found that in most regions it tended to decrease except Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Kirovograd, Kiev, Vinnytsia and Kyiv. The advantages and prospects of using the proposed approach in terms of financial decentralization are substantiated

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