A comparative study of the role of the state in policy making and implementation in welfare services for the handicapped in Hong Kong and Guangzhou

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kam-man, Joseph Wong
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
The State ◽  
Welfare Services ◽  
Role Of The State

Economic rationalism in Canberra 25 years on?

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Pusey
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Economic Reform ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
The State ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Political Project

This article, based on an edited transcript of a speech at The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) conference in Melbourne in December 2016, summarises the criticisms of ‘economic rationalism’, cum neoliberalism, that emerged from the ‘economic rationalism debate’ in Australia of the early 1990s to the present. Economic rationalism reversed Australia’s historic nation-building legacy. Free market neoliberal doctrines have captured the central Canberra policy-making apparatus and radically reduced the coordinating role of the state in most areas of public policy. Economic ‘reform’ is seen primarily as a political project led by international and domestic corporate interest groupings and aimed at the transformation of Australia’s institutions. The neoliberal orthodoxy continues to distort the policy process as it has become functionally indispensable for the process of policy making and government, despite its failing intellectual legitimacy.

Caste and Discrimination in Welfare: Social Exclusion of Dalits in Uttar Pradesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-149
Author(s):  
Ajeet Kumar Pankaj
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Field Work ◽  
The State ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Welfare Services ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Caste Discrimination ◽  
State And Society

Dalits constitute one-fifth of the total Indian population and, being located at the bottom of the caste hierarchy, suffer from the acute problem of discrimination and exclusion in every sphere of society. Despite various government affirmative actions and policies, Dalits experience discrimination, which in turn lead to inaccessibility of welfare services among them. Based on the author’s engagement in field work for data collection,1 this article highlights that discrimination in welfare programme is not only caused by favouritism and corruption but also linked to the sociopolitical structure of the state and society. Through a dense analysis of the process of social exclusion in availability, accessibility and affordability of welfare programmes, this article examines the role of the state and society in the context of discrimination against Dalits in welfare programmes. This article deals with discrimination and exclusion of Dalits during the identification of beneficiaries and delivery of the state-sponsored welfare services. It specifically looks into the discriminatory mechanism in welfare programmes, particularly the programmes that are directly linked with poverty eradication and employment. This article uses the lens of social exclusion to examine caste discrimination in welfare programmes.

It takes change to remain the same: The transformation of Swedish government policy making in economic crises and the involvement of social partners

2021 ◽  
pp. 0143831X2110208
Author(s):  
Ola Bergström ◽  
Alexander Styhre
Keyword(s):  
Government Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Crises ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Social Partners ◽  
The Government ◽  
Theoretical Developments

The government responses to the corona crisis across the world has actualized an old debate regarding the role of the state and government policy making in economic crises. This debate should, the authors of this article argue, be understood in the context of how government policy making has been transformed in advanced capitalist economies in the past five decades and recent theoretical developments regarding the role of actors and institutions involved in the production and dissemination of ideas in such transformations. Drawing on an extensive review of policy making and changes in policy making doctrines, this article examines the role of government public investigations in the transformation of the Swedish government policy making in relation to economic crises where the state supports policy making through social partners.

scholarly journals Country Differences in Financial Preparation: What Do People Expect From the State?

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 192-193
Author(s):  
Maria Clara P de Paula Couto ◽  
Sylvie Graf ◽  
Klaus Rothermund ◽  
Jana Nikitin
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The State ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Financial Preparation ◽  
The Usa

Abstract A considerable gap between one’s pension and living expenses in old age exists in almost all developed countries, making savings and financial preparation for old age inevitable. Nevertheless, financial preparation for old age substantially differs across countries. Using the data from the AAF project, we investigated what motivates people in different countries (USA, Germany, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, and Taiwan) to financially prepare for old age. Financial preparation was the highest in the USA, followed by Germany and the Czech Republic. The lowest levels of financial preparation were found in Hong Kong and Taiwan. These differences were explained by age-related expectations on a “paternalistic” role of the state: Greater endorsement of the idea that the state should provide financial support to older citizens led to less preparation. These findings are in line with the idea that individuals’ beliefs and expectations regarding the role of institutions shape personal actions.

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