Fit for purpose ? Welfare reform and challenges for health and labour market policy in the UK
Behaviour ; Disability ; Health ; Labour market ; Policy ; Reform ; United Kingdom ; Welfare
The paper provides an extensive review of the most recent evidence to identify factors driving the rise in the number of people claiming sickness/incapacity benefits and assesses whether current policy is fit for purpose.
The above and the gradual integration of spatial elements in policy making could explain the increasing emphasis on rural landscape issues. The paper focuses on three cases of public intervention in three areas of Greece: A) The Amfissa olive grove
(Sterea Hellas), where support from the first pillar of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and a local agri-environmental measure, complement the existing landscape protection regulations of archaeological and land planning legislation; B) the Anthili
plain (Sterea Hellas) where a production support lead to an intensification process with negative impacts on the landscape, and finally C) Santorini (Cyclades), where the incentive based policies implemented, due to the absence of a robust land use
In the name of Pauk-Phaw. Myanmar’s China policy since 1948
Burma ; China ; Foreign policy ; Geopolitics ; International cooperation ; International relations ; Sphere of influence
repositioned her relations with China to her best advantage. The juxtaposition of accommodating China’s regional strategic interest and resisting Chinese influence and interference in Myanmar internal affairs, has been a hallmark of Myanmar’s China policy
. As long as it recognizes the legitimate strategic interests of China in Myanmar, the Myanmar government will be left to conduct its foreign relations within the context of its non-aligned policy. - (GL)
The article reviews the impacts of the crisis, and the different policy responses given to it. Based on policy documents and statistical data AA. analyse the processes on various geographic scales. According to AA.’ findings the crisis also effects
Agricultural policy ; Decision making process ; Financial aid ; Investment ; Regional development ; Rural area ; Rural development ; Slovenia
Slovenia is predominantly a rural country. Rural development policy is institutionally part of agricultural policy and it covers entire national territory. In the article we present the effect of measures and financial inputs of this policy
Does cultural policy matter in public-art production ? The Netherlands and Flanders compared, 1945 - present
Amsterdam ; Art ; Comparative study ; Cultural policy ; Cultural studies ; Flanders ; Ghent ; Governmentality ; Institution ; Netherlands (The) ; Public policy ; Urban area
Policies of the Thai State towards the Malay Muslim South (1978-2010)
Civil society ; Conflict ; Cultural identity ; Geopolitical strategy ; Living conditions ; Nationalism ; Policy ; Role of the State ; Thailand ; Violence
incidents are actually crime related and have actually no connection to politics. The policies elaborated by the state to confront the unrest in the southern provinces have been based on the perception and assess of the situation by the central authorities
. But perceptions are creating their own ‘reality.’ After 2003 the National Security Council stopped to write a specific policy document for implementing policies in the South. Since 2006, which saw the overthrow of Thaksin’s government, civil society groups
Social mix policies in Paris : discourses, policies and social effects
France ; Gentrification ; Household ; Housing policy ; Ile-de-France ; Middle class ; Neighbourhood ; Paris ; Social cohesion ; Social geography ; Stock of real estate ; Urban policy ; Working class
, with a significant gap at the sub-national level. This research explores whether city and county councils are the lowest most effective level for climate change actions in Ireland through a nationwide survey and a review of all relevant government policies at local
levels as evidenced by survey responses from local authority staff members, limited incorporation of higher-level objectives into local policy documents, and limiteddetails in national level policies as to local level implementation. Similar
Managing peatland ecosystem services : current UK policy and future challenges in a changing world
, this paper reviews contemporary policies relating to three broad categories of peatland ecosystem service (provisioning ; regulating and cultural), developed at multiple levels (global to local). We highlight problems associated with incomplete knowledge
about complex peatland ecosystem processes and disconnected policies and strategies. The review concludes by discussing the kinds of integrated land use policies that are beginning to emerge in the UK and may shape future peatland management.
Drawing on the example of Cork City and the November 2009 flood in particular, this paper evaluates contemporary policy and decision-making responses to flood hazards to determine whether they are sufficient to address current and future flood risks
and vulnerabilities. This framing of flood hazards is shaped by several influences including the historic evolution of flood policy and current institutional structures. The November 2009 flood highlights the limits of current policy and practice.
Canada ; Decision making process ; Institution ; Organization ; Police ; Policy ; Quebec
La mise en oeuvre d'une politique publique de sécurité routière nécessite l'activation de certains relais, dont l'organisation policière. Les agences policières sont en charge de missions différentes. Elles constituent un mandat que leur a confié