Private Sector Representatives Research Articles

A Case Study of Canada's Coalition for Public Information in the Information Highway Policy-making Process

This research investigated the role of a public interest group, Canada's Coalition for Public Information, in the federal information policy-making process for the information highway. The investigation followed the example of naturalistic methods described in grounded theory and extended case methodologies. Two public policy models that explore the policy-making process and policy community were used as the framework for building an understanding of events, context, stakeholders, strategies, and influence. The researcher concluded that CPI exercised little influence over policy outcomes. CPI remained outside the decision-making network of government officials and private sector representatives owing to its limited resources, limited political experience, and its late entry into the policy process. However, CPI did succeed in helping to bring a perspective other than the market agenda to the public and to the policy community.

Effects of the IMF and World Bank on public expenditure accountability in Jamaica

This article analyses the positive and negative effects of IMF stabilization programmes and World Bank structural adjustment programmes on the accountability of public expenditure management in Jamaica in the period 1980–1992. Particular attention is given to the negative accountability effects of IMF budget deficit reduction targets imposed on a Government uncommitted to meeting such targets. Many of the arguments presented in this article relate to expenditure accountability problems more generally and it cannot be proved that IMF conditionality was the sole cause of these problems. It is argued, however, that IMF conditionality contributed. This argument is based on a large number of semi-structured interviews conducted in 1993 with Jamaican bureaucrats, politicians, donors, academics and private sector representatives, many of whom were involved in Jamaica's budget formulation process, and on analysis of the existing literature and data. The conclusion reached is that donor-guided reform programmes have complex and often conflicting impacts on the accountability of the Government's budgetary practices. A major question that arises is the relative importance that donors such as the IMF place on budget conditionality as against accountability. The conclusion based on the Jamaican experience is that the IMF placed greater emphasis on the former. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Looking Forward: Geographic Information Services and Libraries in the Future

This paper outlines aspects of present information technology, commerce, and science in the context of geographic information. A review of recent collaborations of government, private sector, and academic representatives identifies possible trajectories for the future of geographic information services. Drawing from these efforts, implications and opportunities for digital libraries are summarized. Opportunities include data clearinghouse activities; brokering information to government organizations, community coordinators, and lay citizens; provision of customized searches; provision of data manipulation or small format map output; assistance with interpreting downloaded information; and serving as an alternate lifelong learning center for access to and use of geographic information.

Mainstreaming Intermodal Freight into the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Process

The Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS), as a metropolitan planning organization, developed an approach to integrate intermodal freight transportation into regional plans and programs. This process began with the establishment of the Intermodal Advisory Task Force (IATF) in 1994 and led to a series of freight-oriented activities and products, including the identification of regionally significant facilities, analysis of improvement needs, and the intermodal component of the 2020 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) for northeastern Illinois. Task Force membership includes public- and private-sector representatives working cooperatively to develop and direct a work plan to address goods movement and inter-modal freight issues and needs. The intermodal planning process involved significant preparatory work. The IATF established four working groups that directed specific tasks, including development of a geographic information system–based intermodal facilities inventory, an outreach for industry needs, a review of proposed intermodal improvements, identification and analysis of intermodal connections to the national highway system, and analysis to estimate the economic value of the industry to the region. Ultimately, six policy statements were developed and incorporated as system-level intermodal recommendations in the RTP. The process developed by CATS through the IATF has “mainstreamed” intermodal freight issues, analysis, and policies into the transportation plans and programs of northeastern Illinois. Although the scale of the intermodal and freight industry in Chicago is enormous, the lessons learned and the technical and institutional approaches developed through the IATF offer valuable insight and direction to other regions seeking to support their intermodal freight industry through the transportation planning process.

"Sustainable Development" and Economic Development Policy: Lessons from Canada

"Sustainable development" is an emerging approach to development combining aspects of traditional economic development with elements of environmental and social policy. This article examines the experience of Canadianfederal and provincial governments in formulating sustainable development policies over the past decade through "Round Tables" of government officials and private sector representatives. The influence of these efforts on economic development policies is specifically examined. The Canadian experience suggests that sustainable development can influence development goals for the natural resource industries and provide improved understanding of the economic and environmental implications of regional growth in a way that enhances long-term prospects for economic growth. However, success at formulation of sustainable development policies does not equate with success at adoption or implementation. Varying approaches to political leadership, government organization, timing, and management create varying results.

The enabling environment for Latin American business

After analysing how economic policies of the last two decades have distorted markets in Latin America, this article identifies different ways to improve the business environment for the development of microenterprises and small businesses (MSEs) in the region. Improving the business environment for MSE development is a demanding task that merits more attention from policymakers, the public administration and private sector representatives.

Probability as a Basis for Barley Cultivar Selection by Growers

Inadequate interpretation of cultivar test results can lead to poor cultivar selection by growers and loss of farm income. Analysis of cultivar mean yields does not allow comparison of predicted cultivar responses at different yield levels. Traditional tests of significance are inappropriate for nonacademic clients of applied research. This study introduces cumulative probabilities (CP) as an alternative method of expressing predicted cultivar response across the range of possible yields. Cumulative probabilities, computed using the mean and standard deviation of each cultivar in a normal probability density function, express the probability growers have of obtaining or exceeding given yields when planting each cultivar [...]

THE FRANK G. LAW AWARD FOR 1992

Naval Engineers JournalVolume 105, Issue 4 p. 79-79 THE FRANK G. LAW AWARD FOR 1992 CAPTAIN RICHARD P. DUNBAR USN (RET), CAPTAIN RICHARD P. DUNBAR USN (RET)Search for more papers by this author CAPTAIN RICHARD P. DUNBAR USN (RET), CAPTAIN RICHARD P. DUNBAR USN (RET)Search for more papers by this author First published: July 1993 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-3584.1993.tb02292.xCitations: 1 Captain Dunbar has been in the vanguard of the unprecedented expansion and success of the Tidewater Section during recent years. He has consistently been a top recruiter of ASNE members. His efforts have not only expanded name recognition of ASNE among individual companies, but have enhanced ASNE's reputation among the various Hampton Roads engineering councils and joint professional associations. As exhibits chairman he was the catalyst for the extremely successful Tidewater symposia in 1984, 1988, and 1991. Noteworthy were his single-handed efforts for the 1991 symposium for which he obtained the professional commitment of an exceptionally large number of private sector and government representatives to support the symposium. As a member of the National Council and as chairman of the Sections Committee, he is providing exceptional representation for the Tidewater Section and is an unflinching champion of section issues and concerns at ASNE Council meetings. Captain Dunbar's immense contribution of his time and expertise is indicative of a strong personal commitment to the Society, its goals and members. It is most fitting that he receive the Frank G. Law Award for 1992. AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume105, Issue4July 1993Pages 79-79 RelatedInformation