Renewable Governance Research Articles

(Anti) terrorisme. Mutations des appareils de sécurité et figure de l'ennemi aux États-Unis depuis 1945

Far from being opposites, “terrorism” and “antiterrorism” are on the contrary both reflections of a new distribution of violence and represent the privileged site of profound transformations of political modernity. This is the lesson that is to be drawn from the archeo-genealogical research that has been carried out in regards to the fight against terrorism as it has been implemented in (and by) the United States over the past fifty years. From this perspective, the terrorism/antiterrorism pair appears to be the disparate and radically heterogenous site of the advent of a renewed government technology : traceability. The present article offers a detailed examination of the twofold transformation -- that of the modern state’s security architecture and of the Schmittian figure of the enemy – set in motion by this renewal in the art of governing. ■

The Governance of a Shrinking City: Housing Renewal in the Liverpool Conurbation, UK

This paper contributes to an emerging international research agenda examining the governance of ‘shrinking’ (depopulating) cities. It presents the findings of recent empirical research into the governance of housing renewal in the Liverpool conurbation (Merseyside), UK. Housing is a policy area which is directly affected by changes in population trends, and so this study provides insights into the way the conurbation has responded to shrinkage with regard to this issue. This paper concludes that the Merseyside response bears similarities to other international studies of shrinking cities in displaying an interplay between local and wider actors seeking to address the specific problems being faced by the area. An increasing reliance upon private sector involvement has also been evident, concurring with the findings of other recent studies on housing renewal governance in the UK. However, while the agendas of local delivery bodies have aligned in implementing programmes, there have been conflicts with some local residents.

The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of Public Broadcasting? The Case of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The purported capacity of the digital age to solve the problem of market failure in the broadcasting sector was widely expected to further compromise the already fragile status of public service broadcasting in advanced democracies. The proliferation of niche media content made possible by convergence led to speculation that publicly funded broadcasters would be rendered redundant. However while public service broadcasting in Australia and in comparable states remains under financial pressure, many signs point to a renewed government commitment to the sector. Using the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as our case study we argue that the digital era has contributed to the renaissance of the sector in unexpected ways.

Potentially Preventable Hospital Use for Dental Conditions: Implications for Expanding Dental Coverage for Low Income Populations

Recently, attention has been placed on the issue of poor access to dental care, and the implications this may have for health care systems, in particular emergency department use for basic dental problems. In 2006, approximately 26,000 of 12 million Ontarians used acute-care hospital services for select dental problems, representing a cost of $16.4 million. There were 964 hospital admissions. The majority of use is by low-income adults. Although better access to dental care may lessen this burden on the health care system, the potential costs averted are considerably less than current proposals to improve access to dental care for low-income groups in Canada. Justifying renewed government investments in dental care in economic terms will require a broader assessment of costs; these data provide a starting-point for policymakers.

China's Quiet Agricultural Revolution: Policy and Programs of the New Millennium

Two specialists on China's agricultural sector review the recent course of agrarian reform in the country since the year 2000. More specifically, they summarize the more significant policy changes occurring during the period 2000-2009 (including the rollout of major new programs and agricultural tax relief) while simultaneously tracking impressive improvements in a variety of standard indicators of agricultural performance and rural per capita incomes across China's province-level units. Among other things, the authors draw contrasts between the current (post-WTO accession) and earlier reform period (1980-1985) in agriculture in terms of level of government direction and commitment to develop the sector for its own sake, outline measures undertaken to address problems with the production of tainted and/or adulterated food products, trace significant spatial "reshufflings" of rice and corn production at the provincial level, and offer possible explanations for the outwardly confounding lack of positive relationships between aggregate value of field crops/total value of all agricultural activities and rural incomes at the provincial level. They argue that renewed (yet underpublicized) government attention to the farm sector since 2000 has helped promote social stability in China by increasing food supplies (thus reducing food price effects on inflation), encouraging more sustainable farming practices, and improving rural environmental quality in many areas.

Stem Cells

Stem cells are self-renewing cells capable of differentiating into multiple cell lines and are classified according to their origin and their ability to differentiate. Enormous potential exists in use of stem cells for regenerative medicine. To produce effective stem cell-based treatments for a range of diseases, an improved understanding of stem cell biology and better control over stem cell fate are necessary. In addition, the barriers to clinical translation, such as potential oncologic properties of stem cells, need to be addressed. With renewed government support and continued refinement of current stem cell methodologies, the future of stem cell research is exciting and promises to provide novel reconstructive options for patients and surgeons limited by traditional paradigms.

Tuberculosis patient expenditure on drugs and tests in subsidised, public services in China: a descriptive study

To measure patient expenditure on additional drugs and tests in public services where tuberculosis (TB) drugs are supplied for free. Questionnaire survey of patients currently on treatment in eight TB dispensaries in two provinces; in depth interviews with providers at the facilities. Liver protection drugs (141/163) were prescribed for 86% of patients, 93% had one or more tests in the last month, and 23% were on treatment past the World Health Organization-recommended treatment duration. All but two patients were charged for something in cash at each visit: on average 287 Chinese Yuan (40 US dollars) in the previous month. For patients below the poverty line, drug and test expenditure was 1.85 times their average household monthly income. Average charges varied little between income categories. In terms of anti-TB drugs prescribed, 17.8% of regimens were inadequate by international standards. Providers reported they prescribe liver protection drugs to avoid medical negligence, and they believed they were effective; and the government subsidy for providing TB treatment was simply not enough. Despite an ostensibly fully subsidised TB programme in China, patients are charged substantive amounts irrespective of income. Research is needed to confirm these practices are widespread but this needs to be coupled with financing strategies to tackle it.

An Institutional Assessment of Antitrust Policy: The Latin American Experience

Foreword. Introduction. I. The Wellsprings of Latin American Competition Policy. 1. The Cultural Background of Anti-market Institutions in Latin America. 2. Neoclassical Market Competition: A Look into the Anatomy of Economic Utopia. II. Latin American Antitrust Policy: Utopia in Practice. 3. Monopoly Power Assessment. 4. Consumer Welfare Analysis. 5. Horizontal Mergers. 6. Horizontal Restraints. 7. Vertical Restraints. 8. Unilateral Restraints. 9. Antitrust Policy in Regulated Industries. III. Institutional Assessment of Latin American Antitrust Policy. 10. Rule Stability versus Antitrust Enforcement. 11. Latin American Competition Agencies: Renewed Government Interventionism. 12. Latin American Competition Advocacy: The Neglected Agenda. 13. Latin American Antitrust Policy in a Country-to-Country Perspective. 14. Conclusions: Overcoming the Antitrust Utopia. 15. Bibliography. Index of Figures. Index of Tables. Index of Cases. List of Statutes.

The Australian preventive health agenda: what will this mean for workforce development?

The formation of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission (NHHRC) and the National Preventative Task Force in 2008, demonstrate a renewed Australian Government commitment to health reform. The re-focus on prevention, bringing it to the centre of health care has significant implications for health service delivery in the primary health care setting, supportive organisational structures and continuing professional development for the existing clinical and public health workforce. It is an opportune time, therefore, to consider new approaches to workforce development aligned to health policy reform. Regardless of the actual recommendations from the NHHRC in June 2009, there will be an emphasis on performance improvements which are accountable and aligned to new preventive health policy, organisational priorites and anticipated improved health outcomes.To achieve this objective there will be a need for the existing population health workforce, primary health care and non-government sectors to increase their knowledge and understanding of prevention, promotion and protection theory and practice within new organisational frameworks and linked to the community. This shift needs to be part of a national health services research agenda, infrastructure and funding which is supportive of quality continuing professional development.This paper discusses policy and practice issues related to workforce development as part of an integrated response to the preventive agenda.

Investigating Our Fixation With Flawed Market Solutions

Investigating Our Fixation With Flawed Market Solutions

Formalising the informal: Ghana's National Apprenticeship Programme

Since 2001 there has been a renewed government focus on skills development and its relationship with combating unemployment in Ghana. Technical and vocational education and training (hereinafter; TVET), delivered through public and private schools, vocational training institutes and informal apprenticeship training, continues to be seen as an important link to work. Rising concern over the large number of junior high school graduates that are unable to access further formal education and training has led politicians and policy makers to demand a National Apprenticeship Programme and ambitious plans are being put in place to move towards a more regulated, or formalised, informal apprenticeship system. This article examines these plans and argues that the government needs both to consider fully the ramifications of their proposed activities under the National Apprenticeship Programme, as well as learn from previous programmes in Ghana (and elsewhere) that have attempted to upgrade informal apprenticeships.

Macroeconomic Disequilibria and Enterprise Reform: Restructuring the Chinese Oil and Petrochemical Industries in the 1990s

Previous articleNext article No AccessMacroeconomic Disequilibria and Enterprise Reform: Restructuring the Chinese Oil and Petrochemical Industries in the 1990sKun-Chin LinKun-Chin Lin Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The China Journal Volume 60Jul., 2008 Published on behalf of the Australian Centre on China in the World at the Australian National University Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/tcj.60.20647988 Views: 47Total views on this site Citations: 19Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright The China JournalPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Raymond Lee New frontier capitalism in China and the power to name: regional territorialization, petroleum development, and the concurrence of US-PRC relations at September 11 th, Eurasian Geography and Economics 2 (Apr 2022): 1–18.https://doi.org/10.1080/15387216.2022.2057347Xiaoguang Wang, Zhen Wang Is China able to export its developmental model? Upstream–downstream integration in Sino–African petroleum engagement, Transnational Corporations Review 12, no.11 (Nov 2019): 24–36.https://doi.org/10.1080/19186444.2019.1687223Michael G. Pollitt An Introduction to the Chinese Power System and Its Reform, (Jun 2020): 1–21.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39462-2_1Alice Mah, Xinhong Wang Accumulated Injuries of Environmental Injustice: Living and Working with Petrochemical Pollution in Nanjing, China, Annals of the American Association of Geographers 109, no.66 (May 2019): 1961–1977.https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2019.1574551Yongshin Kim Uneven institutional configurations and sectoral variation in China's socialist market economy: a comparative study of three pillar industries, The Pacific Review 32, no.33 (May 2018): 291–312.https://doi.org/10.1080/09512748.2018.1470558Kun-Chin Lin, Mika M. Purra Transforming China's electricity sector: Politics of institutional change and regulation, Energy Policy 124 (Jan 2019): 401–410.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.07.041Kun-Chin Lin, Jean-Marc F. Blanchard Governance, Domestic Change, and Social Policy in China in Historical Perspective, (Oct 2016): 1–20.https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-02285-1_1Hongyi Lai, Malcolm Warner Managing China's energy sector: between the market and the state, Asia Pacific Business Review 21, no.11 (Nov 2014): 1–9.https://doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2014.939887Tyler M. Rooker Corporate governance or governance by corporates? Testing governmentality in the context of China's national oil and petrochemical business groups, Asia Pacific Business Review 21, no.11 (Jul 2014): 60–76.https://doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2014.939895Zheng Wan, Tao Huang, Brian Craig Barriers to the development of China's shale gas industry, Journal of Cleaner Production 84 (Dec 2014): 818–823.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.04.073Kun-Chin Lin Protecting the petroleum industry: renewed government aid to fossil fuel producers, Business and Politics 16, no.44 (Jan 2017): 549–578.https://doi.org/10.1515/bap-2014-0019Ilan Alon, Julian Chang, Christoph Latte, Yujia He Reregulation of China's rare earth production and export, International Journal of Emerging Markets 9, no.22 (Apr 2014): 236–256.https://doi.org/10.1108/IJoEM-09-2012-0117Chih-shian Liou Rent-seeking at Home, Capturing Market Share Abroad: The Domestic Determinants of the Transnationalization of China State Construction Engineering Corporation, World Development 54 (Feb 2014): 220–231.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.08.011Yang He, Kun-Chin Lin, Ran Tao The Local Government Fiscal Imperative and Debt Financing in China, (Jan 2014): 195–236.https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137269539_6Kun-Chin Lin, Shaofeng Chen The Local Government in Corporate Restructuring: Case Studies in Fractured Bargaining Relations, Journal of Current Chinese Affairs 42, no.44 (Dec 2013): 171–198.https://doi.org/10.1177/186810261304200407Nicholas Martin Safety, Media Coverage and Provincial SOEs: Explaining Ownership Variation in Chinese Coal-Industry Restructuring, SSRN Electronic Journal (Jan 2013).https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2351473Yu Zheng, Regina Abrami The New Face of Chinese Industrial Policy: Making Sense of Antidumping Cases in the Petrochemical and Steel Industries, Journal of East Asian Studies 11, no.33 (Mar 2016): 373–406.https://doi.org/10.1017/S1598240800007384Ang Cheng Guan, Kun-Chin Lin Reviews, Asian Journal of Political Science 18, no.11 (Apr 2010): 105–109.https://doi.org/10.1080/02185371003669429Regina M. Abrami, Yu Zheng The New Face of Chinese Industrial Policy: Making Sense of Anti-Dumping Cases in the Petrochemical and Steel Industries, SSRN Electronic Journal (Jan 2010).https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1698770

U.S. Electric Utilities and Renewable Energy: Drivers for Adoption

Renewable energy can address rising demand for energy, environmental protection, energy security, and job creation. This paper assesses resource, economic, social, and political drivers for the adoption of renewable energy. Analysis of the data collected from over 100 interviews with utility managers reveals that production tax credits significantly influence the percent of renewable energy in a utility's portfolio. The availability of renewable energy resources, economic drivers, social influences, and political drivers such as renewable portfolio standards and government grants are not significant drivers. Understanding these drivers can help electric utilities, governments, and other stakeholders with their efforts to reap the benefits of renewable energy.

CAN A NEW NUCLEAR PROGRAMME BE JUSTIFIED?

The moratorium on the building of new nuclear power stations in the UK that has existed since the 1980s may be ended as a result of government concerns about the security of energy provision and the environmental impact of fossil‐fuel‐based energy supply. This viewpoint argues that the case for nuclear power on both counts is unproven. Moreover, renewed government support for a civil nuclear power programme may be a case of government attempting to pick winners, when the evidence suggests that such decisions are best taken by energy suppliers, producers and consumers.

Are market forces strong enough to deliver efficient health care systems? Confidence is waning.

Our paper draws lessons for policymakers from twelve communities as we identify the power and limits of general market-based strategies for improving the efficiency of health systems. The vision of market forces driving our system toward efficiency attracted politicians, policy analysts, and practitioners in the 1990s. Today some policy advocates profess even more faith in unfettered market forces. Market participants in the twelve communities in the Community Tracking Study, however, have become doubtful, and our analysis confirms the logic of their pessimism. Major barriers to efficient market outcomes exist amid growing willingness to consider renewed government interventions.

Snakes & Ladders: In Defence of Studies of Youth Transition

Although enjoying a period of renewed government policy interest and favourable research funding, youth studies has recently come under considerable intellectual attack, much of it from within. A common theme is that the major conceptual approach of most British youth research over the past twenty years - the sociological study of youth transitions - is not helpful in approaching ‘the youth question’. The paper locates these recent critiques in terms of the development of ‘two traditions’ of youth research in the UK; a development which has served to separate structural and cultural analyses and so to limit the theoretical potential of the field. A recent qualitative study of young people growing up in Teesside, Northeast England is then discussed. Close analysis of the biographies of two of its participants are used as the basis for a reconsideration of the nature of transitions amongst ‘socially excluded’ youth and a discussion of some of the limitations of recent critiques of youth studies. The paper argues that the sort of research, methods and analysis employed here provide one example of how interests in the cultural and structural aspects of youth might be integrated. It concludes by reasserting the theoretical value of a broad conceptualisation of transition in understanding the social, economic and cultural processes that define the youth phase.

5.6.3 The Systems Engineering Life‐Cycle Process Functional Working Group A Government / Industrial Partnership

ABSTRACTThe Department of Defense (DoD) has recognized the relationship between good systems engineering and products that meet the customers' needs. The DoD Joint Logistics Commanders (JLC) Joint Group on Systems Engineering (JGSE) has commissioned a new functional working group called, Systems Engineering Life Cycle Process (SELCP). In July, SELCP sponsored a Systems Engineering Workshop in San Diego. The attendees were experts in systems and software engineering from industry, academia, INCOSE, IEEE and government. The issues associated with this new paradigm were discussed, a forward action plan was developed and expectations for continued cooperation were assured.This paper will describe the motivations that led to renewed government interest in systems engineering, the results of the San Diego Workshop and future plans for SELCP to collaborate with INCOSE and other industrial organizations. Joint meetings have been held with several working groups of INCOSE and plans are in place for collaboration on new systems engineering products. This cooperation between government and industry will help to ensure high‐quality products that meet customer requirements and expectations.

No longer a 'Party State'? Institutions, power and the problems of Italian reform

Italy's transition has been characterised by governments based on some or several non‐political components. Ciampi's and even more Dini's government stressed their technical and non‐parliamentary quality. Berlusconi's short‐lived governmental experience was deliberately intended to challenge not only the Italian ‘partitocrazia’, but also any version of party government. The Italian transition cannot reach a successful completion until and unless new forms of policy responsiveness and political accountability are created. The Olive Tree coalition's electoral victory of April 1996 has produced the preconditions for a renewed party government. It remains to be seen whether Prime Minister Prodi will consider institutional and constitutional reforms a priority. Until new institutional structures are shaped and new constitutional rules are drafted, the Italian transition will continue.

Consumer Views of the Need for Government Intervention in the Airline Market

Throughout the 1980s, policymakers debated the merits of continuing deregulation of the commercial airline industry. In this exploratory study, public opinion regarding the need for renewed government intervention is analyzed. Particular atteention is given to the roles that respondent characteristics and local airline market conditions play. Opinions about industry performance and the need for government intervention are related to local market conditions and to perceptions of trends in airline safety. Findings indicate the majority of consumers favor neither government intervention in the setting of air fares nor in determining routes.

Equity and solidarity: the context of health care in The Netherlands.

The current debate on health care resource allocation in the Netherlands is characterized by a social context in which two values are generally and traditionally accepted as being equally fundamental:solidarity and equity. We will present an outline of the distinctive features of the Dutch health care system, and analyze the present state of affairs in the resource allocation debate. The presuppositions of the political call for constraint and (renewed) government supervision and the role of the specific value context in recent proposals for reconstruction of the Dutch health care system will be evaluated.