Collection and use of information about initial measurement facilities of the Government Inspection Laboratory (LGN)

1974 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 1156-1158
Author(s):  
A. P. Volkov ◽  
S. G. Korchazhnikov ◽  
A. A. Tsibina
Keyword(s):  
Inspection Laboratory ◽  
Government Inspection ◽  
The Government ◽  
Initial Measurement

Famine of 1943 in Bakarganj and British Colonial Policy

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-240
Author(s):  
Muhammad Saiful Islam ◽  
Tasnuva Habib Zisan
Keyword(s):  
Warning System ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Local History ◽  
Government Failure ◽  
Colonial Policy ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Government Inspection ◽  
Large Production ◽  
British Colonial ◽  
The Government

In the vast literature of Bengal famine of 1943, it is hard to offer new insights about that vicious source of mass misery. Local history may mark a significant departure here, as it provides scope for an in-depth study of both the origin and course of the famine. Bakarganj was called the granary of Bengal, which used to supply rice to other regions even in the driest years due to its large production. But the famine of 1943 gravely affected this district. The present study shows how it was the colonial measures that played a vital role in intensifying the famine in Bakarganj. The government’s led to: hoarding of rice and serious shortage of food supply. The article concentrates on four aspects of the government failure: inappropriate warning system, callous purchase policy, lack of effective government inspection and a policy of disaster denial.

Dependency, the Credit Market, and Argentine Industrialization, 1860–1940

1984 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 532-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna J. Guy
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Third World ◽  
Foreign Capital ◽  
Dependency Theory ◽  
Commercial Law ◽  
Government Inspection ◽  
The Government ◽  
Third World Development ◽  
Latin American Economic ◽  
World Development

The factors responsible for Latin American economic “dependency” have long been debated by economic historians. In this article, Professor Guy considers the example of Argentine industrialization between 1870 and 1940. Argentine reliance upon foreign capital, she concludes, was due much more to local Argentine institutions — the commercial law, the stock market, and the government inspection bureau — than to any pressures from abroad. She adds that, though dependency theory has its limits, by focusing attention on local institutions, it remains a valuable tool for understanding Third World development.

scholarly journals Attitudes towards the Government’s Remembrance Policy in Poland: Results of an Experimental Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-94
Author(s):  
Patryk Wawrzyński ◽  
Ralph Schattkowsky
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Political Culture ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
The Past ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The Government ◽  
Initial Measurement

Abstract The paper presents the results of an experimental study of Polish students’ attitudes towards their government’s remembrance policy (or, in other words, the intentional narration and interpretation of the past by the government). It includes four parts: a justification of why remembrance is a significant political asset in post-Communist Poland; a classification of remembrance policy instruments; a presentation of general results of the study; and a discussion of participants’ attitudes to particular policy instruments. In our assessment of the general results, we discuss three types of collected data: the results of the initial measurement of attitudes; the results of measurement after the manipulation of emotions (neutral vs. positive vs. negative) and commitment (no commitment vs. low commitment); and the results in terms of attitude change. In the section on attitudes to particular instruments, we compare participants’ support for different commemorative actions with their support for the governments’ dominant role in the popularising of remembrance narratives. The study’s results lead us to formulate three conclusions about the relationships between attitudes to the policy and Polish political culture.

scholarly journals Application of Game Theory to Some Problems in Automobile Insurance

1962 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Borch
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Automobile Insurance ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Probability Of Ruin ◽  
Von Neumann ◽  
The Game Theory ◽  
Government Inspection ◽  
The Government ◽  
Image Position ◽  
A Company

In this paper we shall study the problem of determining “correct” premium rates for sub-groups of an insurance collective. This problem obviously occurs in all branches of insurance. However, it seems at present to be a really burning issue in automobile insurance. We shall show that the problem can be formulated as a conflict between groups which can gain by co-operating, although their interests are opposed. When formulated in this way, the problem evidently can be analysed and solved by the help ot the “Game Theory” of Von Neumann and Morgenstern (5).We shall first illustrate the problem by a simple example. We consider a group of n1 = 100 persons, each of whom may suffer a loss of 1, with probability p1 = 0.1. We assume that these persons consider forming an insurance company to cover themselves against this risk. We further assume that for some reason, government regulations or prejudices of managers, an insurance company must be organized so that the probability of ruin is less than 0.001If such a company is formed, expected claim payment will beand the standard deviation of the claim payments will beIf the government inspection (or the company's actuary) agrees that the ruin probability can be calculated with sufficient approximation by assuming that the claim payments have a normal distribution, the company must have funds amounting to

The Education of Research Psychologists in Sweden

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Knut Larsson ◽  
Josef Frischer
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Doctoral Programs ◽  
Science Department ◽  
Research Education ◽  
The Core ◽  
Social Science Department ◽  
Learning Alliance ◽  
Laissez Faire ◽  
The Government

The education of researchers in Sweden is regulated by a nationwide reform implemented in 1969, which intended to limit doctoral programs to 4 years without diminishing quality. In an audit performed by the government in 1996, however, it was concluded that the reform had failed. Some 80% of the doctoral students admitted had dropped out, and only 1% finished their PhD degree within the stipulated 4 years. In an attempt to determine the causes of this situation, we singled out a social-science department at a major Swedish university and interviewed those doctoral students who had dropped out of the program. This department was found to be representative of the nationwide figures found in the audit. The students interviewed had all completed at least 50% of their PhD studies and had declared themselves as dropouts from this department. We conclude that the entire research education was characterized by a laissez-faire attitude where supervisors were nominated but abdicated. To correct this situation, we suggest that a learning alliance should be established between the supervisor and the student. At the core of the learning alliance is the notion of mutually forming a platform form which work can emerge in common collaboration. The learning alliance implies a contract for work, stating its goals, the tasks to reach these goals, and the interpersonal bonding needed to give force and endurance to the endeavor. Constant scrutiny of this contract and a mutual concern for the learning alliance alone can contribute to its strength.

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