Intergovernmental Relations in Public Health. By Laurence Wyatt. (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 1951. Pp. ix, 212. $3.50.) - Intergovernmental Relations in Social Welfare. By Ruth Raup. (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 1952. Pp. ix, 234. $3.00.) - Intergovernmental Relations in Employment Security. By Francis E. Rourke. (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 1952. Pp. viii, 133. $2.50.)

1953 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 235-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie A. Earke
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Intergovernmental Relations ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Employment Security

Perspectives of Reforming the System of Interbudget Relations in Russia (in the Light of the International Experience)

2006 ◽  
pp. 112-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Nazarov
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Intergovernmental Relations ◽  
International Experience ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Short History ◽  
History Of

The attempts to reconstruct the instruments of interbudget relations take place in all federations. In Russia such attempts are especially popular due to the short history of intergovernmental relations. Thus the review of the ¬international experience of managing interbudget relations to provide economic and social welfare can be useful for present-day Russia. The author develops models of intergovernmental relations from the point of view of making decisions about budget authorities’ distribution. The models that can be better applied in the Russian case are demonstrated.

Local Policy Discretion in Social Welfare: Explaining Subnational Variations in China's De Facto Urban Poverty Line

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Yu Guo ◽  
Alex Jingwei He ◽  
Fei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Intergovernmental Relations ◽  
Urban Poverty ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
The Social ◽  
Developmental Policies ◽  
Policy Arena

Abstract How do subnational agents exercise policy discretion in the social welfare sphere? To what extent do they do so as a result of various bureaucratic and fiscal incentives? The literature has documented several explanatory frameworks in the context of China that predominantly focus on the realm of developmental policies. Owing to the salient characteristics of the social policy arena, local adaptation of centrally designed policies may operate on distinctive logics. This study synthesizes the recent scholarship on subnational social policymaking and explains the significant interregional disparities in China's de facto urban poverty line – the eligibility standard of the urban minimum livelihood guarantee scheme, or dibao. Five research hypotheses are formulated for empirical examination: fiscal power effect, population effect, fiscal dependency effect, province effect and neighbour effect. Quantitative analysis of provincial-level panel data largely endorses the hypotheses. The remarkable subnational variations in dibao standards are explained by a salient constellation of fiscal and political factors that are embedded within the country's complex intergovernmental relations and fiscal arrangements. Both a race-to-the-top and a race-to-the-bottom may be fostered by distinctive mechanisms. The unique role of provincial governments as intermediary agents within China's political apparatus is illuminated in the social policy arena.

Wymiar Północny a obwód kaliningradzki Federacji Rosyjskiej – obszary współpracy

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (0) ◽  
pp. 30-47
Author(s):  
Łukasz Wojcieszak
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Kaliningrad Oblast ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Eu

The aim of the article is to present how important is the Northern Dimension of the EU for development of the Kaliningrad Oblast. The author shows the significance of the Northern Dimension, its influence on the region as well as specific areas of cooperation. Further the article deals with particular projects in the area of transport and logistics, environment, public health and social welfare, as well as in the field of culture. The Northern Dimension of the EU allows multidimensional cooperation with Russia on the regional level with Kalinigrad Oblast as main beneficiary. This cooperation is possible despite difficult relations between Russia and its neighbors. The initiatives important for the Oblast have been supported, development of the infrastructure or fight against social pathologies in particular. The implementation of specific initiatives within the Northern Dimension has not improved, however, the relationship between Russia and the countries participating in this project.

scholarly journals A Model of the Interaction of Health and Healthcare for the Wellbeing of Heterogeneous Individuals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Anita King
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
General Equilibrium ◽  
Inequality Aversion ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Tax Rates ◽  
Health Production ◽  
Tax Rate ◽  
Health Level ◽  
The Government

<p>A model is proposed here to investigate how the relationships between health, production, and wellbeing contribute to the achievement (or otherwise) of potential government objectives. This model uses a basic general equilibrium framework with heterogeneous individuals and two goods (healthcare and other). Public health and publically and privately provided healthcare affect health level, which in turn affects productivity. Several different potential objectives of the government agent are investigated, which determine the distribution of public healthcare. The model is solved numerically to understand the effects of the choices of government objectives including the level of inequality aversion and varying tax rates. For governments with high inequality aversion that maximise social welfare from utility, a non-zero tax rate may be optimal, even with high levels of public health.</p>

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