Analyses of public policy regularly express certitude about the consequences of alternative policy choices.I have to disagree with Weimer and Vining that they describe Policy Analysis is much more an art. Based on the term policy analysis has many functions. It may analyze the components of public policy making process‚ such as policy formation and policy implementation; it may also study the substantive policy issues. But most often‚ policy analysis refers to the investigation of alternative policy options
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Dividend policy Dividend policy is concerned with taking a decision regarding paying cash dividend in the present or paying an increased dividend at a later stage. The firm could also pay in the form of stock dividends which unlike cash dividends do not provide liquidity to the investors‚ however‚ it ensures capital gains to the stockholders. The expectations of dividends by shareholders helps them determine the share value‚ therefore‚ dividend policy is a significant decision taken by the financial
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In economics‚ fiscal policy is the use of government expenditure and revenue collection (taxation) to influence the economy.[1] Fiscal policy can be contrasted with the other main type of macroeconomic policy‚ monetary policy‚ which attempts to stabilize the economy by controlling interest rates and the money supply. The two main instruments of fiscal policy are government expenditure and taxation. Changes in the level and composition of taxation and government spending can impact on the following
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40 JOURNAL FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATORS‚ 10(1)‚ SUMMER 2010 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH Public Transportation Ridership Levels Christopher R. Swimmer and Christopher C. Klein 1 Abstract This article uses linear regression analysis to examine the determinants of public transportation ridership in over 100 U. S. cities in 2007. The primary determinant of ridership appears to be availability of public transportation service. In fact‚ the relationship is nearly one to one: a 1% increase in availability is
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Environmental Implications of the Tourism Industry Terry Davies Sarah Cahill Discussion Paper 00-14 March 2000 Resources for the Future 1616 P Street‚ NW Washington‚ DC 20036 Telephone 202-328-5000 Fax 202-939-3460 Internet: http://www.rff.org © 2000 Resources for the Future. All rights reserved. No portion of this paper may be reproduced without permission of the authors. Discussion papers are research materials circulated by their authors for purposes of information and discussion. They
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Introduction – Women Discrimination in Nigeria Discrimination against women is defined by Article 1 of the United Nations Conventions on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women of 1979 (CEDAW) as “any distinction‚ exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition‚ enjoyment or exercise by women‚ irrespective of their marital status‚ on a basis of sex of equality of men and women‚ of human rights and
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Bradbury’s Implication of the Human Race Throughout The Martian Chronicles‚ Bradbury strategically tells a fascinating story of two thriving societies on both Earth and Mars. The people of Earth colonize Mars in fear of nuclear war or simply to get away from Earth and start a new life. As the book progresses‚ though‚ life on Earth or Mars grows unpleasant for humans. Eventually‚ there are few humans that are left on either planet. By writing these stories in such a manner‚ Bradbury implies that
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Introduction to Public Management Assignment Student no: 210516235 Name: Nkosinathi Surname: Manyathi Topic The rise and fall of public administration theory has shaped public management in South Africa. Critically explore the role of New Public Management in the functioning of the South African public service. Introduction Ever since 1980’s The Bureaucratic Public Administration model of Max Weber and Woodrow Wilson the organisational theorist had used rules to accomplish the organisational
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Public property is property which is owned collectively by the people as a whole. This is in contrast to private property‚ owned by a individual person or artificial entities that represent the financial interests of persons‚ such as corporations.[1] State ownership‚ also called public ownership‚ government ownership or state property‚ are property interests that are vested in the state‚ rather than an individual or communities.[2] [edit] Crown property In the modern representative democracy‚ "public
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subject to analysis‚ determining whether the bureaucracy fault are intrinsic in its structures‚ outcomes from improbable expectations‚ or are merely groundless‚ is important. Second‚ contemporary bureaucracy is a creation of the enlargement of the public growth in the belatedly 19th century. The aim behind its acceptance by the administration was to purge extensive political corruption and professionally organize nationalized and local and administration services (Napier‚ 2010). Role of bureaucracy
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