Legislation

About: Legislation is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 62664 publications have been published within this topic receiving 585188 citations. The topic is also known as: law & act.

Private Practice, Public Payment: Canadian Medicine and the Politics of Health Insurance, 1911-1966

Abstract: Naylor's particular concern is with the nature and extent of the medical profession's opposition at both the provincial and federal levels He details various developments in medical politics and policies, including the dispute over state health insurance plans in British Columbia during the depression, the national health insurance program drafted by the King government, the doctors' strike in Saskatchewan, and the development and eventual governmental rejections of prepayment plans sponsored by organized medicine The author concludes that physicians regarded medical insurance schemes over which they had little administrative control, or where coverage was not limited to the indigent or to those earning below a modest wage, as threats to professional incomes and autonomy His analysis of the evolution of the professional perspectives, policies, and pressure group activities suggests that physicians are as likely to act in their own economic and social interest as any other group, and that they oppose legislation that would threaten these interests while supporting laws that strengthen them Since the Medical Care Act became law, Ottawa has moved to strengthen health care plans in the provinces, and once again the medical profession has resisted The final chapter in Naylor's book puts these current conflicts in historical perspective by linking them to their political precedents

Market integration and social cohesion: The politics of public services in European Regulation

Abstract: Although the goal of market integration has not actually been challenged in recent years, it has nevertheless increasingly come to be considered incomplete and in need of complementary goals which serve the general interest by promoting social cohesion and equality. The debate has been conducted in various areas, such as in the fight against unemployment and poverty and in the provision of public utilities. In the latter case, regarding the provision of energy, water, communication and transport, the debate was sparked by the privatization of public monopolies and their infrastructure networks, and the deregulation of service provision. The network industries, which had traditionally been shielded from competition and were run within national boundaries, were dramatically transformed. This change, which in some countries resulted from European legislation, was meant to induce more producer competition, improved productivity, more consumer choice in the supply of network services, and lower prices. However...

Determinants of the Passage of Right-to-Work Laws: An Alternative Interpretation

Abstract: IN a recent study, "Right-To-Work Laws: A Suggested Economic Rationale,"1 Neil and Catherine Palomba addressed themselves to the question of why some states had adopted right-to-work legislation (RTW) and others had not. The authors hypothesized that all states are under pressure to consider passing RTW legislation because it is generally believed that such legislation "makes a state's labor force more attractive, at the margin, to new industry (and investment) than the labor force of a state with no right-to-work law."2 The Palombas constructed a conceptual model explaining the passage of such legislation in terms of two major variables-the level of economic development and the degree of unionization within a state. They argued:

Drug markets and law enforcement

Abstract: This paper examines the market in illegal drugs, law enforcement counter-measures, and their interaction in Britain. Doubt is cast on the conventional view that the drug market is monopolistic, dominated by a few big suppliers. A diverse set of enterprises, best distinguished by their qualitative features rather than their size, is described. These enterprises are faced by law enforcement agencies that have at their disposal formidable legislation which providesfor life imprisonment and confiscation of assets of drug distributors. The British post-war history of legislation against distributors has been one of increasingly punitive measures, and although there is no evidence that this has restricted the distribution networks, it may have contributed to the increasing professionalization of the trade. The authors conclude that drug control policies would be more effective if less enthusiasm were expended in raising levels of penalties and more attention paid to the ways in which an irrepressible market may be shaped in more or less harmful forms by legislation and policing strategies.