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.

Education in a Post-Welfare Society

Abstract: This is the second edition of "Education in a Post-Welfare Society" (first published in 2001) which provided a critical overview of education policy since 1945 - a period during which governments in the UK, particularly in England, moved from creating and sustaining a welfare state to promoting a post-welfare society dominated by private enterprise and competitive markets The first edition took readers through a descriptive review of Acts, reports and events in education 1945-2000, placing in context the avalanche of legislation and initiatives that have "reformed" education into a competitive enterprise in which young people "learn to compete" locally, nationally and globallyThis edition continues the policy story up to 2005, and covers two terms of a New Labour government and their plans for a third term It also continues an examination of the relationship of education policy to social class, race, gender and the economy The book continues to demonstrate how a relatively decentralised education system became a system in which funding, teaching and curriculum are centrally controlled, and privatisation encouraged, with education being narrowed to an economic function, becoming a prop for global market economy rather than a pillar of welfare stateChronologies of education acts, reports and initiatives are provided at the beginning of the first seven chapters, major legislation is summarised and suggestions for further reading made Chapters on the middle classes and education, the relationship of policy to race, gender and disability, and education and the economy follow The book is an invaluable resource for all those concerned with social policy and education, including educational researchers, professionals and politicians

Finnish health and social welfare registers in epidemiological research

Abstract: Finland introduced a personal identification number system in 1964, and since then practically all administrative registers have included this unique identification code. Currently Finland has strict data protection laws, which prohibit the collection of sensitive health and social information. Health data that includes identifiers can be gathered by obtaining informed consent from the patients or clients, or under special legislation. An important exemption of this general principle, however, is the collection and use of such data for statistical and scientific purposes, for example in epidemiological studies. Thus, these registers can be used as a basis when trying to improve health, welfare, health services, and social welfare services. This article describes the health and social welfare register system and data protection legislation in Finland, and gives some examples on epidemiological register studies. This article also presents methods for promoting register research, including the newly launched Finnish Information Centre for Register Research.

Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007: A Summary of Major Provisions

Abstract: : The Energy Independence and Security Act (P.L. 110-140, H.R. 6) is an omnibus energy policy law that consists mainly of provisions designed to increase energy efficiency and the availability of renewable energy. This report describes the key provisions of the enacted law, summarizes the legislative action on H.R. 6, and provides a summary of the provisions under each of the titles in the law. Many analysts in the CRS Resources, Science, and Industry Division contributed to this report; their names and contact information are located on the back of the summary page.

Legislating Privacy: Technology, Social Values, and Public Policy

Abstract: From the Publisher: This book explores the dynamics of congressional policy formulation on privacy issues and explains why legislation has lagged so far behind technological development.