Essays Tagged: "Conservative government"
Why do governments find it so hard to control public expenditure
on the problems facing governments in controlling public expenditure, I will look at the post 1979 conservative government as it in particular targeted controlling expenditure upon taking office.Unde ... . This is not always the case though as according to Wildavsky 'non-socialist, liberal, Catholic or conservative parties when they are in power, often spend proportionately as much (or more) as do avo ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics
How effective were the 1999 Woolf reforms?
How effective were the 1999 Woolf reforms?Pre-99 problemsLord Woolf was appointed by the previous Conservative Government to carry out a far-reaching review of the civil justice system. In access to ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Was selling council houses to tenants a good idea?
nificantly increased by the 1980 Housing Act that was put through Parliament by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government. This Act, and in general the sale of council houses, have had both costs an ... was the first part in an attempt by her government to privatise large sectors of the UK. Thatcher's Conservatives benefited from the scheme first of all because it was very popular, as can be seen by ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Do You Consider that the Introduction of the Citizen's Charter/Service First Initiatives Over the Past Decade Have Made Any Improvements to the Law of Public Administration ?
e, they cannot choose their local authority, their fire service or their Tax office. Therefore, the Conservative government believed that something had to be done to put the public sector under some s ... ients' Charter' and the 'Travellers' Charter'.The concept of active citizenship was a result of the Conservatives' government experience in the 1980's. The purpose of active citizenship was to make th ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Management or Control? The use of Performance Measurement in the Public Sector
f public services in the UK has undergone a period of major change, which can be traced back to the Conservative Government of 1979 who held the view that the sector had too large a share of gross dom ... ndas.It is important to note that the New Labour Government, post 1997 has, despite criticising the Conservatives whilst in opposition for its reform of the public sector, not only embraced the approa ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
A conservative government would effect the engineering (or surveying) profession differently compared to a more liberal government. Do you agree? Provide clear arguments to support your position
Certainly, I agree that a conservative government and a liberal government would effect the engineering profession. Here are s ... eral government would effect the engineering profession. Here are some differences:· Conservatives believe in limited government. Liberals believe in intrusive government when required ... believe in intrusive government when required to achieve societal needs. (Exception: social-issues conservatives advocate government intrusion on matters of abortion, drugs and pornography.)· ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
Could Tsarism have saved itself in the last decade of the XIX Century and the first decade of the XX Century?
Tsarism was a arch-conservative government that had problems in fitting itself into the modern world and coping with it ... ics. Pobedonostev had a big share responsibility of the anti-semitic feeling of the Tsar. Intensely conservative he disliked any kind of liberalism and democracy. Many Jews that moved away from Russia ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
We were asked to compare a Capitalist government/society to a Communist government/society.
Capitalism vs. CommunismHere in Canada, we live under a conservative government lead by Stephen Harper. In our society, we must work for our money, the more ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
Petro-Canada
nto the oil producing market, and make use of Canada's abundance of natural resources. In 1984, the Conservative government told Petro-Canada to focus on going about business in a "solely commercial m ... d.Over the years Petro-Canada's mandate has evolved. As stated in the first paragraph, in 1984, the Conservative government told Petro-Canada to focus on going about business in a "solely commercial m ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
What training needs are, how training needs can be identified and how performance appraisal can assist in this process. The linkages between learning and training.
s established. (1)1.2 1950 to 1974 was the golden age of Keynesian economic doctrine. After 1951the conservative government was anxious to foster industrial peace through conciliation, mediation and a ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management
Employee Relations - Discuss the political, economic, social and technological factors that have had the most significant influence on employee relations over the last 25-30 years.
significant influence on employee relations over the last 25-30 years such as the influence of the Conservative government from 1979-1997, which included a decline in trade unions, new acts and legis ... o the present day which has also brought a number of changes to the employee relations context. The Conservative government has had a significant influence on employee relations in terms of changes to ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management
Trade Unions Before and After Margaret Thatcher
tcher and after Mrs Thatcher. Through changing ideological, political, and economic conditions, the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher also changed the conditions of trade unions. In this es ... g.In 1940s and 1950s the situation changed. The trade unions in 1940s were respected. Churchill and Conservative relied on worker votes. Trade union leaders in1950s wanted to work with the Conservativ ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians