Nuclear public information and rational public policy decisions [microform] : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production of the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, first session, December 15, 1981.

"No. 72."

Identifying the key sociocultural influences on drinking behavior in high and moderate binge-drinking countries and the public policy implications

Despite considerable state investment and initiatives, binge drinking is still a major behavioral problem for policy makers and communities in many parts of the world. Furthermore, the practice of bingeing on alcohol seems to be spreading to young people in countries traditionally considered to have moderate drinking behaviors. Using a sociocultural lens and a framework of sociocultural themes from previous literature to develop propositions from their empirical study, the authors examine binge-drinking attitudes and behaviors among young people from high and moderate binge-drinking countries. The authors then make proposals regarding how policy makers can use social marketing more effectively to contribute to behavior change. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 91 respondents from 22 countries who were studying in two high binge-drinking countries at the time. The results show support for three contrasting sociocultural propositions that identify influences on binge drinking across these countries.

You get what you pay for : independent music and Canadian public policy

The aim of this MA thesis is to demonstrate how corporate concentration within the global music industry specifically affects the Canadian music industry's ability to compete for its own national audience as well as audiences worldwide. Federal public policies, regulatory regimes and subsidies are considered within the context of the structure of the global marketplace which is, in effect, an oligopoly controlled by four major corporations. Through an extensive literature review of political economy theory, Canadian public policies and music studies, as well as personal interviews conducted with Canadian musicians, entrepreneurs and public servants, I will situate my research within the body of political economy theory; present a detailed report of the structure of the global music industry; address the key players within the industry; describe the relationship between the major corporations and the independent companies operating in the industry; discuss how new technologies affect said relationships; consider the effectiveness of Canadian public policies in safeguarding the national music industry; and recommend steps that can be taken to remedy the shortcomings of Federal policies and regulatory regimes.

Mining and Energy Boom, Dutch Disease and Informality in Colombia: a DSGE Approach

The paper develops a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) model, which assesses the macroeconomic and labor market effects derived from simulating a positive shock to the stochastic component of the mining-energy sector productivity. Calibrating the model for the Colombian economy, this shock generates a whole increase in formal wages and a raise in tax revenues, expanding total consumption of the household members. These facts increase non-tradable goods prices relative to tradable goods prices, then real exchange rate decreases (appreciation) and occurs a displacement of productive resources from the tradable (manufacturing) sector to the non-tradable sector, followed by an increase in formal GDP and formal job gains. This situation makes the formal sector to absorb workers from the informal sector through the non-tradable formal subsector, which causes informal GDP to go down. As a consequence, in the net consumption falls for informal workers, which leads some members of the household not to offer their labor force in the informal sector but instead they prefer to keep unemployed. Therefore, the final result on the labor market is a decrease in the number of informal workers, of which a part are in the formal sector and the rest are unemployed.

Incidencia de la explotación minera en la disputa territorial en el municipio de Segovia. 2002-2010

El interés de la presente investigación está sostenido en analizar la estructuración de la política pública minero-energética, los instrumentos utilizados para su posterior implementación en el municipio de Segovia, Antioquia, y la incidencia que tiene en las tensiones de los actores que tienen presencia en este lugar. Se utiliza la Acumulación por Desposesión para la interpretación de los hechos ocurridos en Segovia, donde se procede a evidenciar que la imposición o inclusión de nuevos modos de producción, genera resistencias que entran en disputa entre sí y que producen la reconfiguración espacial del municipio.

Maternal Mortality in Colombia: Some Thoughs on the Situation and Public Policy During Last Decade

In this article we make a critical analysis about the situation of maternal mortality in Colombia, considering some of the most current rates of this problem and the public policy rules adopted in the last years to decrease its prevalence. We think that the rate of maternal mortality in Colombia is too hight because the State does not guarantee the right health care to Colombian women. In this way, the structure and resources distribution established by the policies on sexual and reproductive health have not reflected the population necessities, specially in the case of young mothers left aside by the social security system.

PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION: AN IMPORTANT WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITY

Suburban wildlife management issues are generating heated debate between citizen organizations, elected public officials, and state wildlife management agencies. Decisions are being made by town and county officials which directly impact or supersede state authority for managing resident wildlife. As an example, I will focus this discussion on the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), management controversy at Durand Eastman Park, in the greater Rochester metropolitan area, New York.

Mining Law Reform Act of 1991 and the Minerals Policy Review Commission Act of 1991 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Mineral Resources Development and Production of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, on S. 433 ... S. 785 ... June 11, 1991.

Item 1040-A, 1040-B (MF).

Passenger car fuel economy, EPA and road : a report to the Congress in response to the National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978, public law 95-619, title IV, part 1, section 404 /

"September 1980"--Cover.

Greater coal utilization : joint hearings before the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs and Public Works, United States Senate, pursuant to S. Res. 45, the National fuels and energy policy study, Ninety-fourth Congress, first session on S. 1777.

"Serial no. 94-18 (92-108)"

Oversight--mandatory petroleum allocation programs. Hearings, pursuant to S. Res. 45, a National fuels and energy policy study, Ninety-third Congress, second session, on Public Law 93-159, the Emergency petroleum allocation act of 1973 ...

Appendix (A194 p., bound at end of pt. 1) has title: An evaluation of the mandatory petroleum allocation program, January 15-February 28, 1974; staff report to the Federal Trade Commission, March 15, 1974.

State legislatures and energy policy in the Northeast : energy facility siting and legislative action /

"BNL 50679."

Outer continental shelf policy issues : hearings ... pursuant to S. Res. 45: a national fuels and energy policy study, Ninety-second Congress, second session, on oversight on Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. March 23, 24, April 11, 18, 1972.

"Serial no. 92-27."

Trends in oil and gas exploration. Hearings, pursuant to S. Res. 45, a national fuels and energy policy study, Ninety-second Congress, second session ...

"Serial no. 92-33."