Author: Wisconsin. Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Wisconsin Insurance Report
Author: Wisconsin. Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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The New Zealand Official Year-book
Author: New Zealand. Department of Statistics
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Zealand
Languages : en
Pages : 820
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Zealand
Languages : en
Pages : 820
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How to Save a Constitutional Democracy
Author: Tom Ginsburg
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022656438X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Democracies are in danger. Around the world, a rising wave of populist leaders threatens to erode the core structures of democratic self-rule. In the United States, the tenure of Donald Trump has seemed decisive turning point for many. What kind of president intimidates jurors, calls the news media the “enemy of the American people,” and seeks foreign assistance investigating domestic political rivals? Whatever one thinks of President Trump, many think the Constitution will safeguard us from lasting damage. But is that assumption justified? How to Save a Constitutional Democracy mounts an urgent argument that we can no longer afford to be complacent. Drawing on a rich array of other countries’ experiences with democratic backsliding, Tom Ginsburg and Aziz Z. Huq show how constitutional rules can both hinder and hasten the decline of democratic institutions. The checks and balances of the federal government, a robust civil society and media, and individual rights—such as those enshrined in the First Amendment—often fail as bulwarks against democratic decline. The sobering reality for the United States, Ginsburg and Huq contend, is that the Constitution’s design makes democratic erosion more, not less, likely. Its structural rigidity has had unforeseen consequence—leaving the presidency weakly regulated and empowering the Supreme Court conjure up doctrines that ultimately facilitate rather than inhibit rights violations. Even the bright spots in the Constitution—the First Amendment, for example—may have perverse consequences in the hands of a deft communicator who can degrade the public sphere by wielding hateful language banned in many other democracies. We—and the rest of the world—can do better. The authors conclude by laying out practical steps for how laws and constitutional design can play a more positive role in managing the risk of democratic decline.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022656438X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Democracies are in danger. Around the world, a rising wave of populist leaders threatens to erode the core structures of democratic self-rule. In the United States, the tenure of Donald Trump has seemed decisive turning point for many. What kind of president intimidates jurors, calls the news media the “enemy of the American people,” and seeks foreign assistance investigating domestic political rivals? Whatever one thinks of President Trump, many think the Constitution will safeguard us from lasting damage. But is that assumption justified? How to Save a Constitutional Democracy mounts an urgent argument that we can no longer afford to be complacent. Drawing on a rich array of other countries’ experiences with democratic backsliding, Tom Ginsburg and Aziz Z. Huq show how constitutional rules can both hinder and hasten the decline of democratic institutions. The checks and balances of the federal government, a robust civil society and media, and individual rights—such as those enshrined in the First Amendment—often fail as bulwarks against democratic decline. The sobering reality for the United States, Ginsburg and Huq contend, is that the Constitution’s design makes democratic erosion more, not less, likely. Its structural rigidity has had unforeseen consequence—leaving the presidency weakly regulated and empowering the Supreme Court conjure up doctrines that ultimately facilitate rather than inhibit rights violations. Even the bright spots in the Constitution—the First Amendment, for example—may have perverse consequences in the hands of a deft communicator who can degrade the public sphere by wielding hateful language banned in many other democracies. We—and the rest of the world—can do better. The authors conclude by laying out practical steps for how laws and constitutional design can play a more positive role in managing the risk of democratic decline.
Financial Sector Resolution
Author: Great Britain: H.M. Treasury
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780101841924
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The 2007-09 financial crisis exposed a great many flaws in the global financial system. To address the problems a wide-ranging programme of banking and wider financial sector reform is underway at European and global level. When it came into office, the Government asked the Independent Commission on Banking to recommend ways to strengthen the resilience of the banking system and promote competition and has published a white paper (Cm. 8356, ISBN 9780101835626) setting out how it would implement those recommendations. Banks, though, are only part of the financial system. Other types of financial institutions can also pose a risk to financial stability, if there is no way for them to fail safely. In this paper, the Government now sets out proposals and questions for consultation on enhancing the mechanisms available for dealing with the failure of systemically important non-banks. It covers four broad groups: investment firms, central counterparties (CCPs); non-CCP financial market infrastructure (non-CCP FMIs); and insurers. However the Government does not preclude the possibility of other types of non-bank - for example, hedge funds, or non-bank finance companies - of being systemically important and welcomes all evidence. This document includes indicative draft legislative clauses for certain key aspects of envisaged resolution regimes
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780101841924
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The 2007-09 financial crisis exposed a great many flaws in the global financial system. To address the problems a wide-ranging programme of banking and wider financial sector reform is underway at European and global level. When it came into office, the Government asked the Independent Commission on Banking to recommend ways to strengthen the resilience of the banking system and promote competition and has published a white paper (Cm. 8356, ISBN 9780101835626) setting out how it would implement those recommendations. Banks, though, are only part of the financial system. Other types of financial institutions can also pose a risk to financial stability, if there is no way for them to fail safely. In this paper, the Government now sets out proposals and questions for consultation on enhancing the mechanisms available for dealing with the failure of systemically important non-banks. It covers four broad groups: investment firms, central counterparties (CCPs); non-CCP financial market infrastructure (non-CCP FMIs); and insurers. However the Government does not preclude the possibility of other types of non-bank - for example, hedge funds, or non-bank finance companies - of being systemically important and welcomes all evidence. This document includes indicative draft legislative clauses for certain key aspects of envisaged resolution regimes
The Politics of Evaluation
Author: Taylor, David
Publisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 1861346069
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The widespread popularity of evaluation is based on the need to provide evidence of the effectiveness of policies and programmes. This book sees evaluation as an inherently political activity, and using a wide range of examples it relates practical issues in evaluation design to their political contexts.
Publisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 1861346069
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The widespread popularity of evaluation is based on the need to provide evidence of the effectiveness of policies and programmes. This book sees evaluation as an inherently political activity, and using a wide range of examples it relates practical issues in evaluation design to their political contexts.
William Armstrong and British Policy Making
Author: Kevin Theakston
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137571594
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
This book offers a detailed account of the life and career of William Armstrong, the most influential civil servant in Britain in the 1960s and 1970s, and one of the most powerful and significant Whitehall officials in the post-1945 period. He was at the centre of the British government policy-making machine for over 30 years – the very incarnation of the ‘permanent government’ of the country. He was the indispensable figure at the right hand of successive Chancellors of the Exchequer, and a reforming Head of the Civil Service. His role and power was such that he was controversially dubbed ‘deputy prime minister’ under Edward Heath. The book also casts light on wider institutional, political and historical issues around the working and reform of the civil service and the government machine, the policy-making process, and the experience in office of Labour and Conservative governments from the 1940s to the 1970s. ;;;;;;;;;;;
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137571594
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
This book offers a detailed account of the life and career of William Armstrong, the most influential civil servant in Britain in the 1960s and 1970s, and one of the most powerful and significant Whitehall officials in the post-1945 period. He was at the centre of the British government policy-making machine for over 30 years – the very incarnation of the ‘permanent government’ of the country. He was the indispensable figure at the right hand of successive Chancellors of the Exchequer, and a reforming Head of the Civil Service. His role and power was such that he was controversially dubbed ‘deputy prime minister’ under Edward Heath. The book also casts light on wider institutional, political and historical issues around the working and reform of the civil service and the government machine, the policy-making process, and the experience in office of Labour and Conservative governments from the 1940s to the 1970s. ;;;;;;;;;;;
Constitutional and Administrative Law
Author: David Pollard
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019928637X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 974
Book Description
The fourth edition of Constitutional and Administrative Law: Text with Materials provides a wealth of essential materials drawn from a wide range of sources and integrated with lively commentary. It enables students to gain a full understanding of public law by explaining the context of its historical development and current political climate.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019928637X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 974
Book Description
The fourth edition of Constitutional and Administrative Law: Text with Materials provides a wealth of essential materials drawn from a wide range of sources and integrated with lively commentary. It enables students to gain a full understanding of public law by explaining the context of its historical development and current political climate.
English Private Law
Author: Peter Birks
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780199243334
Category : Civil law
Languages : en
Pages : 1760
Book Description
This work has become a key point of reference on English private law for lawyers in the UK and throughout the world. Packed within its 2,000 pages users will find a lucid, concise yet immensely authoritative account of all of the key areas of private law. Each section is written by anacknowledged expert, bringing to bear their experience and understanding to provide a clear distillation and analysis of the relevant subject. The second supplement, included in this set, fully updates the main volumes with all developments affecting English Private Law up to January 2004.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780199243334
Category : Civil law
Languages : en
Pages : 1760
Book Description
This work has become a key point of reference on English private law for lawyers in the UK and throughout the world. Packed within its 2,000 pages users will find a lucid, concise yet immensely authoritative account of all of the key areas of private law. Each section is written by anacknowledged expert, bringing to bear their experience and understanding to provide a clear distillation and analysis of the relevant subject. The second supplement, included in this set, fully updates the main volumes with all developments affecting English Private Law up to January 2004.
Accountability and Corruption
Author: Catharina Groop
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789517656948
Category : Government accountability
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789517656948
Category : Government accountability
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description