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Abid Qaiyum Suleri - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A Critical Analysis of Forest Policies of Pakistan: Implications for Sustainable Livelihoods
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2007Co-Authors: Babar Shahbaz, Abid Qaiyum SuleriAbstract:Pakistan has very low forest cover, but these forests are very diverse in nature and of significant importance for the livelihood security of millions of rural people who live in and around these forests. Policies, institutions and processes form the context within which individuals and households construct and adapt livelihood strategies, on the other hand these institutionally shaped livelihood strategies may have an impact on the sustainability of natural resource use. The present paper aims to critically analyse the forest policies of Pakistan. Implications for sustainable forest management and livelihood security of forest dependent people are also given. The first forest policy of Pakistan was announced in 1955 followed by the forest policies of 1962, 1975, 1980, 1988 as part of the National Agricultural Policy, 1991, and the latest in 2001. Most of the forest policies were associated with the Change of Government. There was much rhetoric in some recent policies regarding the concept of “participation” and “sustainable livelihoods” but in practice these policies are also replica of the previously top-down, autocratic and non-participatory forest policies. Pakistan needs to develop a sustainable, workable, research-based, and people-friendly forest policy enable to catering to the changing needs of stakeholders including Government.
David J Hunter - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Change of Government one more big bang health care reform in england s national health service
International Journal of Health Services, 2011Co-Authors: David J HunterAbstract:Once again the National Health Service (NHS) in England is undergoing major reform, following the election of a new coalition Government keen to reduce the role of the state and cut back on big Government. The NHS has been undergoing continuous reform since the 1980s. Yet, despite the significant transaction costs incurred, there is no evidence that the claimed benefits have been achieved. Many of the same problems endure. The reforms follow the direction of Change laid down by the last Conservative Government in the early 1990s, which the recent Labour Government did not overturn despite a commitment to do so. Indeed, under Labour, the NHS was subjected to further market-style Changes that have paved the way for the latest round of reform. The article considers the appeal of big bang reform, questions its purpose and value, and critically appraises the nature and extent of the proposed Changes in this latest round of reform. It warns that the NHS in its current form may not survive the Changes, as they o...
Taiyuan Chiu - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Change of Government s subsidization policy improves smoking cessation services a cross sectional study from the perspectives of physicians
BMC Public Health, 2016Co-Authors: Taiyin Wu, Lingyu Hung, Weichu Chie, Taiyuan ChiuAbstract:Background The Taiwanese Government increased financial subsidies for smoking cessation services in 2012. We aimed to evaluate the effects of this new policy on smoking cessation services from the physician’s perspective.
Babar Shahbaz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A Critical Analysis of Forest Policies of Pakistan: Implications for Sustainable Livelihoods
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2007Co-Authors: Babar Shahbaz, Abid Qaiyum SuleriAbstract:Pakistan has very low forest cover, but these forests are very diverse in nature and of significant importance for the livelihood security of millions of rural people who live in and around these forests. Policies, institutions and processes form the context within which individuals and households construct and adapt livelihood strategies, on the other hand these institutionally shaped livelihood strategies may have an impact on the sustainability of natural resource use. The present paper aims to critically analyse the forest policies of Pakistan. Implications for sustainable forest management and livelihood security of forest dependent people are also given. The first forest policy of Pakistan was announced in 1955 followed by the forest policies of 1962, 1975, 1980, 1988 as part of the National Agricultural Policy, 1991, and the latest in 2001. Most of the forest policies were associated with the Change of Government. There was much rhetoric in some recent policies regarding the concept of “participation” and “sustainable livelihoods” but in practice these policies are also replica of the previously top-down, autocratic and non-participatory forest policies. Pakistan needs to develop a sustainable, workable, research-based, and people-friendly forest policy enable to catering to the changing needs of stakeholders including Government.
Peter Mccue - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Walking policy steps-the policy development process for the first state walking target in new South Wales, Australia
Transport and Sustainability, 2017Co-Authors: Peter MccueAbstract:Walking for transport can contribute significantly to population levels of physical activity. Health agencies are consequently seeking opportunities to influence transport policy to achieve co-benefits of increased physical activity and reduced congestion. This case study utilised Kingdon’s ‘Multiple Stream’ theory as a framework to examine the policy development process that led to the establishment of the first ever state walking target and subsequent state walking strategy in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. This chapter presents how evidence compilation was translated into various policy solutions across sectors before an opportune political environment provided a brief ‘policy window’ (the 2011 state election in NSW, Australia and Change of Government). The advantages of a ‘policy entrepreneur’ formally empowered to engage policy makers across multiple agencies and identify forthcoming ‘policy windows’ to frame politically palatable walking policy solutions is highlighted. No data have been compiled to measure the impact of the finalised policy upon walking in NSW. The case study reinforces previous research findings that walking policy development, like other areas of public health, is often based more on politics and professional judgement than on research evidence alone. Differences in walking target measures in the health and transport sectors influence which policy solutions are prioritised. The chapter describes the policy development process of the first state walking strategy in NSW, Australia to better understand factors that may influence similar future policy decisions. © 2017 by Emerald Publishing Limited.