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Zagotavljanje enakosti spolov v slovenski lokalni samoupravi
Get PDFV slovenski strokovni in politični javnosti je zagotavljanje enakosti spolov v zadnjem desetletju v primerjavi s preteklim obdobjem deležno večje pozornosti. Številni spodbujevalni ukrepi, podprti z zakonodajo in ustanovitev posebnega državnega organa, ki sistematično spremlja omenjeno vsebino, so povzročili velikanski skok tako pri razumevanju družbene teže razmerja med spoloma kot tudi konkretne rezultate pri zagotavljanju enakosti spolov v Republiki Sloveniji. V prispevku avtor sistematično ovrednoti razmere v sistemu lokalne samouprave, kot vertikalno decentraliziranem podsistemu javne oblasti. S kvantitativnega vidika tudi pri sodelovanju žensk v odločanju na lokalni ravni beleži opazen napredek. Avtor napoveduje še nadaljnjo krepitev vloge žensk pri lokalnem političnem odločanju, saj se bo s povečevanjem zahtevanega števila obeh spolov na kandidatnih listah ustvarila kritična masa lokalnih političark in vzpostavila razmerje, v katerem se bosta h kvotam in zadrgi v prihodnje zatekala oba spola
Potentials for savings in the Slovenian public enterprises and investments in infrastructure?
Get PDFThe author analyses the success rate and efficiency of Slovenian public sector companies in the course of their operations and looks into opportunities for savings and ways of attracting private investment in infrastructure. By reducing expenditures public companies achieve higher profits, from which the state in turn receives firstly, dividends as a form of budgetary revenue; and secondly, increased tax revenues, as public companies are not exempt from paying corporate income tax. By increasing the rate of return in public companies, the state therefore receives a larger slice of the budget pie on account of its two roles – as both owner and administrator, and as fiscal generator and provider. The author concludes that Slovenian companies cannot achieve identified possible savings without the efficient management of public sector companies. To this end at least two reforms should be introduced in Slovenia: firstly, the introduction of a system of contracts between the state and public sector companies on the meeting of specific pre-determined goals; and secondly, the establishment of a politically independent system of recruitment and appointment of managers based on professional references, and a management remuneration system tied to either the operating results achieved by said public companies or on the meeting of certain pre-determined goals set out in contracts between the state and public companies
Koliko prava potrebuje šolstvo?
Get PDFPravo je v svoji idealni podobi varuh svobode in avtonomije šolstva, šolstvo pa mora kot del svoje odgovornosti sprejeti tudi spoštljiv in odgovoren odnos do pravne države. Praksa v Sloveniji pretirano odstopa od takšnega ideala. Preobsežno in neustrezno pravno urejanje zmanjšuje šolsko svobodo in avtonomijo. Posledice v šolskem sistemu so delno ignoriranje predpisov in posledično njihova neučinkovitost, prekomerno pravno administriranje v šolah, povečani odpor učiteljev do prava, njihova demotiviranost ter zato slabša kakovost učnega procesa. Pravo je tu le del problema. Le-ta ima svoje korenine predvsem v splošni vrednostni dezorientiranosti družbe. Za vzpostavitev prave mere in načina pravnega urejanja šolskega sistema je zato treba najprej ozdraviti in učvrstiti moralne in zdravorazumske temelje družbe
Surges of Development and Techno-Economic Paradigms. A Review Essay of the Festschrift for Carlota Perez.
Get PDFREVIEW OFTechno-Economic Paradigms. Essays in Honour of Carlota Perez, edited by Wolfgang Drechsler, Rainer Kattel and Erik S. Reinert. London and New York 2009, Anthem Press, ISBN-13: 978 1 84331 785 2
The Usefulness of the Discrete Choice Experiment in Providing Effective Healthcare
Get PDFGiven that in times of crisis the burden of chronic disease is increasing, preventive interventions are becoming more important as they affect the maintenance and improvement of the population’s health, therefore reducing government spending on the sick leave and disability benefits. As public healthcare is characterized by administrative decision-making and relying on non-market mechanisms in the resource allocation, it requires the implementation of economic evaluations. This discussion shows that because the specifics of public healthcare complicate the data collection of revealed (market) preferences, it is necessary to rely on stated preferences of respondents in order to evaluate the economic value of health interventions as well to improve public health care interventions and make them more patients oriented. Also, this article explores the method of discrete choice experiment along with its applications in healthcare, which seeks to identify the marginal rate of substitution between relevant attributes of public healthcare intervention and its impact on the patients’ choice, hence enabling a broad application of the method
Outsourcing in Sandy Springs and Other US Cities: Insights for Other Countries
Get PDFThis paper analyses the partnership-based outsourcing model of service transformation in USA local government, focusing on the city of Sandy Springs which became widely known for its large-scale ‘turnkey’ outsourcing of provision of its services in the mid-2000s. This city has been referred to in the literature as a special case not applicable to other countries, such as the UK, because of their very different contexts. However, there is now a public sector austerity context within which to reassess Sandy Springs’ use of turnkey outsourcing to achieve significant cost savings and improve services. The paper reports empirical research which it uses to derive insights for municipalities considering outsourcing. Those insights can help improve both policy and professional practice by outlining key issues for consideration when trying to ‘do more with less’ money
Neposredna uporaba splošno veljavnih načel mednarodnega prava v pravnem redu Republike Slovenije
Get PDFInkorporirana neposredno izvršljiva splošno veljavna načela mednarodnega prava se v pravnem redu Republike Slovenije uporabljajo neposredno. Obstaja problem odsotnosti sistemske ureditve evidence uveljavljenih tovrstnih pravnih norm in zato težavnost njihovega prepoznavanja. Zadrega je večja, ker tudi ni na voljo relevantne strokovno prevedene judikature mednarodenih tribunalov, z izjemo sodb Sodišča Evropske unije. Čeprav splošno veljavna načela mednarodnega prava veljajo v slovenskem pravnem redu per se, ni popolnoma jasno, kako naj se odzovejo upravni organi v situacijah, ko so pravice in obveznosti pravnih subjektov hkrati urejene z zakonom in uveljavljenim običajnim mednarodnim pravom, vendar so nasprotujoče
Improving Environmental Permitting Systems: Integrated Permits in the Netherlands
Get PDFEnvironmental law originally developed in a fragmented way (sectoral legislation protecting water, soil or air). This fragmented approach towards environmental protection caused problems. Citizens and businesses applying for a permit are confronted with a range of procedures with a variety of different time limits, assessment criteria and legal remedies. Comparative law research shows that the integration of legislation in the field of environmental law is a growing trend. Policymakers feel the necessity to integrate decision-making in order to optimise the protection of the environment. The first part of this article contains a brief overview of the concept of an integrated process for the granting of environmental permits. The second part discusses the idea of environmental model 4 permit, which has been but forward in the Netherlands. It is questionable if this specific concept of integrated environmental permitting can be achieved within the constraints of Dutch administrative law
Oblikovanje nove finančne perspektive EU in pogajalska izhodišča Slovenije
Get PDFOblikovanje nove finančne perspektive Evropske unije (EU), tj. srednjeročnega strateškega javnofinančnega načrta za obdobje 2007–2013, predstavlja po sprejemu ustavne pogodbe junija 2004 nov velik izziv razširjene EU. To dokazujejo že sami začetki pogajanj o vsebinskih in tehničnih podrobnostih nove finančne perspektive med najpomembnejšimi evropskimi institucijami in državami članicami EU, med njimi tudi Slovenijo, kjer so razvidne velike razlike med posameznimi pogajalskimi izhodišči. V okviru pogajanj se Slovenija zavzema, da bi prilagojena struktura naslednje finančne perspektive čim bolje odražala sedanje ključne vsebinske cilje razširjene EU (npr. cilje lizbonske strategije). Zato Slovenija zagovarja ohranitev reformirane kohezijske politike kot temeljnega instrumenta uresničevanja načela solidarnosti, nadaljnjega prestrukturiranja sredstev za Skupno kmetijsko politiko (SKP) v smeri pridelave zdrave hrane, zaščite zdravja ljudi in razvoja podeželja, in povečanja sredstev namenjenih krepitvi vloge EU kot globalnega partnerja ter izgraditve EU kot območja svobode, varnosti in pravičnosti. Za uresničitev omenjenih ciljev Slovenija podpira predlog Evropske komisije, po katerem je za potrebe prihodnje finančne perspektive predvideno v povprečju 1,14 odstotka bruto nacionalnega dohodka (BND). Na strani finančnih virov Slovenija zagovarja postopno opuščanje vira na osnovi DDV ter nasprotuje uvedbi t. i. evropskega davka. Ob uresničitvi predhodno navedenih stališč lahko Slovenija v okviru prihodnje finančne perspektive poleg ugodnega neto finančnega položaja pričakuje tudi pospešeno dinamiko gospodarskega razvoja znotraj (gospodarsko in politično) najrazvitejše integracije na svetu
Družbena odgovornost – paradigma uspešnosti v državni upravi
Get PDFZmanjševanje proračuna ob hkratnem povečevanju potreb državljanov javne institucije sili v učinkovitejšo porabo sredstev in uspešnost, ki se izraža z doseganjem postavljenih ciljev. Na podlagi teorije družbene odgovornosti lahko tudi v javnem sektorju določamo cilje javnih institucij. Tako so uspešne institucije tiste, ki upoštevajo zainteresirane udeležence, ki jih delovanje institucije neposredno in posredno prizadene. Praktični primer merjenja učinkovitosti in uspešnosti davčnih uradov upošteva koncept družbene odgovornosti in temelji na kvantitativnih kazalnikih