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371	Global comparison of hedge fund regulations Stoll-Davey, Camille January 2008 (has links) The regulation of hedge funds has been at the centre of a global policy debate for much of the past decade. Several factors feature in this debate including the magnitude of current global investments in hedge funds and the potential of hedge funds to both generate wealth and destabilise financial markets. The first part of the thesis describes the nature of hedge funds and locates the work in relation to four elements in existing theory including regulatory competition theory, the concept of differential mobility as identified by Musgrave, Kane’s concept of the regulatory dialectic between regulators and regulatees, and the concept of unique sets of trust and confidence factors that individual jurisdictions convey to the market. It also identifies a series of questions that de-limit the scope of the present work. These include whether there is evidence that regulatory competition occurs in the context of the provision of domicile for hedge funds, what are the factors which account for the current global distribution of hedge fund domicile, what latitude for regulatory competition is available to jurisdictions competing to provide the domicile for hedge funds, how is such latitude shaped by factors intrinsic and extrinsic to the competing jurisdictions, and why do the more powerful onshore jurisdictions competing to provide the domicile for hedge funds not shut down their smaller and weaker competitors? The second part of the thesis examines the regulatory environment for hedge funds in three so-called offshore jurisdictions, specifically the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands, as well as two onshore jurisdictions, specifically the United Kingdom and the United States. The final section presents a series of conclusions and their implications for both regulatory competition theory and policy. 340
372	The European Court of Justice and social policy : a mixed methods analysis of preliminary references from the EU-15, 1996-2009 Sigafoos, Jennifer A. January 2011 (has links) Although social policy was once perceived to be solely within the purview of the nation state, there has been a move toward a more European social policy. The European Court of Justice for the European Communities (‘Court of Justice’ or ‘Court’) determines the scope of European law and how it affects national welfare states. The court’s decisions will affect not only the national law of the member states with regard to social policy but also the direction of European social policy as it expands. However, the ECJ does not choose the policy areas in which it makes its decisions, but instead reacts to the preliminary references that are sent by the national courts of the Member States. These preliminary references from the Member States will set the Court’s agenda. Preliminary references are unevenly distributed across the Member States of the EU, and some Member States’ preliminary references are concentrated in particular policy areas. The jurisprudence of the Court, and consequently the social policy of the EU, could be steered by this uneven distribution. This thesis will answer the threshold question of why scholars of social policy should care about the Court of Justice, with a legal analysis of some key themes in the Court’s decisions in the area of social policy. It will then employ a mixed methods research design to explain the variation in rates of social policy preliminary references from the EU-15. First, a Time Series Cross-Section (TSCS) model will be used to test a series of hypotheses generated from the literature, and three novel hypotheses, in a dataset of social policy preliminary references from the EU-15 from 1996 to 2009. Next, a Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) (Ragin 2000) will group the variables that were found to be significant into sets of conditions, or ‘causal pathways,’ that lead to higher and lower rates of social policy preliminary references. Finally, two qualitative case studies will be conducted, in the UK and France. Analysis of documentary evidence and 25 expert interviews in the two member states and at the Court of Justice will further explain and illuminate the differing usage of preliminary reference process. The analysis of the mixed methods is integrated in the final stage. Implications for the direction of EU law related to social policy and the future development of European social policy will be considered in the concluding chapter. 341.2422284
373	Incarceration and Reintegration: How It Impacts Mental Health Marier, April M, Reyes, Alex Alfredo 01 June 2014 (has links) ABSTRACT Background: Previous criminal justice policies have been non-effective leading to overpopulated prisons and unsuccessful reintegration. There is a lack of effective supportive and/or rehabilitative services resulting in high rates of recidivism and mental health implications. Objective: This study investigated the perceived impact that incarceration and reintegration with little to no supportive and/or rehabilitative services has on the mental health status of an individual. The emphasis was on participant perception and not on professional reports because of underreporting and lack of attention to mental health in the criminal justice system. Methods: Focus groups in the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley were held to gather preliminary data used to develop the survey for this study. The survey was distributed to 88 male and female ex-offenders over the age of 18 who were no longer on probation or parole. Secondary data from United Way 211 and California State Reentry Initiative was collected to report current trends of supportive and/or rehabilitative services. Results: Incarceration was found to negatively impact perceived mental health status, but reintegration was not. Supportive and/or rehabilitative services continue to be rarely offered and accessed, but when accessed, perceived mental health status is better. Supportive and/or rehabilitative services are more readily available. People who are using these services are improving their quality of life, becoming productive members of society, and preventing recidivism. Conclusions: A paradigm shift is currently under way to reduce recidivism by improving supportive and/or rehabilitative services during incarceration and reintegration. Many offenders are receiving services as an alternative to incarceration, recidivism rates are being reduced, and ex-offenders are becoming productive members of society. The field of social work is an integral part of reentry services and should continue advocating for policies and services that support reintegration efforts at the micro and macro level. incarceration reintegration mental health rehabilitation recidivism Applied Behavior Analysis Civil Rights and Discrimination Clinical Psychology Cognition and Perception Cognitive Psychology Community Psychology Counseling Courts Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Criminology and Criminal Justice Forensic Science and Technology Law and Society Legal History Legal Remedies Legal Studies Legal Theory Social and Behavioral Sciences Social Psychology Social Work State and Local Government Law Theory and Philosophy
374	Adoptee Access to Original Birth Certificates and the Politics of Birthmotherhood in Ohio, 1963-2014 Livingston, Katherine G. 09 August 2016 (has links) No description available. Womens Studies American History Families and Family Life Gender Gender Studies Legal Studies Political Science Public Policy adoption birthmother feminism Ohio Right to Life Dr John C Willke abortion adoptee access open records Jack Willke Barbara Willke birth mother motherhood pro life pro choice
375	Developing and Sustaining Political Citizenship for Poor and Marginalized People: The Evelyn T. Butts Story Alexander, Kenneth Cooper 23 August 2019 (has links) No description available. American History Political Science Sociology Womens Studies Public Policy Public Administration Law Legal Studies Cultural Anthropology African Americans Social sciences Citizenship African American women Civil rights movement Qualitative Narrative inquiry Narrative analysis Poll tax Bridge leader Citizen leader American history Voting rights Race Class Political development Virginia
376	The Lived Experiences of Black Doctoral Students: Institutional Racism and Race-Based Traumatic Stress Stewart, Ashley Estelle 08 July 2019 (has links) No description available. African American Studies African Americans Black Studies Black History Education Education Policy Educational Psychology Higher Education Higher Education Administration Legal Studies Public Policy Social Work Sociology Social Psychology Teaching Teacher Education Black Doctoral Students Institutional Racism Policy Higher Education Qualitative Phenomenological Black PhD, Black Doctoral Candidate Race-Based Stress Social Work Racism Microaggressions Interpersonal Racism Traumatic Stress Ecological
377	Developing an Instrument to Measure Educator Perceptions of African American Male Students PreK - 12 Scott, Delbert Christopher Eugene 27 November 2019 (has links) No description available. Adult Education African American Studies African Americans African History Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Gender Ethnic Studies Legal Studies African American Male Perceptions Critical Race Theory Educator Perceptions Black Males in School Leadership Implicit Biases Explicit Biases
378	The Politics of the Visitor Experience: Remembering Slavery at Museums and Plantations Smith, Lauren 09 September 2020 (has links) No description available. American History African American Studies Black History History Legal Studies Modern History Museums Political Science Slavery collective memory public history visitor experience American identity historical memory reconciliation tokenism Monticello Montpelier Hermitage Whitney Plantation Shirley Plantation Equal Justice Initiative Legacy Museum NMAAHC
379	Dreaming of Abolitionist Futures, Reconceptualizing Child Welfare: Keeping Kids Safe in the Age of Abolition Williams, Emma Peyton 19 June 2020 (has links) No description available. American Studies Gender Studies Black Studies Black History African American Studies African Americans Criminology Families and Family Life Individual and Family Studies Legal Studies Minority and Ethnic Groups Native Americans Native American Studies Native Studies Social Work Welfare Child welfare Family regulation Carceral Abolition Police Policing Prison abolition Abolitionist Surveillance Social services Family services Parents Parenting Social work Child Children Critical carceral studies Carceral studies
380	Social Media, Censorship and Securitization in the United States and India Roy, Enakshi 19 September 2017 (has links) No description available. Communication International Law Journalism Legal Studies Mass Communications Mass Media Technology Information Technology Transparency Report Internet censorship Internet censorship USA, India Internet Securitization Spiral of Silence public opinion public opinion social media social media censorship content removal

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