Thesis (B.A.Hons.)) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of History, 1979.

Despite rapidly rising productivity, the amount of time spent in formal work across most of the developed world remains fairly constant. Employment is maintained through a continual increase in consumption. As global limits are approached or surpassed, growth in consumption in the first world is no longer sustainable, putting future jobs at risk. This thesis evaluates the importance of working time policy in relation to sustainable development, and more specifically, looks at the advantages and disadvantages of a shorter working week in New Zealand. Finding that there is a strong argument in favour of a shorter working week (primarily for environmental and social reasons), as well as justification for state intervention, an investigation is made into the reasons why it is not being implemented. Using theories from political science, a conflict is found between the goals of sustainable development and the deeper held goals of economic growth. On top of this, there is a near complete absence of a ‘policy image’ in the public domain. External socio-economic changes – such as a rise in unemployment, or major energy shortages – are most likely to bring about support for the policy.

The purpose of this thesis is to study how the Swedish welfare state formulated a question of shorter work hours, 1919—2002. During the 1900s, several official reports were published in order to produce knowledge about this issue and construct a manageable inquiry about shorter work hours. The aim of this thesis is to examine what were formulated as problems and solutions and which arguments and beliefs emerged from these formulations. Official state reports are regarded as instruments of knowledge production by the state. This intelligence was required to justify the possibility and desirability of the reform that shaped the question of shorter work hours in the welfare state.   The aim of the official reports was to create knowledge, which determined the value of working time reduction. Leisure as welfare meant that the state interpreted the citizens’ needs and formulated working-time reduction as either a possible or impossible reform. Working hours have never been justified as a reform that simply gives more leisure and less time for work. The reform was instead considered possible and desirable because it was interpreted as helping to reproduce the labour force or capitalism as a whole. It was thought impossible and undesirable when considered to be a threat to this reproduction.   However, there were two major reformulations of the question of shorter work. In the middle of the selected period, the matter moved from the sphere of production to a consumption sphere, meaning that the issue became less conflicted. The state’s responsibility to push the reform was deemphasized. Another reformulation is when flexibility was formulated as a solution, and thus made regulation of working time undesirable and unnecessary. This study shows how the conception of a question of shorter work hours was a process requiring formulations and reformulations and how these expressions fundamentally changed over time, although the basic premises remained.

The object of interest in this essay is the issue of reducing work hours and how that issue was handled in the Trade Union Confederation (LO). In previous research the struggle for shorter work hours has been viewed as a struggle between trade union and employers’ organizations. The previous research has had difficulties in explaining LOs part in this struggle, their actions have not been the expected. LO had not played an active part in the struggle for shorter work hours and the previous research has not been able to given a satisfying explanation for this. In this essay the starting-point is another. The issue of reducing work hours, this essay argues, was a problem for LO. The problem consists of the need for LO to mark against communism, both inside and outside of the organization. But this essay also argues that the issue of reducing work hours is in it self subversive and therefore a problem for the reformist LO. From this staring-point the essay analyses the view of the issue of reducing work hours in LO during the period of 1945-1967. The conclusion in the essay is that LO disarmed the issue of reducing work hours, making it harmless. By shifts in conceptions of needs, the possible and conceptions of time and development the issue of reducing work hours was disarmed. The disarmed issue enabled LO to unite the organization in the delicate matter without the risk of pursuing a subversive issue.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Georgia State University, 1985. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 475-526).

Yes / We investigated whether companion drug resistance was associated with adverse outcome of the shorter MDR-TB regimen in Bangladesh, after adjusting for fluoroquinolone resistance. MDR/RR-TB patients registered for treatment with a standardized gatifloxacin-based shorter MDR-TB regimen were selected for the study. Drug resistance was determined using the proportion method, gatifloxacin and isoniazid minimum inhibitory concentration testing for selected isolates, and whole genome sequencing. Low-level and high-level fluoroquinolone resistance were the most important predictors of adverse outcomes, with pyrazinamide resistance having a significant yet lower impact. In patients with fluoroquinolone-/second-line injectable-susceptible TB, non-eligibility to the shorter MDR-TB regimen (initial resistance to either pyrazinamide, ethionamide, or ethambutol) was not associated with adverse outcome (aOR 1.01; 95%CI 0.4-2.8). Kanamycin resistance was uncommon (1.3%). Increasing levels of resistance to isoniazid predicted treatment failure, also in a subgroup of patients with high-level fluoroquinolone-resistant TB. Our results suggest that resistance to companion drugs of the shorter MDR-TB regimen, except kanamycin resistance, is of no clinical importance as long as fluoroquinolone susceptibility is preserved. Hence, contrary to current WHO guidelines, exclusions to the standard regimen are justified only in the case of fluoroquinolone, and possibly kanamycin resistance. / Damien Foundation Belgium for its financial and logistic support to run the project including its research activities. European Research Council (Starting Grant INTERRUPTB 311725).

Under årens lopp har handläggningstiderna för bygglov tagits upp i flera propositioner och utredningar. Den senaste stora förändringen av plan- och bygglagen kom 2011 och innebar en tidsfrist för bygglov på tio veckor, med möjlighet till en förlängning på ytterligare tio veckor. Något sanktionssystem om kommunerna inte höll tidsfristen ansågs inte behövas vid tidpunkten, det var först efter två tillkännagivanden av riksdagen som regeringen har tagit fram ett lagförslag baserat på en utredning från Boverket. Detta går ut på att bygglovsavgiften ska reduceras mer en femtedel för varje påbörjad vecka när tio veckors fristen har löpt ut. Tanken med förslaget är att korta ner handläggningstiderna och få en effektivare byggprocess. Syftet med arbetet är att se om långa handläggningstider är ett problem, vilka orsakerna är till att tidsfristerna inte hålls. Syftet är även att se vilka lösningar som finns för att korta ner handläggningstiderna och få en effektivare bygglovsprocess. Undersökning görs likaså för att se vilka effekter det nya lagförslaget med avgiftsreduktion kommer att ha, om avsikten kommer att uppnås och vilka andra sätt det kommer att påverka. Undersökningen har gjorts med hjälp av intervjuer. De kommuner som har intervjuats är Stockholm stad, Sollentuna kommun, Tyresö kommun och Huddinge kommun. Frågor har ställts om deras handläggningstider, personal, bygglovsprocesser samt digitalisering och datasystem. Problemet med långa handläggningstider är inte så stort. De flesta kommunerna klarar av att hålla majoriteten av sina ärenden inom tidsfristen. Det är några få kommuner som handlägger under 50 % av ärendena inom tidsfristen. De vanligaste orsakerna till att handläggningen tar lång tid är att det är komplicerade ärenden och att det tar tid när ärendet behöver remitteras. Det tar lång tid att kommunicera, få ett remissvar och för att sedan utreda ytterligare i de fall det krävs. Ett bättre system för att kommunicera skulle behövas då det ofta drar ut på tiden när externa parter behöver vara med i ett ärende. Om kommunerna skulle anställa mer personal hade troligtvis handläggningstiderna kortats ner, men det krävs ekonomi för att göra det möjligt samt ska det finnas personer att anställa. Många kommuner upplever idag att det är svårt att hitta kompetent personal, med mycket erfarenhet, fler personer som utbildas till bygglovshandläggare skulle behövas. Ingen av de intervjuade kommunerna trodde att handläggningstiderna kommer att påverkas av lagförslaget, dock kan handläggningsrutinerna behövas ses över och ett större fokus kommer troligen att läggas på granskningen för att se om ärendet är komplett. Digitalisering är en viktig aspekt för att bli effektivare, flera kommuner uppger att det är en åtgärd de vidtagit och att det har påverkat handläggningsrutinerna. Rutinerna för nämndärenden behöver effektiviseras och fler ärenden kan möjligtvis beslutas på delegation. För att korta ner handläggningstiderna bör kommuner digitalisera sig och se över hela sin process för att se vilka skeden som tar tid, då alla kommuner står inför olika utmaningar. / During the years the processing times for building permits have been discussed several times. The last big change of the law was in 2011 with a time limit of ten weeks, with an option of an additional ten weeks. When the municipalities exceed ten weeks there are no sanctions because they thought there was no need, but now the government made a bill after Boverkets investigation. The building permit fee will be reduced by one fifth for every new week after ten weeks. The purpose of the bill is to shorten the processing times and make the construction process more efficient. The purpose of this essay is to see if long processing times are a problem and what causes the long processing times. Another purpose is to examine the solutions to shorten the times and make the process more efficient. The essay will also investigate how the new bill will affect processing times and what other affects it will have. The examination is made by interviews with the following municipalities Stockholm stad, Sollentuna kommun, Tyresö kommun and Huddinge kommun. The questions are about processing times, staff, building permits processes and digitizing. The problem with long processing times is not that big. Most of the municipalities keep their errands in the time frame of ten weeks. There are a few municipalities that process their errands inside of the timeframe in less than 50 %. The most common causes for long processing times are complicated errands and when the errand has to be referred to another unit. It takes a long time communicating, to get an answer and to continue to investigate when needed. There is a need for a better way to communicate because when other external units are needed in an errand it often takes a long time. If the municipalities would hire more people the processing times would probably be shorter, but to be able to hire more people the municipalities need the economic basis and there must be people to hire. Many municipalities experiencing that it is hard to find competent people with a lot of experience, more people are needed to be educated. No one of the municipalities that were interviewed thought the new bill will have a big effect, but their routines maybe need to be reviewed and a bigger focus will be at the examination in each errand to see if it is complete. Digitizing is very important to be more efficient, and many municipalities sais it has a big effect on the processing times. To shorten the processing times, the municipalities has to digitize and review their whole building permit process to see where it takes the longest time because all municipalities have different challenges.

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