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Developing A Unified Approach To Sustainable Consumption Behaviour: Opportunities For A New Environmental Paradigm, Vivienne Byers, Alan Gilmer Jan 2018

Developing A Unified Approach To Sustainable Consumption Behaviour: Opportunities For A New Environmental Paradigm, Vivienne Byers, Alan Gilmer

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Politicians and national policy makers seek to encourage individuals to engage in a wide range of pro-environmental practices to address both discrete environmental problems and major global challenges such as climate change. Theoretically, the field of behavioural management in environmental consumption which seeks to change holarchic open human systems, is much contested. This paper proposes to develop a synthesized conceptual framework embracing a unified approach that addresses the systematic, structural, and institutional perspectives on how consumption, through public policy initiatives, can be developed and changed to reflect a deeper ecological foundation. This approach considers the debate regarding policy and behavioural …


Health Care For All In Ireland? The Consequences Of Politics For Health Policy, Vivienne Byers Jan 2017

Health Care For All In Ireland? The Consequences Of Politics For Health Policy, Vivienne Byers

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The Irish health-care system is a complicated mix of public and private providers, with inequitable and unclear routes for health-service users to access and navigate the system. In 2011, the Irish Government committed to significant health reform to develop a universal single-tier health system. In line with other European nations this was to be underpinned by the principle of social solidarity, with equitable access based on need rather than ability to pay. The road to this reform and its recent collapse highlights the practical implications of political and policy choices in health care, and has implications for financing and delivery, …


Coalition Plan Falls Short Of Pre-Election Promises, Paul Donnelly, John Hogan, Brendan O'Rourke Mar 2011

Coalition Plan Falls Short Of Pre-Election Promises, Paul Donnelly, John Hogan, Brendan O'Rourke

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There was much on openness and fighting white-collar crime in the parties’ manifestos – but where are they in the programme for government.