CEFOS Working Papers
https://hdl.handle.net/2077/25752
2024-03-28T09:16:56ZWhat are the most harmful forms of gambling? Analyzing problem gambling prevalence surveys
https://hdl.handle.net/2077/26165
What are the most harmful forms of gambling? Analyzing problem gambling prevalence surveys
Binde, Per
Eighteen national prevalence surveys of problem gambling (PG), most of them from Europe, were analyzed to assess the relative harmfulness of various forms of gambling. It was found that interactive Internet gambling, casino gambling, electronic gaming machines, and high-stakes unregulated/illegal gambling are often relatively closely associated with PG, while lotteries and instant lotteries appear relatively harmless. Other forms of gambling—sports pools, bingo, horse betting, and sports betting—are typically relatively moderately associated with PG. This paper discusses the possibilities and limitations of assessing the harmfulness of various forms of gambling by analyzing prevalence survey data. It is concluded that although such analyses yield valuable insights, they should be complemented by other sources of information, such as statistics on the gambling activities of those seeking help for PG and qualitative studies of problem gambling.
2011-01-01T00:00:00ZRättssäkerhet som välfärdspolitiskt ideal: Reformer av socialförsäkringens administration från 1955 till 2008
https://hdl.handle.net/2077/26164
Rättssäkerhet som välfärdspolitiskt ideal: Reformer av socialförsäkringens administration från 1955 till 2008
Bendz, Anna
Projektet Rättssäkerhet och politik behandlar frågan om hur rättssäkerhet som värde kommer till uttryck i politiska beslut om socialförsäkringens administration. I detta working paper sammanfattas de empiriska resultaten från projektet. Studien utgörs av en analys av större reformer av socialförsäkringens administration från 1955 års beslut om en allmän sjukförsäkring fram till 2000-talets reformer, då försäkringskassorna och Riksförsäkringsverket ersattes av den sammanhållna myndigheten Försäkringskassan och myndigheten Inspektionen för socialförsäkringen infördes. De politiska besluten analyseras med utgångspunkt från begreppen formell och materiell rättssäkerhet och för varje reform dras slutsatser om vilken av dessa två betydelser av rättssäkerhet som har varit mest framträdande. En kontinuerlig jämförelse sker mellan de olika riksdagspartiernas syn på rättssäkerhet. Studien motiveras ytterst genom den generellt intressanta och komplicerade kopplingen mellan rättssäkerhet och legitimitet. Resultaten visar hur organiseringen av välfärdsstaten ger olika förutsättningar att uppnå formell och materiell rättssäkerhet och därmed vilar på olika grunder för legitimitet.
2010-01-01T00:00:00ZTemporality and joint commitment in railway planning
https://hdl.handle.net/2077/26162
Temporality and joint commitment in railway planning
Boholm, Åsa
Decisions are seen from a phenomenological lens focusing on their characteristic temporal and flexible structure of meaning. In a bureaucratic social setting emphasizing procedural rules, legal constraints and formal rationality the temporality of decisions can prove to be problematic. The physical planning of transport systems infrastructure projects is characterized by high level of social, material, technical and regulatory complexity. Drawing on ethnographic observations of railway planning meetings this case study explores how decision processes over time are shaped by the inter-dependency of planning actors, their co-ordination of action and adaptive expectations. The paper contributes to the understanding of the interrelatedness of decision processes in organizational contexts, following a “messy” logic of practical and material considerations, negotiations of what is to be considered to be of value, and not the least, post-hoc rationalizations.
2010-01-01T00:00:00ZThe 2010 Midterm Election for the US House of Representatives
https://hdl.handle.net/2077/26161
The 2010 Midterm Election for the US House of Representatives
Hibbs, Douglas A.
The number of House seats won by the president’s party at midterm elections is well explained by three pre-determined or exogenous variables: (1) the number of House seats won by the in-party at the previous on-year election, (2) the vote margin of the in-party’s candidate at the previous presidential election, and (3) the average growth rate of per capita real disposable personal income during the congressional term. Given the partisan division of House seats following the 2008 on-year election, President Obama’s margin of victory in 2008, and the weak growth of per capita real income during the first 6 quarters of the 111th Congress, the Democrat’s chances of holding on to a House majority by winning at least 218 seats at the 2010 midterm election will depend on real income growth in the 3rd quarter of 2010. The data available at this writing indicate the that Democrats will win 211 seats, a loss of 45 from the 2008 on-year result that will put them in the minority for the 112th Congress.
2010-01-01T00:00:00Z