Peter Nannestad

Bogen undersøger, hvornår og hvordan partier, interesseorganisationer og andre aktører forsøger at gennemføre bestemte policies. At foretage gode analyser af offentlig politik kræver et solidt overblik over eksisterende teorier, men også en forståelse for, at virkeligheden ikke altid passer til de teoretiske forventninger. Analyser af offentlig politik er et håndværk – og det giver denne bog en introduktion til. Offentlig politik er en ”lærebogsklassiker”, men foreligger nu i en revideret 4. udgave, hvor stort set alle kapitler er enten helt nye eller kraftigt revideret, så bogen er aktuel og rækker ind i fremtidens politiske landskab. Bogen er redigeret af Christopher Green-Pedersen, Carsten Jensen og Peter Nannestad, Institut for Statskundskab, Aarhus Universitet.

Faget offentlig politik er studiet af, hvordan og hvorfor politiske aktører forfølger bestemte politiske mål. Bogen Offentlig politik giver en indgående introduktion til fagets væsentligste elementer. Herunder hvordan regeringer kan forfølge et givent mål, fx forbedre miljøet, skabe mere økonomisk vækst eller mindske kriminaliteten. For at forstå sådanne spørgsmål er det for det første nødvendigt at vide noget om, hvilke policy-instrumenter der findes. For det andet er det også nødvendigt at se på, hvordan man måler forandring i den offentlige politik. Hertil kommer, at man må vide, hvorfor regeringer forfølger bestemte mål. Hvorfor har vi fx en meget aktiv miljøindsats i Danmark? Hvorfor har vi en stor velfærdsstat? Hvorfor ingen ret til aktiv dødshjælp? Bogen forklarer en række teorier og tilgange, der tilbyder forklaringer på denne type spørgsmål. At foretage gode analyser af offentlig politik kræver et solidt overblik over eksisterende teorier, men også en forståelse for, at virkeligheden ikke altid passer til de teoretiske forventninger. Analyser af offentlig politik er et håndværk – og denne bog giver en introduktion til det. Offentlig politik er redigeret af Christopher Green-Pedersen, Carsten Jensen og Peter Nannestad, Institut for Statskundskab, Aarhus Universitet.

Denmark and Switzerland are small and successful countries with exceptionally content populations. However, they have very different political institutions and economic models. They have followed the general tendency in the West toward economic convergence, but both countries have managed to stay on top. They both have a strong liberal tradition, but otherwise their economic strategies are a welfare state model for Denmark and a safe haven model for Switzerland. The Danish welfare state is tax-based, while the expenditures for social welfare are insurance-based in Switzerland. The political institutions are a multiparty unicameral system in Denmark, and a permanent coalition system with many referenda and strong local government in Switzerland. Both approaches have managed to ensure smoothly working political power-sharing and economic systems that allocate resources in a fairly efficient way. To date, they have also managed to adapt the economies to changes in the external environment with a combination of stability and flexibility.

* User friendly, practical and informative - written by industry experts; * Provides a clear toolkit and action plan for those looking to make the leap into ownership - from getting the finance in place to successfully marketing and staffing the business; * Case study examples with practical advice from industry experts who have done it' themselves. Hotel keeping is an arduous profession. It needs technical, managerial, marketing and economic expertise; what’s more, it demands total commitment. This book provides the complete purchasing toolkit. It removes all the complications and mystique and guides readers around the pitfalls of ownership, saving much heartache and expense. 'How to Buy and Manage Your Own Hotel' takes readers step by step from the time of their initial interest in buying a hotel to the day they take over – and beyond. Complete with sound bites and advice from industry experts who have first-hand experience of ownership, it unravels the purchase process - and much, much more: * Why location is key – and how to use the business agent to maximum effect; * What type of hotel to buy – and where; why franchising is so important; * Raising the finance and the critical importance of understanding the accounts; * Why good marketing will dictate your success - and how to take advantage of social media; * How to lead, motivate and communicate with your staff – your biggest challenge!

* User friendly, practical and informative - written by industry experts; * Provides a clear toolkit and action plan for those looking to make the leap into ownership - from getting the finance in place to successfully marketing and staffing the business; * Case study examples with practical advice from industry experts who have done it' themselves. Hotel keeping is an arduous profession. It needs technical, managerial, marketing and economic expertise; what’s more, it demands total commitment. This book provides the complete purchasing toolkit. It removes all the complications and mystique and guides readers around the pitfalls of ownership, saving much heartache and expense. 'How to Buy and Manage Your Own Hotel' takes readers step by step from the time of their initial interest in buying a hotel to the day they take over – and beyond. Complete with sound bites and advice from industry experts who have first-hand experience of ownership, it unravels the purchase process - and much, much more: * Why location is key – and how to use the business agent to maximum effect; * What type of hotel to buy – and where; why franchising is so important; * Raising the finance and the critical importance of understanding the accounts; * Why good marketing will dictate your success - and how to take advantage of social media; * How to lead, motivate and communicate with your staff – your biggest challenge!

Denmark and Switzerland are small and successful countries with exceptionally content populations. However, they have very different political institutions and economic models. They have followed the general tendency in the West toward economic convergence, but both countries have managed to stay on top. They both have a strong liberal tradition, but otherwise their economic strategies are a welfare state model for Denmark and a safe haven model for Switzerland. The Danish welfare state is tax-based, while the expenditures for social welfare are insurance-based in Switzerland. The political institutions are a multiparty unicameral system in Denmark, and a permanent coalition system with many referenda and strong local government in Switzerland. Both approaches have managed to ensure smoothly working political power-sharing and economic systems that allocate resources in a fairly efficient way. To date, they have also managed to adapt the economies to changes in the external environment with a combination of stability and flexibility.