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Social research and democratic participation

The specific theme of this paper is the relation between social research and democratic participation, and in this context I shall return later to the question of the provision of information as an important element of democracy. Initially, however,...

Catalogue: Seminar 1978: Social Research in the Public Sector

Author: Thomas Burton Bottomore

December 1, 1978

Policy research and care of the elderly

The Government has now enunciated its alternative; its present policy is to depend increasingly on 'community care'. The primary objective of the Department's policy on the care of the elderly is to enable old people to maintain independent lives in...

Catalogue: Seminar 1977: Social Research

Authors: Mark Abrams, Len J. Marchant

December 1, 1977

Public and policy

The Dutch Government, before submitting their plans (policies) regarding Physical Planning to Parliament for approval, should give an opportunity to the people to react directly to these plans. The procedure followed is that of participation. One of...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1977: Research For Decision Making

Author: Vincent F.W. Ophoff

June 15, 1977

Secure procurement

In recent years with growing pressure on profits and (at any rate in the U.K.) state interference in price-fixing, many companies have been devoting more attention to the need to develop procurement policies: skill and foresight in purchasing often...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1977: Research For Decision Making

Authors: Howard Biggs, David J. Corbett

June 15, 1977

Distribution of animal medicines in the ECC

The European Commission has not yet produced any draft Directive relating to Distribution of Veterinary Medicines. The author intend to divide his paper into 3 sections: A. Definition and scope of market for veterinary medicines in Western Europe; B....

Catalogue: Seminar 1976: The Future Of The Animal Health Care Market

Author: David J.S. Miller

November 24, 1976

Public policy and consumer information

Many legislative decisions have been adopted regarding the dissemination of product information to consumers. However, there is very little evidence that consumers' purchase behaviour has been affected by these actions. This paper is an attempt to...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1976: Research That Works For Today's Marketing Problems

Author: Jean-Philippe Faivre

Company: Burke, Inc.

September 1, 1976

Range and assortment policies

The result of this examination of the formation of range and assortment policies is to emphasise the variety of the factors that may be involved. There is a danger of advancing too fast to the stage of model-building. Where the problem is not a...

Catalogue: Seminar 1975: Product Range Policy In Retailing And Co-operation With Manufacturers

Author: Patrick McAnally

August 1, 1975

An application of survey data to social policy analysis

The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of the application of survey data to government policy analysis. For over two years, Canadians have been engaged in a major review of their social security system. One aspect of this review has...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1975: Quality In Research

Author: Michael C. Wolfson

August 1, 1975

Policy uses of the New Jersey income maintenance experiment

This paper deals with a major piece of policy relevant social science research, the New Jersey Income Maintenance Experiment, and a proposed piece of social legislation, the Family Assistance Plan. An attempt is made to assess the usefulness of the...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1975: Quality In Research

Author: Margaret E. Boeckmann

August 1, 1975