Foreword

Devins discusses his own experiences with government lawyers and the contextualization that seems to dominate their experiences and work

Congress, the FCC, and the Search for the Public Trustee

The features of constitutional politics involving independent agencies are discussed through an examination of FCC efforts to repudiate regulatory initiatives designed to facilitate diversity in broadcasting

Congress, the FCC, and the Search for the Public Trustee

The features of constitutional politics involving independent agencies are discussed through an examination of FCC efforts to repudiate regulatory initiatives designed to facilitate diversity in broadcasting

Appropriations Redux: A Critical Look at the Fiscal Year 1988 Continuing Resolution

On January 25, 1988, in his State of the Union Address, President Reagan blasted Congress for the budget process culminating in the Fiscal Year 1988 (FY 88) continuing resolution. 1 Contending that [m]ost of you in this chamber didn\u27t know what was in this [2100-page] catch all bill and [accompanying conference] report, the President boldly proclaimed that he would not sign another one of these. 2 This damning statement, rather than inciting the hostility associated with unfounded accusations, provoked the wild appreciation associated with a minister preaching to the faithful. Indeed, since Congress\u27s passage of the resolution, pledges of support for the President\u27s stand have been made by enough Congressmen and Senators to sustain such a veto. 3 There is good reason to dislike the FY 88 continuing resolution: the bill shattered Congress\u27s reputation as a deliberative body. Fearing the imminent shutdown of the government, 4 Congress adopted internal rules to preclude debate and amendment and effectively to deny access to the final version of the bill. 5 In essence, the resolution appears the secretive work-product of powerful legislators and their aides. This article\u27s concern is the recent proliferation of continuing resolutions and the legal issues associated with that proliferation -- matters that received only scant attention in my earlier piece on limitation riders. 6 In reviewing the causes and contents of last year\u27s continuing resolution, this article will not altogether remove the negative cast put on continuing resolutions. 7 At the same time, ..

From Shop floor to top floor. An exploratory study of sustainable progression in the retial sector: the case of Morrisons

There has been increasing political and media attention given to the issue of social mobility in recent times. The interest has been sparked by research which suggests that social mobility may have stalled or even declined in the UK during the post-war period. Various factors have been identified as inhibiting social mobility including early years experiences in the home and at school, education and health along with area based influences. Employment and labour market experiences are also key factors contributing to social mobility with the importance of ‘getting a job’ and ‘sustainable progression’ increasingly recognised as an important means of improving social mobility. There now appears consensus that occupational mobility and career development is a key factor in overcoming social mobility, and the extent to which organisations develop pathways and support careers is a critical element in pursuing social mobility. This exploratory study has been commissioned by Morrisons to investigate the factors which impact on progression in the workplace and the effect of these on the social mobility of research participants. The study adopts the framework of ‘career development’ as a construct to explore sustainable progression, drawing on the employment and labour market experiences of employees at Morrisons who, having started on the ‘shop floor’ have progressed to senior management levels in the company. The study is based on their ‘life stories’ to identify the key factors associated with a successful career at Morrisons

Developing business developing careers : how and why employers are supporting the career development of their employees

This publication sets out the case for employers to engage with the idea of career development