Report Regional Cooperation and Shared Services – Reflections from ‘Wales Down Under’ This report from the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) reviews the existing evidence on shared services. Alongside that report, we commissioned Professor Graham Sansom (University of Technology Sydney) to summarise experiences of regional collaboration in Australia. Like Wales, Australia has experienced intense debates about the ‘right’ approach to structural reform of local government. Professor Sansom’s […] Read more Topics: Llywodraeth leol Medi 13, 2017
Report Considerations for Designing and Implementing Effective Shared Services This report from the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) brings together existing evidence on shared services in local government. In particular, it outlines why councils choose to share services, what makes shared service arrangements successful, and how central governments can enable and support this. Shared services involve the consolidation and standardisation of common tasks […] Read more Topics: Llywodraeth leol Medi 5, 2017
Report Economi, Datgarboneiddio a Sgiliau Participatory Budgeting The Welsh Government is exploring the role Participatory Budgeting (PB) could play in the Welsh Government budget. To help inform this work, this report by the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) provides evidence on the different types of PB, how they have been used, and the key considerations for designing a PB process. The […] Read more Topics: Economi Ynni Llywodraeth leol Sero Net Awst 23, 2017
Report Economi, Datgarboneiddio a Sgiliau Time for a Full Public Bank in Wales? This report from the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) brings together evidence on the effectiveness and viability of a full public bank in Wales. Debates surrounding this issue have been taking place between political parties in Wales for some time. The report examines what is meant by the term ‘public bank’, how such banks can be […] Read more Topics: Economi Llywodraeth leol Awst 7, 2017
Report Hyrwyddo Cydraddoldeb Hyrwyddo Cydraddoldeb Mynd i'r Afael â Chamfanteisio ar Weithwyr Cyflog Isel Mae'r adroddiad hwn yn ymchwilio i ffyrdd o fynd i'r afael â chamfanteisio ar weithwyr cyflog isel. Er mwyn cyflawni'r nod llesiant o gael gwaith da yng Nghymru, mae angen fframwaith cyfraith cyflogaeth ar ôl Brexit sy'n cydymffurfio â chytuniadau rhyngwladol a chonfensiynau hawliau dynol sy'n gosod safonau llafur gofynnol yn fyd-eang. Mewn sawl maes […] Read more Topics: Tlodi ac allgáu cymdeithasol Tlodi ac allgáu cymdeithasol Awst 3, 2017
Report Hyrwyddo Cydraddoldeb The Development and Implementation of Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014: Lessons for Policy and Practice in Wales Two research outputs from the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) highlight important themes for the study and understanding of policy making and implementation in Wales and beyond. How Can Subnational Governments Deliver Their Policy Objectives in the Age of Austerity? Reshaping Homelessness Policy in Wales, published in The Political Quarterly and available online as an Early […] Read more Topics: Tai a chartrefi Gorffennaf 10, 2017
Report Polisi Mewnfudo ar ôl Brexit Mae'r adroddiad hwn yn nodi'r opsiynau tebygol a fydd yn cael eu hystyried gan Lywodraeth y DU pan fydd yn datblygu polisi mewnfudo newydd ar ôl i'r DU adael yr UE, yn ogystal â goblygiadau a risgiau posibl yr opsiynau hyn i economi a gwasanaethau cyhoeddus Cymru, gan ystyried y patrymau mewnfudo presennol sy'n gysylltiedig […] Read more Topics: Llywodraeth leol Llywodraeth leol Mai 19, 2017
Report Economi, Datgarboneiddio a Sgiliau Employment Entry in Growth Sectors This report, published by the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW), finds that there is potential for using a well-targeted, sector-focused approach to increase employment entry and help reduce poverty. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and written by Professor Anne Green, Dr Paul Sissons, and Dr Neil Lee, the report finds that […] Read more Topics: Economi Employment Employment, work and skills Ebrill 7, 2017
Report Economi, Datgarboneiddio a Sgiliau Improving Job Quality in Growth Sectors This report, published by the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW), explores ways of improving job quality. The study, written by Professor Anne Green, Dr Paul Sissons, and Dr Neil Lee, found that while job quality should be a critical issue for policymakers there is a lack of empirical evidence from approaches seeking to enhance […] Read more Topics: Economi Employment Employment, work and skills Ebrill 5, 2017
Report Hyrwyddo Cydraddoldeb Hyrwyddo Cydraddoldeb Defnyddio Sectorau Twf i Leihau Tlodi Mae'r adroddiad hwn yn ystyried sut y gall sectorau twf leihau tlodi drwy gynnig swyddi a chyfleoedd o ansawdd uchel i gamu ymlaen mewn gyrfa. Ar sail yr ymchwil a ariannwyd gan y Cyngor Ymchwil Economaidd a Chymdeithasol ac a gynhaliwyd gan yr Athro Anne Green, Dr Paul Sissons a Dr Neil Lee, mae'r adroddiad […] Read more Topics: Tlodi ac allgáu cymdeithasol Tlodi ac allgáu cymdeithasol Chwefror 26, 2017
