Marketisation of Social Care

Marketisation of Social Care The marketisation of social care will deliver efficient and equitable services. Discuss. Introduction Social care refers to a number of different aspects of social life including health, education, economic security etc. In the 1940s universal welfare provision was initiated in Britain. Universal welfare deals with all aspects of the population’s well being and the services that the state provides (Marsh, et al, 2000). The welfare state in Britain and in most of the western world was predicated on the work of the economist John Milton Keynes. In the last thirty years there has been a shift from Keynesian economics to a Neo-liberalist post-welfare state (Hursh, 2005) Keynes believed that when times were hard the state should intervene by putting more money into the economy and stimulating employment. However by the late nineteen seventies when Margaret Thatcher came to power it was evident that post-war policies were no longer working and thus there was a shift to a market based economy and welfare provision (Giddens, 2001). The full employment that had been envisioned by the p ost-war government had not happened and there was also a corresponding rise in inflation. Jessop (2001) maintains that in response to these happenings Western states began to make changes in the ways in which social care and welfare were provided. The Marketisation of Social Care and Efficient and Equitable Services Government leaders in Europe, Britain and America argued that the universal welfare provision that had existed since the Second World War was not working and what was needed was a return to the philosophy of a free market that had been the case prior to the war (Stiglitz, 2002). In 1979 the Conservatives won the election and Margaret Thatcher came to power. By this time arguments about a welfare state versus a free market economy had intensified. Introducing marketing principles into social care allow Governments to (hypothetically at least) improve services. It also enables a government to retain a greater degree of control (Stigliss, 2002). As a response to discourses on the value of a free market economy Regan’s Government in the United States and Thatcher’s in Britain began to introduce measure that would roll back the welfare state and control expenditure. This was done by the introduction of marketing and business strategies. In Britain the Government embarked on a massive process of privatisation because it was believed that public ownership of companies and the public sector generally inhibited and undermined market forces. It therefore follows, Stigliss argues, that there is a need to deregulate capital markets and to curb state spending. These policies stressed the importance of the internal market. Giddens (2001) says that: †¦the momentum of Thatcherism in economic matters was maintained by the privatising of public companies†¦Ã‚  (this)   is held to reintroduce healthy economic competition in place of unwieldy and ineffective public bureaucracies, reduce public expenditure and end political interference in managerial decisions (Giddens, 2001:434). It was believed that the introduction of market forces into social care would increase productivity and improve care while at the same time being cost efficient. It was considered the best way of allocating resources because free markets were considered to be self organising (Olssen and Peters, 2005). Within healthcare provision there was a shift from healthcare professionals and patients to the idea that there were service providers and there were clients (Giddens, 2001). Government discourses, both Conservative and New Labour have revolved around the notion that the introduction of market mechanisms would result in a more equitable system. However, policy making tends to be somewhat contradictory and Governments appear to give with one hand and take back with another. The instigation of NHS trusts has resulted in a somewhat haphazard distribution of care and there are inequalities across the system in some areas there are such discrepancies in care provision that commentators refer to a post code lottery, where the kind of care a person receives is determined by where they live. Some commentators were of the opinion that the policies introduced by the Conservative Government were implemented to widen inequalities in society (Field, 1996). Thus Marx’s dictum that laws are made to serve the interests of those who already have power in society are extremely relevant here. The Community Care Act of 1990 further exacerbated inequalities most especially for women as it assumed that the women (who were the main carers in the home) would shoulder the extra responsibility of care (Abbott and Wallace, 1982). Field (1996) maintains that the increase in inequalities whereby the rich got richer and the poor poorer created a social underclass who were denied the same rights as others in society. Under the Conservatives the tax burden shifted from the rich to the poor, along with this, changes to the benefit system such as job seekers allowance placed a good number of people into a poverty trap. Alcock (1997) supports Fielding’s views and maintains that the r oll back in welfare and changes in social care and benefits generally resulted in greater unemployment and a rise in the number of homeless. The introduction of market forces into social care has had the effect of excluding some people from mainstream society and led to the setting up by the present Government of the Social Exclusion Unit in 1997. This Unit is an example of the contradictions engaged in by policy makers in a free market economy. On the one hand the general philosophical approach of both this Government and its predecessor has been on the responsibility of the individual. This is nowhere better expressed than in Labour’s New Deal Documentation which promises a hand up rather than a hand out. Young (1999) maintains that there is a move away from inclusive goals that are based on citizenship rights and this means a move towards policies that exclude some people. This results in people feeling undervalued and with no investment in society and this may be reflected in the rising crime among the young. Currie (1998) maintains that there are a number of links between social exclusion and crime. Shifts in the labour market and minimum wage and taxation policies result in a rise in the numbers of those living in poverty. Furthermore these things put added strain on family life and weakens social cohesion. Conclusion Clearly the introduction of market forces into social care has been problematic and has benefited some members of society at the expense of others. Pierson (1994) has argued that the attempts by the Thatcher and Regan Governments to roll back the welfare state were not entirely successful. He maintains that this was more difficult than they had thought and that governments were besieged by public outcry. Rolling it back was not the exact opposite of the expansion of welfare that governments had thought rather, Pierson argues Far more than in the era of welfare state expansion†¦struggles over social policy become struggles over information about the causes and consequences of policy change (Pierson, 1994:8). The New Labour Government that came into power in 1997 have continued the welfare reforms introduced by the Conservatives laid out their welfare to work policies in a 1998 Green Paper which have been further extended in policy documents such as the New Deal 2004 and Youth Matters 2004. These documents are aimed at getting welfare recipients back into work and reducing Government costs. It is arguably the case that the introduction of market forces into social care have not resulted in either better services or more equitable treatment. Rather these policies have reduced services and benefited the better off at the expense of the poor, a fact which has been pointed out by a number of theorists. To what extent does a countrys welfare regime type influence the form of social care provision? Illustrate your answer with examples from two countries. Introduction Welfare provision and spending on public services differs from country to country depending on the types of service offered. In many cases this will include housing, education, pensions and health (Giddens, 2001). There have been a number of different ways of conceptualising the welfare state. Marxist theories tend to take the view that governments provide welfare for the benefits of those in power i. e. investment in welfare is necessary to sustain a capitalist system (Stigliss, 2002). This will look at policies in both Finland and the United States to assess whether and in what ways the type of welfare regime that is adopted by a country affects the form of social care provision. Welfare Regimes The ideal model of welfare is one of universal welfare provision where the state provides for everything in time of need and health and education are fully financed by the state. Marshall (1960, 1973) viewed the development of citizenship rights as crucial to the emergence of a welfare state. Civil and political rights would be extended to the rights to education, healthcare and other service provision because everyone was entitled to a reasonable life and a reasonable income irrespective of their position in society. Esping Anderson (1990) devised his tri-partite system of welfare provision through an investigation of welfare regimes in a number of different countries. He also evaluated the extent to which welfare services were unencumbered by the introduction of market forces. He looked at the ways in which welfare services were organised and delivered in different countries when making decisions about what group they fitted in. The models Esping Anderson identified were Social Democratic, Conservative Corporatist and Liberal. In the first example welfare subsidies are entirely state funded and are available to everyone (the notion of universal welfare provision) Most Scandinavian States follow this model. Within Social Democratic States such as currently exists in Finland, there is generally no influence of market forces but things tend to differ depending on the type of welfare provision in Finland during the 1990s the country was moving towards a neo-liberal regime where people received free primary health care but were required to pay something towards their secondary healthcare (Ball, 2004). In a Conservative-corporatist state such as pertains in both France and Germany welfare services are only marginally influenced by market principles but they are not equally available to everyone. Entitlement is dependent on a person’s position in society. The United States is an example of a liberal welfare regime where means tested benefits are only available to the needy. Giddens (2001) maintains that there is a high degree of stigmatisation attached to these benefits, one has only to see media representation of the American poor and needy to know that this is the case. Welfare is, in almost every case, sold through the market and this is due to the expectation that everyone should pay for their own care through the market as for example in the form of health insurance such as Medicaid. America is the only country in the world where people do not have automatic access at least to primary healthcare in times of greatest need (Navarro, 1986). Navarro argues that when market forces are involved in welfare regimes and particularly with healthcare systems then there is a tendency for organisations such as drug companies to promote medicines and drugs that serve their own interests on the world market. Monopoly capital invades, directs and dominates either directly (via the private sector) or indirectly (via the state) all areas of economic and social life (Navarro, 1986:243). Mitchell (1991) identifies five main approaches to the analysis of welfare systems in different countries these involve a comparison of policy, inputs, production, operation, and outcomes. These involve what is intended, who pays for it, how it is run, how it is organised and who benefits. The American liberal regime relies on a laissez faire approach to welfare (Olssen, 2000) this is particularly evident in its stigmatising of those in receipt of benefits. The situation in America is not uniform however and some states do have state funded health schemes, what Klass (1985) has called decentred social altruism (1985:428). In Finland, as in much of Europe, welfare provision has been dependent on social solidarity or the view that both the state and the society have responsibilities of care. Many welfare rights are dependent on people’s circumstances and so there may not be the equality within such a system as one might suppose and can lead to social exclusion. Health in Finland has been along institutional lines i. e. secondary health care for example can tend to be selective and based on circumstance. Soumen Ash (2005) however, maintains that: The state of peoples health and welfare in Finland has steadily improved since healthcare and health promotion were established. The main challenges nowadays relate to disease prevention, mental health problems and the disparities in health, welfare among different population groups. Finnish health policy has become matched to international standards set by the World health organisation and the European Union (Suomen Ash, 2005). [1] In the 1990s educational provision was affected in Finland by its moves towards a neo-liberalist or Conservative-corporatist state. More recently however the Social Democrats have again espoused the universal provision of education and this is now entirely free of market forces and subsidised solely by the state. Thus there has been a return to a welfarist view of education that is available to all and which operates to bring an end to the social exclusion that pre-dominates in elsewhere. The United States may take a dim view of universal welfare provision but its educational policies are welfarist in that there is free basic education for everyone and it is subsidised by the state. People are responsible for their own further and higher education costs if they are not awarded scholarships. The United States spends a greater proportion of its GDP on education than most other countries (World Bank world development report, 1998) but its educational provision, while universal, is still greatly underfunded as is teacher training and this is reflected in the fact that its schools lag behind other countries (Nation at Risk Report 1983). Thus the Americans (under Clinton) introduced public/private partnerships in an attempt to inject life into their failing schools (Giddens, 2001). The introduction of market forces into education does not seem to have generated a great deal of improvement (Molnar, 1996). There has therefore been a huge growth in the private educational proj ects and it may be that this will prove a threat to the basic state education that has been on offer (Whatt, 1999). Conclusion The welfare regime that a country adopts does seem to have significant effects on its service provision. In Finland, where the Social Democrats have taken over what was a liberal state, commentators maintain that the health sector is improving and many countries would do well to take note of the improvements in the Finnish education system since the removal of market mechanisms in that area. America on the other hand appears to be going in the opposite direction. Never comfortable with the idea of welfare its liberal and laissez faire regime has now adopted market principles into its education system. The state system was seen to be failing dismally and now the private sector appears to be taking over. One can only wonder whether the United States will continue with policies that further exclude the already excluded or whether it will drastically order the type of welfare regime that is in operation. [1] http://www.suomenash.fi/sivu.php?artikkeli_id=178

Money Laundering : Global Problem Case Presentation Essay

MONEY LAUNDERING : GLOBAL PROBLEM CASE PRESENTATION AS PART OF LEGAL ASPECTS OF BUSINESS , MBA Money laundering is the process of concealing illicit sources of money or in simple language it is the process of washing dirty money (money earned through illegal activities) to make it appear to be legitimate. Now question arises that who launders the money? No doubt, it is always launder by criminals. And who helps the criminals to launders the money is also a money launder. Money laundering is the dynamic that enables criminal activity of all descriptions to grow and expand. INTRODUCTION Money laundering is the process of concealing illicit sources of money or in simple language it is the process of washing dirty money (money earned through illegal activities) to make it appear to be legitimate. Now question arises that who launders the money? No doubt, it is always launder by criminals. And who helps the criminals to launders the money is also a money launder. Money laundering is the dynamic that enables criminal activity of all descriptions to grow and expand. As per Cambridge Dictionary, definition of money laundering is â€Å"The crime of moving money that has been obtained illegally through banks and other businesses to make it seem as if the money has been obtained legally.† If we look at historical aspect of money laundering it is not a new concept. There are historical evidences that in China, merchants would hide their wealth from rulers (4000 BC). Many regulatory and governmental authorities quote estimates each year for the amount of money laundered, either worldwide or within their national economy. In 1996, the International Monetary Fund estimated that two to five percent of the worldwide global economy involved laundered money. However, the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), an intergovernmental body set up to combat money laundering, stated that â€Å"overall it is absolutely impossible to produce a reliable estimate of the amount of money laundered and therefore the FATF does not publish any figures in this regard†. Academic commentators have likewise been unable to estimate the volume of money with any degree of assurance. Mechanism of Money Laundering: There are 3 stages of money laundering: 1. Placement Stage: At this stage launderer introduces the illegal money into the legal financial system. It could be done to deposit money into financial institutions by various methods. 2. Layering stage: At this stage launderer engages in movements of funds to distance them from their source. Various financial instruments are purchased and resale many times especially through Shell companies and financial institutions. 3. The Integration Stage: At this stage, the funds re-enter the legitimate economy. Then launderer may choose to invest the funds into real estate, luxury assets, or business ventures. Methods of money laundering: The methods by which money may be laundered are varied and can range in sophistication 1. Hawala 2. Shell Corporation and co. 3. Structuring 4. Bulk cash smuggling 5. Trade based laundering 6. Round tripping 7. Bank capture 8. Casinos 9. Real estate 10. Black salaries 11. Fictional loans 12. Tax amnesties REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: premble: The prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) was enacted in 2003 and brought in to force with effect from 1st July 2005 to prevent money laundering and to provide for attachment, seizure and confiscation of property obtained or derived, directly or indirectly, from or involved in money laundering and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Necessary Notifications/Rules under the said Act were published in the Gazette of India on July 01, 2005. Pursuant to the recommendations made the Financial Action Task Force on anti- money laundering standards, SEBI has issued a master circular No. CIR/ISD/AML/3/2010 dated December 31, 2010 on anti-money laundering/ Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) in line with the FATF recommendations and PMLA Act, 2002. As per the Guidelines on Anti Money Laundering standards notified by SEBI, All registered intermediaries have been advised to ensure that proper policy frameworks are put in place. The objective is to ensure that we identify and discourage any money laundering or terrorist financing activities and that the measures taken by us are adequate enough to follow the spirit of the Act and guidelines As per the provisions of the PMLA, Intermediary includes a stockbroker, sub-broker, share transfer Agent, banker to an issue, trustee to a trust deed, registrar to an issue, asset management company, depository participant, merchant banker, underwriter, portfolio manager, investment adviser and any other intermediary associated with the Securities market and registered under section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act,1992(SEBI Act) shall have to adhere to client account opening procedures and maintain records of such transactions as prescribed by the PMLA and Rules notified there under. SEBI has issued necessary directives vide circulars from time to time, covering issues related to Know your Client (KYC) norms, Anti- Money Laundering(AML), Client Due Diligence(CDD) and combating Financing of Terrorism (CFT). The directives lay down the minimum requirements and it is emphasized that the intermediaries may, according to their requirements, specify additional disclosures to be made by clients to address concerns of money laundering and suspicious transactions undertaken by clients. Obligations under Prevention of Money Laundering [PML] Act 2002 Section 12 of PML Act 2002 places certain obligations on every Financial Institution/Intermediary/ banking company which include: (i) Maintaining a record of prescribed transactions. (ii) Furnishing information of prescribed transactions to the specified Authority (iii) Verifying and maintaining records of the identity of the investors/customers (iv) Preserving records in respect of (i), (ii), (iii) above for a period of 10 years from the date of cessation of transactions i.e, the date of termination of account or business relationship between the client/ investor and the intermediary Legal highlights of PML Act 2002: * Special courts: The trial for the offences mentioned in the act are conducted by a special court, also called â€Å"PMLA Court†. The Central Government (in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court), designates a Sessions Court as Special Court. Any appeal against order passed by PMLA court can directly be filed in the High Court. * Punishment: Punishable with rigorous imprisonment from three years to seven years. He could also be liable to fine of upto 5 lakh. * Burden of proof: A person, who is accused of having committed the offence of money laundering, has to prove that alleged proceeds of crime are in fact lawful property OBJECTIVE OF PML Act 2002: The main objectives of the PMLA are as follows: 1. To have a proper Customer Due Diligence (CDD) process before registering clients. 2. To monitor/maintain records of all cash transactions of the value of more than Rs.10 lakhs. 3. To maintain records of all series of integrally connected cash transactions within one calendar month. 4. To monitor and report suspicious transactions. 5. To discourage and identify money laundering or terrorist financing activities. 6. To take adequate and appropriate measures to follow the spirit of the PMLAct 2002. Current Issue of money laundering by Indian banks: The on-camera sting carried out by website cobrapost.com has not only brought into focusthe presence of black money in our economy but also the methods used to convert it into white. Estimates of black money circulating in the system range between 10-30% of the actual size of the economy: Rs 88 lakh crore. As holding large chunks of cash is cumbersome, the search is always on for ways to convert it into mainstream assets. From the expose carried by cobrapost, it looks like even Indian banks are being used to launder cash of their prospective clients, taking advantage of the lax know-your-client(KYC) procedures. Video-clippings showed some employees of select branches of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank offering full support to bringing cash into the mainstream. Analysis: A person with black money is told by the customer relations executives to deposit cash in any bank and prepare demand draft (DD) in favor of single-premium insurance products. KYC norms are generally flouted while making DDs. Or clients were advised to make deposits in small amounts, generally below Rs 50000, for which KYC norms are less stringent or the compliance is ignored. Then this investment is routed in products with a horizon of seven or more years as tax authorities have statute limitations of asking assesses to produce documents going back beyond six years. The insuranceproducts chosen are such that the proceeds are tax-free in the hands of the investor. Thus, a person can easily get away without paying any tax on his black moneyand convert it into white. Second, investors can also use the recent window of investing an amount of Rs 20000 per fund house per year. On the face of it, Rs 20000 may look small. But considering there are 40 asset management companies (AMCs) in India, an investor can put in as much as Rs 8 lakh a year in mutual funds and hold the investment beyond six years to escape the tax authorities. A family with five heads can invest Rs 40 lakh in mutual funds in bits of Rs 20000 to conveniently convert the cash into white seven years down the line. As the amount per investment is low, the transaction may skip the taxman’s lenses. Also, those investing up to Rs 50000 per year through the systematic investment plan have been kept out of the KYC net. Such loopholes are being used for money laundering. Current norms state that investors can become KYC-compliant while making investment. The investment is accepted even if the KYC information is incomplete. Thus, a person can deliberately give wrong information so that the application is rejected. But this does not affect his investment. The form will have the remark ‘KYC not OK’, which hardly matters as he can still redeem the proceeds. An investor can repeat the procedure by submitting wrong KYC for each of his investment. Bank officials are interested in such clients as these investors have few options and tend to invest in insurance products where banks earn hefty commissions. Also, a large portion of the commissions come back to the employees as performance incentives. The staff are under constant pressure to meet sales quotas as their jobs and career growth are at stake. Thus, they resort to mis-selling and money laundering to achieve their internal targets. Many private banks are also focusing on non-core areas like sales of financial instruments to boost their non-core banking income. Very often a bank’s strength is judged by the fee-based income as it is unaffected by the interest-rate cycle. On the face of it, the KYC rules for transactions in financial instruments put in place by regulators like the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) may look quite stringent. But the cobrapost investigation has revealed the loopholes. Thus, Sebi and the RBI should take the incident seriously and see how KYC can be made leak-proof. Punishment for flouting norms should be stricter for all financial intermediaries. References: 1. Dirty Dealing, the untold truth about global money laundering: Peter Lilley 2. Money laundering, An insight into the dark world of financial frauds :BuhreLal 3. Capital Market : April 1-14 2013 4. PML Act 2002 5. Cambridge dictionary

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