Government Immunity from Discovery

Enhancing Government Decision Making Through Knowledge Discovery from Data

A major challenge facing management in developed countries is improving the performance of knowledge and service workers, i.e. the decision makers. In a developing country such as South Africa, with a welldeveloped business sector, the need to improve the performance of decision makers, especially in government, is even more crucial. South Africa has to face many new challenges in the 21 centur...

Estimation of Bankruptcy Immunity in Government and Private Banks of Iran (Duration Models Approach)

In the wake of recent financial crisis, large banks have been considered as important factors in financial markets in the world, since these bankschr(chr(chr(chr('39')39chr('39'))39chr(chr('39')39chr('39')))39chr(chr(chr('39')39chr('39'))39chr(chr('39')39chr('39')))) failure could affect the whole economy by extending systemic risk. With regard to this issue, when large banks face insolvency or...

Sovereign immunity and health care: can government be trusted?

When government provides or arranges for health care, it is held to lower legal standards than private parties are, especially when liability is barred by "sovereign immunity". This paper examines sovereign immunity and its implications for health care quality by comparing private-sector and government accountability in several legal contexts. It then considers whether the law should be changed...

From Electronic Government to Information Government

Information is the foundation of all governing. Information guides decisions and processes large and small—from matters of war and peace to garbage collection. The last decade has witnessed unprecedented attention to the machinery of information in government—often categorized as ‘‘electronic government.’’ Information and communication technologies have been touted as the cure for everything fr...

Surrogate Immunity: The Government Contract Defense and Products Liability