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In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird die Finanzierung der Landwirtschaftlichen Unfallversicherung (LUV) im intersektoralen und intrasektoralen Vergleich analysiert. In ausgewählten Bereichen wird die LUV mit der österreichischen bäuerlichen Unfallversicherung verglichen. Weiterhin werden aktuell diskutierte Reformoptionen wie die Einführung einer kapitalgedeckten Finanzierung und die Privatisierung der LUV untersucht sowie Ziele und Maßnahmen der derzeitigen Reform durch das Gesetz zur Modernisierung des Rechts der LSV' (LSVMG) erörtert. Im intersektoralen Belastungsvergleich hat sich herausgestellt, dass die landwirtschaftlichen Berufsgenossenschaften (LBG), die Träger der LUV sind, nicht so stark durch Renten- und Entschädigungen belastet sind, als dass sie einen Finanzzuschuss z. B. durch Bundesmittel erhalten müssten. Als Methodik findet das Lastenausgleichsverfahren der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften Anwendung. Für die Berechnung ist eine neue Datenbasis erstellt worden, da die vorhandene Schwachstellen aufweist und in der wissenschaftlichen Literatur kritisiert wird ...

In this paper I try to answer the question whether the gender wage gap in the Netherlands is declining. I posed this question because on several other indicators labour market differences between men and women in the Netherlands declined or disappeared altogether. First of all the labour market participation of women has increased and women on the labour market are no longer a small minority. Second, the difference in productive characteristics between men and women is disappearing. Third, both product and labour markets have become increasingly competitive, due to changes in regulation like anti-trust laws, which should have an effect on the gender wage gap.
Contrary to these expectations I did not find a declining gender wage gap. The data in the OSA labour supply panel show a steady gender gap of approximately nineteen per cent. At most twenty-five to thirty per cent of the gap can be explained by productivity differences. The largest part of the gender wage gap is due to 'price' differences. Both cross-section and panel analyses give the same answer.

The Department of Philosophy at the University of the Free State recently presented an open discussion forum on the following topic: Imagine a truly South African university. Many people reacted with scepticism towards this initiative, suspecting that there had to be some party-political agenda behind it. The idea that one may, and even should, address political issues relating to the nature and functioning of the university in an intellectual and academic fashion seemed somehow inconceivable to many. At first it seemed as if these reactions were merely the result of a weak political culture on campus, but it became evident that it was in fact the lack of a culture of dialogue that constituted the major obstacle in the way of genuine interactive communication. This article will explore some of the possible reasons for this state of affairs. The first part of the article focuses on the possible detrimental effect that certain paradigms of higher education - with their one-sided focus on vocationalism - have on critical thinking. In the second part, the communicative dynamics of the forum will be analysed as a themeof interest in itself. In conclusion, the importance of cultivating an appropriate attitude that meets the ethos of constructive communication for such discussion forums will be emphasised.