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September 11

Attlee, Churchill, and the Beaver

According to our article on Lord Beaverbrook Clement Attlee said, presumably during the War, "Churchill often listened to Beaverbrook's advice but was too sensible to take it" - and this has been repeated elsewhere on the Internet. I have been unable to find a source. Does one exist? Thank you, DuncanHill (talk) 08:45, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Anne Chisholm in Beaverbrook: a life cites a 1987 interview with Kenneth Harris (Chapter 18 fn 31), but I don't find anything in Attlee. fiveby(zero) 14:57, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Painting

Please, can you help me to find the author and title of this painting from Case Closed film 2? Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.15.236.70 (talk) 10:51, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Have you found something? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.207.205.70 (talk) 06:47, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

It looks like a very generic sea-scape, in the late 19th century realistic style. There's no element that is striking enough that it would allow for a more precise identification. It's definitely not meant to be a well-known work that a viewer would recognize instantly. Xuxl (talk) 13:29, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

Ok, but can you search for the author and title anyway? Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.207.213.53 (talk) 13:34, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

A Google Reverse Image Search didn't find a match. Don't know what else we can do. It seems likely to me that it was made up by the animator, who is Gosho Aoyama. Alansplodge (talk) 18:22, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

You can write also "Japan" to search in Google Reverse Image Search. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.207.213.53 (talk) 21:56, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

Did it work? Alansplodge (talk) 10:20, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

I don't have time to search for it, then can you help me? Thank you very much.

There is no reason to assume the painting, or its painter, are famous. For all we know, it may have been bought on a flea market and be hanging on the wall in Aoyama's aunt's house.  --Lambiam 10:18, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Ok, but can you search for the last time on images if it exists: the title and author are not important. Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.207.219.208 (talk) 12:15, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Governance structure

How do institutions of governance influence the level and rate of economic development in a society? Grotesquetruth (talk) 11:12, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Statutory instruments may be used, although those are more and more moderating environmental preoccupations. Other subjects of interest are Rulemaking, Legislative veto, Sunset provision. Regarding the United States specifically, the Budget and Accounting Act can be considered a starting point for reference. Before that an intrument of legislation is used for enacting any given rule, there is most often a program to be established. It can be for example a Quinquennial strategic plan (or Five Year Strategic Plan: to strengthen ability in managing economy. Sunset provision allows for some flexibility regarding the duration of, for example, coercive ( see Authorities' Coercive and Legitimate Power) measures. Compare Legitimate power --Askedonty (talk) 13:31, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

One could write a huge book on the topic. The term "governance" covers a wide range of forms of influence on the way a society operates; see the section Governance § Types. To make the question answerable in a form that does more than scratch the surface, you need to confine it to more specific types and forms of institutions. The actual influence institutions can exert is not as large as is often thought. The market, which is the major driving factor, is famously unpredictable. Today's economies are globally interwoven and subject to forces that cannot be controlled by local institutions. It is possible, though, and unfortunately all too easy, to make the local economy tank by making unwise local decisions. Some important factors that favour economic development are sociopolitical stability (which tends to be higher in more egalitarian societies), a low rate of corruption, a fair and navigable justice system, and good and accessible education. Each of these can benefit from wise governance by responsible institutions.  --Lambiam 15:15, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

• Governments have a LOT to do with the economy of their countries. Government policies regarding State-owned industries vs. Private industry, a government's fiscal policy and monetary policy, it's control of tariffs and duties, trade policy, taxation of goods and services, government subsidies, involvement in wars and other matters of foreign relations, etc. etc. I'm having a hard time considering ways in which the institutions of government do NOT influence economic development. --Jayron32 15:34, 12 September 2022 (UTC

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differences?

what is the difference between a government unit and legal units of government? Grotesquetruth (talk) 13:13, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

How about you stop spamming the reference desk with stupid questions. AndyTheGrump (talk) 13:18, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

sorry if my questions appeared that way, I was only attempting to clarify my queries of a related subject matter. Grotesquetruth (talk) 20:51, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Both terms have no well-defined meaning by themselves and need to be interpreted in the context in which they are used. In every-day English there is no substantive difference between "unit of government" and "government unit", although one would use the latter mainly for established units (whatever kind of units these may be). Furthermore, "legal unit of government" is ambiguous: it could mean a government unit that is involved with issues of law, or a government unit that is lawful. Without context, one cannot tell.  --Lambiam 14:32, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

There are no stupid questions; only Reference Desk contributors who can't let a question go by without commenting, regardless whether their comments are at all relevent. DOR (HK) (talk) 18:33, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

UK voluntary regency

Is there any example in the history of England/the UK/the Empire/etc in which the reigning monarch sought (whether successfully or not) to have a regent appointed in anticipation of his own upcoming disability? I'm thinking of something like Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution#Section 3: President's declaration of inability, where the US President can temporarily relinquish his powers, such as in preparation for a medical procedure. Today I suppose this would be pointless, since the monarch's role as a figurehead means that he doesn't need to be available all the time, but I'm wondering if this would have happened centuries ago when the monarch exercised much power on his own. 175.39.61.121 (talk) 20:12, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Not a regency, but the Counsellors of State can perform certain functions for the monarch in cases of illness or absence DuncanHill (talk) 20:23, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Not strictly for health reasons, but on some occasions in the past, regencies have been established during the absence of a monarch. When Richard the Lionheart was on crusade, his brother John was named regent; his regency was the basis for the Robin Hood stories. --Jayron32 11:10, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

Also somewhat related; when there was a Union of Crowns between the kingdoms of Hanover and the UK, there was a viceroy, who ruled in the stead of the King of Hanover, as that King was also King of the United Kingdom and acted as a regent for the purposes of Hanover. Initially, George, The Prince Regent served in this role, as his father, King George III, had been entirely incapacitated by mental illness and would be until his death in 1820. In 1816, The Prince Regent's brother, Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge was named Viceroy of Hanover, a role he would maintain through the reigns of George IV and William IV, until the ascension of Queen Victoria, after which yet another brother, Ernest Augustus, became King of Hanover separate from Victoria. --Jayron32 15:30, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

I think you mean "accession"; Accession day and Ascension day are different things. Alansplodge (talk) 18:05, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

Regency and Counsellors of State is a briefing document for Members of Parliament and covers about everything. It points out that the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret acting as Councillors of State, dissolved the UK Parliament in February 1974 because the Late Queen was touring New Zealand. Alansplodge (talk) 18:02, 12 September 2022 (UTC)