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Archéo-Nil, 2020

The identification of Scorpion II as a royal name is based primarily on the Scorpion Macehead. Th... more The identification of Scorpion II as a royal name is based primarily on the Scorpion Macehead. This monument, undoubtedly of royal origin, is one of the most controversial and widely discussed objects from the late Predynastic period in Egypt. It has been attributed to “King Scorpion” based on the presence of a rosette and a scorpion depicted immediately in front of the face of the king. Alternatively, it has been ascribed to Narmer because of the stylistic resemblance with that king’s monuments. This paper will demonstrate that King Scorpion II did, in fact, exist. The minor Gebel Sheikh Suleiman rock carving and the Munich Statuette will also be considered as possible examples of Scorpion II’s name and, therefore, evidence of his historical existence.

The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology

Impressions of two necropolis seals have been found at Abydos that show a complete sequence of Fi... more Impressions of two necropolis seals have been found at Abydos that show a complete sequence of First Dynasty rulers from Narmer to Den and Narmer to Qa’a, respectively. On these seals, a tail-like appendage is attached to Narmer’s name which is interpreted as a bull’s tail. In this paper, this extraordinary writing is discussed in the context of royal representation and bovine symbolism, and also in regards to the posthumous reception of Narmer as a ‘founding father’. It will be shown that during the reign of Den there was a fertile ground for innovations in general and, in particular, new visual representations. Finally, the writing of Narmer’s name is addressed in the context of sealing practice. [Formula: see text]

Archéo-Nil. Revue de la société pour l'étude des cultures prépharaoniques de la vallée du Nil

This paper would not have been possible without the assistance of Elise MacArthur, who translated... more This paper would not have been possible without the assistance of Elise MacArthur, who translated most of the non-English articles for me and acted as a research assistant; Renée Friedman, who has been a long-standing source of inspiration and encouragement and who read and provided invaluable comments on earlier drafts; and Stan Hendrickx, who first suggested I write this paper and also provided invaluable comments on earlier drafts. I am also extremely grateful for his assistance in preparing the bibliography and references. ARCHÉO-NIL • n°24-janvier 2014 60 Thomas C. Heagy taires et archéologiques associées aux deux réalisations fondamentales attribuées à Ménès-l'unii cation de l'Égypte et la fondation de Memphis-pour tenter de déterminer quel(s) roi(s) connu(s) peut (peuvent) être lié(s) à ces accomplissements. Nous avons ensuite revisité deux documents-l' étiquette de Nagada et le sceau de Narmer/Mn (dit « du Prince »)-susceptibles de lier Narmer ou Aha au nom de Ménès. Eni n, nous avons considéré trois documents-la Pierre de Palerme et deux sceaux de la nécropole d'Abydos-qui fournissent des éléments de preuve indiquant quel roi connu est le plus susceptible d' être le premier roi de la i re dynastie et donc le « Ménès »légendaire.

The Encyclopedia of Ancient History, 2020

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 1976

This paper discusses the politics of anti-inflationary policy in the medical care sector. We firs... more This paper discusses the politics of anti-inflationary policy in the medical care sector. We first clarify the issue by distinguishing between four different conceptions commonly used when discussing medical inflation. We then present some of the standard solutions to these problems suggested by economists. In the main part of the paper, we analyze the response of the government. We show that the underlying causes for failure in the economic market are likely to exist in the political market as well. In particular, the public good aspect of anti-inflationary policy fails to provide a strong incentive for the consumers of medical care. In contrast, the providers have very powerful incentives in the political market because the benefits of governmental action in this sector greatly affect them. Providers exert great pressure to prevent government policies aimed at reducing medical care expenditures. We present evidence and theory to explicate which sets of circumstances are most conducive to governmental action. We show that the most effective anti-inflationary programs in medical financing are least likely to be implemented and that a dispersed, pluralistic financing structure reduces the government's incentive to curb inflation.

Policy Sciences, 1975

In the current American debate over national health insurance an examination of the Canadian gove... more In the current American debate over national health insurance an examination of the Canadian governmental experience is very instructive. Canada is enough like the United States to make the effects of Canadian health insurance policies rather like a large natural experiment. The Canadian experience-universal government health insurance administered by the ten provinces with some fiscal and policy variations-can be used to predict the impact in the United States of proposed national health insurance plans on the medical care system, and the reaction of mass publics and national policymakers to these effects. The central purpose of the Canadian national health insurance was to reduce and hopefully eliminate financial barriers to medical care. In this it succeeded. But it also produced results which Canadian policymakers never anticipated: essentially unexpected side-effects on cost, quality, organization, and manpower distribution of the particular national health insurance program adopted. It should be cause for concern, the article concludes, that most of the prominent American national health insurance proposals resemble the Canadian program in failing to provide a single level of govermnent with both the means and incentives to curb the inflationary effects of national health insurance. The lesson from Canada is that unless the system has very strong anti-inflationary mechanisms and incentives built into it, national health insurance will feed the fires of medical inflation despite great formal governmental authority to control it.

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