Proposition 13: An Overview
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This 15 page paper is replete with information about the history and political background of Proposition 13. Did Proposition 13 work? Opinions vary. How school fared is one focus of this comprehensive paper. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA34713.rtf

Public Administration
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This 5 page paper examines various aspects of public administration. Its political context is discussed along with other things. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA745PA.rtf

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND LEGAL PITFALLS
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This 4-page paper discusses the legal pitfalls that public administrators might be subjected to, and how one can try to avoid some of the litigation problems. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MTpubleg.rtf

Public Governance and Development in the World’s Five Leading Economies
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A 19 page paper discussing the balance of government regulation and economic growth in the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom and France, the world’s five leading economies in terms of GDP. All of the leaders differ quite considerably from each other in the manner in which they oversee and regulate business and business activity, even the three leaders in Europe. Of course the UK differs from European Union (EU) countries, but even France and Germany (both EU members) hold many differences between them. The bottom line is that all of the leaders hold at least some public policies that limit business, and some are highly restrictive. Although it might not be reasonable to claim that these countries achieved their leadership positions in spite of government policy, it is certainly valid to claim that most will need reform in public governance if they are to retain their leadership positions. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: KSpubGovDev.rtf

Public Health Peer-Education Intervention: Pediatric Asthma
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A 15 page paper evaluating a study conducted in the Chicago inner city designed to provide peer education to low-income families with at least one asthmatic child. The focus of the peer education was in reducing or eliminating environmental factors that contribute to asthma, such as the presence of dust mites and other allergens. The study design is sound, as is its conduct. The surprising factor is the degree to which peer education has been successful and has become a factor worthy of policy change. The paper also discusses the study's implications from the perspective of cost-benefit analysis and social impact analysis. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: KSasthmaInter.wps

Public Management - The Challenger Tragedy Problem
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A 5 page paper. Based on a chapter in the cited book, the writer discusses the issues involved with the tragedy of the Challenger. The writer provides: the main problem, tactical issues, an analysis of the issues, alternatives to solve the main problem, and how the case fits into Weber's Bureaucracy model and the Iron Triangles model. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PGchl.wps

Public Management: Book Overviews
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This 32 page paper summarizes a total of 14 chapters in two books about public administration: The Enduring Challenges in Public Management and New Paradigms for Government. Topics include but are not limited to: the perception of incompetence; The Role of information Systems in Supporting TQM; Benefits and Costs of Conventional Management Practices; Improving Performance Measurement; Strategies for Public Sector Modernization; The Public Productivity Challenge; Implications of Contracting Out; Revitalizing Employee Ties with Public Organizations; plus more. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PGpubad4.wps

Public Participation in Urban Planning
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A 13 page paper discussing the benefits, problems and responsibility for including the public in urban planning. The paper uses the decline and decay of Detroit and the development of urban sprawl in neighboring areas as an example of an area in which residents have tried to have input but were thwarted for several years as the sprawl problem worsened. Examples from cities such as Seattle and Portland illustrate that planning absolutely can be sustainable over time. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: KSpubPlanUrb.rtf

Public Participation in Urban Planning
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A 15 page expansion of a paper by the same name, which discusses the benefits, problems and responsibility for including the public in urban planning. The paper uses the decline and decay of Detroit and the development of urban sprawl in neighboring areas as an example of an area in which residents have tried to have input but were thwarted for several years as the sprawl problem worsened. Examples from cities such as Seattle and Portland illustrate that planning absolutely can be sustainable over time. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: KSpubPlanUrb2.rtf

Public Policy -- Its Nature, Impact, and Analysis
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This 9 page report discusses the structure and impact of public policy, what it means, and its impact. Social and economic policy have always occupied prominent positions in the decision-making of every government. Policy-making is directly related to those who are best able to present the most convincing argument in their behalf. This may be coalitions of citizens, special interest groups, or even the various agencies that were also established in the framework of social policy-making. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWpolicy.wps