Considerations in Emergency Management
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A 30 page overview of emergency management. Speaking largely from the perspective of the events that unfolded prior to, during, and after Hurricane Katrina, the author addresses such aspects of emergency management as preplanning, evacuation, fire fighting, health care, and housing. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
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Considering the Implementation of an Information Technology Strategy for Local Government
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This 21 page paper looks at a scenario where a local government is considering the introduction an IT strategy to encourage more citizen participation in local government. The paper is written in 4 parts. The first part fop the paper looks at three potential methods of enquiry that could be used to assess the proposed strategy and methods of implementation. The second part of the paper conducts a PESTEL analysis to look at the political, economic, social, technological, environment and legal influences that are present. The third paper of the paper uses an impact assessment approach to determine the impact that the strategy may have. The last part of the paper uses the former section in order to identify the key issues in examining the strategy and potential implementation. The bibliography cites 20 sources.
Filename: TEgovweb.rtf

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Proposition 82
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A 17 page paper discussing the possible benefits of California's Proposition 82, which if passed will provide access to universal (voluntary) preschool for all 4-year-old children in the state, followed by a cost-benefit analysis of the effects of the initiative. If approved, Proposition 82 will require that the state of California provide universal preschool of at least a half day for 180 days during the year for all of the state's four-year-olds. It is to be funded with an additional state income tax of 1.7 percent on taxable incomes over $400,000 for individuals; $544,457 for heads-of-household and $800,000 for married couples. Superficially the measure appears to be workable and fair, but closer analysis reveals that the measure constitutes a lose-lose scenario for all involved, including the 22,000 additional preschoolers who directly benefit from the program. Proposition 82 promises to have far-reaching and highly negative effects. Bibliography lists 19 sources.
Filename: KScbaCAprop82.rtf

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Proposition 82
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A 22 page paper providing full cost-benefit analysis of the effects of Proposition 82 which will require free universal preschool for all of California's 4-year-old children. Discount factors used are 3 and 4 percent; teachers are given a raise only once and no other costs increase over the 30-year life of the program. The project becomes positive after the first decade. Bibliography lists 23 sources.
Filename: KScbaCAprop82-2.rtf

COTTON BELT TO SUN BELT: A REVIEW
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This 4-page paper is a review on Bruce Schulman's "Cotton Belt to Sun Belt," which describes the efforts of the U.S. government to try to revive the South during the mid-20th century.
Filename: MTcotsun.rtf

Delayed Government Response Times for Natural Disasters: A Proposed Solution
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A 4 page observations of the many problems that can unfold in the face of natural disasters. This paper emphasizes that preplanning and coordination between all of the potential emergency relief players is a key element in emergency management. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PPemrMngResponse.rtf

Democratic Accountability and E-Government
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This 24 page report discusses the ideals and goals of democratic accountability in relationship to the ongoing development of electronic process in government or “e-government.” Government is moving in the same direction as much of the world in terms of utilizing information technology in communication, commerce, research, and a vast array of other applications of which the average American knows little. That means that issues of accountability must be carefully addressed in terms of the acceptance and implementation of further efforts to change the government of the USA to that of the “e-USA.” Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: BWegovt.rtf