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.
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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.
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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.
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Public Policy Analysis
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A 5 page paper discussing a rational approach to public policy analysis that involves more than merely looking at the most obvious of alternatives. Fisher's framework is used instead, giving policy makers a view of likely outcome from several different perspectives. Among those perspectives are realistic, societal and practical issues. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Public Policy and the Elderly
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This 6 page paper is broken down into three sections which each address a topic on public policy and the elderly. Medicare is discussed in depth. Specific criterion is used to evaluate the current system and recommendations are made. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA347Med.rtf

Public Policy in Education
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This 5 page paper takes a look at public policy in education. The subject is explored historically from the 1850s to the present. Several subjects are broached including voucher programs, Bush's recent proposals, religion, and segregation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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