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Papers On Public Administration & Policy Analysis
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Defense Budget Cuts in 2003 and Future Plans
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the Defense Budget Cuts in 2003 with particular attention to the building of the Raptor. Should a less costly version be built? This is the crux of the issue in this analysis that compares the F-22 to the F-35 designs. Annotated bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA314cut.rtf
Determining Social Welfare Policy in Accordance with National Goals
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A 7 page paper exploring in economic terms whether social welfare functions are either realistic or relevant expressions of collective goals. The paper briefly addresses the origins of nations’ collective goals typical in Western thought and presents compassion as an
admirable national trait, but also points out that those advocating proposed social programs frequently fail to assess those programs’ full economic implications.
Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Welfgoal.wps
Differences Between Public and Private Administration
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts private and public administration. Public and private organizations and their cultures are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA344pp.rtf
Disaster Preparedness: Hurricanes
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A 6 page discussion of the role of emergency managers in hurricane preparation and response. Emphasizes the need for pre-planning and details the importance of evacuation and the provision of adequate shelter and supplies for those who do not evacuate. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPhurrcn.rtf
Duties to be Paid on Petrol
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This 5 page report discusses a situation in which Great Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer, Gordon Brown who has repeatedly allowed the duties on petrol in the UK to remain in place. Brown likes to “present himself as the model of stern budgetary rectitude” but in the face of fuel issues, he may have to change his determined stance. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: BWpetrol.rtf
Efficient Production of Public Goods
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A 2 page paper discussing whether majority vote can lead to efficient provision of public goods. Majority vote can result in efficient provision of public goods, but generally only to the extent that the majority votes to provide full funding without quibbling. It would appear that strong leadership also would be necessary, or that the public good under consideration is one that the majority feels strongly about. Otherwise, the potential for majority involvement providing a club good instead is strong. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSpubEffic.wps
Election 2000 and the Appointment of Supreme Court Justices
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This 5 page report discusses the fact that the president appoints
the justices of the Supreme Court, thereby influencing
interpretation of Constitutional law for many years to come. The
argument has been raised that it is an important enough issue
that the American voters have a right to know what qualities
either Vice President Al Gore or Governor George W. Bush will
seek out in a justice he might appoint. Bibliography lists 2
sources.
Filename: BWappsup.wps
Environmental Policy of the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA)
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This 12 page report discusses NAFTA and explains that
Republican President George Bush completed NAFTA negotiations
with Mexico in September 1992 and enthusiastically promoted the
treaty during the campaign. Democratic challenger Bill Clinton
took only a lukewarm position toward NAFTA, but two days after he
was elected president, Clinton came out in favor of NAFTA and
went on to promote its approval and ratification. Environmental
concerns were part of the process and dealt with through a number
of processes. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: BWnafcli.wps
Ethnography, Language, and Qualitative Research Issues
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A 5 page paper which
discusses various issues as they relate to ethnography, language, and qualitative research,
with a focus on public administration. The texts used for this discussion are "Handbook of
Qualitative Research" by Denzin and Lincoln and "Taking Language Seriously" by Jay D.
White. An article titled "Verifying Compliance: Social Regulation and Welfare Reform" by
Robert P. Stoker and Laura A. Wilson is also examined. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAresearch4.wps
Evaluating Social Policy/Adoption by Gays
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A 10 page research paper that uses the Hobart Burch framework for analyzing social policy as it applies to the Adoption and Safe Families Act. The writer specifically addresses how adoption by gays and lesbians relates to this issue. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khhobbur.wps
Facing Budget Cuts in the Coast Guard
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A 7 page paper discussing a case in which the St. John district of Canada's Coast Guard has been faced with the necessity of implementing budget
cuts. Morale is low in all ranks; discipline is lax. Crews are not required to maintain even minimum discipline and there is little regard for distinctions between private and professional life. The manager in charge is overwhelmed by the challenge of reducing the total budget by 10
percent over two years and has not yet realized that merely correcting inefficiencies can result not only in the minimum cuts necessary but also improve morale, quality and service to Canadian citizens. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSStJohn.wps
