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The Budget as an Operations Plan
As mentioned in a previous column, one of the criteria upon which the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) critiques budgets for the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is that the budget…
Balancing Dependence and Sovereignty
A Review of the Context Despite having to manage and make policy as independent sovereignties, public managers in the Anglophone Caribbean are now being united around the common concern of…
Rachel Carson: A Legacy of Conservation and Sustainability
Introduction The impact of U.S. environmental policy is well documented. As a result, my monthly column shifts from a public policy focus to the role of an individual public servant:…
Clinging to Solutions for Yesterday’s Problems
Last month’s column described a decentralized approach to budget management, where operating staff are given both authority and responsibility over their financial resources. On the surface it seems like a…
Local Governments and Sustainability: The Power of Public Goods
Public goods are what governments produce every day on behalf of their citizens. The government produces them because the market cannot or because a society decides that all citizens should…
I Wish We Had Something That Would Help Us Share Information Better…. Oh Wait, We Do. Fusion Centers!
Nearly a month after the terrorist attacks in Boston, Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., made a claim that if timely, appropriate action was taken by the U.S. government we could have…
Creating a Sustainable Community in Fernandina Beach, Florida
Fernandina Beach, located on Amelia Island, is a small 12 square mile city on the Atlantic Ocean in Northeast Florida with a population of 11,500 people. The city has an…
Sustainability: A Vital Public Administration Value
Most of the readers of this article probably have some appreciation for the natural world around them and connect this outdoor appreciation with recreational pursuits or with active involvement in…
Sustainable Practices in the Public Sector: How Can Human Resource Managers Pivot the Conversation from Discussion Towards Real Action?
Since the last decade, the conversation about eco-friendly and sustainable practices has taken the forefront in many organizations. This is due to the notion that good social responsibility is based…
Old School Government Report Cards Give Way to Community Livability Scores
Remember when report cards were simple records of your academic successes and failures? For some of us, grades were accompanied by groundings; for some of you, maybe an ice cream…
Whose Sustainable World? Choosing Hope in Creating a Sustainable World with Indigenous Populations
The relationship we have with our environment helps us to define our view of a sustainable world. When we set about creating a sustainable world the first thing we must…
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