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The American Society for Public Administration is the largest and most prominent professional association for public administration. It is dedicated to advancing the art, science, teaching and practice of public and non-profit administration.
The American Society for Public Administration is the largest and most prominent professional association for public administration. It is dedicated to advancing the art, science, teaching and practice of public and non-profit administration.
Modeling Mentoring
Growing up, I survived on instilled values of mentors. Four decades later, I continue to receive value from mentors and realized this past week, I still seek to be mentored.…
Morally and Fiscally Responsible Health Care Policy
Fiscally sound policy should insure that taxpayer dollars spent benefit the public good and should ultimately provide a return on investment. Expanding Medicaid is helping keep hospitals financially solvent, improves…
Changing the Perceptions of Drug Addiction in the Realm of Public Health
The current opioid crisis has focused the medical research, legislative and fiduciary spotlights on what can and should be done to solve this problem. Treatment methods of the previous 30…
R * E * S * P * E * C * T
isrespect seems the norm these days. We particularly see it in the language of many of our elected and appointed officials. Unfortunately, when unacceptable language or behavior becomes a visible…
Hiring and Recruitment in the Public Agency: More than Just Filling an Empty Spot
Within every department in every agency, recruitment of highly skilled employees is one of the most important functions of a public manager. When it comes to recruitment, a manager is…
Federalism: The Big Excuse
Everyone is in favor of better roads. That’s not the problem. As we all know, the problem is: Who will pay? In Washington, everyone wants the states to pay. In…
Have Diplomacy – Will Travel
The role of U.S. ambassadors is in the news again. You may have noticed we haven’t been filling all those vacancies around the world. The reasons for not doing so…
Beyond Technocracy — Civics, Culture and Public Service
The notions of aggregation, community-owned government, empowering rather than serving, are not universally accepted. These concepts require the sharing of power, authority and an acknowledgement of the foundational priority of…
Words have Meaning: Replacing “Administration” with “Management”
“Administration” is a word that today is rarely used in business. Businesses are “managed;” government agencies are “administered.” The business school I know best has a Management Department. In…
The Artful Duty of Public Service: Changing Lives and Intersecting Moments In History
This column won't abandon the symmetry with which I've attempted to weave an existential narrative between public administration and public service. No, instead I'll try to turn down the volume…
Cycle of Poverty
In a political science class, I referred my students to the case of Singapore and mentioned how one of the key differences between Singapore and Puerto Rico was that in…
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