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Outsourcing Government – A Strategic Approach to Partnered Privatization (Part 3)

Outsourcing Government – A Strategic Approach to Partnered Privatization (Part 3)

The Next Era, Partnered-Privatization? Fundamentally, the business of government is to enact law and develop policy with established measures to clearly demonstrate whether its policies are successful. The essential arms…

Good Customer Service Still Matters

When I call 411, the computer voice asks: “What city, please?”  I can’t stand those computer voices and do what I can to confuse them. I try my best Nordic…

The Long and Short of It

The Long and Short of It

There’s an old saying to the effect that a politician’s idea of “long term” is the period between now and the next election. That’s understandable; our electoral system is set…

Adopting a Norwegian State of Mind: What Norway Is Doing Right

Adopting a Norwegian State of Mind: What Norway Is Doing Right

Norway continues to follow the trend regarding budgetary spending in Europe. Directly affected by petroleum profits that will deliver a budget surplus of $43.7 billion in 2012, the government has chosen…

Innovation in Information Technology for Local Governments and Other Public Administration Organizations

Welcome to the second limited series column on innovation in information technology.  We hope to publish articles weekly while the series lasts.  If you miss a column, we’ll include links…

Outsourcing Government: A Strategic Approach to Partnered Privatization (Part 2)

Outsourcing Government: A Strategic Approach to Partnered Privatization (Part 2)

Part II: Public Administration Today Public Administration deals with the governance of business operations at a local, state and federal level. Specifically, it includes planning, organizing, directing, coordinating and controlling…

Leadership at Divergent Belief Systems

Each of us has a shared system of beliefs and values that systematically define our way of perceiving the world. Our belief systems influence our reasoning and affect our decisions.…

Taking Time to Relax and Release

It was bedtime the day after Thanksgiving when my daughter came to me crying. I looked for signs of blood or injury, but there was none. I asked what’s wrong?…

Growing Digital Health, Increasing Challenges for Public Administrators – Part II

Growing Digital Health, Increasing Challenges for Public Administrators – Part II

This article is the second part of an article started last week where we discussed some of the ways digital health information is currently being used and some of the possible…

The Essentials of Democracy

By: Dana-Marie Seepersad The concept of democracy has emerged as a result of a gradual change in the principles that govern the distribution of power in the society. According to…

ASPA Elections – View the Candidates’ Profiles

ASPA Elections – View the Candidates’ Profiles

VICE PRESIDENT CANDIDATES Maria Aristigueta University of Delaware School of Public Policy & Administration Newark, DE  These are critical times for our field of public administration and, as Vice President…