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Student debt is a growing crisis. Beyond limiting the ability of home ownership for the next generation, student debt has serious impacts on the spiraling cost of health care and…
How are localities going to do what they need in order to keep up with modern demands like technology and increasing populations? The answer is rarely simple, as every locality…
What makes innovation, especially in the public sector, so difficult? Two recent books may give the answer. Specifically what could aid innovations is the competition between government program business plans…
The world’s largest and most active democracy goes for polls in the next few days, sealing its fate for the next five years. …
Intergenerational equity is an aspect of public finance that needs to be addressed, particularly in relation to Australia's aging population. Fairness means the next generation won't have to pick up…
Women's rights are again on the political agenda. The progression of these rights has not been linear throughout history. But women are engaged now more than ever in government.…
Social marketing is often the most effective and efficient method for achieving high rates of behavior change. It can also achieve the greatest return on investment while improving citizens' well-being…
There have always been, and always will be, individuals that embrace conspiracy theories. Though it is beyond the power of the public administration community to stop conspiratorial thinking, we can…
Participatory budgeting has established itself as a leading democratic innovation, which gives the floor to those who previously had been outsiders in the political system. North Wales has embraced this…
The next five years will see an explosion of sophisticated yet inexpensive sensors that can be embedded in seemingly every device or piece of infrastructure. Local governments should prepare now…
Talent Shortages Require New Answers
In the public sector, workforce vacancies are exacerbated by heavy retirements, pay freezes and budget problems. Shortages have been reported in core government services: law enforcement, health, education and prisons,…
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