Widgetized Section
Go to Admin » Appearance » Widgets » and move Gabfire Widget: Social into that MastheadOverlay zone
Home » 2020 » April
COVID-19 and the Brave New World: Is it Time for a Universal Basic Income?
Americans have been asked to come together or unite to overcome COVID-19’s effects. In forming this cooperating union, we must set aside political ideologies for the betterment of the society…
Do United States Schools of Public Policy Have the Discipline to Grow a Discipline?
This article will focus on the outsized role of microeconomists in shaping the faculty and curriculum of public policy programs at United States colleges and universities. Despite the importance of…
Public Service and American “Deathcare”
Crisis plans and training exercises should go beyond capacity building and resilience to include planning for what happens to bodies when morgue spaces become full. How are funeral home workers…
Evidence of Public-Private Stewardship in the Fight to Eradicate the COVID-19 Pandemic
Despite notable shortages, the use of public-private stewardship has allowed the expansion of testing capabilities and the availability of masks and ventilators. This shows that the private sector can be…
Public Policy in the Weeds (Literally)
Weeds are like death and taxes—they will surely outlive all of us. As policymakers, students and scholars, we can learn from simple weeds the challenges and opportunities to mitigate human…
Organizational Preparedness Requires Individual Preparedness
Communities expect public sector agencies to continue service delivery, even if only on a limited basis. This requires both organizational preparedness and individual preparedness, but the latter is often neglected…
Administrative Decisions and Efficiency and the COVID-19 Pandemic
By leveraging grace and finding points of convergence among fractious parties, it is possible to construct a decisionmaking system that supports the shared objective of keeping all citizens safe in…
Deliberating on the Frontlines of a Crisis
Ireland’s Department of Public Health (I-DOH) framework offers a process for public administrators to exercise ethical leadership by proactively preparing frontline workers to provide for citizens’ immediate needs, while increasing…
The Majority of Virginians Approve of Governor Northam’s Handling of the Coronavirus Crisis
To better understand how Virginians felt about Governer Northam’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, as well as Trump’s handling and the CDC’s ability to successfully respond, The Center for Public…
Ethical Quandaries During Disaster
Public sector leaders have a duty and an obligation to plan for and respond to catastrophes. By investing in training and resources needed to minimize adverse events, while having a…
April 29, 20202 CommentsRead More