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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 season finale of Repeal and Replace: Obamacare
The season finale of Repeal and Replace: Obamacare was certainly filled with drama and ended with a Shonda Rhimes level of "to be continued…" But do not fret, there will…
Intersector Briefing: Pay for Success
Pay-for-success programs—partnerships in which government contracts with private partners who provide upfront capital to high quality service providers to achieve a public goal—offer a promising approach for government across a…
Apothecary as an Administrator’s Option to Opioid Abuse
The abuse of opioids is receiving growing public scrutiny. For example, The Economist mentioned the complex issues behind the factors and environments that facilitate the dependency on opioids in their…
A Better Option
If Congress—Republicans and/or Democrats—really want to fix the problems of universal access to quality, affordable healthcare, prevention and wellness services as well as improving retirement security for all Americans, they…
The Legacy of the Vietnam War Continues to Undermine Trust and Confidence in the Federal Government and Other Institutions
I think it non-controversial to say that the low level of public trust in the federal government and other institutions of American society has reached the point of crisis. Wide…
Is the Research on Employee Motivation Useful?
I spent years as a student and appreciate the work environment of universities. I’ve also spent decades as a consultant and continue to be fascinated by the dynamics of organizations.…
American Society in Motion – The Ever-Changing Present
The rate of change in American society continues to accelerate. Every new wrinkle of an existing social truism becomes a tear in the social fabric — and these small separations…
Chelsea Manning and the Transgender Identity in the Military
When the ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ (DADT) policy, which discriminated against the LGBT members of the military from serving openly, was repealed in 2011, it allowed for lesbian, bisexual and…
Generational Perspectives on American Public Administration in the Deep South for Law Enforcement Policy and Community Relations at the Local, State and National Levels
A perspective on law enforcement and policy such as regulations and community relations should examine whether government regulations are considered to do more harm than good; whether the government already…
Nuts and Bolts of Implementing Legislation – A Practitioner’s Perspective
Recently, Senate Republicans released a "discussion draft" of a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This column offers an overview of how to read and implement…
Mutual Mission Theory: From Barn-Raising to Pop-Up Collaboration — Leveraging the Will to Collaborate to Fortify National Resiliency
The will to collaborate is deeply ingrained in the human spirit and is integral to the engine that continues to drive civilization. Today, evidence of this will to collaborate is expressed…
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