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Thankless Jobs Exist in All Sectors. But the MPA Need Not be a Thankless Degree.
While MPA programs and their delivery formats have expanded over the years, the time may also be ripe to examine what curricular and formatting innovations can be experimented with and…
Policymaking in the Public Right of Way: Preemption and Push-back
Telecommunications policy is an area where local authority and federal priority have now come into conflict. While there are only a few tools local governments can use to assert…
Welfare to Public Choice to Corporate Responsibility: Valuing the Care Economy
Traditional markets usually fail to capture the care economy or the household labor associated with familial duties. Though long acknowledging some concepts of a care economy, American public policy has…
Exploring the Appropriate Relationship Between Government and Business
There are clearly areas where business influences government and government influences business. Thus it is vitally important that business leaders understand how to ethically interact with policymakers.…
Why the Office of Technology Assessment Is Needed Now More Than Ever
Before its defunding in 1995, the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) provided Congress with nonpartisan science and technology analysis. If the OTA was still in existence, Congress could be doing…
Frankenrecord – The Monsters We Create
Electronic health records have become a pool of plenty for anyone wanting easily accessible information. For instance, clinical information on large patient populations can be used for research. But there…
The Team Concept in Public Administration
Teams are an excellent concept to embrace given the enormity of their success in the public sector. Teamwork takes on various forms and functions in making success more attainable. …
Understanding Public Administration Through the Concept of Failure
Because the bottom line in the public sector is less clear, our benchmarks for success are often vague and contested. Less discussed, but just as useful, is the nature of…
Us Against Them: Transitions & Perceived Barriers
Diversity, inclusion and equity are key drivers for educational and public institutions. Yet, we may struggle to embrace inclusivity when it comes from inside our own organizations. Why can transitioning…
The Coming Revolution in Local Government Finance
AI and Big Data are transforming how finance departments are doing their jobs. Local governments must move quickly to catch up in order to more efficiently and effectively manage taxpayer…
Media Independence as a Prerequisite for Good Governance: Is it an Illusion?
Discussions of good and responsive governance always point to media independence as the main prerequisite. However, the question remains whether media organizations are ever truly independent and objective—whose interests do…
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