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The Cost of Disasters
The case for public spending to avoid and mitigate future disasters, and for immediate assistance to disaster victims, are much stronger than the case for recovery aid. Government entities and…
The Customer Feedback Every Leader Needs
You probably know what contractors think about your government’s permitting process or what business owners think of the downtown streets because many governments regularly survey their constituents to gather feedback…
Moving from Diversity to Cultural Competence in Public Affairs and Administration Programs
This semester, I have the pleasure to teach an urban social justice course to students in the Master’s of Public Administration and Doctoral of Public Affairs program at Rutgers University,…
The Ethics of Ethics
For those in the emergency management profession, there is a requirement to receive training and or qualification in ethical behavior. Ethical training has to include the development of a person’s…
Overregulation, Opportunity and Corruption
Overregulation can lead to immense corruption and crimes of opportunity. This fact has been proven throughout history time and again. The most common and notable example is the prohibition era…
Adaptive Organizations
Has public administration entered a new, profoundly different era, one where a new philosophy for public management and leadership must be designed? Reflecting this futuristic thought, Larry Arrington in his…
Citizen Centered Disaster Management Strategies
It is a strong strategy to decentralize disaster preparedness back onto the individual and community levels. If bottom-up disaster planning is an approach government wants to pursue, the government …
Facing a Data Gap in Decision Making, Local Governments Look To Cross-Sector Partners
Cities are increasingly recognizing the power that data holds to shape their decision making, but they often lack the capacity to translate data into effective policies. By working with other…
You Just Don’t Understand
Columnists write that many American citizens do not trust government. Another view might be that government “doesn’t understand us.” This complaint is often heard at state and local levels and…
Look on the Bright Side: Competing Values of Daylight Saving Time
What do golfers, trick-or-treaters and BBQers have in common? They all support daylight saving time or at least the industries that represent their interests do.…
Written in Stone: The Daunting Inflexibility of Public Policy
Public policy is hard to make. It can take months, years or even decades. Passing the necessary statutes and writing the regulations bring both exhilaration and exhaustion on the part…