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Practice Social Equity in Emergency Management
To get to equity, practitioners must recognize, assess and act in a way that recognizes long-standing and continuing inequalities.…
Independent India @75: The Road Thus Travelled
Without growth, inclusivity would be much harder to achieve. If India can sustain economic growth at 8 percent a year for the next decade, prosperity, stripped out of India in…
An ASPA Membership Address: What Would YOU Say?
If public administrators simply assumed a meaningful role to raise the knowledge level of individuals on their area of public responsibility, citizen governmental competency would grow at a greater pace.…
Wicked Elephants in the Classroom
Identifying wicked problems requires unmasking administrative evil and naming the elephant—the root problem—in the room.…
Public Policy Failing Children
Underinvestment and a lack of support for education professionals has left our children without the leaders and role models necessary, in and beyond the classroom, to achieve their goals. …
Crisis in the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex: Part 4 – All Roads Lead To Pantex
This column discusses the facility where the challenges facing the NWC come to a head: the PANTEX Plant located in the Texas Panhandle.…
Making the Most of Federal ARPA Funds
Adopting a local ARPA policy gives municipal management clear direction, gives the public clear expectations and allows for after the fact evaluation of whether the policy was followed. …
Emergency Managers as Incident Commanders During Natural Disasters
FEMA’s success will require that public administrators help their respective communities understand the ‘new normal’ as it pertains to the unique disaster environment that we are now experiencing. …
Public Service: The Watermark of Democracy
If democracy is no longer the structure of governance then the public’s work becomes difficult or it does not get done at all. Public Service exists as a continuous reform…
The City Manager-City Council Relationship: Part One
Organizations can overcome some of the challenges of an untrained elected executive with outstanding leaders. And council-manager cities can be just as dysfunctional as any with poor elected officials and…
Recent Supreme Court Jurisprudence and the Bill of Rights: Part 1—The Doctrine of Incorporation
In taking the constitutional oath, public administrators are juridical partners and should mindfully balance the goals of sound public policy and research with an enduring understanding of constitutional history.…
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