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Nourishing Government: New Directions in a Post-Pandemic Environment
COVID-19 has created a paradigm shift in the notion of bureaucracy as usual. As part of this new era, balance and harmony will continue to be a characteristic of…
Inclusiveness in Higher Education as a Pandemic Response: Lessons Learned in Innovation
We currently see more individuals putting aside previous barriers to come together and contribute to public service. Behind these efforts are the public administrators of higher education, who are exercising…
Sorry, We’re Closed
The long-term side effects of this pandemic are sure to be felt for months and even years ahead, so we must get ahead of that curve and acknowledge the work…
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…
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…
Governmental and Institutional Procurement Officials Must Aim to Mitigate Future Supply Failures
The goal of this article is to encourage anyone and everyone to suggest measures we can implement quickly to assure that critically needed goods, supplies and services are widely available…
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