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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…
Administrative Decisions and Efficiency and the COVID-19 Pandemic
By leveraging grace and finding points of convergence among fractious parties, it is possible to construct a decisionmaking system that supports the shared objective of keeping all citizens safe in…
Deliberating on the Frontlines of a Crisis
Ireland’s Department of Public Health (I-DOH) framework offers a process for public administrators to exercise ethical leadership by proactively preparing frontline workers to provide for citizens’ immediate needs, while increasing…
The Majority of Virginians Approve of Governor Northam’s Handling of the Coronavirus Crisis
To better understand how Virginians felt about Governer Northam’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, as well as Trump’s handling and the CDC’s ability to successfully respond, The Center for Public…
Corona Pre-Crisis Stage: What Could We Have Done Differently?
Crisis management is commonly divided into three phases: a pre-crisis phase, a crisis response phase and a post-crisis phase. Worldwide, there were a lot of possible pre-crisis measures we could…
Immigration and Refugee Debates—Public Policy Controversies Dating Back to Plymouth Rock
Americans today remain sharply divided over issues regarding immigration and refugees. The debate, as it has been since the Pilgrims landed, still involves differences of race, religion, economic factors, lifestyles…
Federalism in Disaster
When a disaster strikes, a return to normality requires a sense of community, collaboration and coordinated effort. Public administrators must find a means to achieve this, learning to focus on…
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…
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