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A Moral Reawakening: Understanding Landscape as Text
What is needed to confront the existential menace posed by global warming is a transformative moral reawakening—a renaissance that treats the mountains as hallowed trust, the waters as the revered…
Public Administration in “Post-Democracy” America: Part 2—Knowing Good from Evil
A loss of democratic consent means that public administrators are automatically embedded in a political system, not an administrative one, and therefore those in administration who continue to serve evil…
Make Moving Fun: Reducing Nonfinancial Barriers to Homeownership
Purchasing a house, townhouse, condominium or an apartment is an economic transaction, but it is also more than that...desirability and enjoyment of homeownership are also worthwhile objectives.…
Searching for the Common Good
In a time where political discourse is dominated by partisan talking points and outright trolling, it is up to the administrative state to build trust by demonstrating competence.…
Envisioning a Cohesive Health Care System
An integrated system design recommended by Dr. Michael Fine meets the Lean criteria—more efficient, better customer value—potentially placing it at the core of a more functional, cost-effective and humane health…
First, Do No Harm
In a nation with such a broad and diverse range of views, public administrators must reach across the aisles and show a willingness to hear from the other side, providing…
Comprehensive vs. Incremental Responses: The Debate Intensifies with the Pandemic—Part II
Previous conditions suggest that it is imperative that we move towards a more comprehensive, holistic vision to gain an understanding of the current problems and determine the best way to…
Thou Shalt Not Prosecute Crime (Part II): Alternatives to District Attorney Prosecutions
Some district attorneys believe in unilaterally prohibiting certain prosecutions, reducing penalties for crimes and prohibiting enhancements that could increase the required time to be served in prison. …
Inflation, Unemployment and Omicron
Considering the ongoing and uneven impact of the pandemic, it is time for action that raises average incomes.…
Using Good User Experience to Rebuild Citizens’ Trust in the Federal Government
By building a good employee experience culture in the federal government, a good customer experience culture is built for providing government services—both of which depend on creating an excellent user…
Ushering Reforms in Civil Services Capacity Building in India Through Mission Karmayogi
The reform of civil services is meant to raise the quality of public services delivered to the citizens and enhance the capacity to carry out core government functions, thereby, leading…
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