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Privatization, Efficiency and the Public Interest
Analyzing privatization’s impact requires public administrators to consider a fundamental value that often has been sacrificed in the quest to reduce the cost of government. The question? How can the…
ASPA Chapter Visits Japan, Honors Sister-States Relationship
The Evergreen Chapter of ASPA and the Hyogo Administrative Policy Studies Association (HAPSA) have worked in collaboration over the past 12 years. To honor this relationship and pay tribute to…
Alternative Intelligences in Public Safety Training
Recent media headlines seem flooded with stories of police brutality, international terrorism, border security and natural disasters. When you throw in our nation’s increasing cultural diversity, cybercrime and social justice…
If You Like Greek Economics, Just Keep Bashing the IRS
A somber reality of the finances of the U.S. federal government is that they aren’t much removed from that of the Greek government at the moment. Just like Greece, the…
Excelsior College Kicks Off Leadership Series
Excelsior College’s School of Public Service launches its leadership series with a live-stream event on Wednesday, Oct.7. The inaugural event, “Ethics, Integrity and Leadership in Public Service,” will touch on…
Letter to the Editor
I recently published an article with State and Local Government Review (SLGR), the journal produced by ASPA’s Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management. I had been familiar with SLGR as…
The New Housing Crisis
The evidence is overwhelming. The communities across the U.S. experiencing an urban Renaissance are also experiencing a housing crisis. The crisis is one of cost. According to economists at the…
Framing Executive Action
In October 2014, Governor Dannel Malloy (D-CT) declared a public health emergency in his state. As part of that order, Malloy granted the public health commissioner authority to quarantine anyone…
Managing Large-Scale Projects: State Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
Large-scale projects in business and government are difficult to manage effectively. In short, they are complex and there’s nothing more complex then managing the full implementation of the Affordable Care…
Managing Health Care in a Complex World
The ultimate challenge for public managers in managing health care today is an inability to forecast accurately the future and a necessity to make sense of it. More and more…
Disaster, Disaster — Is Everyone Prepared?
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Donal A. Hardin September 29, 2015 “When bad men…