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The Essentials of Democracy

By: Dana-Marie Seepersad The concept of democracy has emerged as a result of a gradual change in the principles that govern the distribution of power in the society. According to…

ASPA Elections – View the Candidates’ Profiles

ASPA Elections – View the Candidates’ Profiles

VICE PRESIDENT CANDIDATES Maria Aristigueta University of Delaware School of Public Policy & Administration Newark, DE  These are critical times for our field of public administration and, as Vice President…

Aligning Emergency Management Education and Practice

Aligning Emergency Management Education and Practice

By: Thomas E. Poulin One of the challenges for graduate public administration programs is that, often, those entering such programs have little, if any, academic foundation in public administration. As…

Growing Digital Health, Increasing Challenges for Public Administrators (Part I)

  Information Communications Technologies (ICTs) are becoming a core part of the healthcare landscape, challenging public administrators to understand, participate and guide this rapidly evolving area. The 2009 Health Information…

A Bipartisan Answer to Unemployment in Stagnant Economies

By: Jose Ortiz   Unemployment in America America is facing a crisis of enormous proportions. People are still unemployed although corporations are at record highs for profits and stock values.…

Strategic Management of Medical Disasters

Strategic Management of Medical Disasters

By: Christine Springer Improving disaster response capabilities during an extreme biological incident or emergency requiring medical countermeasures requires strategic management. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) leads…

Outsourcing Government: A Strategic Approach to Partnered Privatization

By: Shami Dugal   Part I: Prologue Government and its operations have evolved considerably since the country was first established as a Republic in 1776. Chapter 1 in the book…

Fishing for a Good Community

  My son Domenic loves to go fishing. Since I am not much of a fisherman, when the opportunity came to go fishing on the Rappahannock River with a family…

Improving Client Outcomes, Reducing Healthcare Costs: Part II

Improving Client Outcomes, Reducing Healthcare Costs: Part II

By Shami Dugal This is the second part of an article series on reducing healthcare costs, while ensuring individuals still stay healthy.  To read the first part of the series,…

Memos to National Leaders Releases Final Recommendations in Series

Memos to National Leaders Releases Final Recommendations in Series

Speakers during the November 9, 2012 Memos to National Leaders pose after closing the event on Friday.   For more images of Friday’s event, click here, or visit www. memostoleaders.org…

Advancing and Improving Procurement and Contract Management in Government

By: Stephen B. Gordon Executives in the private sector recognized long ago that effective purchasing and supply management can support their number one strategic goal: profitability.  In contrast, elected officials…