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Collaborative Government: Funding Infrastructure in California
Years of public budget turmoil have caused government to reduce spending on the maintenance of transportation, communication and other critical systems. Coupled with ever-growing populations, governments must find innovative ways…
Social Demographics Impacting the Infrastructure
Many think of public values and attitudes as passing fads. Yet, research has found that public views on a variety of topics underwent fundamental shifts in the last quarter century.…
What You Think About Yourself Matters
In an era of persistent budgetary constraints, enhancing employee job satisfaction is a key issue in public human resource management. Research shows job satisfaction is associated with outcomes like work…
The Effect of Gender Wage Inequality on Women’s Empowerment in the Workplace
In the U.S. and around the world, gender wage inequality remains a serious problem. In the financial sector, for example, women are paid as low as a 54 percent of…
Future Mobility Needs of the Elderly
The United States is an age-denying, youth-oriented culture. However, by 2040, people 65 years or older will be 21.7 percent of the population. By 2060, there will be an estimated…
Can Representative Democracy Work for Millennials?
I see the promise of greatness in the rising generation of millennials. They are smart. They are wired. They are deeply concerned about other people’s ethics. Yet data indicates that…
From Military Service to Public Service: Thanks to The G.I.Bill and ASPA
The military taught me the value of public service and the need to have a good education. With the help of the G.I. Bill and my membership in ASPA, I…
Learning MPA Core Competencies across Cultures: Insights from China and the United Arab Emirates
In recent years, government managers from countries around the world have come to the U.S. to earn MPA degrees. Likewise, American public administration faculty have traveled to other countries to…
Planning for the Future
Planning for the future, in particular city planning, consists of preserving the community, sustaining the community and ensuring the community has a future. An ideal way to meet the needs…
Community and Economic Development: The Collaborative Conversation
In a recent PA Times Online column, one writer laid out his arguments for the adoption of a new Section on community and economic development. In this column, I want…
Gun Control: The Fact/Value Dichotomy and the Public Interest
My college professors stressed the importance of the fact/value dichotomy. They were concerned with statements that could be verified or were verifiable. Value issues were of less interest as there…