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Assessing Rock Island County
This series of articles continues the theme that government is the solution, not the problem, based on building an appreciation and understanding of its 90,056 local components. To refine the…
What Does Harley-Davidson Teach Us About Our Government?
Previous articles challenged the belief, popularized by President Reagan that “government is the problem.” This simple assertion has been pervasive in our view of government institutions with its powerful message…
Process and Problem Solving in Pinellas County
Past columns in this series looked at county government’s capacity to solve problems by utilization strategic planning, based on the assumption that local government is the solution, not the problem.…
Problem Solving through Strategic Planning in Pinellas County
Last month’s article continued the theme of local government being “the solution” and focused on Pinellas County, a highly-urbanized community with a recently revised strategic plan. To evaluate the plan,…
Rating Pinellas County’s Strategic Plan
This series began with the statement; government is the solution, not the problem. To assert that government is the solution, its ability to solve rather than create problems, required exploration.…
Is County Government the Solution?
Last month’s column boldly proclaimed that “Local government is the solution, not the problem.” The theme was motivational, challenging past and current negative assumptions about government. Several types of governments…
Local Government is the Solution, not the Problem
Regardless of party, national leaders repeatedly conveyed a powerfully pervasive message that government was flawed and oversized. Although the pronouncements came from the political realm, their assumed authority instilled a…
Public Administration in Today’s Troubled World
The profession of public administration is an ancient and high calling to service within the varied institutions of government. Since its creation in 1939, ASPA has been a consistent advocate…
Conservative Convergence in High-Growth Cobb County, Georgia (Part Two)
Rapid population growth within suburban Edge Counties produces complexities and contradictions that challenge public administration. Migration blends ingrained, conservative values of long-time county residents with the resistance of newcomers’ to…
Conservative Convergence in High-Growth Counties: Theory Meets Reality (Part One)
Georgia's race attracted national and international attention along with a flood of campaign financing. The setting was the immediate northern suburbs of Atlanta, within the context of its rapidly expanding…
Assessing Fairfax County
Fairfax County is a large and growing urban county and a major part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Division. To assess its effectiveness, three criteria are utilized; reliability, function…
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