Public Administration papers

This paper discusses Medicare: Its establishment, provisions and funding and shortcomings of this federal health care program for citizens 65 and older.

This paper discusses the ethics of private firms-government dealings in government contracting: Pricing, government requirements, undue influence, accounting, fraud and bribery.

This paper discusses water rationing in Los Angeles: Background, causes, environmental factors, politics, interest groups, role of goverment and the future.

This paper discusses the evolution of services ffor the disabled from 1930s which led to passage of 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act.

This paper discusses the school lunch program: Purpose, effects, funding, eligibility, impact on family, provisions and administration.

This paper discusses the administration of the American criminal justice system from the perspective of organizational and bureaucratic theory.

This paper examines the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States: History, evolution, functions, administration, role in establishing monetary policy and the impact of political and public pressure.

This paper examines United States' national security, as it may be affected by the impact on strategic mobility of the deregulation of the transportation industry, emphasizing the air transportation industry and the Civil Air Reserve Fleet.

This paper is a plan for fighting drugs in U.S. written as if the author as in charge of the War on Drugs.

This paper examine the concept of civilian oversight review of police activities: Accountability, police attitudes, public interest and social implications.

This paper analyzes the reasoning behind the Prohibition law.

This paper describes the application of Management by Objectives (MBO) in a social service agency (hospitals, clinics, colleges, government agencies).

This paper discusses the policy of affirmative action emphasizing public and research libraries: History and development, legalities, purposes, discrimination, testing, public opinion and court cases,

This paper describes some of the causes and effects of the Volstead Act and the 18th Amendment, also known as Prohibition.

Discusses the nature of the Postal Service as a semi-privatized authority. Details the problems that arise from this unique management structure and the competition from other delivery services and new communication technology.

Reviews the federal government's role in the United States economy from 1887 to the 1990s.

Discusses public sector issues, definitions, organizational factors, productivity, contract management, standardized procedures, goods & services and decision making negotiations.

Discusses relationship between police department & community, racial tension, civilian review board, organization, sensitivity training, funding, stress, increased public demands and recommendations.

Discusses poblems & needs of officers in 1980s, types of training, innovations, stress, authorization training, patrol procedures, traffic, investigation, emergencies, goals of training and human relations program.

Discusses public policy aspects, definition, demographics, causes, social elements, public attitude and recommendations.

Discusses accountability of agency to public & federal oversight. Focuses on founding, purpose, administration, responsibilities, actions & inactions, flight standards, maintenance & safety and air traffic control.

Discusses budgeting in public sector & non-profit organizations. Critiques primary budget formats (performance, program, zero-based and objects of expenditure).

Discusses police management requirements, training & career development, motivation, morale & discipline and community relations.

Examines the pros & cons of rent control. Concludes that rent control is a poor idea because of the destructiveness it brings to the overall housing situation.

Examines congressional relations, foreign policy, from Truman through Reagan. Looks at leadership, Cabinets, comparative dependence on advisers and impact of method of succession (election, death, assassination, resignation).

This paper focuses on the U.S. in general & in Nickerson Gardens project in Watts, CA in particular. Examines successes & failures of public policy & practice, origins, purposes, political & socioeconomic aspects, roles of federal agencies, future.

This paper discusses community-based housing programs from 1950's tp 1980's: Programs, purposes, successes, failures, bureaucracy, socioeconomics and outlook.

This paper examines issues of water pollution and its control, with particular emphasis on Los Angeles: Types and sources of pollution, effects, regulations, sewage system, hazardous waste, water quality management, control methods and politics.

This paper argues against the policy of affirmative action which was designed to right discriminatory hiring in the past by using studies in Japan and U.S..

This paper examines the linkage between a nation and the sovereign state and argues that nationalism is more complex, often including group unity and ethnic identity.

This paper discusses the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978: Governmental and industry price-cutting steps, Civil Aeronautics Board policy, de facto deregulation, historical context, rate structures specific provisions and future impact.

This paper examinines land use, real estate, the processes of development, urban design and expansion and emphasizes the balance of profit motive and public need in planning transportation and uses theoretical approaches.

This paper discusses the role mass transportation played in the United States: The different forms, how they began, their success and what happened to them.

This paper discusses the factors involved in the growth of a city including planning for general growth, the central business district, traffic patterns and manufacturing areas.

An analysis of the policy evaluation of a process presented in an article about unlicensed wireless usage.

This paper reviews a work by Frances Fox Piven and Richard A. Cloward, entitled "Regulating the Poor: The Functions of Public Welfare".

This paper discusses the abuse of animals and ways to ban animal testing.

An examination of the phenomenon of managed care in modern health care.

What Alexis de Tocqueville really thought about American public administration.

Analyzing the work of two philosophers on identity conflicts in international relations.

The paper discusses history, objectives, programs and lobby activities of AARP, an organization that supports citizens over the age of 50.

This paper is a literature review that examines issues of concern for public education in the state of Pennsylvania and the extent to which members of the public are in fact engaged in those issues.

An analysis of the New York State firefighting history as a microcosm for early and modern disaster preparedness.

A look at the growing rate of women with HIV/AIDS and the consequences for the city.

A look at federal legislation on public schools system for inclusive education.

This paper discusses the Virginia Department of Social Service (VDSS) policies that deal with diversity, ethics and privacy issues in the work place.

This paper discusses environmental auditing of companies to provide protection against pollution and poisonous gas and the incident at Bhopal and the Union Carbide Plants.

An evaluation of the role of the State Supreme Court in maintaining the uniformity of law.

An analysis of the article "The Best of Intentions, The Worst of Results" by Irving Kristol.

This paper discusses the education component of Affirmative Action, a social action program of President Johnson's "War on Poverty" that attempted to counterbalance minority injustices by increased opportunities for minorities.

Examining James Johnson's "Black Manhattan" and Gilbert Osofsky's "Harlem: The Making of a Ghetto: Negro New York, 1890-1930" and how they explain the segregation process of certain neighborhoods in the U.S.

The impact of laws on the selection of immigrants. Includes treaties, history, migration patterns, employment, nationality, gender and the social impact. Tables.

An examination of the steps of decision-making in theory and applied to public administration. Includes brainstorming, objectives, experts and alternatives, etc.

An analysis of the principles, major theorists, strengths and weaknesses of this management approach and its applicability to the public sector.

An Assessment of the effectiveness of policies on employment in the private and public sectors, focusing on President Clinton. Includes labor, roots in New Deal, taxation, state issues, immigrant workers and the future.

The background, functions, how FRB forms and carries out monetary policy and its effects on economy. Charts.

A discussion of the need for, four funding formulae, examples, 11 event options and sociopolitics.

An examination of the theories and applications for assessing workers in public administration.

An overview of the U.S. central bank with history, process, purpose, effects and leadership.

An examination of the effectiveness of agencies in protecting children including history, intervention, obstacles, solution-based vs. punitive approaches, impact on children and risk assessment.

An examination of the economic effects of government intervention in the health care industry. Includes Medicare fraud, patient costs, drug coverage, insurance and reimbursement.

An examination of how Total Quality Management might be implemented in community policing to solve crime problems in Brooklyn, NY, precinct.

A discussion of the conflicts and controversies between administrators and politicians related to environmental protection including commercial interests, visitors, roads and vehicles, water, mining and wildlife.

Examines the history, purposes, effectiveness, elasticity of supply and demand, arguments for and effects of deregulation.

Discusses origins, flora and fauna, water system, pollution, restoration and legislation.

Position paper on the need for government, corporative and global cooperation to reduce pollution.

A review of literature on nature and the function of veto, background and passage of the 1996 Line-Item Veto Act, Presidential-Congressional economic powers, the impact on federal spending, pros and cons, entitlement and military issues.

Reviews this work on the role of regulatory agency structure in public administration operations of the U.S. govt.

Examines nepotism, corruption, cronyism, affirmative action, court decisions, impact on economics andquality, conflict of interest and examples.

A history abd analysis of the appointment process, politics, ideology, the role of the Senate and special interest groups, including two theoretical models.

Examines its origins in the 1950s and development, members, purpose, functions, organization, costs, crises, effectiveness, leadership and future.

Examines the evolution of relations since the 1960s riots, focusing on the development of community policing. Includes definition, objectives, citizen involvement, crime prevention, case study and citizen complaints.

Reviews books on the failure of government agencies and/or their members to fulfill their responsibilities and avoid corruption and abuse of power.

Examines theory and practice in the Nixon, Reagan, Bush and Clinton administrations, abuses of power, political and sexual scandals and the role of the media.

Describes and compares the organizational theories of Michael Hammer and James Champy (Re-engineering government) and Donald Osbourne and Ted Gaebler (Re-inventing government).

Examines the government's against Microsoft. Overview of monopolies, legal history, rationale for government intervention and the computer industry.

Examines the history of funding, its impact on states, the New Deal, G.I. Bill and objectives and focuses on special education.

Examines the causes and effects of legal and extralegal relationships between bureaucracy, elected officials and pressure groups.

Examines the process of policy formulation as a product of government, theories and models, analysis, empirical methods, goals, evaluating alternatives and implementation.

Examines argument that police should live in the communities which they patrol & that citizens should participate more in crime prevention & reporting.

Examines New York state toll road payment system. Looks at its technology, costs & benefits, problems and future.

Examines social, economic, medical, political & ethical aspects of the shift in funding from tax-supported plan (Medicaid) to managed care companies.

Policy analysis of Title XVIII, dealing with conduct of AIDS research.

Analyzes proposed EPA rule extending reformulated gasoline program, recommends rescinding it.

Provides a definition and examines the purpose and advantages of community policing. Looks at issues of training and organization.

Examines Act, looking at its background, aims, provisions, effectiveness and the need for reform.

Examines political causes & effects of unbalanced budget & growing deficit & recommends policy reform based on tax cuts, controlled spending, cost of living adjustments.

Overview of union history in U.S. & analysis of FOP's goals. Looks at benefits won, collective bargaining, contracts, seniority and public relations.

History, capital funding, cost effectiveness, efficiency and bid concept. Includes examples.

Examined in terms of origins, provisions, background, worker protection, litigation, need for reform, weaknesses, penalties, inspections and enforcement.

Examines theories & practical considerations in formulation of public policy: state & federal rights, example (environmental policy), social & economic costs & benefits.

Examines the history, changing goals, criticism, powers, reform, accomplishments and the future.

Preparing for local disasters, role of govt., teamwork, duties, hazard analysis, equipment, training and public information.

Examines emergency management procedures, fire inspections & prevention, sprinkler systems.

Examined in terms of theory, process & types of, benefits & drawbacks, economics, public's needs and accountability. Focusing on potential privatizing of Chicago's fire department.

Concept & practice of organizational strategizing & public projects. Looks at the history since the Great Depression, bureaucracy, community impact, budget cuts, goals and limitations.

Examines the background of public utilities regulation, legal limits on government, court cases, effects of deregulation on industry and consumers.

Compares local and federal levels, regulations, bureaucracy, history, movement to reinvent the government and personal accountability.

Overview of system, role of Forest Service, history, legal preservation, tourism, pollution, overuse and economics. Includes examples.

Reviews work on content & processes of govt. policy-making, interest groups, issue selection, Congress.