Academic papers on Public Administration & Policy Analysis

Public Policy Analysis
A 5 page paper discussing a rational approach to public policy analysis that involves more than merely looking at the most obvious of alternatives. Fisher's framework is used instead, giving policy makers a view of likely outcome from several...
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Planning for Sufficient Public Housing
A 7 page paper discussing considerations for the city council of a fictitious city of 250,000 as the council embarks on a five-year study of zoning to control urban sprawl in the economically healthy and rapidly-growing city. The paper uses the...
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Public Management: Book Overviews
This 32 page paper summarizes a total of 14 chapters in two books about public administration: The Enduring Challenges in Public Management and New Paradigms for Government. Topics include but are not limited to: the perception of incompetence; The...
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Evaluating Social Policy/Adoption by Gays
A 10 page research paper that uses the Hobart Burch framework for analyzing social policy as it applies to the Adoption and Safe Families Act. The writer specifically addresses how adoption by gays and lesbians relates to this issue. Bibliography...
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Research and Public Administration
A 5 page paper which examines how research fits into the field of public administration. The texts used for this examination are "Taking Language Seriously" by Jay D. White "Handbook of Qualitative Research" by Denzin and Lincoln. No additional...
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Ethnography, Language, and Qualitative Research Issues
A 5 page paper which discusses various issues as they relate to ethnography, language, and qualitative research, with a focus on public administration. The texts used for this discussion are "Handbook of Qualitative Research" by Denzin and...
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Research and Interviewing
A 5 page paper which addresses the concepts of research and interviewing as a means of researching. The paper utilizes "Participatory Action Research" by Stephen Kemmis and Robin McTaggart as presented in the text "Strategies of Inquiry,"...
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US Public Policy/ Families
A 5 page research paper that discusses US family policy. The writer offers a brief synopsis of what has been done with family policy at the federal level over the last two decades, and then explains why there is no comprehensive US family policy...
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Volunteer Firefighters and EMTs
A 5 page research paper that discusses the modern role of the volunteer fire department. The writer defines and discusses the responsibilities of both firefighters and the EMTs who assist them. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Great Britain/Services and Needs of Youth
A 55 page research paper that examines the current needs of young people in the UK balanced against how social services are meeting those needs. The writer argues that there is a serious mismatch between services and needs due to the punitive...
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Critical Essay, Review, Analysis, and Revision
This 7 page report presents a critical essay written on the topic that
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Rethinking Democratic Accountability;
This 17 page book report considers this book by Robert D Behn, that looks at the problems of public accountability and defines the way that it falls short of public expectation as well as how it may be interpreted in the twentieth century and how it...
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The Approaches to Anti-Discrimination Policies in the US and the UK; A Comparison
This 18 page paper consider the similarities and differences in the approaches taken in both of these countries to discrimination. The paper considers the legislative culture, the influence of the past and the way in which measures such as the Bill...
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The Energy Problem in Suffolk County
This 5 page paper focuses on the energy problem in Suffolk County. The problem of bringing oil to the island, along with other energy problems, are discussed. Transportation solutions are proposed as one resolution, something which would also have...
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Duties to be Paid on Petrol
This 5 page report discusses a situation in which Great Britain
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