Analysis of a Proposal to Halt Growth in a Community
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This 3 page paper examines theoretical material and applies it to a hypothetical situation provided by a student. How community growth can be controlled is at the crux of the issue. The desires of stakeholders are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA525hlt.rtf

Analysis of New York City's FY2007 Budget
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A 10 page paper discussing priorities, planning financial challenges and suggested solutions for New York's financial planning for the future. In facts and figures, the document is useful and demonstrates the need to give the future more attention in the present. Placing the greatest visible burden on city employees is shortsighted, however. Certainly the city needs to change its approach to its highest-cost items, but it also needs to take care not to give the appearance of discounting the importance of the people who make it all work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSpubAdNYCbud.rtf

Assessing the Budget of the City of Orlando
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A 10 page paper assessing the 2007/2008 budget for the City of Orlando, Florida. The paper looks at the budget itself, as well as NACSLB Best Practices; GASB34 and Orlando's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). It appears that the awards that the City of Orlando has received for its budget processes and presentation are well earned. There are some changes that the City could make, but overall the budget document is one that meets the needs of the City and its citizens. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSpubBudOrl.rtf

Asylum issues in the UK
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A seven page paper which considers the policy frameworks and processes in the UK with reference to asylum seekers and refugees, in terms of the ideological constraints which underpin them and the current initiatives extant in the EU with regard to asylum policy. Bibliography lists 7 sources
Filename: JLasyl.rtf

Australia's Freedom of Information Act
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An 8 page discussion of the importance of this 1982 law. The author of this paper emphasizes that, despite its many challenges and despite its potential for misuse the Freedom of Information Act is a critical element in insuring transparency, fairness and efficiency in executive government. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PPausInf.rtf

Benefits of Managing Development
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A 6 page paper discussing the modernization, dependency, world systems and globalization theories of development for the purpose of assessing the statement, "Development is too important to be left to the market." The paper discusses the history of a major city and notes the prediction that by 2015, there will be 21 "megacities" of at least 10 million people each, 17 of which will be in developing nations. The paper concludes that the statement is true. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KSeconMgdDev.rtf

Benefits of Regulatory Cooperation between Firms
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A 2 page paper discussing the possibility of producers sharing pollution permits. We already know that many organizations will not operate with the good of the environment as their top priority. It seems clear that government regulation is necessary, and on an ongoing basis. However, regulation could well be achieved through other means as well, benefiting both the environment, producers and consumers. Such sharing could allow producers to operate more efficiently and certainly not increase released toxin levels. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSregCoop.wps

BOSTON, WEST END AND CHINATOWN
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This 4-page paper focuses on the development struggles facing Boston's West End and Chinatown. Much of the paper focuses on the inequalities facing both of these areas, and how consumers banded together to try to successfully fight against proposed changes to their neighborhoods. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTweschi.rtf

Bureaucracy
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Approximately 5 pages containing five short essays relevant to public administration. Topics discussed include : bureaucracies, Rourke's views on contemporary politics, Federalism, administrative accountability, and the paradigms of public administration. No bibliography available.
Filename: Bureauc.wps

Bureaucracy & Weber
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Sociologist Max Weber's work is discussed in light of recent observations by James Q. Wilson, in this 5 page paper. Bureaucracy is discussed in a general sense as well, which includes specific examples such as the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the Internal Revenue Service. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Irsdmv.wps

Business Interests and Public Policy
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This 10 page paper evaluates the influence of business on public policy and whether or not it is too great. Campaign finance reform is disused along with related issues. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: SA352pp.rtf

California's Emergency Services and its Relationship with the Federal Government
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This 5 page paper looks at the handling of a disaster at the state level and a need for federal assistance. When evaluating emergency response in the state of California, and how it is aligned with the federal government, it becomes clear that federal resources are important. FEMA is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA721FMA.rtf

California's Water
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a 6 page research paper that considers the water problems of California, both past and present. The writer discusses what has been done to supply Southern California with water in the past and outlines the conditions as they are now. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khcah2o.rtf

Can A Sense Of National Unity Be Constructed Through Cultural Policy?
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This 10 page paper discusses how cultural policies may help to create a sense of national unity. The paper uses a range of theories and concepts including those which look at the creation of maintenance of individual and collective identities, the role of shared values and heritage, the presence of ‘invented traditions’ the impact of diversity and the way tar cultural policies may utilize these concepts to develop policies that help create a positive national identity and encourages national unity. The bibliography cites 13 sources.
Filename: TEnatunity.rtf

Case Evaluation / Public Policy Analysis
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19 pages worth of essays on specific policy analyses ranging from the provision of medical services for the homeless to increasing the driving age, and more. Available as an entire document or sold separately in 2-3 page essays. No Bibliography.
Filename: Policyan.wps

Censorship is Necessary in a Civilized Society
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This 10 page paper examines censorship in depth. Various issues are explored such as the negative effects of violence on society. Definitions of censorship are provided as well. An outline is included. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: SA701cen.rtf

Changes in the Laws of New York
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This 11 page report discusses a number of changes in law and legal decisions between 1975 and 1995 that were enacted in the State of New York but that have also had a significant impact on case law throughout the United States. It is quite nearly impossible to outline all legal changes that have occurred in the State of New York in a 25 year time period without creating a massive volume of information. Taking advantage of information and decisions proffered by the states court of appeals allows for a certain measure of overview that encapsulates the key issues of that time period. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: BWnylaws.wps