Public Participation in Urban Planning
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A 15 page expansion of a paper by the same name, which discusses the benefits, problems and responsibility for including the public in urban planning. The paper uses the decline and decay of Detroit and the development of urban sprawl in neighboring areas as an example of an area in which residents have tried to have input but were thwarted for several years as the sprawl problem worsened. Examples from cities such as Seattle and Portland illustrate that planning absolutely can be sustainable over time. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: KSpubPlanUrb2.rtf
Essay Title: Public Participation in Urban Planning

Public Policy -- Its Nature, Impact, and Analysis
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This 9 page report discusses the structure and impact of public policy, what it means, and its impact. Social and economic policy have always occupied prominent positions in the decision-making of every government. Policy-making is directly related to those who are best able to present the most convincing argument in their behalf. This may be coalitions of citizens, special interest groups, or even the various agencies that were also established in the framework of social policy-making. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWpolicy.wps
Essay Title: Public Policy -- Its Nature, Impact, and Analysis

Public Policy Analysis
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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 different perspectives. Among those perspectives are realistic, societal and practical issues. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSpolAnalys.wps
Essay Title: Public Policy Analysis

Public Policy and the Elderly
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This 6 page paper is broken down into three sections which each address a topic on public policy and the elderly. Medicare is discussed in depth. Specific criterion is used to evaluate the current system and recommendations are made. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA347Med.rtf
Essay Title: Public Policy and the Elderly

Public Policy in Education
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This 5 page paper takes a look at public policy in education. The subject is explored historically from the 1850s to the present. Several subjects are broached including voucher programs, Bush's recent proposals, religion, and segregation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA111PP.wps
Essay Title: Public Policy in Education

PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS: A SUCCESS?
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This 3-page paper attempts to determine whether administrative doctrine paves the way toward successful public entities. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTpubsec.rtf
Essay Title: PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS: A SUCCESS?

Qualitative Inquiry
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This 3 page paper describes an article about the restoration of services after September 11—what type of article it is, what it explores, what qualitative method it uses, and so on. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVQualIn.rtf
Essay Title: Qualitative Inquiry