Power in Albuquerque, NM
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A 14 page paper which looks at some of the issues in the past year as they have occurred in Albuquerque, NM. The paper examines the balance and issues of power concerning the mayor and city council. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAalbuq.rtf

Private Investment in Rural America
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A 3 page exploration of the factors that typically discourage private investment in rural areas. With very few exceptions, monies are invested with the express purpose of returning a profit. In comparison with rural areas, metropolitan areas have more of the people and the infrastructure that is needed to accomplish that purpose. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPrural2.rtf

Privatization of Public Goods and Services
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This 10 page paper discusses the move toward privatization of public goods and services, and argues that it is not always appropriate. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: HVPriPub.rtf

Problem Resolution in California: State and Citizenry Responsibility
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A 4 page discussion of the problems currently confronting California. Emphasizing the problems of crime and drugs the author contends that some of these problems can be addressed by the California State government and some cannot. More often than not, in the most complex issues facing the state, a solution is likely to be found only in a joint address by state government and California's citizenry. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPcalPrb.rtf

Problems Associated With the Influx of Haitian Immigrants to Dade County Florida
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A 6 page overview of the problems associated with the rising tide of Haitian immigrants experienced in Dade County during the last decade of the twentieth century. The county is characterized by a number of internal problems which can be attributed to its cultural and racial makeup as well as to its extreme economic division. These problems revolve not only around the measures which are needed to simply process such massive amounts of people but also around such resource expenditures as drains on the health and education facilities in the county. Perhaps a far greater concern, however, has been the communication issues which have resulted, communication issues which many contend played a part in the problems encountered in the 2002 Presidential primary elections. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPhaitFl.rtf

Professional Sports Stadium: An Unnecessary Drain on the Taxpayer
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A 10 page contention that only a selective proportion of the American public is interested in or profits either economically or recreationally from sports stadiums. Presents various statistics and economic and philosophic arguments demonstrating the unfairness which is inherent in requiring the taxpayer to foot the bill for the construction of these stadiums. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPstadiu.rtf

Progressive Reform in California
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A 4 page outline of the various reforms that have occurred in California and how these reforms impact state government design. The powers and limitations of the governor verses the Legislature is given particular attention. One of the most important factors in this reform is the referendum/initiative process. Under that process critical issues can be decided by the voting public rather than by elected representatives of that public. Bibliography lists 4 sources
Filename: PPcalRfm.rtf

Proposition 187 / Controversy & Hypocrisy
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8 pages in length. An insightful look at the sociopolitical controversy over California's Proposition 187 in which the writer highlights a number of exemplary cases and arguments to ultimately conclude that a nation built by immigrants, with a promise of an open door and opportunity for all only inherently contradicts itself when it closes educational doors to the children of illegal immigrants. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Prop187.wps

Pros and Cons of the Texas Lottery
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A 5 page overview of the Texas Lottery. Contrasts the importance of the lottery to the generation of state revenues and the potential for adverse societal impacts. Emphasizes that there are profits to be reaped but that these profits do not come in the form of lottery winnings. Instead, the Texas Lottery pays off in revenues to the state. The question is left as to whether these revenues mitigate for the societal ills which are associated with gambling in general. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPltryTx.wps

Public Administration
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This 3 page paper discusses the reasons pursuing a master's degree in public administration. The writer comments on the changes in public administration, the new demands of the public and some of the many skills the public administrator must have. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PGpubad3.rtf

Public Administration
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6 pages. This essay relates to municipal administration as based on articles in scholarly journals. This critical analysis of administrative tactics and policies as based on the articles will help the student to assess the necessary requirements for successful public administration techniques in such things as urban management and public policy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JApubadm.rtf

Public Administration Theory
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This 9 page paper describes the centralization and decentralization issues within public administration; includes a treatise on the history, the benefits, and management trends. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: JGApubad.doc

Public Administration: Conflict, Accommodation and Active Collaboration
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of a public administration case and addresses some specific points of conflict, issues regarding accommodation and active collaboration and the way in which the primary issues in a public organization can be addressed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MHPubadm.rtf

Public Expectations of Bureaucracy
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A 6 page paper which examines what the public expects of the bureaucracy and how the bureaucracy cannot solve all problems. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAexbur.rtf

Public Health Aspects of Food Safety
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This 8 page paper discusses the issue of food safety from a public health perspective; it focuses mostly on a literature review. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVPubFod.rtf

Public Policy Formation and Implementation: The Role of Public Interest Groups in Healthcare and Immigration Policy
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A 6 page discussion of the factors influencing public policy. Centers on federal policy formation and implementation providing specific examples from healthcare and immigration. Emphasizes that while a number of players are involved in public policy, from the Presidential administration to political parties and the individual voter, it is public interest groups which have the most impact on the public policy cycle. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPpubPl2.wps

Public Transportation In New York City
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The evolution of public transportation in New York City is described in this 12 page paper. The writer covers various issues, problems, and other matters that have confronted the city's public transportation department .. examining how some of those still persist today. Bibliography lists17 sources.
Filename: Nyctrans.wps