ASPA National Weblog

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Lord knows, we experienced a wicked year of community violence and upheaval that ended with a federal campaign about a war of the words. Our mailboxes were packed with campaign mailers costing into the billions of dollars that likely could have addressed much of our poverty. Sure, mining and timber harvesting are disruptive.

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Public Policy Blog

JUNE 16, 2013

Ask just about anyone to name a few people they consider leaders and most likely you net an elected government official on that list. Woodrow Wilson’s essay entitled “The Study of Administration” (1887) detailed the study of administration and has been viewed as the beginning of public administration as a field of study.

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ASPA National Weblog

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Individuals like Ross Perot, and now Donald Trump, have shown that a single person with the resources to finance their own campaign can drive the primary process. The way to do this is to shorten the election cycle and use public funds for all campaigns. These are not radical or even new ideas.

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PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

JANUARY 19, 2017

The unexpected victory of Donald Trump has upended all manner of enterprise, but is especially salient for those of us who study the workings of government. Public administration can be seen as the study of people, organizations, and institutions. For some employees, this may seem like a very good time to leave the federal government.

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