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Public Administration

2004

Selected Works

Articles 1 - 9 of 9

Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

"We Did It For The Kids," Housing Policies, Race, And Class: An Ethnographic Case Study Of A Resident Council In A Public Housing Neighborhood, Tiffany Gayle Chenault Dec 2004

"We Did It For The Kids," Housing Policies, Race, And Class: An Ethnographic Case Study Of A Resident Council In A Public Housing Neighborhood, Tiffany Gayle Chenault

Tiffany Chenault

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) emphasizes the word "community" for building economic development, citizen participations, and revitalization of facilities and services in urban and rural areas. Resident Councils are one way to develop and build community among residents of public housing. This is a study of a resident council's role of community building. Despite HUD stressing community building in public housing and investing money and policies around it, there are some resident councils that are not fulfilling the expectations of HUD. The purpose of this research is to describe and explain the disjunctions between HUD's expectations for …

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Community Determinants Of Volunteer Participation: The Case Of Japan, Mary Alice Haddad Aug 2004

Community Determinants Of Volunteer Participation: The Case Of Japan, Mary Alice Haddad

Mary Alice Haddad

Why are some communities more civically engaged than others? Why do some communities provide services with volunteer labor whereas others rely primarily on government provision? When communities provide both volunteer and paid labor for the same service, how do they motivate and organize those volunteers? This article addresses these questions through quantitative tests of prevailing explanations for levels of civic engagement (e.g., education, TV viewing, urbanization) and qualitative analyses of case studies of three medium-sized cities in Japan, focusing particularly on the service areas of firefighting and elder care. The statistical analyses demonstrate that current explanations that rely on individual …

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An Exploration Of Public-Private Partnerships In The City Of Houston, Texas. Paper/Presentation, Andrew Ewoh Mar 2004

An Exploration Of Public-Private Partnerships In The City Of Houston, Texas. Paper/Presentation, Andrew Ewoh

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract provided.

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Public-Private Partnerships In A Texas Municipality: The Case Of The City Of Houston. Paper/Presentation, Andrew Ewoh Feb 2004

Public-Private Partnerships In A Texas Municipality: The Case Of The City Of Houston. Paper/Presentation, Andrew Ewoh

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract provided.

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Public Policy And Dvelopment Strategy:Theoretical, Comparative, And Historical Perspectives Illustrated With The Case Of The Chinese State, Sheying Chen Dec 2003

Public Policy And Dvelopment Strategy:Theoretical, Comparative, And Historical Perspectives Illustrated With The Case Of The Chinese State, Sheying Chen

Sheying Chen

No abstract provided.

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The Role Of Non-Governmental Organizations In Public Policy In Africa, Andrew Ewoh Dec 2003

The Role Of Non-Governmental Organizations In Public Policy In Africa, Andrew Ewoh

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract provided.

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American Government With Readings, Walle Engedayehu, Andrew Ewoh, Anthony Coveny, Lee Mcgriggs Dec 2003

American Government With Readings, Walle Engedayehu, Andrew Ewoh, Anthony Coveny, Lee Mcgriggs

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract provided.

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U.S. Policy Toward Canada: The Case Of Trade And Environmental Issues, Andrew Ewoh Dec 2003

U.S. Policy Toward Canada: The Case Of Trade And Environmental Issues, Andrew Ewoh

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract provided.

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Shifts In Environmental Governance In Canada: How Are Citizen Environment Groups To Respond?, Christopher Gore, Beth Savan, Alexis Morgan Dec 2003

Shifts In Environmental Governance In Canada: How Are Citizen Environment Groups To Respond?, Christopher Gore, Beth Savan, Alexis Morgan

Christopher D Gore

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