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From Eastside To Westside Tax Allocation Districts: The Case Of Economic Redevelopment Financing In The City Of Atlanta, Georgia, Usa, Andrew Ewoh Sep 2012

From Eastside To Westside Tax Allocation Districts: The Case Of Economic Redevelopment Financing In The City Of Atlanta, Georgia, Usa, Andrew Ewoh

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract provided.


News Media And Environmental Policy: The Case Of The Niger Delta Crises, Andrew Ewoh, Onimi Wilcox Mar 2012

News Media And Environmental Policy: The Case Of The Niger Delta Crises, Andrew Ewoh, Onimi Wilcox

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract provided.


Exploratory Analysis Of The Constitutionality Of Sharia Law In Some Nigerian States, Andrew Ewoh, Chinelo Okekeocha Mar 2012

Exploratory Analysis Of The Constitutionality Of Sharia Law In Some Nigerian States, Andrew Ewoh, Chinelo Okekeocha

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

Nigeria has a federal system of government where political power is shared between the national and state governments. Nigeria returned to this system of governance on May 29, 1999 after sixteen years of military rule. In terms of religion, the country is uniquely split between Christians and Muslims. Christians are the majority in the south, while Muslims dominate the north. In 2000, Governor Sani of Zamfara State introduced an Islamic law popularly known as Sharia in his state. Eleven other northern states immediately followed suit. The northern states and the federal government were at strife on the constitutionality of an …


A Case Study Of Sharia Law And Federalism In Nigeria, Andrew Ewoh, Chinelo Okekeocha Mar 2012

A Case Study Of Sharia Law And Federalism In Nigeria, Andrew Ewoh, Chinelo Okekeocha

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract provided.


An Exploratory Analysis Of At-Will Employment In The State Of Georgia, Andrew Ewoh, Olayinka Tejuoso Dec 2011

An Exploratory Analysis Of At-Will Employment In The State Of Georgia, Andrew Ewoh, Olayinka Tejuoso

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

Under review for publication at Annals of Management Science.


Bureaucratic Advocacy And Ethics: A State-Level Case Of Public Agency Rulemaking And Tobacco Control Policy, Michael S. Givel Dec 2011

Bureaucratic Advocacy And Ethics: A State-Level Case Of Public Agency Rulemaking And Tobacco Control Policy, Michael S. Givel

Michael S. Givel

Before 2001, the Oklahoma Department of Health achieved little to protect the public from the dangers of secondhand tobacco smoke. In an ongoing effort between 2000 and 2003, the department joined with health groups to lobby for stronger requirements, resulting in a new Oklahoma administrative rule in 2002 and legislation in 2003 regulating secondhand tobacco smoke. This action was congruent with the American Society of Public Administration's Code of Ethics for interactive democratic policymaking, in which administrators are required to serve the public interest with compassion, benevolence, fairness, and optimism.