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Indigent Defense in Five Southern States: Factors that Influence State Administrative Oversight
(2010-07-16)
The right to legal representation for those accused of crime is now a constitutional right across the American legal system. State oversight of indigent defense programs in the American states has not been the subject of ...
The Effects of Social Capital on Local Government Performance and Economic Development
(2012-05-10)
The purpose of this study is to examine the idea that social interaction, government performance, and development efforts positively affect economic wealth on the local level in cities within the United States. New methods ...
A Study of the Adoption of Digital Government Technology as Public Policy Innovation in the American States
(2008-09-09)
The diffusion of information technology in the public sector presents the opportunity to evaluate the appropriateness of diffusion theory in a combined context of information technology and public policy innovation by ...
Applying Game Theory to Presidential Mistakes
(2008-09-09)
Game theory, based on the rational actor model (RAM), is a decision making theory that is useful for predicting economic decisions but is not reliable for predicting political decisions. Game theory might work better if ...
An Analysis of Economic Efficiency in Predicting Legislative Voting Beyond a Traditional Liberal-Conservative Spectrum
(2008-09-09)
Self-interest and ideology are important explanatory variables for human behavior and are the two primary determinants of legislative decision-making. Self-interest usually pertains to a maximization of financial resources ...
The Institutionalization of Military Base Closing
(2008-09-09)
The reason the theory of institutionalization is so important is that it provides the basis for optimum efficiency and effectiveness, two pillars of public administration, within government organizations. Administrative ...
Public Libraries and Democracy: The Library's Effect on Civic Engagement
(2013-07-19)
The modern public library is an agency that has grown out of the uniquely American democratic experience. Moreover, many in the profession tout these organizations as bastions of democracy. The key arguments contend that ...
Rural Grass Roots Coalitions: A Study of the Relationship Between Resources and Sustainability in Eliminating Health Disparities
(2011-05-04)
Studies show that health disparities are the end result of culturally ingrained health related practices. There exists a need for multisectorial involvement which directs interventions upward from the areas of greatest ...
An Examination of Eight Factors Influencing Women's Retention in Federal Law Enforcement
(2011-11-30)
Using a sample of 168 sworn female federal law enforcement officers with arrest and firearm authority and in-depth interviews with 20 of these women, this study examines eight factors that may or may not influence women's ...
A Comparative Analysis of Client Satisfaction with Food Assistance Programs: The Case of Nonprofit and Public Sector Organizations in Alabama and Georgia
(2011-11-17)
The epidemic of poverty, hunger, and food insecurity is at an all-time high in the United States and other parts of the world, spurring great interest in finding solutions to address and alleviate this economic disparity. ...