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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Public policy-making"”.
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Transit preferential treatment : a public policy-making perspective
Buses and in general at-grade public transportation remain the most important component of transit services in all the urban areas, whether they are feeder to a heavy rail system or an independent network. However, the steady increase in travel demand, essentially private automobile, has results in …
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Offshore Oil Politics: A Study in Public Policy Making
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Survey of Texas Public Universities and University Systems Involvement in State Public Policy Making
… of influential relationships between Texas public university presidents, university system chancellors, and state legislators. The study's purpose was to examine Texas public universities engagement in lobbying type behaviors and whether public policy is affected through interaction and …
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The application of computer-based information systems to urban planning and public policy making
… of information systems to planning and public policy making. The development of an expert system combined with mathematical models for effective planning and public policy making is the main theme of this study, which reviews the past and current uses of computers for planning and policy …
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Meth, fear and government: a case study of political pressure and public policy-making in British Columbia.
… of ‘society’s ills,’ and explores the claims-making activities including public policy, that construct a ‘social problem’ like meth. This project draws on semi-structured interviews with members of citizen groups, policy-makers in the B.C. provincial government, representatives from health …
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The military draft and the all-volunteer force: a case study of a shift in public policy
This dissertation is a case study of a public policy decision, the decision to shift the military manpower policy of the United States from conscription to a policy of complete volunteerism--the all-volunteer force. The case study approach is largely historical and is concentrated on the turbulent …
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Crossing the Line: Experiences of the Formerly Homeless Living Past Homelessness
… Findings of this study have implications for: (a)public policy making; (b)program development for homeless shelters; (c)health clinic staff that serve the homeless population; and, (d)future nursing research.
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The bureaucratic theory of synthetic advertising
… print media (specifically newspapers) impact on public policy making. The study examines the communications function the newspaper performs for societal groups that influence the allocation of resources via the political mechanism, It compares bureaus, interest groups, industry and plain citizens …
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La democrazia partecipativa:tendenze all’istituzionalizzazione
… the analysis focus on the French débat public as one of the most accomplished examples of how a participatory instrument with a strong legislative basis can maintain, at the same time, a flexible procedure. Proceeding along this trace the attention shifts to the peculiar status of the …
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Minor parties and democratic governance in Ghana's fourth republic, 1992 - 2022
… constitutionalism and rule of law; influence public policy-making; and augment democratic accountability. Whilst the minor parties are encouraged to harmonize their candidate nominations due to their shared political ideology, institutional reforms such as the adoption of a proportional …
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Towards corpo-nationalism: a Bourdieusian study exploring the relationship between national branding and the reproduction of Polishness (1999 - 2010).
… growing impact of private sector consultants on public policy making in post-Soviet Poland. Primarily, this thesis argues that one of the biggest consequences of the invasion of nation branding in Poland is the emergence of corpo-nationalism - a form of economic nationalism which was a weak …
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Capitalizing on literacy: federal adult education policy in the 20th century
… dissertation argues that federal adult education policy adheres to a human capital discourse that reinforces the flawed perception that literacy acquisition alone begets individual and, by extension, national economic progress. To illuminate the lasting influence of this discourse and the …
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Gamekeeper turned poacher: discursive shifts in apprenticeship reform in England, 2011-2021
… not least with the rise in populism and public narrative and the influence of that narrative to inform public policy making. Where once professional entry routes, outside of a very few fields, were historically ‘apprenticeships’, the decline of apprenticeship training in the mid to late …
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Commercial lobbying: a thesis on the "for hire" aspects of lobbying
… minor addition to the dramatis personae of UK public policy-making. Their differentiating feature,, marking them off from other types of lobbyist., is that they are for hire and it is the feature which is the least previously researched. There is little explicit theory of commercial lobbying: …
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Online Learning for Resource Allocation in Wireless Networks: Fairness, Communication Efficiency, and Data Privacy
… applications, e.g., dynamic pricing and public policy making, which may be of independent interest to a broader research community.
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At the Intersection of Political Culture and the Policy Process: an Evolution of the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System Through the Tennessee Legislature
… System (TVAAS) supported Lasswell's (1951) policy process framework and the ecological adaptation of Marshall, Mitchell and Wirt's policy actors model. The study was a retrospective case study employing semi-structured interviews, analysis of documents, and archival records. The following …
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Partnership working in local electronic government
… UK and elsewhere there is increasing emphasis on public sector organisations working together in local partnerships. Partnerships can potentially encourage the delivery of joined-up services to citizens, promote democracy and improve public policy making, but partnership working is not always easy …
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A Study of Leadership: A Qualitative Case Study of Intended Changes within the County Government of San Diego
… changed how the county government served the public. One of the primary purposes of the study is to demonstrate how these insights regarding change and the nature of leadership are relevant to the study and practice of public administration in a regional government in the United States. This …
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Softwar: A Novel Theory on Power Projection and the National Strategic Significance of Bitcoin
… analytical bias which could negatively impact public policy making efforts and could even pose a threat to US national security. This thesis introduces a novel theoretical framework for analyzing the potential national strategic impact of Bitcoin as an electro-cyber security technology rather …
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The emergence and development of Disability Hate Crime policy and practice in England and Wales : a case of an unsettled and unsettling policy agenda
… and development of Disability Hate Crime as a policy area in the criminal justice system in England and Wales. It did this through building an understanding of the contributory factors including the challenges within the criminal justice system, wider government and politics, the independent …
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